Renovating always involves chaos. But my current situation takes the cake. In the next 6 weeks I'll renovate my downstairs master suite (bedroom, bathroom, closet and sitting room), move into that master suite, renovate the upstairs master bedroom and bathroom, my current tenant will move out, one new tenant will move in, I need to pick a second tenant and move them in, and I'll refinish my back deck. Oh, and I'll paint/create my own headboard, complete my first triathlon, start a new job and host 2 dinner parties. Whew! I'm exhausted just typing that.
As stressful as this current situation is, like most renovations, the end result will be wonderful. The send upstairs area will really be the "tenant area" (plus the laundry room and my office) and I'll have a lot of privacy in the (huge) master suite at the back of the house.
I've made good progress so far.
Step 1 - renovate the master suite downstairs so that I can move into it and begin renovations upstairs.
I started with the closet since it's a small room but packs a lot of punch. I've updated it with fresh paint, a new light fixture, plush new carpet and a new shelving system.
I love it! At 8'x5', it's also much larger than the closet upstairs and I FINALLY have an area for hanging long dresses. Yay!
Next, I turned my attention to the master bedroom and sitting room. The walls and ceiling were painted 1980's Miami-Vice inspired blue and pink. Isn't that rad?
i decided to go with a warm neutral palate instead. I painted the ceiling crisp white and the walls a warm taupe color by Behr called Pebbled Courtyard.
The result is the serene, calm space I was hoping for!
Next, I updated the blue can lights (that were falling out of the ceiling) to a more sleek, flush mount white can.
I love how they just disappear into the ceiling, the way can lights should!
I also LOVE that the fan has a remote for the light and fan! It makes me feel spoiled for the low price of $129.
Now that the bedroom, sitting room and closet were up to par, I turned my attention to the small deck off the master suite. I day dream about drinking my morning coffee out there, listening to the birds chip, maybe doing some yoga.
The deck, however, does not inspire me to do any of those things. It was filthy, covered in mildew and algae, filthy and had no redeeming qualities.
I decided to use a deck paint instead of stain to get great coverage. The wood is not in great shape and I really wanted a uniform surface that covered the grain. I decided on Porch and Deck paint in a color called Chocolate.
This is how it looks in indirect light (and still wet).
This morning, in direct morning sunshine, it looked like this.
I can't decide if it's too light or just right...
So there's a bit about my progress. I have a LONG to do list and not enough hours in the day. I need to get back to work.
To be continued....
