Yeah. Rose-colored carpet. Chair rail.And you might remember that we ripped up the carpet. That left us with some pretty nice floors, and it reminded us that we had a HUGE bedroom.
We also removed the chair rail. I still don't know why it was up there in the first place. Isn't chair rail something you mainly want in the dining room?
This is how the bedroom looked when we finally moved our things in...
We both thought it was a nice improvement--hardwoods, no chair rail. Pleasant.
But wow, that's some dismal while paint.
And when I say dismal, I mean it was scratched to hell and full of nail holes. Look at that picture over the bed in the first picture... I think they moved it about seven times to get it to the right height, so this is what it looked like underneath.
All of the lighter areas are places where we had to fill holes with spackle. This was pretty much the case for the entire room.
Xavier was visiting his grandma, so obviously it was time for Ol' Painty Pants to return...
The color?
Glidden Aztec Gold. Satin finish.
Our methodology was simple--Avy would "cut in" (use a paint brush to get the areas of the walls closest to the trim and ceiling) , and I would do the major parts of the walls with a roller.
After one coat, it looked patchy and kind of uninspiring.
You can't see the patchiness too well in this cell phone shot, but it looked kind of... eh. However, the second coat made all the difference. Here's what we had after the second coat went on the walls and we got the furniture back in place.
We're really happy with the way the room looks and feels now... it's very warm, very cozy, very comfortable. The new paint makes the room seem new and clean. Now, the next step will be to mount the TV on the wall and moving that little vanity to the other wall for its intended purpose. We'll also be adding a mirror to the wall above it. That way, Avy will have a spot to sit and apply make-up, etc. It's gonna be cool. Someday.
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