Alright so any of you who rent an apartment or even a house know my
woes. You want it to feel like home but at the same time you don't own
it and there for don't really want to invest loads of money into making
it magical bcause when the time comes you can't take it all with you.
We lived in our current place for a year before deciding we would stay
here till we buy a condo. At that point we went to our landlords and
said, hi we love you and we love living here but our place looks like a
frat house what can we do? They were more than happy to pay for us to do
one project per month and just take whatever it cost off the price of
our rent!
So far we took out the carpet had laminates put in, painted the whole
apartment, re-painted and decorated the stairway and had custom curtains
made for all the rooms. Now we are onto the kitchen / bathroom. Both
came with what is quite possibly the most ugly tile backsplash known to
man kind. They have made me insane since we moved it!
We had planned on ripping them out and putting in a new back splash.
But frankly for what it cost and the amount of hot mess and work it
would take we searched out other options.
I have become very friendly with
the man in the paint section at our local Home Depot and he knows
EVERYTHING lol. So I went to go see him and ask for his suggestions. We
ended up leaving with this new prime anything primer to paint over our
tiles with and something else ment for decks and patios that would give a
stucco effect to the existing tile. Only cost $75 so it seemed like the
best option.
I cleaned all the tiles with just hot water and a rag very well like he
told me (I have learned to listen to what the Home Depot man tells me
lol). Nate taped off all the edges for me cause I hate doing it. Then I
did 2 coats of the primer and let it set over night.
Today I did one coat with the special textured roller let it set for 3
hours then did my second coat and it was as easy as that! Now if any of
you do end up using this paint for something similar be warned it is
messssyyyy! The paint it mixed with cement and sand and it flies
everywhere when you are rolling it on. Be sure to wash down all
unrealted surfaces as soon as you are done each coat with super hot
water and a rag otherwise you will hate yourself later trying to get it
all off!
So here is the finished product, not exactly my dream kitchen but way
easier on the eyes then baby blue tiles with painted white flowers lol.
It makes a hugggge difference!
Next up on the list is redoing the kitchen floors and then refacing
all the kitchen cabinets! Can't wait to have the floor done because our
kitchen floor is like a sponge for mess. I can mop it in the am and by
dinner time it looks like someone covered in dirt rolled around all over
it. Makes no sense/drives me nuts cause I am kind of a clean freak. I
think it was a tile that needed a topcoat and or sealant and it was just
never done wah wahhhhhhh.
I am a pretty handy lady so if any of you have questions or want suggestions of what to do chez vous don't be scared to ask!
Thats it for now, off to do my gf Sarah's hair whilst we gorge on the remaining Barbacoa beef !!
