Last weekend we decided to repaint the upstairs hallway and install new fixtures. The hallway looks so much better! I want to start by thanking everyone who helped including Kristen, Jay, and Cory. The new wall color is lilac bisque and the trim color is a bright white. The pictures below show step by step how we changed the hallway. As you can see from the pictures below the hallway looks amazingly better and all it took was 3 gallons of paint, some new fixtures, and some time. Total cost for this project was about $120 and it took us 3 days to complete.
The basic steps we followed to complete this hallway were as follows:
- Removed all outlet covers, switch covers, light fixtures, and stair hand rail.
- Prepped wall, ceilings, and trim for paint by filling holes, cracks, and gaps.
- Painted ceiling (2 coats).
- Taped off ceiling in prep for wall paint.
- Painted walls (2 Coats).
- Removed ceiling tape.
- Taped off floors and walls in prep for wall paint.
- Painted trim and radiator (2 Coats)
- Removed floor and wall tape.
- Installed new switches, outlets, and light fixtures with new covers.
- Installed stair hand rail.
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| Large hallway window before painting. |
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| Small hallway small window before painting. |
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| Stairway before painting. |
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| Stairway before painting. |
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| Window frame with nail holes and gaps filled in prep for painting. |
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| Large window prepped for painting. |
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| Stairway with hand rail removed. |
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| Switch and outlet covers removed. |
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| Outlet cover removed |
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| Tape prep for wall painting. |
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| Light fixture removed. |
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| Tape prep for wall painting. |
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| Walls painted. |
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| Walls painted. |
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| Walls painted. |
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| Walls painted. |
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| Tape prep for trim painting. |
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| Trim and heater painted. |
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| Trim painted |
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| Trim Painted. |
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| New light fixture installed. |
New switch installed.
is it blue now or purple? i like it either way!!!
ReplyDeleteEric, It's Rick.....did you have many nail pops? I was looking at my bedroom and I have nail pops all over the place....
ReplyDeleteEric, you all had lots of wallpaper to remove in the whole house! Mom and Dad removed several layers of old wallpaper when they moved in and repapered the whole house. Nowadays, painting is the way to go. Glad you kept the radiators; they put out alot of heat and my grandmother used to put her loaves of bread dough to rise on the radiator in the kitchen. Lots of great memories!
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