*This is a sponsored post. I partnered with Wagner for the transformation of these walls. For more info, see my full disclosure* 

Hey dear friends! So, as you would have guessed I am a little behind on posting my update on my sunroom (but apparently, I don’t miss a step on my YouTube channel😂🤦🏻‍♀️).

The struggle is real ya’ll! 

By now you know we bought our forever  fixer upper a month ago. And I just shared the plans I have as well as  the “before” images of our sunroom. 

It was pretty dingy and dark. 

But not anymore!

I had the opportunity to partner with Wagner and we tested out the Wagner Control Pro 130 to paint our sunroom walls.

We knew we had a lot of painting to do in this house and we wanted a machine that would work for a large amount of painting. Also one that wouldn’t tire our hands out. We thought this was the best solution and boy, were we right! 

I keep saying “we” cause my hubby did all the painting 😂

See, we had these exterior vertical panels in our sunroom with a TON of texture.

We knew that getting into all of those grooves was going to be a pain in the you know what, so naturally we were excited to have the opportunity to test this baby out. After all, it also said it would cut our painting time by 14! 

We are naturally fast painters (because of all the walls we have painted in our past). But this made our jaws drop.

All of the walls, doors and trim were painted in 15 minutes…. 😱

Of course, my Latino Engineer (aka the hubby) did the painting and he did 2 coats, each on different days…. so 30 minutes in all. It took him a couple of minutes to get going, but once he did, he looked like a pro. 

Check out for yourself below! 

We Painted The Sunroom

 Looks so much better, doesn’t it? 

Now I will say, prep took a bit of work and time, but this room has 3 doors and 10 windows! Most rooms don’t have that many. 

However, I will say, clean up was a breeze! 

Plus, if you are wondering how we painted the panes on the windows so perfectly, it’s a Dollar Tree hack, so make sure you watch the video! 

Now, it’s on to the next step in the vision board. 

The floors! 

See you back here soon! 

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Hello friends! 

So I am excited to finally share my first plans for the first room that is getting a facelift in our farmhouse “fixer upper”. 

Say that three times fast! 😂

If you checked out my last post, you already have gotten to see all the “pretty” pictures of the house when it was listed. However, I think it is only fair to show you what the house really looks like without all the “stagey” photos (I mean, it’s only fair right? Plus, it makes for a better “after”). 

So here is what the sunroom really looks like. 

That door is the one that leads to the kitchen and dining. 

Here is another view.

That is the same door on the left and the one on the right is the one to the garage.

Here are the windows furthest away with the door to the garage on the left. 

And here you see all the windows with the door that leads to the stairs that go down to the concrete patio in the back. 

I was trying to go clockwise to give you a better sense of the room. 

The room was really drab and dirty. Lots of spider webs, dust, dirt and animal hair. 🤢

Naturally I began spraying, wiping, vacuuming, dusting… you name it! 

Cause I could not wait until I got my hands on this room. 

I am not sure if I already explained this, but the reason this is going to be the first room done is because it can be closed off from the rest of the house. By having a room that closes off, we can rip out carpets, floors, remove popcorn ceilings etc. without having to be all up in that stuff 24/7. 

This will give us an oasis where we can enjoy family time and forget about the hot mess that is the rest of the house in the mean time. 

Make sense?

So, here are the plans for this… at least the initial ones. 

And as always you can check out the video version of this post on my Youtube channel or by scrolling to the end of this video. 

Of course, I want to paint the vertical panels white so that they look like vertical shiplap. It will help brighten the space. 

And as you know I love incorporating a coastal theme to my farmhouse style. 

I love navy blue and thought about navy blue cement looking tiles, however, I decided I wasn’t ready to make such a bold permanent commitment to one color so I changed the tiles to gray as you see below.

Then I decided to use the carpet from my old keeping room in order to keep costs low and save myself from sweeping a ton of hairs from the jute rug. I had that experience with the one in my son’s room and just the thought of dealing with the reno plus jute strays was enough to change my mind. 

Nope! 

So below is my final vision board. Neutral and simple. I’m happy! Especially since this year I am going with a more traditional farmhouse Christmas theme with pops of red and this will allow me to change the colors as often as I like without having them clash. 

Speaking of! 

Here is a sneak peak of what I plan on doing for Christmas. Since this is the only place inside I can really decorate this year I have to do something special.

Whatcha think? 

Red is not my favorite color decorate with, but I thought the traditional pops of red would be nice for the kiddos this year. 

Some of these items I have had for a while but I plan on sharing some links in the next post. 

Now it’s all about prep work! 

It’s time to paint and this time we are using a spray gun…. windows are getting taped up! Wish us luck! 

Hello sweet friends! It is October 31st, and I just finished making my littlest’s costume last night #momoftheyear #winning. She wanted to be Mickey Mouse so I pieced it together for her and she is so excited to wear it to school today. 

I am hoping the weather gets better as it’s supposed to thunderstorm all day LONG. I would hate for them not to go out tonight because of the rain. 

Pray for good weather!!!! 😭🙏🏼

My oldest is going as Super Girl and my son is obsessed with Godzilla so naturally we got him one of those blow-up costumes with the little fan attachments and he has a hoot every time he puts that thing on. It’s quite hilarious. 

But at least I have somewhat of an excuse that I have taken so long to finalize my littlest’s costume (as well as share another post on here) since over the weekend I was in the ER. 

Oh yeah, you heard right. 

If you follow me on Instagram you would have seen my stories. Last week we had to get the upstairs carpets removed and new ones installed (Cause they were naaaaaaasty! More on that in another post) and somehow I became allergic to something during the process…. but it only took like 4 days to fully take over my entire body! 

It started with severe itching behind my left ear on Friday, then it gradually took over my scalp, then forehead, until it began crawling down my neck and onto the rest of my body. 

Hives. 

Of course, my tongue also felt slightly bigger. That is when I knew I had to go to the ER. 

An Epinephrine shot, IV, steroids and a serious cocktail of antihistamines later…. I got better. 

Of course, I looked like a train wreck which is why I didn’t dare show my face when I took the shot below. 

Good times! 

Now I have to have an Epi-Pen with me. And I need to go make an appointment with an allergist to see what the heck I am allergic to. 

Hold on, let me see when I can fit them in. 

Not to mention I am now sick with a cold! The hits keep coming people. 

I feel terrible. And not because I am actually sick, but because I feel like I should be more productive and have tons of pictures and posts ready for you with what has been happening the past week, but instead I got ONE video. 

Yes, one that I managed to do a voice over on despite me sounding slightly stuffy. 

I really wanted to give you all a complete BEFORE of the new house (aka Fixer Upper). But since we had to hit the ground running the minute we moved in, plus all the hits I have been getting (that was a joke), everything just got away from me. 

However there is hope.

I was able to screenshot the images of our house from when it was listed on the market (before they were taken down) and I compiled a video for you all so you can see the house in its bare state before we moved in and made a hot mess out of it!  YAY!

And instead of you trying to figure out the layout and where everything is, I walk you through every image and take you through all 3 floors so you can see exactly why we fell in love with this home and the gorgeous property it sits on. 

I think you will enjoy it! 

Just sit back and relax with a cup of coffee and tell me which part of the new house is your favorite. 

I’ll just be in bed nursing my cold and praying for good weather.