The prep work on this room took days. In fact, I took off a whole week of work for the painting part of this project. First, we washed everything really well. Then we re-caulked between every other board on the ceiling and around most of the trim work. We also primed everything to lock in any remaining stains.
Our original plan was to paint the bead board ceiling the same blue that was used on the cabinet in our kitchen, but we decided to just go with white incase the caulk ever cracked again. We used the same white on the ceiling and trim that was used for our kitchen cabinets. By the way, I had never used oil-based paint until this project, and other than the nearly impossible cleanup, we loved it! I would highly recommend Sherwin William's oil-based ProClassic. It went on beautifully and self leveled, removing most brush and roller strokes.
We also used left over light yellow/ cream paint from our kitchen walls for the walls.
As far as putting the room back together after the painting was finished, we took a little different route than what we previously had. Since our house only has two bedrooms, we have been contemplating getting a pull-out sofa for extra room when guests come. But, we came up with the idea to add a daybed to the sunroom. Plus, the way it was previously set up, only one person usually wanted to be in there at a time due to the sitting situation. A daybed would allow for extra seating as well.
I watched Craigslist for awhile, and was able to pick up an antique iron daybed frame for only $60 since it was missing a few parts. Luckily, we were able to find parts elsewhere to make it work.
We also replaced the old white ceiling fan for something a bit more cute. I'm a huge fan of the new light.
Now the view from the kitchen into the sunroom is so peaceful.
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