Paint!

Today, I painted the interior of Rosi.  She was very classy when we purchased her with a paint scheme of black, white & turquoise appliances.  I decided I wanted something warmer & more fun so I decided to give her more color.

As usual, I overestimated what I could reasonably accomplish...I thought I could prime, paint & give a second coat to the walls, ceiling & cabinets all in one day.  I almost finished but still need one more coat on the cabinets.

When we bought Rosi, we stopped at Lowes on the way to pick up paint swatches knowing I would want to paint her soon after our purchase.  Luckily, we are having unusually warm weather this year so I was able to paint her much earlier than expected.  I love the vintage turquoise of the sink & oven so I decided that I wanted the cabinets to match them.  As I was debating colors, I soon realized that the sink & oven were not exactly matching shades of turquoise.  I decided on a color that was in between the color of the oven & the sink for the cabinets.  You cannot tell from the pictures, but I went with the color on the same swatch but much lighter for the walls & ceiling.  As is typical for me, I changed my mind mid way through painting.  I decided to use the lighter paint on the cabinets by the sink & oven thinking the turquoise of the sink & oven would pop.  But after the first coat, I changed my mind back to my original plan of darker cabinets & lighter walls & ceiling.  I need to learn to how with my gut!

I love how it turned out! I will need to give the cabinets one more coat & do a little bit of touch up work, but she is starting to feel like my fun, festie camper now. What fun I had painting today!