The Bedroom Foyer Has Color!

I received the higher partitions painted teal, which is a customized colour that I had matched to the grasscloth wallpaper, and I received the lavatory (storage closet) doorways painted white.

It was a bit difficult to paint match to the grasscloth wallpaper as a result of grasscloth isn’t one stable colour. It took a number of tries to get to a colour that I assumed would really be consultant of the grasscloth on the entire, however I feel the precise grasscloth will learn a bit lighter than this paint colour.

The HVAC consumption vent and the present ceiling gentle are very dusty, so please be so variety as to miss these for now. 😀 I’ve been altering the filters very often (generally each day relying on the work being performed), however I haven’t but taken the time to scrub the sunshine or the consumption vent cowl. I’ll get to that ultimately, however first, I nonetheless want to maneuver that ceiling gentle over in order that it’s extra centered, and that may create a bit extra mud. I feel that’s the final challenge within the lobby that may create mud, and as soon as that’s performed, I can get every little thing cleaned up earlier than hanging the grasscloth wallpaper.

Total, I’m so happy with how that is turning out up to now. However I spotted that this space took me longer than it ought to as a result of I did issues in an order that made the portray harder and time-consuming.

I used to be so anxious to see an enormous challenge get underway within the lobby get the trim on the partitions that I did the trim first after which had to return and paint the decrease partitions with the trim in place. And since a few of the areas had been manner too small to color with a curler, I ended up having to color every little thing from the chair rail down with a brush. So my pleasure in attending to the trim first in order that I might have that satisfaction of seeing progress on a significant challenge ended up costing me an entire lot extra time.

So I’m going to do issues in another way within the bed room. I’m going to color the partitions first and get the decrease partitions completely coated with the white paint (Behr Polar Bear), after which I’ll set up the image body molding, caulk the molding, after which I’ll solely have the molding that must be painted with a brush. I feel that may go a lot quicker.

And now that the lobby is to this stopping level (aside from the ceiling), I don’t really feel fairly as anxious to leap proper to the massive challenge (i.e., the molding) within the bed room simply in order that I can have the satisfaction of seeing large steps in the direction of progress.

Clearly, I nonetheless have this elephant within the room (or moderately, elephant within the lobby) that must be handled. Our router is coming via the ceiling and sitting on the ground, and that’s fairly unpleasant. It used to take a seat on the highest shelf inside the cupboard that was constructed into this nook of the lobby, however clearly, that cupboard is gone now.

As quickly as I resolve the place I need to put the router, I can get it into its new residence, after which I’ll simply have this tiny gap to patch. So whereas it appears terrible proper now having this wire hanging down and the router sitting on the ground, it gained’t be an enormous deal to patch that tiny gap. I simply don’t know the place I need to put it!

In order that’s the progress up to now, and I’m thrilled with the way it’s turning out.

Hopefully, I can get the partitions within the bed room fully painted at this time, after which I’ll be prepared to begin putting in the trim on the bed room partitions this weekend.

Additionally, I’m critically contemplating hiring an expert wallpaper installer to put in the grasscloth. I’ve been looking for a professional in my space, however up to now, I can’t discover one. All the execs I can discover are within the Dallas space. I’m certain they’re prepared to journey, however after all, that gained’t be low cost. I feel it is likely to be price it, although, as a result of I simply don’t need to take an opportunity at messing it up since I’ve no room for error. If I mess up on any of the grasscloth, I can’t purchase extra. I’ve already purchased all the grasscloth on this colour/dye lot that exists in the entire nation.

I’m nonetheless not 100% selected that, however I’m contemplating it. Knowledgeable might get it performed some time lot quicker than I might. And whereas they’re doing that, I might begin stitching the draperies for the bed room. I’ve put in plenty of wallpaper in my life, and usually, it’s a fairly straightforward challenge. However grasscloth is an entire totally different factor, and I don’t need to mess it up. I can’t mess it up. I’d really feel much more snug having that challenge within the arms of execs.