Paint FINISHED!!!

I am happy to announce the paint is finally finished. FINALLY. Except, of course, for the molding which I can't do by myself. I hope to get that finished this weekend, but as no one has volunteered to help me and since I'm cold stone broke it won't be happening.

Look at the before and after shots of the bathtub and French doors:




The tile looks good with these colors, right?

If I had money I'd go buy the floor tiles this Saturday. I could paint the base coats this weekend, then spend the week painting the geometric designs, and maybe lay the floor over my three-day Labor Day weekend. Not happening.

So what's left in the bedroom, aside from the flooring and the trim?

• hang all the damn doors back up
• place all covers back on outlets
• apply silver paint to the outlet Rachel painted red (OK painting not finished)
• touch up the ceiling (painting SOO not finished)
• fix electrical outlet I messed with when messing with electricity
• paint hardware for window (So sue me)
• attach window hardware
• fix French door, which came apart while painting door
• might as well paint French door hardware while it's off
• buy new handle for French door
• touch up trim around French doors one last time
• double-check all walls for touch-ups. I know of at least two spots that need it
• clean the bathroom floor
• nail the bathroom trim back into the wall
• possibly add more grout to the bathroom floor along the trim
• paint over the nails holding up the bathroom trim
• finish scraping French door glass and tiles below doors
• hang curtain rods
• clean up!! Move out tools, get rid of ugly plastic, etc.

OK, so there is a lot more to do. It never ends. Every time I try to improve something I end up repairing at least five other things.

I wonder if I could finish that list tomorrow evening?

(later)

It's funny how much this green tint I have on the walls has grown on me. Mom still thinks it should be a little greener, but to be honest I'm afraid to go that direction. I didn't really want a GREEN bedroom, just a bedroom with green accents. This more-white-than-green color is really what I needed.

I'm happy I didn't back down and paint it a different color in the face of doubt. I'm also happy I'm (so far) sticking to my floors.

Now I have to stick by my paint color in the living room, which is far more controversial. Mom keeps trying to get me to paint the wall a pale yellow or soft green. She just can't see the bold blue I'm envisioning. And it isn't even the same blue I originally envisioned!! At first I wanted what I call Whole Nine Yards blue, after the terrific kitchen in the movie of that name. But now, after leafing through Home, Cheap Home for the 400000000 time, I want something a little bolder. Something more eBay House of Style. Now I'm after a blue with a touch of green, which will contrast with the reddish tones in the tiles. It's an extremely BOLD color. It will either be a raving success or a dismal failure.

Hell, it's one wall. We're talking a gallon of paint, here. I can always repaint, right?

(much later, like 2:30 AM)

Can't sleep and have that eBay house on my mind. I found it on eBay and saved a lot of pictures, and discovered this is an annual event. So where are the archives? Where is last year's house?

A little Google-ing taught me that 2003 was the first year for the house. I ran a Google image search, and low and behold, I found a VR tour and photos from the 2003 house. Lots of fun, well worth the effort. They seem to be on the site of the people who set up the site for the first home. Who knows how long they'll be available? I downloaded all the photos for my files, and wish I could download the VR tours as well.

MUST SLEEP, even if I can't. I have a class at 8:00 AM tomorrow.