DIY - Simple Steps to Repairing Drywall

Last year our master bathroom shower had a problem with the drain and long story short, we found ourselves head on with a big leak and a small mold problem, below where our shower drain was located. In order to fix the problem, get rid of any mold, and also let the drywall air out completely, we had to cut some considerably large holes out of one of the closets in our basement.

Read about my feelings concerning mold here...ew.

Read how we fixed things here... whew!

I'm happy to report that the shower was easily fixed, the mold is completely gone, and the drywall is wet no more. Although now, we are left with some pretty scary holes in our wall! With the twins moving into that room I knew we'd need to patch them up quickly, so I thought I'd share with you how to simply repair a large hole in a wall.

1. Cut a new piece of replacement drywall exactly the same size that your hole is.

 - If your hole is an odd shape, you may need to square it off with a utility knife, to make it easier to repair.

 - Check to see that you have the proper support boards behind your new piece of drywall, so that you have something to screw your repair patch into.

2. Once your new piece of drywall is in place, use drywall screws to secure it onto the support boards behind it.

 - Make sure that your drywall screws sink into your drywall far enough that you can putty over them, for a flawless finish in the end.

Painting our Wood Planked Walls, White

Alright... now that the dust has cleared, I wanted to share a few pictures of how the wood planked walls in our Master bathroom are going.

 

We are fully aware of the fact that this has become probably the longest bathroom remodel in blogland history, but HEY!... that's life, right!?

One step, and paycheck at a time. ha!

We've even recruited help from somewhat unreliable sources, just to get jobs done quicker!

hee hee

Okay... so really, this is what has been going on...

Master Bathroom Wood Planked Walls

{Master Bathroom Progress}

Slow & Steady...

I'm almost hesitant to share this post, being that nothing in our bathroom actually got accomplished that was pretty, nor really "finished". lol.

But here it is...

On Saturday, Cason decided to finish planking up the last wall around the tub.

Yes.  That's all we had left, and it took us about 3 months to finish that spot. ha!

Once Cason finished that, I whipped out my Dad's circular sander.

That thing has some KICK to it!...

And got busy

:)

 

Framing a Window with Molding

Ha!  Yup... this bathroom is  S-L-O-W-L-Y coming along. lol.
Who decides to start a bathroom remodel before Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years!?!?
... WE do!.. lol.
In the future... I'm gonna go ahead and say... "It's probably NOT the best idea." ha!
I already feel like this "bathroom project" has been draaaagging on...
when really, we've only worked on it about 3 times... but have just had to keep pushing our
"plans for finishing portions of it" to the side... due to all the crazy-ness of the holidays and such.

Any-hoo... I thought I would at least show you the small bits that we have finished, to keep you updated on our progress!  And our framed window, above our tub, was what we worked on last :)

So, as you can see here in this picture... we've got the 1x3 inch wood planks up on the two walls, on either side of the tub.
We knew we wanted to do that FIRST... so that when we put up the chunky frame around the window, we wouldn't have to worry about working around the frame... and could just set molding on top of the wood slats.
make sense?...

Ballard Design Inspired Shelves

Once again, this little tutorial isn't anything new.  I've seen these Ballard Design knockoff shelves

here, here, and on other great blogs as well :)

These are just too great, NOT to copy, right ladies!?

I don't have TONS of pictures, but really... these shelves are pretty self explanatory, if you have all the supplies.

Here's what you'll need...

Board and Batten Wall Tutorial

I've had a LOT of questions lately about Aubrielle's Board and Batten wall treatment, in her room that we did...

So I thought I should snap a couple of pictures and give you some more info, to hopefully clear a few things up...

Beadboard Ceiling in Bathroom

This has got to be my MOST favorite project that we have done to date.  I LOVE the way it turned out.  I've gotten lots of emails about this bathroom ceiling... so here ya go!

The full tutorial!

DIY Framed Mirror Tutorial

I've seen lots of great framed out mirror's lately!

And I wanted to share mine that I finished a few weeks ago, in the girls's bathroom.

I LOVE the way it turned out!

Here's how we did it!

Without ANY nails...

Where to find Precut Wood

{FAQ}

This is probably my most frequently asked question... here on my blog.

"Shelley... where do you find those "precut wood slats" that you're always talking about?"

Well... I FINALLY remembered to take my camera to Lowe's when I went this last time... and snapped a picture.

Chic Bathroom Wall Treatment Tutorial

Here it is!

Chic...Check

Girly...Check

So excited with the results, that I just stared at it for about 10 minuets...Check

 lol.

I'm thrilled with how this turned out...

Holly's House

{Holly's Home}

K, so I have this sweet friend Holly, who lives down the road from me, and I went over a while back to take some pictures of some vinyl that she bought from me... and I got a little carried away in the photo department.  

Finished Board and Batten Wall Treatment

{Board and Batten Wall Finished}

Gosh, I know... it took long enough, right!? lol.

We have been a bit sickly here at the Smith house lately and I'm trying to get back into the swing of things.

We've had this wall done for a while now, but just finished painting the wall above the B&B yesterday.

So here it is!

Board and Batten Wall Treatment Progress

{2 down... 2 to go}

OKAY... WHO decided to put THIS many boards on ONE wall? What a PAIN in the NECK to paint all those!

ugh. ..lol

2 coats of primmer later, and this is how far I've gotten.

I plan on doing 2 coats of semi gloss white later today... hopefully, if my back holds out. The bending, kneeling, and reaching almost KILLED me yesterday.

Can't wait to get this project done!

Board and Batten Wall Treatment and Kitchen Barstools

{Board and Batten Wall Treatment}

K... I've moved on from the pink paint disaster, and have started the trim part of the baby's room...

Beadboard Wall Shelf

{Living Room Beadboard Shelf}

Cason and I have been wanting to finish this wall for a while, but have been lacking the funds!

But while I was at the hardware store a couple of days back, I noticed that they had this primed board on sale!!! It was exactly what I needed!

I have seen a couple of other people put up shelves on blogs and such lately... and they are always 3 inches deep.

Why?

What can you REALLY put on THREE measly inches? Not much.  I decided on 5 :)

(ya, I live on the wild side... (rolling my eyes))

ANYWAY... Once I bought all the wood

**for only $16 BUCKS! (and that includes the trim piece and triangles)

Here is the first piece in place. Literally... I just flipped the board over, so that the primed side was facing down, and Cason shot some nails into the wall, on an angle.

We noticed that the board WAS a little heavy and large, for the small ledge that it had to sit on... so we made the decision... since there will probably be some heavy things on there... that we should anchor it with some corbels, or something.

Buuuuut, since those are pricey...

Wallpapered Kitchen Window Surround

{The Life of a Pop Out Kitchen Window Space}

Remember this space?

Well I REALLY wanted to do something eye catching with it...

The First Big Reveal: Kitchen

{The First Big Reveal!}

Yup, here it is! The kitchen nook, reveal!

Keep in mind that it's lacking a lot of home decor, but to be honest... I'm SO not at that place in my life yet. LOL. I have an entire garage full of unpacking still. lol.

Here is the proof!

(please do NOT enlarge this photo!)

K, so here are a couple of before's...

Beadboard Paneling Progress

{Check!}

We're that much closer to finishing ONE wall. lol.  I smile every time I look at this beadboard.

I still have the "shelf" step, that goes on top of the molding... but it's

*Putty-ed (new word)

*Molded (you get what I mean, right)

*Painted

and

*Caulked!!

and THAT is 98% of the battle!

Beadboard Paneling

{Beadboad Paneling}

I couldn't decide if I wanted to do beadboard paneling in the kitchen, or in the living room. But since our living room... kinda' IS in the kitchen, I opted on putting it there. lol.  Plus, I love beadboard because its a great way to fill a wall space.

I'm LOVING the way this is turning out!

My brother Mike brought over this AMAZING little tool that has this vibrating blade, and it cuts out the light socket holes in NO TIME!.... If you've EVER put up any kind of paneling, then you KNOW that this part of the job is a JOKE, but with this tool it was so easy!

We finished putting up this wall about a week or two ago, and it's just been sitting there... waiting for the finishing touches.

All we did was cut the beadboard to the height we wanted, but some liquid nails adhesive on the back, adhere to the wall, with a few finishing nails... and that's it!

I just got done puttying it all up, and now I'm heading up to paint.  This project still has a ways to go, but it's getting there!!!!