Whew, we made it through through another wall treatment project! And this one might be my favorite yet.
Rewind back to last weekend, when we began the project assuming it would be complete the next day (yeah right). This is where we were at on Sunday:
So yesterday we (well, more like just me) got back to work. The final two boards went in and it was time to patch all the holes and seams. This is normally the most annoying part because not everything fits together perfectly because the walls are never straight. So I took my time and did my best, using putty on all the hail holes and wood-to-wood seams, and caulk where the boards met the wall:
Then it was just hours of sanding and trying to make everything even and seamless.
After the sanding, while I was letting the caulk dry, it was time to paint.
I was forced to repaint the entire top half because there were some imperfections where the wall met the trim from the first time it was painted, and we ran out of the original paint color. So I picked up a quart of Valspar’s Magic Spell (the original paint was color matched to this) and crossed my fingers that the paint would be an exact match…
But alas, it was not. The real Magic Spell is the slightly lighter/greyer shade on the right. It didn’t take long, however, and pretty soon I was ready to paint the bottom.
After about 10 coats (seriously) of Behr’s paint + primer…
It was done!
Oh, and if you were wondering how we solved this PITA situation…
Let’s just say it took some sculpting skills, but I think I remedied the situation pretty well (for an amateur)
We still need to add the base shoe and grout the tile area so ignore the gnarliness at the bottom as it will be covered.
Anyway, back to the reveal!
Here’s the foyer freshly painted and ready to be re-accessorized:
Before I show the final after… let’s take a quick trip down memory lane to the Original Before:
The interim:
And now, the After:
The wall tiles are from Amazon.
I purchased the light from Overstock, but it’s no longer available (see more on that here).
These are 12×16 prints inside Ikea’s $17 Virserum frames, found here. The prints can be customized and purchased in any size, here and here.
The hooks were purchased at either HD or Lowe’s (can’t remember which, sorry!)
A COMPLETE HOUSE SOURCE LIST (including paint colors) can be found here!
There will still be one more After in this foyer’s transformation, when we replace the glass with a solid frosted panel. Not sure when we’ll go ahead and pull the trigger on that, but it’s in the works.
And that does it for this weekend! I’m quite excited about next weekends project… it’s sitting in the garage right now:
Ahhh… it’s the pedastal table I’ve been dreaming about for months and months. We’ll finally be able to fill this empty hole in our dining area….
Get excited.
Tiffany says
Ok… so now I feel like a total dummy. I just saw a link to your store and your prints. I'm totally going to bookmark your store and check back next summer when we plan on moving into a new home! Thanks
Tori says
Your house is beautiful! I know you bought the tile for your entry from Lowe's. What is the brand and color of the tile?
Jenna Sue says
Thanks Brooke! The prints are from my etsy shop: jennasuedesign.etsy.com
🙂
Brooke says
I just found your blog and love your projects! Where did you find the prints you hung up in your foyer?
Brittany says
You've totally inspiried me to do this in my bathroom. Gave you a shout out on my blog.
Jenna Sue says
Thanks everyone! The paint colors are Valspar's Magic Spell (foyer) and Bonsai (LR). Light fixture was found on overstock, you can read more about it here: https://jennasuedesign.blogspot.com/2011/08/guest-bath-almost-there.html
Jennifer/Da Boss Lady says
Beautiful. Where did you find the light fixture?
Anne says
it looks so great. and you were so smart to caulk it before painting 🙂 We did our dining room and I did not think we would need caulk bc of the white paint. uh…yeah…so we ended up having to do yet ANOTHER coat of paint after caulking 🙂 LOVE IT!
houseofchaos says
Beautiful job! I love it! Could you tell me where you got your fabulous light fixture? Thanks!
Winks and Daisies says
hello! i'm new to your blog and your home is just lovely. you may have posted this somewhere but what color of paint did you use for your foyer and the wall that has the framed print “no place like home”? thanks.
Inspire Me Heather says
You've done a fabulous job with your foyer – it looks gorgeous, well done!
maxandemerson says
You've done an amazing job. I've been thinking about doing this for my daughter's room/nursery, but I'm a little worried it will be overwhelming to her smallish-room. I have a pedastal table that I've painted once but want to redo…I can't decide between white or black, so I'm looking forward to see what you do to yours.
April @ A kitchen table for two says
Oh my goodness, it's GORGEOUS! I love, Love, LOVE it!
jbsoffel says
I was looking forward to your reveal this weekend and it turned out FAB!
Jetaime says
What a fabulous transformation!