Bedroom Refresh: Paint

Staying home during a pandemic gives you a lot of time to notice things. Like how many mosquito smears you can’t clean off your ceiling. I cranked the AC and stayed inside on the 100-degree days to freshen up my bedroom.

I liked the paint color when I chose it seven years ago, but years of grime on the walls (“ghosting”, and not the social media kind) had lent it a dark and dingy quality. You can see the stripes where the cold air leaking in at the rafters and gaps in insulation created the right conditions for particulates to stick. And then of course the smeared areas where I tried unsuccessfully to wash it.

So! Walls, ceiling, trim. All of it fresh and clean.

Basement Drop Ceiling

My basement ceiling is truly horrible… the rectangular tiles are floppy and dirty and torn. But because I have utilities that I’ve had to service more than once in the last five years, I really like being able to pop out the ceiling tiles and get to whatever’s up there… electricity, gas pipes, cable, etc.

So, I’ll get the ceiling re-done someday. For example, the Boulanger EMB80WHB Embassy Ceiling System (shown below, right) is simple and clean. I’ll also swap out the big fluorescent tube lights for recessed LEDs.