Pink Flamingos, Grey Matter, etc.

While Double E was out of town, I also decided to get crackin on the bathroom. The top of the walls had border paper and when i ripped it off, it revealed multiple layers off paint which stripped off very unevenly when the paper was stripped. i was a little nervous about trying to sand out the unevenness based upon the assumption that at least one of those layers was probably lead based and i have already had enough trips to the hospital lately. i decided instead that i would put two coats of a really thick primer on there, which would hopefully smooth it out, then paint it. this didn't work, even with flat paint and the two coats of primer the roughness was pretty evident. I went ahead and used some drywall spackle to cover the rough spots up, then sanded them when they dried and reprimered the whole thing. i haven't had a chance to repaint it yet, but should get to it by tomorrow. also, all of the trim, doors and cabinets will be repainted white (after i primer them) by the end of the week.

here is one pic of the bathroom ... you can see the primer and what the paint looks like. the color is like a pink flamingo type ... what would a 50s house be without a pink bathroom?

ugh ... see all those bottles? the bathroom is such a shitty place to do any renovations ... just to damn small ... it is a total disaster area right now. anyway, you can see the pink which along with the white trim and tile should look pretty sharp. also, please note the ugly, exposed bulb vanity above the mirror. i can't wait to rip the ugly god damn thing down ... aside from the fact that the 6 bulbs in it are probably driving my electricity bill through the roof, they seem disproportionately numbered to the actual size of the bathroom and it is like standing in a tanning booth while blow drying my hair with a space heater.







anyway, while waiting for all of that to dry i got started on the hall way. looks like this ...

this is a muted/slate grey color ... was going to use it for a bedroom color, but it is neutral enough to not clash with any of the colors you see as you exit the hallway and enter one of the three adjoining rooms.















now you're up-to-date. time for bed. nighty nite.