I hope you all had a fabulous Fourth of July -- the weather was UNBELIEVABLE here in Seattle! Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it...), the hot hot hot weather put most of the items on our 'house to-do list' on the back burner. It was just too roasty-toasty to start a new project or do much unpacking/organizing, so instead we decided to check out our new neighborhood via bike. We found some cool bike trails and I discovered that I need to start doing a bit more exercise than lifting moving boxes and yard work...but that's another topic :) .
I did attempt to finish painting the master bathroom, but was quickly deterred by the need for a ShopVac...
Why do I need a ShopVac to paint a bathroom, you ask?
Well, let me fill you in on some of the kooky things the previous owner of our house thought were good ideas...
At first, I was shaking my fist at the person who thought bright lime green (or Mountain Dew, as one of my coworkers called it) was a good color for a bathroom, ceilings included. But I figured a few coats of paint wouldn't kill me. HOWEVER, after climbing on the tub so I could reach the ceiling corner with my paint roller, I discovered that the previous owner (and probably the same person who liked Mountain Dew enough to paint their bathroom a matching color) made a built-in PLANTER on top of the shower. Yep, a planter, with rocks, dirt, even a hokey watering system. In a bathroom? Talk about a quick way to grow mold. YUCK. I figured that with all the ceiling hooks around the house, someone was probably a big fan of foliage, but this was a bit much in my book. Here are some pics:
Awesome Mountain Dew color (and my almost-done ceiling paint job); you can see the outside of the planter on top of the shower (the white strip).
A birds-eye-view of the planter and the watering system.
Anyway, I borrowed a ShopVac and intend to clean it out and patch it enough until we can do a more permanent fix down the road (I have BIG plans for this bathroom!) For now, I'm happy not to be showering under a secret, moldy planter or seeing my greenish reflection in the mirror when I walk in the bathroom!
Here are some other painting pics; you'll notice the guacamole-colored bedroom, which we painted "Skyline Steel." I'm all for color, but I'm not really into the food-related scheme and dark-cave look that painting the ceiling the same color creates:
Taking down the light before painting; this color made me crave chips and enchiladas... :)
Master bedroom mid-paint. The color looks kind of purple in this picture, but it's really more of a blue-gray.
This week I'm hoping to finish painting the master bathroom and setting up the master bedroom. I'll post pics ASAP. Oh! And this weekend I found a new obsession: LIGHTING. Stay tuned for some ideas, inspiration, and pics of our fun finds (my fave, of course, is my walk-in closet light!)
Yours in spackle and caulk,
Shanti
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