Only a few of you will appreciate this blog, but I have great news. Yes, finally I have finished my master bathroom and I am oh so very happy with it. I guess I have to start from the beginning for those not familiar with the history of the red bathroom.
When we moved in our house the bathroom was this shade of orange. It was not pretty nor was it decorative. Well, I was pregnant with Collin so I left it alone. The rest of the house was newly painted by the previous owners and I have often wondered why they left this bathroom looking like Halloween. Anyway, last summer I had enough. I went to Wal-Mart and bought a pretty shade of red paint. Keep in mind I do not get the painting skills of my mother and grandmother. I only have the ability to paint cute things for kids on buckets and things. I began my painting hell. After kilzing the bathroom and applying five coats of paint the orange still was as present as ever. Now upset and mad I called Mom and Maribeth for advice. Mom came to help. Again we kilzed the bathroom, got new paint in the shade of "rebel red" and a determined to get the bathroom of my dreams my mom applied many more coats of paint. Finally, mom gave up. Nothing was helping. The bathroom of my dreams was now in my nightmares and looked like a bleeding pumpkin. My friend Fonda came and gave more advice. She also offered to help me fix it when we had time. A semester of school passed and we decided to fix the bathroom during spring break. Well, spring break came and went and my bathroom was still red and orange with blue painters tape around the trim. Horrible I say,Horrible!! The paint was peeling off, bubbling and terrifying all who dared to enter. Then plans were made to fix the bathroom this summer. We were going to "paper bag" my bathroom. I was terrified of this idea too. Fonda assured me she had done this several times and it would be great. What you do is get brown craft paper, rip it into pieces, paint Elmer's glue onto the back with a sponge brush and glue to the wall. Well, my ever faithful friend Fonda came over yesterday and while the kids played we created a wonderful bathroom. I still have to find a new mirror and a curtain, but I am so excited and I wanted to share my bathroom with you. The pictures do not do it justice. I just love my new master bathroom and so do Clint and the kids. Thank you Fonda. I am so proud of what we accomplished. We are a great team. I will miss you so much at RCES this year. I do not know who will sneak in my snacks and I just thought I will not have a microwave at school! Yes, I will honestly miss you!!
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