The Big Bathroom Reno

So we had this raging nineties wallpaper border in our master bathroom. Last week, Troy was like, "Ugh, this wallpaper sucks," and he grabbed a corner and tore it just to "see how easy it would be to take off." Ehem -- as it turns out... easy. Thanks to Troy's, er, curiosity, we ended up beginning our bathroom renovation a little earlier than expected.

We've decided to document our renovation. The plan: Remove wallpaper. Sand the surface. Wash the wall. Prime the wall. Continue the stucko knockdown that exists on the bottom 80% on the wall. Prime again. Paint. Note: we have no idea what we're doing.






Stage One: I imagine the previous owners thought it looked like marble. Only stripier, like a circus.








Paper Tiger, check. Wallpaper CHOMP, check. Putty knife, check.







You know what's funny? That first piece came off a lot easier than, well, all the rest of it.








Less circus. Still ghetto. I see a handsome man anxious to prime.




More to come...