Tired of That Old Wallpaper? Check Out What I Did to Our Master Bath!

by Barbara Turner

This peach wallpaper is what our builder of our homes put in our M. Bath. Mom had the M.Bdrm for many years and my husband and I had another room. We had to emer. move her into our home years ago. I won't go into details. When she moved in with our daughter, she had already had our daughter paint the walnut colored vanity a very very light sage green which is still the color and fine by me. HOWEVER I couldn't stand that peach fabric style basket weave wallpaper so I patched all blemishes with joint compound, (not spackling) then sanded it down with a 60 grit sandpaper, finesanded it with a 120, then painted it with primer, then lightly buffed that and painted it with some left over Sage green paint I had left over from what I had done in the kitchen. Here are before and after pics. Enjoy!

tired of that old wallpaper check out what i did to our master bath, bathroom ideas, paint colors, painting, wall decor, Here s the blah peachy colored basketweave wallpaper that was originally with the house We are the only owners of this home btw

Here's the blah peachy colored basketweave wallpaper that was originally with the house. We are the only owners of this home btw.

tired of that old wallpaper check out what i did to our master bath, bathroom ideas, paint colors, painting, wall decor, Here I have gone around and joint compounded and sanded and buffed smooth any blemishes nail holes etc

Here I have gone around and joint compounded and sanded and buffed smooth any blemishes, nail holes, etc.

tired of that old wallpaper check out what i did to our master bath, bathroom ideas, paint colors, painting, wall decor, Allowing all the j compound to cure I was told by my dad years ago to allow this so it wouldn t be damp

Allowing all the j.compound to "cure" - I was told by my dad years ago to allow this so it wouldn't be damp.

tired of that old wallpaper check out what i did to our master bath, bathroom ideas, paint colors, painting, wall decor, Note the old light fixture mom put that in Not my taste LOL

Note the old light fixture, mom put that in. Not my taste! LOL

tired of that old wallpaper check out what i did to our master bath, bathroom ideas, paint colors, painting, wall decor, Our daughter did an excellent job on the vanity I however put these hinges and handles on myself Dark ones were on there

Our daughter did an excellent job on the vanity, I however, put these hinges and handles on myself. Dark ones were on there.

tired of that old wallpaper check out what i did to our master bath, bathroom ideas, paint colors, painting, wall decor, This is after I ve painted the warm Sage green paint what I have in the Kitchen that was left over

This is after I've painted the warm Sage green paint, (what I have in the Kitchen) that was left over.

tired of that old wallpaper check out what i did to our master bath, bathroom ideas, paint colors, painting, wall decor, Here I ve changed out the light fixture to a more simple brass 3 round bulb fixture

Here I've changed out the light fixture to a more simple brass 3 round bulb fixture.

tired of that old wallpaper check out what i did to our master bath, bathroom ideas, paint colors, painting, wall decor, Here the bath redo is done HOWEVER I m still fighting with myself over what to do with that 25 lb mirror I m debating whether to just rehang it or get it cut down framed with the wood finish that s on the switches

Here the bath redo is done HOWEVER I'm still fighting with myself over what to do with that 25 lb mirror! I'm debating whether to just rehang it or get it cut down & framed with the wood finish that's on the switches.

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The Kim on Feb 08, 2015
I think the mirror looks cool and modern, propped just like you have it .

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Tracey Turner Garrison Jones on Dec 21, 2019

By any chance, did you find the name of those chairs that you had. They had rush seats. My mom had a set and I would love to have one for myself.

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