July 30, 2012

Bathroom Renovation - Day 16

As I mentioned on Day 15, today I painted and it didn't turn out as I planned.  The original color I choose was Behr's Gentle Rain from Home Depot.





The paint sample looked gray and when I opened the can it looked okay.  As you can see I started out happy and hopeful


But after drying the paint picked up a tone in the bathroom that made it reflect slightly purplish.  I love purple, but that was not what I intended.

Hard to see the purplish tint, but it's there
So Back to the hardware store, this time I went with Pittsburgh's Secret Passage from Menards.  



I was also a little bit smarter this time and brought the bath tile with me to hold up against the paint samples.

This second color, while not that different from the original, turned out much better.  No more purplish undertones!



Oh and the ceiling was painted an exciting white

Such an exciting picture hey?
Finished the day up with this.... I so needed it!














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