Today is the first day of Spring and for me, it is time to do a little updating, especially in the Master Bath.
Earlier we painted the room a light gray and white.
And I did not like the tan travertine tiles that surrounded the tub.
I know….
………the colors just clashed and since the bathroom had not been painted since we moved in….all the “flaws” with the previous treatment really stood out.
By treatment, I mean the walls had been wall papered and sort of decoupaged.
I didn’t like it, but was at a loss as to how to deal with it.
I knew removing the decoupage would take hours and hours….and I wasn’t even sure if I could make it work.
The colors on the walls were a variegated tan, brown and beige.
So I decided to plunge in and paint over the decoupage.
I consulted my son who is a professional painter living in the Midwest and he agreed.
Painting over the “treatment” was about the best move to make.
And since I had painted the tan travertine tile backsplash in the kitchen….I decided to grab my handy dandy paintbrush and paint and go to work on the bath tub tiles.
The first thing I did…. was I used the special marble looking contact paper on the ledges and shelves, as I did on the fireplace surround tiles.
If you missed that DIY post, you can see it here.
Then, I started with the same procedure of cleaning the tile and letting it dry overnight.
I applied the primer and I was already seeing the future brightness that I was looking for.
The primer made a huge difference as you can see in the above photo with just one coat of primer.
However, I did add two coats of primer because the tiles were so dark.
By the time I finished with three coats of paint, I was very happy.
I am still not finished as I have a few other projects to work on for this master bath.
I have had a chandelier sitting (still in the box) in the garage for months.
And a few other improvements involving the mirrors, etc.
I wanted to share what I have done so far as it is such a big improvement.
Please pardon the photos as there was not a lot of light in this room when I was photographing my changes.
Trust me to tell you that it is so much brighter in that room.
The tile is now a bright white.
Have a great week….and a Blessed one.
Hugs,
I love this and your kitchen backsplash! I have the same tile in both my kitchen and master bath. I want to paint the tiles in my master shower. Do you think it would work using the products you used? Just wondering if the water from the shower would affect it differently…
Gorgeous, Kari… the tile in my bathroom really need to be painted, as well! This is very inspiring!
It works Julie. Even though it is temporary…it holds up well as the painted tile in my kitchen backsplash has been done for over 3 years.
Kari, the paint made a world of difference and looks absolutely amazing! I can’t wait to see the other changes. Paint is such a wonderful tool to transform a space! Love and hugs sweet friend!
I feel like it is a different room Benita…paint always makes a room so fresh and clean and the white is amazing. Blessings dear friend.
NICE JOB, KARI! A GOOD SOLUTION TO AN ANNOYING PROBLEM.
Thanks PJ! I do believe one can paint just about anything these days. So good to hear from you, hope all is well. Hugs
Wow, that is amazing! I didn’t know you can paint over tile! I know from experience how white paint can really brighten a room, I recently had my bedroom and bath painted white and oh wow, they are SO much brighter and feel twice as big! Great job!
Jenna
Isn’t it interesting how our color trends are going full circle Jenna? Years ago, walls were painted white and then we ventured into color, then beige, greige, grey and now we are back to white. It is so clean and crisp and a perfect backdrop to any color scheme. Thanks for stopping by my friend.
Looks awesome! That brightened things up quite nicely!
You will love the chandy!
I know Nancy, every day I walk by the Chandy box in the garage, I give it a wink with a lick and a promise. LOL
Kari, that is already an amazing difference. I can’t wait to see the finished bathroom! Great job sweet friend!
Pam, I really like the difference it made around my tub and I say “my” tub, because the shower is for thee Captain…unless I do a quick shower…etc. I love to linger in bath salts and bubbles when I have the time. Blessings dear friend.
Whoa! That looks amazing! I see painted tile in my future home to lighten things up after we’ve lived in it a while (read: after I can convince Mr. P. that it’ll work and look better!).
I hear ya Rita…the Captain was not convinced when I told him what I was going to do with the kitchen backsplash…. and after he saw it, he was pleased. Plus, the backsplash looks just as good today as it did several years ago when I painted it. I thought I might have a chip or two over time, but It is really not an issue. Plus, it gives me time to budget in a new kitchen remodel and the same with the master bath. Hugs!
What a difference…and from painting the tile! I never would have guessed! We are looking at a bathroom remodel, but it is going to involve moving walls and building a new shower. Our current walk in closet is going to become our “wet room” . I look forward to sharing the projects.
I eventually want to do a complete remodel of the bathroom….the walk in shower is literally a long walk into it and I would like it to be all glass instead of walls. I also want to remove the wall of mirrors over the double vanities and replace them with individual mirrors and vanities…..and so much more. But I also want to remodel the kitchen so I choose my battles (budget wise) and this was a quick and easy fix, so more bang for my buck. LOL I am anxious to see your changes to your bathroom too.