more paint

For those curious, here is the final color swatch chart. Now I need to start breaking down colors further into percentage mixes and light/dark. I won't go into it, but for any art geeks that follow this blog, you can learn more here. Since cutting down my watercolor paper for use in a printer leaves me with odd sized scraps, this will give me something to do with all the excess scraps. Basically, practice, practice, practice until mixing for just the right color is second nature.

But enough about art. You're here for a house. Progress moves forward at an inchworm's pace. We cleared out the dining room and bought the rest of the peel-n-stick tiles to cover the subfloor. The pile of kitchen doors now resides in front of the unfinished orange wall, so if I want to finish that, I have a lot of painting to get through first. Good motivation.

After priming the bathroom, I realized that one of the sample quarts of color that I was selecting from would probably not be enough color for 2 coats in the bathroom. I solved that problem by mixing two of the sample quarts (gray, naturally) together to get the final color for the bathroom. Why this color again? Well, first I don't need to buy more paint. That's always good. Second, this color is a neutral midtone. It takes the bathroom away from stark white, since the shower is completely white, the toilet is white, the sink is white, the cabinet is off-white and the new tiles are white. The color of the walls is fairly close to the color of the grout we used. And for added contrast, our new towel rack and vanity are practically black (technically, the color is espresso). The white-grey-black sets a solid foundation for my second favorite thing: COLOR! (Eric is the first favorite, duh.) We can bring in color with the accessories, linens, etc and if we ever want a change to the look/feel of the room, we just swap out the surface decor and swap in a new color for an instant update.

I started with the hardest corner and went slowly, cutting in around all the fixtures

Gray!

Photos of the walls from different angles. A fisheye or wide angle lens would be useful here.

While I don't love the cabinet and medicine cabinet, they are functional and we didn't want to add further costs to this bathroom right now. I'll think about swapping them out after the other bathroom is remodeled.