ONE ROOM CHALLENGE WEEK 4 || We're dancing on the ceiling & sleeping on the floor
I've stretched my quads, ordered a pizza, guzzled a gallon of coffee and I'm ready for the all night cram session known as Week 4 (or Week 1 Turbo speed). This is where everything is getting worked on all at once and it looks like a hurricane has hit us. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel but there are a few projects to wrap up and a punch list that feels like it's growing every day.
I got a little crazy with the paint brush and made some serious changes this week. Thanks to the beautiful and talented Sara Gibson I was totally inspired to try a black ceiling. (I know! Insane but she made it look so classy and it added a punch to the bathroom.) It was an entertaining afternoon, to say the least. Have you ever swiped a paint brush and immediately felt your stomach fall to your toe nails? Like... "did I just make a TERRIBLE mistake?" That's 100% what happened after about 20 seconds of swiping "limousine leather" paint above my head. Cold sweats and panic crept in so I did what any sane person would do.... I flipped the camera on my phone around and asked everyone on Instagram to pray for my soul!
One Room Challenge has this incredible way of making you try something you wouldn't normally do, pushing the envelope and trying something BIG. Well peeps, a black ceiling for me is BIG and BOLD and outside of what I would normally try but the impact is HUGE! The risk was small because, let's be honest, if I hate it... it's just paint. I'm glad I took the risk and now I'm hoping it looks amazing next to the wallpaper that's on its way from Sweden. (I know, fancy pants right?!)
So, after I gussied up the nerve to do the ceiling I was amped up like the Incredible Hulk with a paint brush and went to town on the floors. If you've looked at Pinterest for more than five seconds you've seen posts about painting tile floors as a frugal way to make over ugly, builder-grade tile. I laid a layer of high grip primer on the floors (Zinsser is my favorite) and impatiently waited for it to dry.
After what felt like two weeks of waiting (more like 2 hours) I was dying to lay my first layer of Charcoal Chalk Paint and freak out a little. The ultra matte finish of chalk paint make my heart skip a beat. It gives the illusion of being a concrete tile for a fraction of the price. In a perfect world I would be ripping out the current tile and laying some gorgeous custom gems but until my money tree starts to bloom this is going to be my best option. (plus I've been dying to try this DIY for forevahhhh)
I can't wait to get started on the stencil but for now.... this beautiful matte grey will do! Stay tuned in stories this week for updates and sneak peeks!!
Xoxo,