Renovations

Condo renovations are underway! Mary recommended before and after pics but I chose not to. I'll just post some nice pics toward the end.

We've started with my bedroom. The most dramatic change, as far as painting, is already done. I didn't realize how much it needed a paint job until everything was out of the room. Then, when I saw the contrast of the white primer against the old paint, especially the area above the heater...yikes!

But, I'm a little ahead of myself. The stumbling block had been the damned, late 80s popcorn ceiling. Usually, the stuff is difficult to remove. Fortunately, we found that the crud was so old and brittle, it just scraped right off with a putty knife. Nice.

So, we cleared the bedroom ceiling of the mess, applied primer and then the fresh coat of paint.

Check this out—the paint started off as a light shade of purple and then, as it dried, changed to white! Purpose: Make it simple to see where you left off. How cool is that!?

For the walls, I chose a very light shade of green. Without anything in the room, it looks like a light yellow. I'm not describing this well. I'll get some pics posted later. For now, suffice to say that the color struck me as having the quality of a chameleon, blending in well with a wide range of color.

Mary is both my muse and my cattle prod for this project. She's a welcome force!

Next, the carpet will be replaced with laminate flooring. Among other factors and Mary's reasoning, this site influenced my thinking. I'll use area rugs as needed.

As part of that, I'm gutting my closets, rethinking everything, even wardrobe.

Long story short, the redesign of my bedroom is serving as a model for the rest of my home.

Change is good!