Saturday, May 25, 2024

The Bathroom is Finished!


Well, it's taken long enough!  But then again it was more difficult than I first thought.  And I am also a perfectionist, so no shoddy work here!  We have removed wallpaper before, but it was always easy compared to this room.   Something about the wallpaper paste that just would not come off, even with all kinds of wallpaper removal liquids.  Then there was all the filling of little "digs" in the plaster because of having to use sharp tools to scrape the wallpaper off in places.  Then a primer coat everywhere of "Killz" primer, which is a mildew suppressant, just in case, because this is a damp room during showers.  Then a finish coat, and then the surprise that I would need a second coat to get a perfect cover!  So a lot of work but it is just beautiful now, and we are so pleased at how it looks!


So this is a good reminder of how much work was involved.  What surprised me is that I neglected to do a photograph of the bathroom before I began!  Duh!  And here is one more photo during the stripping and preparation process.  Whew!  Glad this is all done!






 

8 comments:

  1. A job worth doing is job worth doing well. A very nice job indeed!

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  2. Your new bathroom looks beautiful. Love quote from Ken Schwarz. You are a perfectionist.
    Joan

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  3. Sounds like a lot of hard work, but the bathroom looks great! Trace

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  4. What a fabulous job! Do you and Katherine hire out? We probably couldn’t afford you tho!!

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  5. Thank you all for your nice comments. We work for free, so no worry about how expensive we are. :-)

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  6. The bathroom looks beautiful! We would have no idea how much work was involved without your photos and commentary. You both must be so happy that it’s done. Betsey

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  7. Looks amazing! And the photos of the project at various stages really tell the story of the work it takes… which is half the fun, right? ;)

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  8. That was me, Liz ;)

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