Final touches on our bedroom

We finally were able to order new doors for our bedroom closet. The track was all bent out of shape and I accidentally shattered one of the mirrors a few months ago (Oops). The new doors were the last thing we were waiting on because we couldn't finish the floor until we figured out what we were going to do about the closet! 

^^the last piece is missing - we didn't know if we were going to lay laminate into the closet. 

Since we made the decision to buy the new doors, we took off the door track FINALLY and painted our bedroom the same color of the downstairs, getting rid of the "beige" once and for all! 

Also, last night Brad measured and cut the new baseboards and this morning I painted them! 

 

Next step, putting them on! 

First, I put them all into their correct places called a "dry fit" to make sure all the cuts were right! 

And they were! Yay! 

My dad brought over his air compressor and we used that with the nail gun and finishing nails! 

We had to be sure to push the baseboards DOWN towards the floor while nailing them in place, as not to leave gaps. We made this mistake in the past while doing the living room! 

**The nails are placed about every 16 inches apart on the studs.

Next, after nailing the floorboards into place, I put a small amount of wood filler into the hole where the nail was inserted. Also, in any cracks and joints between baseboards/door frames, I filled it with the wood filler as well. 

**using your fingertip and creating a smudge works well! 

After allowing that to dry, Brad sanded over the filler with very fine grit sand paper, then painted over the top with our white touch up paint! 

... And here is the final result! 

Today I am going to look for a new comforter that is shades of gray, tan, and brown to fit the room! Other than that and some new closet doors, we are finally DONE with our bedroom! Yay! 

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