the crappers

both bathrooms had sponge paint all over them. we are not really into sponge paint and it doesn't really seem to go with the urban or the arts and crafts feel of our condo. unfortunately we didn't capture the whole sponge paint look of the bath rooms (you can see little corner sections) but now the bathrooms are pleasing to the eye, well at least the wall colors. again, grand plans for both of these rooms, including making the half bath a full bath and in the master bath separating the shower and tub. but down the road...

The Painters:

The Finished Bathrooms:

first up - eating with style

it was how both of us grew up. eating family dinners around the formal table. the dinners and family size differ between our two families, but having a dinning room was something we hoped for but didn't think possible in the city. so it was no surprise that we both agreed quickly that it was the first room we wanted to focus on.

with all the wood, trim, and plaster walls it made sense to have our friend and fantastic professional painter, Stacy Karonis (Broad Spectrum Interior Painting - 773.895.3838) and her all women crew do the work. all we had to do was pick the colors.

we wanted the formal dinning room to be classy, warm, and feel a bit more on the victorian style than the earthy arts and crafts. think chandelier with hanging glass prisms (michele is not sold on the chandelier yet).

so we went with pittsburgh paint - chilled wine (base) and heavy cream (trim) and purchased a new rug on ebay. we were very happy with the end result and our continually keeping our eye out at flee markets for that perfect finishing piece, the chandelier. what the pictures don't show is all of the cracks and dripping dried paint that was cleaned up.

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AFTER: