Monday, June 17, 2013

Five.....Paint and Grout

The ceiling was given two coats of fresh UltraWhite paint this morning. The first coat of paint was also applied to the new bathroom area. The color selected was Valspar Daydream Haze. It is from the cool white family of colors with a slightly muted light green/blue glass tint. It should blend nicely with the back-painted glass of the Steam Shower.



This color was also used in the toilet area and the small alcove near the entrance to the bedroom. I wanted to reflect as much light as I could into the main bedroom area since it will be a darker color. I also wanted to keep the area around the shower and vanity bright, and at a color temperature above the 3000K color of the overhead LED lights. The slight tint of green should increase the color temperature to something closer to natural daylight. The color definitely changes from green to blue to almost white depending on the angle and intensity of the light in the room.

 A second coat will be applied, and the first coat applied to the main bedroom area tomorrow.

The tiles were grouted at the end of today. The tiles are Florida Tile Magnificent Ivory from their Grandeur Natural Series.



"The Grandeur series is the newest HDP – High Definition Porcelain line by Florida Tile. Created with the newest digital printing technology, this Breccia Marble has been the staple floor and wall covering for centuries. From the civic buildings that lined the Palatine Hill and the palatial villas of Roman emperors to the modern steel and glass high-rises of our global cityscapes,"

I was able to sort through the boxes and pick the tiles I thought were the most pleasing for the area near the bedroom, and the ones that had a touch more brown for the area of the vanity so that it would blend more smoothly into the cabinetry. The grout was a light pewter gray, and it blended nicely with the tiles. Tomorrow morning the remaining light haze will be removed and the tiles buffed back to their original shine.












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