The Studio Bathroom Punch List

One of the most obvious things I still need to finish is the wainscoting. Thankfully, most of it is already painted, so it just needs to be dusted off and cleaned. But I still need to caulk, prime, and paint the new trim that I added around the room. I also need to figure out how to finish the outlet. I have a plan, so hopefully, it’ll work out.

And then the whole fourth wall still needs to be finished. I was able to do the stripes on the upper and middle rows on this portion of the wall, although I still have a few to finish up.

But I ran into some problems on the bottom row. For some reason, the primer on this area formed some bubble-like areas that weren’t smooth (which would have shown when painted) and flaked off really easily. I have no idea what would have caused this. I’ve never had primer do this before. So I peeled off the loose parts, and now I have to repair those before I can finish those stripes. It’s a bit of a pain, but it should be an easy fix. And then my light switches need a switch plate. I’m still undecided on the switch plate. Should I just use white, or should I use a paintable switch plate and match it to the wall design? I’ll probably do the latter.

But this area of the wall is going to be my biggest challenge. There’s just no way to get this wallpaper off of the walls without it peeling off not only the primer underneath, but also peeling off some of the drywall mud that I had applied to smooth out the imperfections on this wall. *Sigh* It’s so frustrating that I’m going to have to start all over with drywall mud once I get this wallpaper off. And since I had wrapped the wallpaper around the corner a couple of inches, that whole corner is a mess and needs some attention before I can finish out the stripes to the corner.

I also need to figure out the light situation. Since this is such a tiny bathroom, you can see how close the two lights are to each other.

Again, this is the ceiling light that I bought to replace that very plain round light. This light is 12 inches high.

And then I had intended to simply use gold spray paint on the wall light that I already have and reinstall it.

But with the two lights being so close together, I don’t know what I want such a big, eye-catching light above the mirror to compete with my cute flower light on the ceiling. So now, I’m considering buying a more streamlined for the wall light. I’m envisioning something like this (affiiate link)…

I don’t know if you can envision those, but I think the simpler design of that wall light will go much better with the ceiling light that I’ve chosen.

I’m also still undecided on painting the ceiling. At this very moment, I’m leaning towards leaving it white because I just love how the stripes look with the white above and the white (wainscoting) below. I like the idea of keeping all of the color contained within that area, almost like a frame on a painting. But I also might make a last-minute decision to paint it pink. 😀

But that decision will also depend on how the vanity looks once I get it painted. I’m still in the “green” camp on the vanity, but it definitely won’t be the green that I tested on it. That green is way too muted to ground that colorful wall design.

In addition to all of those things, I need to:

• Hang the mirror,
• Add the apron trim to the window and get that caulked and painted,
• Clean the floor and possibly touch up the paint,
• Install the new faucet, and
• Replace the knobs and pulls on the vanity,
• Buy and install a new toilet paper holder and hand towel ring, and
• Make or buy a piece of artwork for the wall above the toilet.