Welcome to Week 4 of the One Room Challenge! If you haven’t been following, here are my posts from the previous weeks: WEEK 1, WEEK 2, WEEK 3. This Master Bedroom refresh is moving right along.
MANTLE PROGRESS
The mantle design has worked itself out. I am still, unbelieveably, working on stripping the 130+ year old original finish from this beautiful mantle. I knew this would be the most time consuming part of this project. And I am almost finished!
The top layers came off rather easily compared to the original stain. I have to really layer on the chemicals and let it sit for more than 30 minutes to ensure that the solution penetrates the stain. I’m talking 6 applications from start to finish with increasing application time from 15 to 30 minutes.
Patience and ensuring that the surface remains moist is the key. Remember Pop’s tip from Week 2, patience!!! Allow the chemicals to do their job. I have been devoting about 90 minutes a day to this mantle. She should be finished this week.
IT IS PAINT TIME!
I am now into the fun stage of actually transforming the room. The white paint looks fabulous and really is the key to transforming this room. The previous gold wall color really tended to darken the room. This white makes the room so clean and fresh and new! We are thrilled already.
The painting of the walls will be completed tomorrow. Then I will start on the transformation and final selection of furniture. I have selected an antique highboy to replace this dark chest that matches the dresser I will be painting in a vibrant blue.
The highboy is from the early 20th century. I bought it from a man who said it was handed down in his family. I have the original full sized four poster bed and dresser that complete the set. I painted the dresser several years ago to use as a vanity for IV(child #4). It is now a distressed black but I will eventually strip her back to match the highboy and bed. This beautiful set needs to stay together. There are so many restoration projects lined up in my garage. I should be busy for some time. So you can expect to see the highboy renewed and the dresser transformation started with next week’s post.
I did select curtains and they arrived just yesterday. Here is a teaser photo of the curtains and the walls:
The first morning with the new curtains was like awaking in a hotel or foreign room. The morning light was brilliant as it reflected off of the new walls. And the curtains were just glowing.
Recreating a space is so invigorating! So I am onto the next project for this master bedroom refresh!
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