The Bedroom



We decided that, once the bathroom was completed, we should create some usable living space.  If we're going to be living here, that makes sense, right?  So, halfway through February, we started with the back bedroom that faces out onto the yard and the field behind it.  This is what it looked like when we bought the house.

 



 

This is after we (translation: the hubs) pulled out the nasty, peed-on carpet (2018-02-10).  What you don't see is the giant hole in the door where the dog that was apparently kept in this room against its will attempted to dig its way to freedom.  Sad.

 

 

 

The hubs also chipped away the cracked drywall mud and remudded all the seams in the room, so it would look more finished.  He did this over the course of a few days, working on it after he got done at his "day job" each day, and also working through the whole upstairs, rather than just doing one room.  Love this man!  We're assuming that all his hard work will be for naught and will all crack again when we raise up the main floor to level it, but it's pretty for now.  We also primed the entire room (ceiling, walls, floor) with the same oil-based primer we used in the bathroom.  We learned from our earlier escapades, though.  We propped both bedroom windows open to allow a breeze to blow through to cut down on fumes.  We also saved the floor for last.  While the ceiling and walls were drying, we went to lunch.  Then we came back, closed the windows, rolled primer on the floor, and we left.

 

The next time we went to the house (2018-02-24), we painted the side walls (north and south, south showing) and ceiling with ceiling paint and the front and back walls (east and west) with "Royal Fortune" (purple).  The second photo is my inspiration photo from the paint web site.

 

 

Then, we added carpet (a remnant from Home Depot) and a few homey touches (2018-02-28).  And yes, that's padding already attached to the carpet!  No need to install it ourselves (or pay more to get it).  It's not super-duper squishy, but it makes getting up in the morning nicer than it could be.

 

 

Isn't it pretty?

Confession: I admit that the paint turned out a bit darker than I had anticipated, but we're both (yes, both!) happy with it.  The decision to not paint the half walls has really helped to make the room feel bigger than it would have, too.  Isn't it great when things work out how you'd hoped?