A New Hallway Lavatory Vainness Coloration (Goodbye Orange, Hi there Pink)

Right here’s how the toilet with the orangish vainness has seemed since its makeover in 2019.

However when the brand new vainness countertop was put in at first of this week, it seemed even worse to me. (And it all the time appears like a brighter orange when standing within the room than when viewing it from the hallway.)

When the countertop was put in, I wasn’t positive how for much longer I may stand to take a look at that vainness colour. Nicely, I discovered the reply to that query yesterday. 😀

I bought cloth to make a brand new bathe curtain for the toilet (yow will discover the material right here – affiliate hyperlink), so I took that to Dwelling Depot to discover a paint colour. I narrowed it down to 2 colours — Behr Glamorous (the one on the left) and Behr Ballerina Tutu (the one on the appropriate). I made a decision to go along with Glamorous.

I’m so glad that the one I appreciated higher was known as Glamorous and never Ballerina Tutu. I’d must reject a colour named Ballerina Tutu on precept alone. 😀 I’ve developed an actual love for pinks, however a pink colour known as Ballerina Tutu is just a little too on the nostril.

This was a comparatively fast and straightforward undertaking as a result of (1) the vainness isn’t that large, and (2) it was beforehand painted with latex paint and was by no means topcoated with a transparent end. In order that implies that so as to change the colour, all I needed to do was give every part a really fast sanding with 220-grit sandpaper, wipe off the sanding mud, after which brush the brand new paint proper over it. I used to be past thrilled to see that orange colour go! Right here’s a side-by-side comparability of the brand new Glamorous and the previous Tandoori, though the brand new colour continues to be moist (and subsequently, brighter than the ultimate dry colour).

I gave the vainness two coats of paint, and I painted it with a 2-inch brush. And since I used to be utilizing a model new quart of paint, I didn’t even add Floetrol. The paint was good proper out of the can, and it went on very easily.

I didn’t even take away the doorways or drawer fronts to color. I merely painted the fronts and edges of the doorways first, after which opened the doorways and painted the backs of the doorways and the cupboard body. I did the identical with the drawers. I painted the entrance of the drawer fronts first, after which opened them and painted the again of the drawer fronts, after which painted the cupboard body. After which I left every part open to dry.

And right here it’s fully painted and dry.

I like it! I’m so excited to be rid of the orange. This colour appears so vigorous and contemporary as compared, and I like it with the grey countertop.

This vainness has modified colours many occasions over time. Let’s take just a little journey again, lets?

Once I did the unique toilet rework in 2015, I painted the vainness a teal colour.

After which in 2019, I painted it grey. It was horrible and drab, and so not me.

After which in 2019, I gave the toilet a extra colourful makeover, and that’s once I went with the Behr Tandoori. The entire motive I went with that colour is as a result of it’s within the cloth I used for the bathe curtain. And the rationale I went with that bathe curtain cloth is as a result of I wished one thing extra colourful, and I simply occurred to have that cloth available.

I actually did love that loo makeover for some time, however as the remainder of the rooms began coming collectively, and I began to naturally gravitate extra in direction of pinks as an alternative of orangish corals, this vainness and the bathe curtain appeared means too harsh for me. And since they are often seen from the lounge and the music room, they actually clashed with the lounge curtains and the music room sofa.

So for some time now, I’ve been decided to say goodbye to the orangish vainness colour, and usher in a pinker colour. And now I lastly have it!