Bathroom Redo: Create Faux Wainscoting
I’m so excited to share with you the bathroom redo that consumed three weeks of my time this March. I’ve been wanting to give some character to our main floor bathroom for a long time. It had all builder grade materials (especially that big mirror clipped on the wall) and was boring.
This is the other side of the sink and the shower/tub wall.
I had big plans for this bathroom. But I’m not going to give them all away, I took pictures during the process so you’ll have to follow me along as this bathroom transforms.
First, I taped off everything for the painting process. I measured approximately one third of the way up the wall (36″) to create faux wainscoting. Typically a third of the wall is the rule, most commonly wainscoting is between 32-40″ up the wall. I measured 36″ because I wanted mine to match up with the height of the sink counter.
I taped off corners and some of the cabinetry with my favorite, frog tape. It’s better than the blue painter’s tape, and not just because it’s green.
Another tip: use an artist brush not a normal paint brush for hard to reach places (like that 2″ wall between our cabinet and door frame).
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How did you paint behind the toilet?
Love you bathroom redo!!
It’s so exciting when a project comes
together as you visioned.
Awesome!
Sandra, I used a mini roller to paint behind the toilet. One good trick is to put a plastic grocery bag over the toilet so you don’t have to be so careful not to get paint on it. Thanks for commenting and complimenting!