I ran to Lowes after work to get some more ceiling paint (I have lost my knack at cutting in the paint free-handed – I found out the hard way), I have to touch up the ceiling. I was also looking for the perfect mirror to replace the one that got broken last night. I found one already framed for a little less than $100! Yeah! Buy that puppy! And buy it I did. I left the store and it was pouring down rain. Not to be deterred, I took the flat-bed cart with my purchases out to my car. I had to lower the back seats to get the mirror in my tiny little Prius. But, it fit fine. Now I am soaking wet. LOL
So, I get home and we very carefully unpack it and remove all the staples. I let out a sigh of relief as I found the mirror arrived to my home in tact! We took the mirror into the powder room to see how it was going to look. It was the perfect dimension for the wall and looked AMAZING. Well, all except for one thing. When the shades are on the light fixture, the shade touches the polystyrene frame (IE plastic). The melting point of polystyrene is 360 degrees. An incandescent light bulb can heat up to 500 degrees! OH NO!!! That is not going to work. The frame is very dimensional and sticks out pretty far from the wall, which by the way is why it looked so incredible!
So, we are now looking for LED lights that go into a standard socket since they do not burn hot. The other alternative is to install the new mirror in our master bathroom (which will mean we will have to buy two of them). Also, I am not sure they are going to go with what I have in mind for the master bathroom. Currently, the master bath is white on white. I want to changed to wall color to grey. I would paint the trim and cabinets bright white and leave the white tiles. I was also planning on doing an accent wall with metallic silver and gold horizontal stripes. Yes, I am already planning the next bathroom. I know, I know, you think I am a glutton for punishment.
But, let’s not forget… the only reason I finally did the powder room, which I have been thinking about for a couple of years, is because the toilet would not stop running!
Dustbunnies and Fingerprints 