One Room Challenge Week 3 :: Floor Tile & Cabinets!

How is it already week 3?! I can’t believe we’re half way through this renovation but it’s SO exciting seeing it all come together! If you’re just joining, make sure to go back and check out week 2 HERE and week 1 HERE.

We made some really good progress this week with the floor and some cabinets! Let’s chat about the cabinets first. So I wanted two tall ones for the wall across from the washer and dryer that a bench would go in between. I kept searching online and couldn’t really find ones I liked, or the ones I did seemed cheap and not worth it. The only unfinished ones I could find were a little pricey but I was willing to pay if that was all I could find. The day I was going to pull the trigger and make a purchase my FIL called me and told me to stop by the job he was working on. He lays tile for a living and was working on a house that day and the cabinets were measured wrong and couldn’t be used. They were perfect. We got a hella deal on them and he brought them home the next day 🙂

They’re made of particle board which is totally fine with me, it just meant a little more prep work. I sanded them both down and gave them two coats of primer.

I really wanted to use Sherwin Williams Pro Classic Paint but they don’t have a dark base for it and since I wanted navy paint, it wouldn’t work. So they recommended their Solo paint which I’ve been super happy with so far!

I sat at Sherwin Williams for a solid hour before deciding on Anchors Aweigh.

I was a little nervous because the first coat went on super blue, but once I added more it got nice and dark. I’ve still got maybe one more coat left and then I need to seal them up and add some pretty hardware 🙂 I think I’m going to leave the insides as is for now too. So those will get installed this weekend once they’re all dry!

Ok now for the floor! Here’s a reminder of what it looked like before:

My FIL decided it would be easiest to just work over the existing tile so first he put some skim coat down.

Then it was tile time! I decided on some rectangular porcelain tiles that look pretty much exactly like concrete for a quarter of the price.

So so lucky we had him to do this for us! What took him about 3 hours total would have taken us days.

Ah I’m loving it! This is without the grout.

And this was shortly after the grout was in and it was still drying a bit.

AND our new washer and dryer are coming TODAY! woo hoo!! Our hamper is about to explode.

Ok so let’s see how we’re doing:

• Tear down existing wall tile
• Install new Drywall 
• Tape and patch drywall and other holes in the walls
• Paint walls
• Remove old light and install new one
• Tile wall that washer and dryer are on
• Tile over existing floor tile with new tile
• Reattach base boards and trim
• Paint sink vanity
• Install sink into vanity
• Install new washer and dryer
• Stain door slab countertop
• Install countertop
• Hang wooden shelf and style it
• Paint tall cabinets
• Install a DIY bench between cabinets
• DIY wood treatment above bench
• DIY system for hanging clothes
• DECORATE!

As always a huge thanks to my amazing sponsors who are making this all possible! Blanco, Lamps.com, Crates & Pallet and HomeRight!

Don’t forget to head over to Calling it Home to see all the other makeovers!