Weekending

Most of Friday afternoon & all of Saturday was spent stripping wallpaper in the upstairs bathroom.

Here’s a “before” photo from a few years ago. I’m standing in another doorway, and the other two walls are completely papered except for a built-in cabinet (just barely visible at far right) & a window to the left of it.

A vintage bathroom featuring a white basin sink, blue-framed mirror, dark blue bathtub, white shower curtain, and beige walls with floral wallpaper.

Like so…

A partially renovated bathroom featuring a vintage freestanding bathtub, a modern shower stall, and a toilet. There is a black cabinet with towels inside, a small ladder, and a window with sheer white curtains.

…minus most of the wallpaper at this point. As of late yesterday, everything around the tub has been repainted because the tub refinisher arrived early this morning!

Interior view of a bathroom shower and bathtub, featuring a black handheld showerhead, a grab bar, and a simple white wall backdrop.

He’s grinding out the rusted areas (there are lots of tiny rust spots… and some bigger ones… and some that had previously been “fixed”), then he’ll clean the tub. Tomorrow, a new resin finish will be applied/sprayed, he’ll caulk, and then it has to cure — it’ll have a good two-and-a-half weeks before anyone will be up there.

Ali is chomping at the bit to come over & help with the painting. There are two other rooms that I’d really like to refresh before the next guests arrive, too, but we’ll see… there are priorities.