Rusty, Old, Chalk Paint Bathroom Break! Who's coming?

I showed you my floor, now for another fun project in my studio that's finally finished up!

Once upon a time I imagined a bathroom in the right hand 
corner of the studio, see the pipes sticking up?...

After the plumbing was in and the barn enclosed, we thought some walls might be nice.

I walked you through my distressed floor in this post

I was finally able to get the stain and sealer on the floor, now it looks like this:

I'm pretty durn happy about how it turned out! I love old wood floors! This is as close as I'm gonna get! 

Now to show you what I really wanted to show you...

After the sheetrock was installed, I took some of the tin scraps from the outside of the barn and nailed  'em up to the outside walls of the bathroom...

Next I used a smattering of Modern Masters Metal Effects (our local hardware store has been selling it at 50% off, sadly I think they are clearing their inventory and won't be selling it anymore), mostly the Iron, but a little copper and bronze also...

After painting the whole thing and letting it dry completely, I sprayed Modern Masters rust activator fairly generously randomly and with a few spritz of blue patina spray as well. For the spray to activate you need to let it dry totally. After the first layer was dry I repeated it 2 more times which really allows the activator to do it's job and deepens the rust color. I finished it off with a water based clear coat and some old barn wood to trim the door. 

Oh, the door. That would be another chalk paint project, definately didn't want to mess with priming and painting with latex. 

Started with a random mess of blue and green. 

I know it doesn't look like it, but I had a plan.

This was obviously followed by a nice coat of red. I left areas of the blue and green peek through the red. I then sanded a few areas to show even more of the underlying colors as well as sanding down to the bare wood. A nice coat of wax (dark in the corners and crevices, with clear everywhere) and this is what I have now...

Up close detail, sorry it's a little blurry, just squint your eyes tiny and it clears right up!

Maybe not...

So there you have it.

My bathroom is now ready for the "essentials" to be installed.

I will be really "relieved" when that is done.

What?

I had to sneak in a little potty humor, I just had to.

What d'ya think?

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Next project... 

bathroom counter and chalk paint vanity... 

stay tuned!!

One of these things is not like the others- Distressed floor

Have you ever had one of those moments where you realized that you just aren't like most people? I was anxiously gathering my plethora of power tools the other day to work on the project I'm going to show you and  had one of those moments. As I'm typing this I'm reminded of a song from my childhood...feel free to sing along...

"One of these things is not like the others,

One of these things just doesn't belong,

Can you tell which thing is not like the others

By the time I finish my song?

Did you guess which thing was not like the others?

Did you guess which thing just doesn't belong?

If you guessed THIS thing was not like the others,

Then you are absolutely ...right!"

Superman had some errands to run, and some shopping to do. He invited me to come, but I had other things in mind. I coulda gone shopping with my hubby, and my daughter, but...

 NO I instead chose to spend some quality time with 

my good friends DeWalt  and Makita. 

Sounds sophisticated doesn't it?

Superman didn't mind, he was happy to see me happy about a project. He knows I'm "not like the others" and has accepted it. 

He is happy when I am happy, and sometimes that means 

I need to use some power tools. 

ENOUGH ABOUT ME!

Wanna see my project?

It's not totally finished, but it's well on it's way :)

If you have spent any time here you know about my barn.

I'm working on flooring in the areas up in my studio.

I went to The Restore (Habitat for Humanity)looking 

for cheap inexpensive flooring and 
found something great for the bathroom! 

For a mere $25 I picked up 3 boxes of 
hardwood tongue and groove flooring.

 I didn't LOVE the color

(remember-I'm not like the others)

but I figured for the price I could make it work.

So I laid it out on the floor, and realized that I sorta loved 
the back of the boards better than the front...

 Once again...I am not like the others :)

I needed a couple of friends to help me with my project.
We get along well and get a lot done when we work together.

Progress...

Looking great!! Went pretty quick too!

This is the view of the bathroom in the studio


After I got the boards all down I puttied up the big cracks and filled in holes with Durham's Rock Hard Putty.

 Cute, isn't it!?

Now for the fun part! I used Superman's grinder with a wire wheel

and got after it! I ground each seam and here and there so that I would have the

hand scraped look with distressing where it needed it.

Understand that using this tool is pretty drastic. It can chew a hole it anything it comes in contact with pretty easily. If you are new at power tools, I wouldn't suggest it unless you are confident.

I don't always use safety glasses when I should, but I did here, along with a mask and good work gloves. I did nick my finger once-good thing I had the gloves on!

 And here it is ready to be stained and sealed...
which is going to have to wait until the drywall is done...
there is that word again...wait
I don't enjoy waiting
as a matter of fact I REALLY
don't like waiting!

Tap...tap...tap...I'm waiting......