I’ve spent a lot time in Lowe’s over the previous couple of days, and on considered one of my journeys over the past weekend, I occurred to wander down the tile aisle. I wasn’t essentially in search of tile, however I like taking a look at their tile once I’m in there as a result of their choice is a lot better than the choice at House Depot. I’ve sort of had it at the back of my thoughts for fairly some time now that I’d like to do one thing within the laundry space of my closet to set that part aside from the remainder of the room, and tiling the partitions may be the proper means to try this.
I didn’t actually have excessive hopes that they might have something that might work for my closet, however they did! One tile specifically caught my eye, and it was this lovely, shiny tile, the colour of which I’d describe as a lightweight grayish blue-green coloration.
I bought 4 items and introduced them house hoping that they might coordinate with the wallpaper, and whereas they don’t precisely match any of the colours within the wallpaper, I do suppose they coordinate fantastically. They wouldn’t be proper subsequent to one another. They might be separated by a paint coloration.
So my plan is to make use of this tile on the part above the washer and dryer, in addition to the entire wall with the window. That can convey a separation to the laundry space whereas additionally tying the 2 sections of the room collectively.
So the tile would go on these partitions…
Whereas I like the tile with the wallpaper, I didn’t prefer it in any respect with the earlier two paint samples I had examined out for the room. So whereas at Lowe’s, I additionally picked up a couple of Valspar paint samples. Because it seems, they’d a a lot wider number of colours within the blue-green household as properly. I introduced house a stack of about ten, after which in a short time narrowed it down to 3. I painted them on the wall in such a means that the earlier two colours would nonetheless present, so it appears a bit complicated proper now. However the three new ones are the smaller rectangles, and from left to proper, they’re Annabelle, Matt on Monday, and Smooth Shore.
Right here’s what Annabelle appears like with the tile…
And right here’s Matt on Monday with the tile…
And right here’s Smooth Shore with the tile…
From the start, I used to be rooting for Matt on Monday (the center one), for apparent causes. 😀 And I feel it’s my favourite with the tile!
If I select considered one of these colours, it’ll truly get me nearer to the ultimate mockup that my mother did for me, which is the one I preferred probably the most.
Within the meantime, I’ve additionally made a last determination about what I’m going to do within the lobby. After I shared the paint samples I had chosen for the bed room suite lobby, a number of folks prompt that I carry the grasscloth from the bed room into the lobby. I actually pushed in opposition to that concept initially as a result of, for some purpose, I needed the lobby to be set aside as a separate house from the bed room. Plus, I had my coronary heart set on making that little hallway white with trim on the partitions and the ceiling.
So in my thoughts, if I used the grasscloth within the lobby, I’d need it to be completely different from the bed room. Not that I’d use a special grasscloth. That’s not what I imply. However I’d need it for use in another way, as in, a full floor-to-ceiling software within the lobby, with the all white (creamy white) hallway with a lot of trim, after which the bed room with the creamy white wainscoting on the underside and grasscloth on the highest.
However two issues stored me from going with that concept. First, it had been the plan to ultimately shut up the lavatory doorways and have a stable wall there. I didn’t wish to put wallpaper within the lobby at times should redo it sooner or later as soon as these doorways are closed up. However only recently, I made the choice to maintain the doorways there and ultimately flip that room right into a storage closet for the main bedroom suite. So I not have to fret about having to redo wallpaper within the lobby sooner or later.
Additionally, we’ve a cat. And that kitty has claws. I’d be scared to make use of grasscloth on the decrease elements of the partitions within the lobby as a result of she would inevitably understand that the grasscloth makes an ideal scratching pad. She already will get very curious each time I unroll the grasscloth, and he or she comes sniffing and rubbing up in opposition to it. So I dominated the thought of a floor-to-ceiling software instantly and determined to go along with paint within the lobby.
However then the flooring have been completed. And ever since then, I’ve realized that I actually do love how the lobby flows proper into the bed room with out something separating the 2 areas. That completed flooring made such an enormous distinction in how I view these areas now.
So after giving it a variety of thought and consideration, I’ve determined to hold the identical wall remedy — creamy white wainscoting on backside and grasscloth on high — from the bed room into the lobby and forgo the thought of separating the 2 areas with a white trimmed out hallway. Over the previous couple of days, I’ve gone from simply toying with the thought to being actually excited in regards to the concept. That signifies that I’ll should buy extra grasscloth, and I used to be initially involved about getting grasscloth from a brand new dye lot. (I haven’t checked but to see if they’ve extra of the identical dye lot but.) But when I’ve to make use of grasscloth from a special dye lot, at the very least it’ll all be utilized in the identical space. I have already got sufficient for the entire bed room, so the brand new dye lot can all go within the lobby. That means, if there’s a slight distinction, I can simply chalk it as much as completely different lighting. 😀
And since I’ll not be separating the lobby from the bed room with a creamy white trimmed out hallway, that additionally signifies that I’ll be making a change to my plan for the doorway into the closet and laundry space. I nonetheless don’t plan to place a door on the closet, however I might be including a standard-height high door jamb and trimming out this doorway similar to I trim out all the different doorways in the home. That’s no large deal. It’ll simply take a 2×4, a few items of drywall, and a few drywall tape and dirt to make that occur. And the work I paid the contractor to do on this doorway gained’t be misplaced as a result of the majority of what he did was reframe it in order that it was centered within the room and centered with the window within the room.
So with all of that mentioned, I acquired the grasscloth out and tacked it to the wall simply exterior the closet in order that I might see it with the brand new paint samples. I’m nonetheless leaning in the direction of Matt on Monday within the center. It’s positively a grayer blue-green coloration than what I had initially chosen, which you’ll see slightly below it. The unique coloration I had chosen was Behr Clear Vista.
In order that’s the route I’m heading. Grasscloth and wainscoting carried from the bed room into the lobby, a closet doorway trimmed out with my normal trim, Matt on Monday on the closet cupboards, and a wonderful, shiny, grayish blue-green tile within the laundry space of the room.
All of my provides must be delivered tomorrow in order that I can get began, and the electrician might be right here on Friday. I nearly wired that outlet myself, however after speaking to the electrician about it, and sharing data with him in regards to the dryer I’ve, he truly prompt that I want new wiring in order that I can have a four-prong outlet as an alternative of the three-prong outlet I’ve been utilizing. So I’m not even going to attempt to DIY that myself. I’ll simply watch for him to do it, after which I’ll have a working dryer by this weekend!
We’re off to a really sluggish begin, however issues are about to get rolling on this undertaking. As soon as every thing is delivered, and the brand new wiring and outlet are in place, I can lastly get off the beginning block and get busy!
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Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and beautify the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
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