Tuesday, August 11, 2009

My bathroom

Here is the bathroom in our house, it's very small but we are stuck with that for now so we had to make the best of it. There was a strange tile-esque linoleum with a pink flower in each 4" x 4" square on the wall when we moved in, so that was the first thing to change! Instead of taking the linoleum down though, I just primed and painted a chocolate brown right over it to keep the tile texture and add another little bit of interest in the small space. I found this cool chandelier at the Habitat Restore and painted it red and changed the bulbs to round ones (I mean, are the flame shaped bulbs really fooling anyone?). Then, I painted the ceiling a teal color to compliment the red chandelier and brighten up the brown walls. Maybe it's not a 500 square foot spa escape complete with dual rainfall shower heads, but it's mine and I love it!
The bathroom before... exciting, I know!

Playing around with acryllics

This is a painting I did at least seven or eight years ago. It was shortly after I had my big trip to the art store when I decided painting would be my new hobby. I was mostly just getting a feel for mixing paint and brush stokes with this piece, but I also like the tension that it creates with the angled line. My own little analogy to life, neat and orderly but then something unexpected.