Laowai

Welcome to my downstairs bathroom. Now that the kitchen is nearly done I need to tackle this bathroom. Right now it has horrible chinoiserie wallpaper, and painted tile that is in bad shape. With the kitchen makeover it got new floor to match the rest of the back area of the house. And it has a lovely new (vintage) crane sink that replaced a blue sink. The blue toilet is also gone – replaced with a new white one. 

So it’s been on my mind – this little room. I had glimpses of the tile where the paint was peeling off and I’d ponder the color each time I was in the bathroom. I thought it was a pinky gray or a mauve when I saw a little patch of it. Well, knock me over with a feather – I got in there this morning and did some scraping and IT’S PURPLE. Purple. Purple is the only color that I truly dislike. It’s hard to get a good photo – but it’s a lilac color – a little more muted and matte than the other tile colors in my house. There is a darker purple band at the top and bottom. This is a huge development in my house updating saga.

So now I have a challenge. I can’t quite imagine painting over it – I feel like my house wants it’s original colors to be out for everyone to see. So I feel like I have to make it work – make that purple shine. 

Here are the other tile colors in the two other bathrooms in my house.

And here’s a sneak preview of my kitchen – I got my table base on Friday! Still waiting for the wood table top and a few final details. As soon as it’s done I’ll post some pretty pictures.