the splotchy patches are where the paint was still wet. they are extra-visible because eric took this photo with the camera flash in an otherwise dark room (the only remaining overhead light is in the bathroom, so any work we’ve been doing after dark requires moving around an old ikea floor lamp with a long extension cord…fortunately, the electrician was thoughtful enough to leave us a hot wired outlet in just about every room that he will cut power to and rewire once the new ones are up and running)

also, this wall represents my first experiment hand edging with paint in a contrasting color. i think it turned out much nicer than the edges we did with tape in the kitchen and dining room, so i think i’m going to try “cleaning up” all the previous edges by hand. *sigh* if only i had had the confidence to do it that way from the start…but at least i wised up and started doing it the old fashioned “right” way in the bathroom (and impressed the bathroom contractor to boot!)

there was a rusty laundry sink in this room before. the sink in the photo is the surprisingly short pedestal sink that was originally in the bathroom. i’m glad we are able to reuse this sink, even if it ends up being only temporary (we’d prefer a smaller sink because it’s going to be a tight fit to get the washer and dryer to fit between the sink and the door…as it is, they’re going to overlap the door frame a little bit)