tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72516853870986899362024-03-04T23:01:41.857-08:00WALKER ON SUNSHINEMaking a house into our homeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752641580035558011noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251685387098689936.post-21615557128033401112012-10-31T08:07:00.001-07:002012-11-01T06:44:20.713-07:00Bye, Bye Ugly Brick! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<em>Heather Lahaise portrait of Remi, my wedding gift to Stevens</em></div>
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I know, I know, I know - I've been SUPER slack about posting! We have absolutely loved being married and being with friends that I haven't really thought about blogging. Here is my first attempt to get better. <br />
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Forever ago, I posted about painting our brick fire place - click <a href="http://walkeronsunshine.blogspot.com/2012/04/painting-brick.html">here</a> for old post. I never re-posted about the finished product because we just finally installed the mantel last week. <br />
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For a little refresher, here is the before: <br />
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My grandfather was in full support of us painting and changing the fireplace and walls but thought we should keep that garnet carpet. We are gamecock fans but everything had to go! (P.S. We still have the wooden fireplace mantel in the above picture. Its a beautiful mirror piece from an antique dealer in Camden, just wasn't our style - if anyone is interested in in please let us know!) <br />
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<em>Updated and painted bookshelf - Color Thatch Brown by Sherwin Williams</em></div>
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<em>Last night we had our first fire of the season and in our new home!</em></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752641580035558011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251685387098689936.post-12409727974513325182012-08-13T13:21:00.001-07:002012-08-13T13:21:17.206-07:00Monogram Madness! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While scouring Pinterest the other day, I came across this <a href="http://forchicsake.com/printable-monogram/">site</a> for making interlocking monograms. This easy website is truly a find!! I searched high and low for a site like this during wedding planning so I had to share. And its so easy! She has 3 different monograms and lots of precious colors & color combinations. The possibilties are endless and I'm ready to start creating more! For Chic Sake has lots of cute ideas for projects on their website! </div>
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My first project was making coasters for the den. I used some old photo frame coasters I had lying around. When you first print the image, it is a 9 x 13 but you can rescan it as a picture and size it down. These were printed wallet size, 9 to sheet, and fit perfectly in the frames! </div>
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I printed more in orange for my sister's upcoming bachelorette weekend but I don't want to spoil the fun for her so you will have to come back to view that project! </div>
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The husband better watch out because looks like everything will be getting a monogram! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752641580035558011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251685387098689936.post-82115009438957911152012-07-24T13:01:00.000-07:002012-07-24T13:01:31.982-07:00Mix & MatchWith the wedding over, I'm geared up and ready to work on a new project. Mom taught me some sewing basics when she made made all of the linens for the reception - pillows, column ties & table cloths. Now I'm anxious to tackle bedding for one of the guest rooms and for the master bath. The <a href="http://walkeronsunshine.blogspot.com/2012/05/master-bathroom-update.html">master bath</a> is now complete with a monogram shower curtain. We won't even talk about when I picked up curtain <strike>had a slight bridal meltdown</strike> was shocked about the price and starting crying in the monogram store - word the wise, ask for an estimate before order! <br />
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For the bedroom, my thought is to continue the grey from the bathroom. Originally, I was thinking about adding another color such as yellow but I'm finding that I love the mix and match of patterns in one color. </div>
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(<a href="http://www.cocoonfurnishings.ca/products/productlarge.cfm?product_id=13037">Cocoon Furnishings</a>)</div>
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(<a href="http://www.westendluxury.com/">West End - Evon Kirkland Interiors</a>)</div>
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Our bedroom wall color is <span style="background-color: yellow;">a pale greenish/blue</span> and I would love to do the whole room in this color but I'm finding it hard to find this color in a fabric. </div>
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The only fabrics I can find in similar to the color are from Premier Prints at Fabric.com</div>
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The color is powder blue but fabric options</div>
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We are now officially "The Walkers" Here a few snapshots of our special day on Saturday. </div>
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More pictures & details to come! </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752641580035558011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251685387098689936.post-66316414249333398432012-06-21T10:51:00.001-07:002012-07-24T12:33:46.774-07:00Although we have been quite busy with our new house - the blog doesn't reflect it! Sorry for the lack of updates!!<br />
Here are some things that we have been up to: <br />
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- finish painting trim & baseboard <br />
- refinishing the hardwood floors<br />
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- Stevens MOVING IN<br />
- thank you notes<br />
- painting the guest bath<br />
- wedding countdown and final to-do's<br />
- decorating ideas<br />
- picking out carpet for den - goodbye gamecock garnet!<br />
- cleaning <br />
- positioning furniture (thanks mom & mom in-law to be!) <br />
- setting up new appliances<br />
- priming and painting the kitchen - no more Williamsburg blue trim! <br />
- more thank you notes<br />
- looking at design options for the kitchen<br />
- buying new knobs for den bookcase<br />
- filling & drilling new holes for the bookcase knobs<br />
- new switch plates for ALL lights and outlets<br />
- monogram curtain for master bath <br />
- a week of camp - the best place on Earth! <br />
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We will get better on posting & with pictures! Thanks for reading :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752641580035558011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251685387098689936.post-85688978544638738582012-05-24T09:32:00.000-07:002012-05-24T09:32:27.617-07:00Master Bathroom Update!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Rumor spread that we revamped a bathroom and we are going to be featured in <a href="http://columbiametro.com/">Columbia Metropolitan Magazine</a>! They are doing an article about DIY Projects. The article is really praising Stevens on his work with the sink and the sconces on the mirror - got to love my handy man! </div>
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The house isn't exactly completed so I rushed to make the bathroom look like it! </div>
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Here is the staging that we did for the article:</div>
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Thanks for reading and I'll post the article when it is printed! </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752641580035558011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251685387098689936.post-15507759095658978182012-05-15T10:54:00.000-07:002012-05-15T10:54:11.000-07:00Hooray, It's May!We have a had a great couple of weeks full of weddings, engagement parties, graduations, beach weekends and more, but unfortunately I have lagged in the blog posting! We have done a few things around the house, like a cute new pillow for our bedroom to match the <a href="http://walkeronsunshine.blogspot.com/2012/04/as-you-could-see-from-first-post-our.html">master bathroom</a>: <br />
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We have also been trying to find out what to do with our guest bathroom. </div>
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We have stripped the wallpaper, taken down the frill and bow curtains, and its a blank canvas with black and white tile with a yellow sink & tile around the shower. </div>
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Tried to experiment with some paint color options. Green was no. Yellow had potential but not the look we wanted. My first thought was this fabric by Amy Butler:</div>
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I bought a few yards of it to make a roman shade for the window and had the desire to paint the walls a soft blue color but got a little scared that it would look to crazy with the rest of our home being so neutral. Back to the drawing board - will post back about out what we decide to do! </div>
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One major project has been working on finishing the den. It has been painted - <a href="http://walkeronsunshine.blogspot.com/2012/04/wooden-wonderland.html">click here</a> to see how we painted the paneling. After painting our next challenge has been the bookcase. We weren't sure how we wanted to utilize the space. </div>
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Because we wanted to be done and feel a sense of accomplishment, we painted the back of the shelf the same color of the trim. And we both just feel kind of "blah" about it, I didn't even take a picture so you just kind of have to imagine here. A thought was to color the back in grasscloth but now we have decided to paint it. </div>
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(from <a href="http://joytribout.com/portfolioPage1.asp">Joy Tribout Interior Design</a> - amazing stuff!)</div>
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I'm obsessed with the natural clean look. And look at the bookshelves - they become more like a display with the brown. The greens, tans, and brown are so peaceful and cozy to me and adding plates (that look very much like our china pattern), deer antlers, and naturals - I can't wait to start building this room! </div>
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I bought a quart of Sherwin Williams Thatch Brown and am going to paint the back of the shelf tonight - be sure to check back in for updates! Once again, Thatch Brown came from the Sherwin Williams strip that we used in the rest of the house - seemed like a must when it came to choosing a brown! </div>
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Here is our hallway.</div>
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What it looked like when we moved in:</div>
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After wallpaper removal</div>
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Carpet removed and wall painted <a href="http://walkeronsunshine.blogspot.com/2012/04/picking-paint.html">Sherwin Williams Moderate White</a><br />
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So last night, while I had about a zillon things on my to-do list, I decided I wanted to take on a fun project and add some spice to our hallway. I stumbled across the picture below on Pinterest.</div>
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As a new home-owner, I don't think I'm ready to do go quite as bold and paint my whole hallway in stripes but I thought that the wall between the master & guest bed room might be a fun accent wall. While Stevens was at a baseball game, I got out some tools, sushi, glass of wine and got to work! </div>
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The tools I used were a tape measure, a yard stick, Frog tape, razorblade, a level, and a pen. </div>
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I measured the wall to see how thick I should make the stripes. The above inspiration photo has 5 inch stripes. The wall measured out to 90 inches from top to bottom so I went with 5 inch stripes. </div>
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Taping out these stripes takes a lot of patience, talking to yourself, and having to stop and think about which stripe you are on. The tape goes over the stripe that you are leaving the wall color. </div>
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Because the space I was painting was so small, I would measure out each side then tape and double check with a level. I also marked each stripe that was I leaving the wall color with a scrap piece of tape - makes it so easy identify which stripes you are painting. </div>
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Finished product! Not sure if this will be permanent or not, took me about an hour and a half to do and the future hubby hasn't seen it yet. We will see what he thinks!! </div>
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Frog tape is amazing!! But will leak if you use oil base paint. For latex just firmly press around the tape before you paint and remove before the paint dries. There was very minimal touch-up and the lines are very clean! </div>
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One of the projects that Stevens is itching to have all set up is the den (I'm ok with the tv staying out for a while to ensure that we still get some work done!!) but we completely transformed this space and we are so happy with the progress we have made. Wooden panel dens are very common in our area and more and more you see people painting them. It drastically changes the look of the entire space so some are more hesitant to paint. A few weekends ago, we decided to go for it. </div>
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We only have two windows in this room so it was very dark originally. Much like the <a href="http://walkeronsunshine.blogspot.com/2012/04/painting-brick.html">fireplace</a>, this was one of those decisions where you just have to jump in and go for it. </div>
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Stevens started with the roller but we quickly realized that you need to paint all of the crevices with a smaller paint brush, a 1 1/2 or 2 inch brush works perfectly. We rolled the flat panels and hand painted the seams. The tinted primer really helped us in the number of coats. Because wood paneling really soaks up paint, we did one coat of primer and two coats of paint. </div>
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Thanks for reading :)</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752641580035558011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251685387098689936.post-64216964347446767512012-04-17T12:54:00.002-07:002012-04-17T13:12:24.534-07:00Painting Brick<div align="center">
We decided to take a huge leap of faith and paint the wood paneling in our den to give the room an updated and more modern look - it was one of those decisions we had to be sure about because there was no going back. If you look back at the <a href="http://walkeronsunshine.blogspot.com/2012/04/picking-paint.html">paint post </a>, you can see where we choose Sherwin Williams Paint Strip 21 and used the top 3 colors. </div>
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For the den, we used the third color down - Sherwin Williams Macadamia. Painting the den was one story but for now we will talk about the fireplace. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvQ-1UUmm4ZDaHROPMnZ_cBb2MDeuxIDLtWAZ1OqeiYZypacj0mSHE2SR4H4v43xIT87VHNIiveAw5g4gY2IOyTwOZr4C2pl95n3FTdqc8yid9UoS0UU4Y1Etf0WQWGxOYmmbkHn2rYo/s1600/6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvQ-1UUmm4ZDaHROPMnZ_cBb2MDeuxIDLtWAZ1OqeiYZypacj0mSHE2SR4H4v43xIT87VHNIiveAw5g4gY2IOyTwOZr4C2pl95n3FTdqc8yid9UoS0UU4Y1Etf0WQWGxOYmmbkHn2rYo/s400/6.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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We took off the antique wooden mantel and it revealed some pretty ugly brick. (Side Note - This mantel came from an antique dealer and we are looking to sell it if anyone is interested!!) The bricks were long, skinny, and flat and for some reason they were stacked on their sides the edges poking out to make texture. We decided to paint the fireplace the same colors of the wall so it would blend in and not stand out so much. </div>
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This was much easier than we thought and very much a room-changer! To prep the bricks I did some blog research and hunted on google; most people said to wash the bricks with thick sponge or cloth to remove any dirt, dust, soot, or cobwebs. We started to wash them but it was really hard to get into all the creases with a sponge and it hurt your fingers to do it with a rag. So we pulled out the shop-vac and vacuumed!</div>
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We asked the kind folks at Home Depot what we should use to paint bricks and they recommended Zinsser Cover Stain Oil Base. This is a tintable primer so we had them tint it to the Macadamia color so we wouldn't have to do so many coats. (Even though it was oil based because brick is porous you can use an oil based primer & paint latex on top. )</div>
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The only tedious step was taking a brush and painting all of the mortar between the bricks. No where online mentioned this step but it was must! We also had to use a small artist paintbrush to fill in the spaces that were right next to the bookcase. And that's it - just 3 simple steps - clean, prime & paint! </div>
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Now all we have to do is find a mantel; here are some inspiration ideas!! </div>
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- Stevens fixing the <a href="http://walkeronsunshine.blogspot.com/2012/04/as-you-could-see-from-first-post-our.html">master bathroom</a> sink! Can't wait for the big reveal! The sink wasn't installed properly so changing the faucet required redoing some of the pipes</div>
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So proud of him for becoming such a Mr. Fix-it! </div>
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Most importantly we had a productive yet enjoyable weekend with lots of laughter and even some dancing! Highly recommend "Darius Rucker", "Van Morrison" & "I Love Beach Music" Stations on Pandora. Thank you for reading!! </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752641580035558011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251685387098689936.post-55544113988808209252012-04-11T12:44:00.000-07:002012-04-11T12:44:00.948-07:00Premature Grey?!?<div style="text-align: center;">
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With the all of the house preparations and wedding planning, it has been stressful but never thought I would have grey hair would spring up! I was ready to book a meeting with my hair stylist stat and then realized that it isn't grey hair, it was PAINT! We have been a busy bees working on the trim in the house and got paint in my hair on accident! </div>
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Bottom is repainted and the right door frame is what all the trim in the house looks like. Very excited for a fresh new, clean look! Thank you for reading! </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752641580035558011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251685387098689936.post-31344211282996137012012-04-09T13:54:00.002-07:002012-04-16T07:30:50.623-07:00Picking Paint<div style="text-align: justify;">
Once the wallpaper was stripped we learned a lot about paint. I have always loved looking through Pottery Barn and Ballard Designs magazines and we both loved the idea of neutral walls. We was shocked when we discovered that there are TONS of options when it comes to a "neutral" color. Warm tones? Cool tones? Hint of blue? Hint of lavender? Brown undertones? Its enough to make your head spin!! We asked for help from a friend who really knows her stuff and decided to go with Sherwin Williams Strip 21. </div>
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I saw in a magazine where you should be able to take all of the paint chip colors for your house, throw them in a pile, and they should all compliment each other. So for our master bedroom, we wanted something that would go with the the colors above as well as the <a href="http://walkeronsunshine.blogspot.com/2012/04/as-you-could-see-from-first-post-our.html">master bathroom</a>. We were thinking a shade of blue but we didn't want it to be too matchy-matchy with the blue bathroom tile. </div>
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We soon realized all the trim needed to be done as well, although it was a creamy color it had a yellow hint to it due to age. However, we had to use oil base paint because the trim was previously painted in oil. We found out that you can't use a latex base paint on top of oil or it will peel and flake off very easily. Oil semigloss paint has a very pretty finish making your trim look like it shines! The down side to oil based paint is that it is like painting with molasses. Its very thick and having paint thinner within reach is a must because once it touches or drips on something - it stays! Oil based paint also sticks to your skin and doesn't wipe off easily. If it gets on you, wipe immediately or will be stuck - washing it with water <strong>does not</strong> help, as they say oil & water don't mix! </div>
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As you could see from the first post, our cute house was precious on the outside but caught in the 80's/early 90's on the inside. The color scheme was country blue, mauve pink, burgundy, and navy. It really took some vision to realize what we could do with the place. When we first looked at the house, my sister and I were overjoyed and so excited about the potential. On the other hand, my fiance took a big deep breath and decided to go check out the yard. </div>
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It was very overwhelming when we first really started to took at the house. Every window treatment had THREE curtain rods to display all of the wonderful bows, flowers, draping work and curtains - ALL handmade by the sweet lady who owned the home before us. Almost every room was covered in floral wallpaper - not just the wallpaper but chair rails and boarders to match. Thanks to my future mother in law who was able to resell almost all of the curtains!!</div>
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One (almost) finished project is the master bathroom. </div>
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The bathroom had a large diamond mirror, wallpaper with a border and 3 panels of curtains on the windows and over the shower - look to the left to get a glimpse! </div>
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The vanity continued with the diamond feel and here you can see the tile of the floors - we are very lucky because other houses in the neighborhood had mint green, bubble pink or dark chocolate brown.</div>
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No 1980's home is complete without a wooden seat! </div>
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We picked out our paint colors and decided to strip the wallpaper in this bath and paint it a color that would compliment the tile as well as the master bedroom. At this point, we were pros's in the wallpaper removal process. The living room, dining room, all bedrooms, hallway and kitchen were completed in one weekend - best tip we received was to go rent an industrial steamer - this will really help save time and energy. </div>
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However when we got to this bathroom, the wallpaper started ripping off the wall. We quickly discovered we had sheet rock and part of the wall was coming off with the wallpaper. We tried different areas but finally decided that we could either 1) take off all the paper, then spackle and sand the whole bathroom to make it smooth or 2) lay wallpaper on top. Its fairly simple to spackle small areas to recover and paint but trying to get a whole bathroom smooth was going to be quite the challenge! Tip for spackling: to make sure its smooth, after sanding, close your eyes and run your hand over the area you shouldn't be able to feel a different in the area you fixed and the wall if you do, it you can feel you can see it when you paint! </div>
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We patched up everywhere we had tried to peel the wallpaper and decided to rewallpaper the walls. </div>
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I repainted the vanity the same color as the trim (Sherwin Williams Semigloss Oil in Alabaster)</div>
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And here are the new walls!! I'm obsessed with the new wallpaper. Its a dark slate gray and the white is actually painted on and has a bit of texture. I think the contrast will be great with a crisp white shower curtain and white rugs. </div>
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We found a large mirror at a local thrift store and had it cut to fit the wall. It rests on the counter edge and comes 16 inches from the ceiling. We had two holes cut into the mirror so we can add our new sconces directly onto the mirror. Finding the mirror and then having it cut was a big price saver than going to a company and requesting a custom mirror. Most thrift stores will have a pile of old large bathroom mirrors. </div>
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(I guess we need to get better at taking pictures of mirrors!)</div>
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We still have to update all of the fixtures, finish the trim and then decorate. But we hope that you enjoyed our bathroom re-do. Thank you for reading!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752641580035558011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251685387098689936.post-24318259328036021372012-04-05T07:29:00.002-07:002012-04-05T07:30:39.901-07:00New Beginnings!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We have decided to start on blog on all of our house adventures! We hope that you will follow along as we explore what it is like to be first time home owners. Here are a few pictures from when we closed on the house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Dining room</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Guest Bedroom</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Master Bedroom</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As you can see - we have our work cut out for us!! We have already stripped all of the wallpaper, SOLD the lovely curtains, and are almost finished painting. Can't wait to reveal some of our progress.</span></div>
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