Lessons I don't learn #246

Hey ... I said in my head .. to myself ...

You know what would be an awesome idea?  Well .. lots of things but what are you thinking this time?

I'm thinking it would be SO COOL to re-do the bathroom downstairs.

Oh.  Didn't we just do the upstairs and we wanted to stick a fork in ....

Shhh ... just think.  It will be SO COOL.  And easy.  Pinterest.  Check out all those pins.  They said it would be easy.

Yeah .. that's a GREAT IDEA.

So ... off me and me go to Home Depot .. to ..

Step #1 - pick out a color (I really have issues with decisions fyi)

Step #2 - take a before pic this time.

Step #3 - order wall paper you saw on Pinterest that looks like beadboard .. and is SO EASY to put up.

Step #4 - prime.  lesson remembered from upstairs.  do it.  don't ask questions.  just prime.

Step #5 - put the beadboard paper on the wall under the chair rail.  And paint the walls.  And paint the bead board paper.  And lay on the floor and throw a tantrum because you are tired already.  In between tantrums ... use bad words because you didn't pay attention in math class.  Measuring requires some math skills.  Who knew ..

Step #6 - Show your dad this pin on pinterest .. about how to frame a builders grade mirror.  And convince him that it's SO EASY.  Drag him to Home Depot .. as he explains the materials required .. and why measuring the mirror "right" is necessary.  Apparently .. when you don't measure exactly right .. you cut your materials short .. and that creates math issues for your dad to fix.  Then hug him because he makes something AMAZING out of a bunch of boards.  (that pinterest had convinced me I could actually do this on my own .. that's bulls*** btw)

Step #7 - Figure out how you're going to fix the mistakes you made with the EASY bead board wallpaper.  

Step #8 - Discover that caulk is a miracle cover up.  Seams ... gaps ... uneven paint lines.  Magic!

Step #9 - Use a different ineffective method than the highly ineffective method of painting the cabinets without sanding that was used in the upstairs bathroom.  During this step, you also learn that sometimes, even when you use expensive products ... it's better to just use old school elbow grease.  

Step #10 - Apply 50,000 coats of paint on cabinets because you chose to use that expensive method that didn't work.  

Step #11 - Take a before picture of the builders grade mirror before putting on the MOST AWESOMEST mirror frame on the planet from my daddy.  

Step #12 - Pause in the work ... and look down at your phone to discover you have 48 new text messages and get freakishly excited ... because someone is clearly loved.  Only to discover the eldest son and his friend are in the corner laughing at you because they text bombed you.  Yeah .. laugh it up kid.

Step #13 - (hang in there ... it WILL end) Visit 50 TJ Maxx and Marshalls in the greater Denver area .. to find just the right apothecary jars that you saw on pinterest ... that isn't as EASY as it sounds.  All to complete the finishing touches on your FINISHED pinterest bathroom project.

Step #14 - Take an after ..

 Look at my dad's mirror frame .. just look at it! 

After about two weeks ... that was SO EASY (said not with love).

The End. 

Again.