Next, she took the tack rag and ran it over every inch of the tub to remove every speck of dust, sand, or cat hair. She taped off the drain and hardware with painter’s tape. Because Wood chose the kit with the nonslip additive, she mixed the paint and the hardener, and applied it to the tub using the foam brush and foam roller that came with the kit. The coating had to set for 24 hours before Wood could remove the tape. Now it’s done, and Wood says it “looks pretty great.”
She admitted she kind of regrets using the gritty nonslip additive, since some of it was pulled up onto the side of the tub. Luckily it’s barely visible. The bottom is a little bit scratchy, but Wood would rather have it be safe for people crawling in and out.
To furnish the property, Wood has found herself traveling far and wide to pick up items she’s spotted on Facebook Marketplace. “Second to Reddit, my favorite source is Facebook Marketplace,” says Wood, who admitted she went down “rabbit holes for hours” searching items that were up for sale. “It’s been a gold mine! Everything is just so affordable because it’s a lot of people who are just trying to clear things out,” she notes.
In a one-day “whirlwind road trip,” she completed 13 hours of driving, heading down to Pennsylvania and back up to the Catskills to pick up items, ranging from upholstery to farmhouse tools. While it’s been incredibly time consuming, she’s hoping that translates to “a space that has got a lot of soul and feels layered and interesting.”
Now the property is close to being done. The duo is waiting on the electrician, since rules now state that properties considered to be more than a 60% gut renovation must have a smoke and carbon monoxide detector hardwired outside every room. But first, they have to pass their upcoming bank inspection.
See what happens in the upcoming final installment of a Catskills cabin reno DIY Diary, where this DIY newbie reveals the final result of her massive renovation project.