Painting Projects,  Room Makeovers,  The Country House

$100 Room Challenge: Week 2 – Plans and Paint

So, I’m a little bit late to the game for week 2 of the $100 Room Challenge. Which means that there will be two updates this week for you! To start off, check out our plans and paint for our bathroom makeover!

THE PLAN

During week 1, I shared all of the eerie before photos and this lovely mood board. We are only working with $100 to get our bathroom looking pretty, so we are going to need to get creative with how we achieve this look.

bathroom-collage

Here’s our to-do list and we have a few of the items already finished:

  • Paint the walls
  • Paint the doors/trim/vanity cabinet
  • Spray paint door hardware
  • Build a ladder to put around/above the toilet.
  • Get wire baskets for storage
  • Add a can light above the toilet area
  • Make a frame for the existing mirror
  • Replace light switches/plates/GFCI outlet/thermostat
  • Add hooks for towels
  • Decorate with items already owned

THE PAINT

Last week our house was struck with a stomach bug that had our little guy out of commission for almost 7 days. With only one bathroom in the house, it was hard to try and get all of the painting done in the midst gastrointestinal explosions. (Too much? Sorry.) Anyway, we finally finished after 7 million coats.

Bathroom Plans and Paint Benjamin Moore Pale Oak

OK.  That may be a bit of an exaggeration. We did have to go over the cabinets, doors, and trim quite a few times (4-6 depending on the surface) to cover the existing stain.  We started by sanding everything to rough up the surfaces.  Next, we applied 1-2 coats of Zinsser primer. Then, we painted on top of that with Behr Pure White semi-gloss paint, which was left over from our daughter’s bedroom makeover.

Bathroom Paint Colors

Because we are working with a pretty tight budget for this makeover, we decided to get our Benjamin Moore Pale Oak paint color matched to Glidden Semi Gloss. This ended up saving us some dough! To save even more money, we spray painted the existing hardware with Rustoleum Oil Rubbed Bronze, which was also left over from previous projects.

Bathroom Paint Rustoleum Oil Rubbed Bronze

We are really liking the Pale Oak paint color on the walls.  It is a lovely neutral greige and seems to add a little warmth the cool white paint in the room.

Did you miss last week’s post? Follow along with our progress by clicking the links to each week below!

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4

Don’t forget to check out the other participants in this challenge and see all the amazing/budget friendly designs and ideas these bloggers are coming up with!


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