Bathroom Ceiling Re-re-re-do

Not pretty, I know. This is how I spent the morning a few days ago though. You can call me Dusty.

 

Let me show you the world! Can you spot the Bay of Biscaye up there? I can.

  

The worst part of painting is not the actual painting itself. I cannot repeat this often enough. It's all the dang preparations and steps that need to be taken before dipping the brush into the can.

 

In this bathroom ceiling painting instance the prep work was quite extensive because it's in a wet room. Luckily it's not a huge space. I used a system with three products for bathrooms after the initital scraping and sanding of loose bits. First there is a coat of filler in the areas where I had scraped. Then another sanding session. Then two coats of special primer (with 24 hours of drying time in between) and three coats of the paint itself (with 16 hours of drying between coats).

   

As you know I'd rather redo the whole bathroom but unfortunately that's not in our budget at the mo but having a white ceiling again is honestly the next best thing!

Oh, if you are wondering why I decided on paint and not tiles after all it's because the ceiling required 130 tiles and I had 118... I took this as a sign not to tile.

Comments

[ibb]

Good job. You have had so busy days. You need some relaxing days now!

[mribaro]

Oh, please don't say that you were considering tiling the ceiling

[Carlos]

Oh, but I did, I counted the tiles and made a list of small supplies needed but those few missing tiles made me decide against it. Jinxed that project, it did.

[Elizabeth]

Good job, Benita! Imho, this is much better than tiles on the ceiling.

[Katariina]

Looks nice!

Off topic: I would like to know where could I find those round labels/tags which you have for example in the box of "påsar" and in yesterdays post?

[Linda]

I don't know if I would have had the fortitude to stick to such a job. You have done a great job, it is so much fresher now. It is going to feel a whole lot nicer bathing in there now.

[quinn]

I probably would have noticed the tile shortage after placing about 80 of them...

The paint job looks beautiful! It's been a long time since I've done a dusty, overhead job - not my favorite thing.

[Carlos]

Here in Sweden I think I saw some at Panduro Hobby. I think they were in the scrapbooking or gift wrapping section. I got mine in bulk in a Stationary store in Hong Kong.

[NancyV908]

I'm with you--I just despise all that prep work. But the result is such a huge improvement! And it's something you'll notice--& be grateful for--every day...

[Sanna]

Kan du inte häfta fast lite vaxduk i taket? *fniss* Var köper du förresten vaxduk billigt?

Det finns förresten sådandär "stickers" som man sätter på kakel, i t.ex. vitt... har sett dem online, men jag har tappat bort länken. Du skulle nog behöva en halvmiljon sådana til hela badrummet, men... tja... i väntan på att orka riva ut kaklet och kakla om?

[Carlos]

Haha, ja det skule gå åt ett gäng. Är inne på att måla med kakelfärg... Vi får se.

Jag köper vaxuk på Åhléns men en läsare tipsade om att Jysk har för 39.- metern och det är betydligt billigare!

[Goneril]

Girl, you really do get yourself into it! Seeing that is repellant enough for me never to attempt such a thing. However, I guess that is the price for such good results. I do like the scarf you are wearing where is it from?

[Carlos]

It's an old bandana of Martin's. He's had it for about 20 years...

[bebojo]

Love your blog and the expression on your face in the first picture - job well done!
I am facing an ugly non-functioning floor to ceiling brown tiled bathroom in my house that needs to be torn out and redone. Just the thought of it makes me tired. My hubby asures me that dynamite is not the answer ... unfortunately.

[kelly]

The ceiling looks flawless! What is the product name of the filler you used on the ceiling? I think that is the step I have been missing in my painting projects. Thanks, Kelly

[Carlos]

The brand I use is called Flügger and the product is called "Flügger Sandplast LW" whch is part of their three step system for wet areas. It's actually more a spackle than a filler. I recently read about the difference, a spackle is a lighter weight filler. There are lots of different spackles and fillers and it's important to get the right kind for your project. A wall spackle is very different from a wood filler. Anna at Door16 swears by a product called "ReadyPatch" for wood. I looked for that or a similar one over here but that brand's not available over here just like Flügger might not be available where you are...

[cancale]

I am so with you, I just renovated my entrance (2,5 m² but 4 doors)and I spent an entire day masking all the doors, all the baseboards and of course the ceiling. The painting took another day as I run out of paint, I underestimated the square meters. Now I am eager to buy a new bulb for my new ceiling lamp - I bought some energy saving bulbs, but they are too long for my humble lamp. I should have known before... Nevertheless, I really like my new colour (very light mouse grey) with my beautiful doors. It bothers me that I cannot do it properly, but I had only two days of holiday for this task. I envy you for having more time to complete your goals - but you have more things on your plate, I know. You are definitely inspiring me!.
All the best!
Gesche

[Lessie]

Absolutely fabulous job! The ceiling is as smooth as icing.

[Denise Leavens]

Oh! I simply LOVE that picture of you!
It says it all.
Thanks so VERY much for sharing this with us all. I feel so fortunate to have found you and your blog. (Please give Bonus and Mini a caress for me.)

[Tommy Bahama Bedding]

Lots of work...but it looks really good. Nice job :)

[Karen]

Thanks for the tip on Ready Patch. I was out weeding today and every time I looked up at the house I saw more peeling paint and deteriorating wood on our 73 year old house. We have so much patching and painting to do this summer. Your ceiling looks great!

[jja]

Do you motivate sometimes your husband to do such projects too?
Maybe one posting about that if the money would not be an issue how would you like to re do the bathroom?
With tipps and tricks like materialis, colours, design?

[Cussot]

I feel your pain, Benita - I'm about to embark on bathroom ceiling prep myself. Ick.

[Franziska]

really great job you did. Looks so much better.

[xin]

Why don't you buy some other tiles and use as border, kind of like crown molding for a living/bedroom? That way you can use what you have and add some fun to it.

[Carlos]

I'm afraid Martin isn't as into renovating as I am. I can sometimes get him to do some but I'm usually the one who finishes and cleans up anyway. Martin is really good at building things though. Usually it's me initiating anything that needs to be done...

The dream bathroompost did cross my mind so I'll have it in mind when I find a good photo (or two) to illustrate what I want :)

[Duffle Coat]

much more better than the original!
very professional.

overhead work/repair is not an easy job. but you may it wonderfully!

[Kasia]

Hi, please tell me, where can you get that kind of curved rail for the shower curtains? I'm desperate here, plus I'm also in a simmilar position to do the ceiling in my bathroom. Gotta get some of those glasses too:)

[Carlos]

I'm afraid I don't know. It came with the house... It seems to be a fairly standard thing though so maybe you can bring the photo of it to your local DIY store and ask them.

[Nic]

Painting a ceiling is always a thankless task and i definitely agree that the preparation is the most frustrating and time-consuming part of the job!