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Ok so you know on Wednesday when I posted my Roadkill Rescue Vision post? Do you remember what my #1 piece of advice was? No? Ok click here and read it….Yes, I will wait for you.
Waiting……
Still waiting….
{twiddling thumbs,looking at the clock}
{getting nervous you are not coming back}
Hello??
Oh good, there you are!
You are back…great. Hi again! So did you read it? Since I adhere to those beliefs I usually approach projects with a relentless abandonment. Go big or go home is usually my mantra. So I had a brilliant idea.
I decided to paint my master bedroom vanity. We have those crapastic oak and laminate cabinets that are standard in so many houses.
So I removed the doors and started to prep the surface. To add a little interest, I added some textured “tin tile” paintable wallpaper into the inset of the cabinets.
After I caulked the edges and primed the whole thing I painted them cream. I loved how the texture of the wallpaper looked. They were turning out wonderfully…so far..
Then I “gave myself the freedom to fail.” And boy did I give myself a freedom. I thought glazing them would make the tin tile pop. So I decided to go for a shimmery gray glaze. Up close they looked pretty good.
So I went “a-glazing” and painted everything. I liked how the doors turned out. But then I started glazing the actual base I wasn’t convinced that it looked great. But I wanted to see my project through to completion thinking that once everything was in place it would look wonderful {wishful thinking}.
Do you notice a similarity? Yes these are making a comeback but not in my world!
Instead of making the tin tile pop it totally made it look muted. Ugh…yuck…blech….ewwwww!
I am still thinking through my options. Repaint. Reglaze with a different color. Live with it for a while.
But my advice was actually tested this week. And what did I lose?
Yes…a little time.
Sure…a little pride (that never hurts to lose)
Yep…a little paint.
But in the end we’ll make it work and it will look fabulous. {wishful thinking}
