Flawless Impeccable Perfection

For the last two weeks, we have been busy settling in to our "summer home" here in Wisconsin.  Through lots of effort and money, our pantry is well-stocked, the refrigerator and freezer are full, the lawn is cut, the back patio room is washed, and we are ready for the summer.

Of course, we never can sit still, so while we are waiting for our new porch roof to arrive, I noticed that our main bathroom really was outdated.  The shower is fine since we never use the tub or shower in that room, so the tile job looks brand new.  The vanity is large and the granite top also is in good shape, although some would say that the colors are no longer in style since they are shades of brown rather than grey.  Too bad.  I am not about to change the granite any time soon.  However, the one thing that IS outdated that I COULD change was the rust colored paint on the wall.  The paint has served us well, but it certainly was time to go.

We went to our favorite paint store in town, bringing home three samples.  None of them worked for that room with the ivory toilet and sink, but one of those three colors (Cameo White) did work for the master bathroom since that room has white facilities. (We had no intention of painting either bathroom, but both could use a new look.) 

A second trip to the store allowed us to bring home the correct, creamy white called Flawless Impeccable Perfection. Too bad my painting skills don't match the name of the paint!  At any rate, we started the job yesterday, doing the final coat today.  Since I was the photographer, most of the photos are of Rick working.  I DID help, although he is very picky, so he did the majority of the work.  The transformation is as follows:

The creamy white cut in at the ceiling
showed promise of what the room would
look like in the end.

It really was time for the 1990s paint 
to become history.

The paint actually covered the rust-colored
paint better than we had thought it would.

Painting around a toilet is always fun!

The first coat is finished! We like how
it accents the cream-colored grout on the
tiled walls.

Once this second coat dries, we will
rehang the mirror and picture and
reinstall the shelf. 

Now that the first bathroom is almost finished, we will take a break for a while since the roof for the porch should be here (we hope!) shortly.  The other bathroom always can wait for another rainy day.