Painting the bathroom

It is a swirling and whirling of leaves out there and the temperature has dropped down to 23. The feral cat, Tuxedo, keeps coming back for the warmth of the settee out in the front porch; and I can tell when he’s been there because he keeps knocking down the pretty pillow in azures and sapphire colors I keep there.  I guess he must not like that pillow for some reason.

It is very cold outside, but inside it feels deliciously warm and cozy and beautiful everywhere you look.  

The next day after I worked on restoring the grout in our master bathroom I decided it was finally time to paint the walls; something I’ve been wanting to do since we moved to our little cottage, but was afraid of the task and thus I kept postponing it.  I knew that once I had started this project I wasn’t going to stop until it was all done.  And I was right.  I painted seven straight hours... going up and down coats after coats.  At the end of the day I was truly exhausted and achy all over, but ever so happy it was all done. 

I love to take long, hot baths, so the extra big bathtub was on top on my list of blessings when we found our little cottage, but the paint there was a yellowish-creamy color, which made everything looked opaque and unclean.  Now it is crisp clean white walls and floors.  The bright white grout made a huge difference too.  

I did some redecorating there too.  I wanted to go outside the box and use tall window drapery panels instead of a regular shower curtain. I’m envisioning some white ruffled panels for a cottagey feel, but haven’t found what I want yet, so for now I’m using my pink Rachel Ashwell curtains temporarily, and I’ve also dressed up the window over the bathtub in sheer pink.  I love the soft pink glow that saturates the bathroom when kissed by sunlight.

I still haven’t figured out yet what to do about the water proof backing part… I might have to use a second rod for the plastic liner… but we’ll see.  Pink it is for now!

This is an unfinished job for sure.  I still want to replace the hideous six light Hollywood vanity fixture for something nicer, but if we must keep it, I will definitely paint it too, and I’m still planning on framing both of the basic vanity mirrors…

Oh forget Medusa—

She'll only come out at night, but sometimes she likes to help around

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Oh Sherry, I took this picture just for you! It is the same view as the second picture down on my previous post.  I have sheer white panels installed there, so you can’t see the pond real well, but not much to see these days anyway… the water is frozen and the fountain has been shut down for the winter.

 

Thank you for being here with me my friends~

“We are kindred spirits, you and I... One day you will realize you don't have to fight your nature. You can live your life freely... I want to be there when that happens.”
― T.T. Escurel, The House of Rose