Colors of another Era

Dismantling the bathrooms yielded a glimpse into what this house looked like in the late 1970's. This was the wallpaper in the main bathroom. It had dark wood trim.

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Somehow I can't imagine waking up to the colors in the master bath.... It's a very small 3/4 bath and when it was new it had this wild orange, brown and white floral wallpaper.

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Combine those orange flowers with this orange tile floor and then imagine the lime green carpet just outside in the bedroom. I'm sure there is inspiration here somewhere, but just not for me. I'd have to brush my teeth with my eyes closed!

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It's sort of a personal archaeological dig to take apart a house and discover the different modifications and color schemes over the years.


One of my friends thought I was weird to want to paint the inside like this.....

until she saw the same color combinations in a Museum of Contemporary Art ..... Wasn't my intention, I just like blue ceilings and thought the suede gray walls would offer relief from the intense greenery all around outside. I'm tired of white or ecru as neutral colors in a house. However the trim will eventually be white once the windows get replaced.

So, beading is still set aside and the house project is more demolition than putting it back together. When it rains, I paint inside and progress is being made.