I prefer clear caulk, myself.

This weekend i finally started a project i've been meaning to start since we moved into the house.

I started redoing the downstairs bathroom, to make it into the 'kids' bathroom.

Here's before:

I think at one point there used to be a tenant living downstairs? anyway, this bathroom seemed like it was thrown together at the last minute. The walls aren't level, or square, the ceiling is at different levels, the tub surround is made of a piece of linoleum.

I think that the cupboard was just built out of leftover stuff as well, cuz again, that's not level, and it doesn't meet up to the walls. So, i think whoever built this bathroom decided that to fix that problem, they'd just PILE ON THE CAULK! But instead of using something like Clear, or White, they went with - i imagine - whatever they had lying around, which was Off-white, and it looks like they just gooped it on and ran they're finger over it. Nice.

Actually, the caulk is what really made me want to redo this bathroom. No matter how much i cleaned it there, it always ALWAYS looked dirty just because the caulk was off white and not smooth so it trapped junk in the grooves.

Taking that off was SO MUCH FUN! *Please note sarcasm*, it really sucked actually. It was REALLY super thick in some areas, and really thin in others.

Next we took off that stylish oak and brass light fixture to find some very delightful 80s wallpaper underneath that i didn't think to take a picture of, sorry.

But B-rad did take this picture of me remudding where the light fixture was. why yes, i AM mudding with a butter knife! We didn't have one of those scrapper dealies, and this worked just as well.

I spent most of last night and a lot of this morning edging and painting in there,... but you'll have to wait to see the finished product. I have to do what i can while Chewie is napping, which he's doing RIGHT NOW... so i should get in there and do another coat while i can!

Stay tuned for more painting fun times!