I am so excited to get going on our plans for our bathroom update as a part of the One Room Challenge! This first week we are working on prep. It can be the least exciting compared to painting and replacing fixtures, but it’s one of the most important parts of a project. Spending good time and effort on prep for a project can really make or break the end result.
Here’s what we tackled the first week:
- Cleaned every nook and cranny – wiped down the walls, the vanity, scrubbed the floor and trim
- Removed the old towel bars and hooks, patched the walls
- Removed the wall mounted storage cabinet
- Cleaned and scraped the ceiling
- Removed the carpet
I have been looking forward to tearing out the carpet from this room since the day we moved in and dang, did it feel good! After getting the carpet out, I cleaned every inch of the room using water, bleach, and tide. Something I learned from following Go Clean Co.
I washed down the walls, the trim, the vanity cabinet, and the ceiling. We’ve been battling mildew on the ceiling of our shower room for years. I think it’s a combination of a bad choice of ceiling paint and having a subpar vent fan. We replaced the vent fan a few years ago which has helped, but the damage was already done. The steam from the shower has caused the paint to flake. After cleaning the ceiling, I skim-coated it to get it back to a smooth texture.
I also went around the room and inspected the walls for anything that needed repair. The holes where the old towel rods and toilet paper holder had been were obvious ones. The old towel rods were comprised of a plastic rod between two ceramic ends and the ceramic ends had been grouted into the wall. The grout was also backed in newspaper. It seemed like something you would find in a much older home! It left some pretty big holes, so I used metal/fiberglass patches to cover them.
Overall I’m happy with the progress so far. The middle part is so tough sometimes when things are torn apart, but it’s already started to come together!
Next week we hope to:
- Finish installing the floor tile
- Paint floor tile
- Remove the mirror
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