I began on the Venetian plaster end on the toilet partitions, and it’s turning out so fairly! I gained’t be sharing concerning the merchandise and course of at this time. That will probably be in a future submit that I’ll share as quickly because the partitions are completed. However at this time, I would like your enter on the colour. I’ve additionally run into an issue with the accent tile I ordered, in order that has me rethinking the wainscoting as nicely. So let me know what you assume on each issues.
After I initially began pondering by means of the design of this toilet, that is the colour I had in thoughts for the Venetian plaster end on the partitions.
It’s sort of a delicate however mild teal colour. The truth is, it’s much like the paint colour I’ve on my kitchen cupboards.
After I did the mock ups of the partitions with the wall mural, I used the same mild colour…
However after I went to the native Benjamin Moore retailer to get the Trendy Masters Venetian plaster end blended, the lady blended it significantly darker. I knew it was darker than what I had been envisioning, however my thought was that I may use the darker colour for the primary coat, after which take it again and have them lighten it up significantly, and do the second coat with the lighter colour.
However after doing one coat with the darker colour, now I’m unconvinced that it must go lighter. This colour is attractive. It’s so wealthy, and has such a velvety look. That is the way it seemed final night time after it was dry.
Curiously, this product lightens up a bit after it dries, which is the very reverse of what latex paint does. Proper after I did this a part of the wall and stood again to take a look at it, I used to be totally satisfied that it was too darkish for the ultimate coat. Nevertheless it dried just a bit bit lighter.
And you may see the distinction between the bottom paint colour I used and the Venetian plaster end. That base coat is Behr Aqua Rapids, and I instructed y’all that the ultimate colour could be deeper, richer, and bluer. I wasn’t unsuitable.
And right here’s how that final space seemed instantly after I completed. It was nonetheless very moist (and really darkish) on this image.
However as you may see, all of it lightened up a bit when it was dry. I simply can’t determine if it’s nonetheless too darkish. Listed below are a few photos of what the end seemed like final night time earlier than I went to mattress…
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After which right here’s what it seemed like early this morning. It was nonetheless fairly early, and I took these earlier than the solar had risen above the timber. so it was nonetheless fairly darkish within the room and I needed to activate the lights. So these aren’t actually what I’d name daytime photos, however they’re not nighttime photos, both. They’re 30-minutes-after-dawn photos. ?
One factor that I had thought is that if I keep on with the identical colour, the partitions will get significantly darker after a second coat. In order a check for comparability, I did a second coat on a part of this wall. Are you able to inform the place it’s?
It’s the circled space within the image beneath. It has extra motion to it, however I don’t actually assume it seems darker than the remainder of the wall. Whether it is darker, it’s not a lot darker in any respect.
So I’m utterly torn. Ought to I keep on with this darker, attractive, velvety colour? Or ought to I loosen up the second (and presumably third) coat and intention extra for the unique colour I had in thoughts?
And right here’s one other drawback which will have an effect on that call. Do not forget that stunning shiny glass penny tile I ordered for the accents within the bathe and within the wainscoting across the toilet?
Effectively, the product web page on the web site the place I ordered it mentioned that it was in inventory and able to ship identical day or subsequent enterprise day. I positioned my order every week in the past. On Monday, it nonetheless hadn’t shipped, so I known as. There was no reply, so I left a voice mail. I nonetheless hadn’t heard again by late Monday afternoon, so I known as once more, and no reply. So I despatched an electronic mail.
Then yesterday, I get auto-generated electronic mail stating that the standing of my order had been modified, and that my cash had been refunded. I by no means bought an electronic mail from an precise individual explaining the scenario. No electronic mail. No telephone name. No nothing from an precise human. Simply an auto-generated electronic mail a few refund with no additional clarification.
So I’m about prepared to surrender on the accent tile, and with no accent tile, I’m questioning if I ought to simply forgo the entire wainscoting concept altogether.
I like wainscoting. And for some purpose, I particularly find it irresistible in bogs. I even find it irresistible in tiny bogs that don’t have a lot wall area for wainscoting, like our hallway toilet.
I additionally love how white wainscoting seems to be paired with daring colours and/or daring patterns. As a lot as I like colour, I find it irresistible much more when it’s contrasted with a lot of white. The white makes the colours stand out much more to my eye.
However when utilizing wainscoting in a rest room, I additionally love to make use of an accent tile within the wainscoting that may proceed across the vainness as a backsplash. It’s simply sort of my M.O. when doing wainscoting in bogs. And if I can’t discover an accent tile (which has confirmed to be harder than it ought to be), then I would think about not having any wainscoting in any respect. However this might drastically change the look of this toilet that I’ve had in my thoughts for moths now.
The white wainscoting would supply a good looking shiny distinction to the wealthy wall colour above…
However it could even be actually fairly having the Venetian plaster end on the whole wall from flooring to ceiling. And I’d nonetheless have white trim (crown molding and beefy baseboards) up in opposition to the wall colour.
So I’m caught as soon as once more. I would take another journey to the large field shops and the native shops to see if I can discover a substitute accent tile that doesn’t break the financial institution. I simply can’t carry myself to pay $37/sq. foot for a tile. But when I can discover one thing within the $20/sq. foot or much less vary, I’d like to stay with my authentic plan for the partitions. But when I can’t discover a substitute accent tile, what do you concentrate on the entire wall being the Venetian plaster end? And in both case, what do you concentrate on this wall colour? Completely wealthy and velvety? Too darkish? Ought to I keep on with this one, or head again in direction of the unique plan with the following coat(s) of Venetian plaster end?
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