Been quite a day, but the study is primed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Painting is always a cinch at this point. It’s all the prep before that is a real pain.

As a sneak peak, I’d like to share what the valances look like now:

I would have liked to have done away with the valances altogether, but wasn’t able to for reasons that will become apparent once I get the curtains up. The ends of the valances have nice oak pieces, so I would have liked to make the front an oak strip. But I’m not made of money. 🙂 So, my solution was to strip the old valances right down to the piece of paneling, which I then recovered with paintable wallpaper. I reinstalled them and will be painting them the same colour as the walls. A roll of wallpaper was $20 and will do all my valances, with tons to spare.

When I bought primer in anticipation of doing the toilet room, I went for a full gallon. This is how much I had left after the toilet and dressing rooms:

In case that’s not clear, I’m only an inch down. Doing the study didn’t use up that much more. I’ll probably have a full half gallon left by the time I’m done with the whole rig.

Finally, I opened up the green to paint a test patch. I wasn’t crazy about it, too much yellow. I’ll have to see what it looks like in daylight. I don’t mind buying more paint if I have to; what I saved on the toilet and dressing rooms more than makes up for the losses.

This is what greeted me when I opened the can:

Talk about well separated paint!

I don’t even know if Home Hardware is open tomorrow, so I really hope the current paint grows on me. I’d like to have the first (and hopefully only) coat on by lunch, then spend the rest of the day working on the curtains for this room.

This afternoon, I bought one additional bit of storage for the room, a bin to fit at the end of the mattress where the desk is. It’s always been a sore spot as it collects ‘stuff.’ I found a clear Rubbermaid tote that has almost the exact same dimensions as that spot and I’ll fill it with the out-of-season clothes and extra bedding that is currently eating up two overhead cabinets. The other storage item I bought will take care of the rest of the overflow, and then I can spread out the cabinets a bit more neatly. Living in a motorhome is like living inside a giant puzzle!