Before John and I moved into this house, we had a lot of painting to do. Every room was a different color, and we wanted a neutral palette. Well, with all the work we did, we decided just to skip the basement.... Until now!
First, a look at the paint that needed doing:
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The walls were this periwinkle color and a royal blue, with painter's tape that had been left on for who knows how long. Pulling off the tape took some of the drywall with it! |
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Then, I spackled the portions of the wall that the tape destroyed... |
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And finally primed the whole room. |
Here are the shocking before and after pictures :)
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Before: Clearly, this room was one we didn't enjoy spending time in. It was ugly and an absolute mess! |
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After: Clean, crisp walls and a treadmill! Talk about new motivation to use the room! |
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And I added a bulletin board for workouts and motivation :) |
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Before: This was also the room where arts and crafts went to die. Don't judge ;) |
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After: A place to store our rock climbing gear! |
It was a lot of work, but well worth it! I love using the room now for my morning workouts. :) Have a great weekend!!
Wow! Looks like a lot of work. I bet you have a great sense of accomplishment now.
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Renos are such a pain!!;)) good luck!!!;)
ReplyDeletegood luck with your workout !!
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Awesome new workout room!! Renos are tough, but soo worth it!
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Love the transformation and that y'all decided to turn it into a place to encourage a healthy lifestyle.
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have a great week dear...
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