This is the upstairs bathroom in our rental. The landlord mentioned she hated the orange-sherbet color and had intended to paint it before they rented the house, but hadn’t got around to it. Since my husband and I were waiting a month for the majority of our household goods to arrive, I was delightedly offered to take on the project myself. I liked the warmth of the original color, however it was a bit intense.
I chose a warm cream/light yellow color. Of course, since the first layer of paint was darker than my color, it took two coats. However, the bathroom is small, and the paint dried quickly. I was able to paint my two layers in one afternoon.
Small bathroom, afterGreen damask contact paper on the cabinets, because it looks fun.
Carly Swenson is an intuitive painter originally from northern Montana. She spent more than a decade working primarily as a mixed media artist before shifting to acrylics. Swenson received a BFA in Visual Arts with an Art History Minor from Bemidji State University. During and after university, she traveled and lived abroad, this included studying in China, traveling throughout Europe and living both in England and the Azores.Swenson’s work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions throughout the US and internationally. Her freelance writing and mixed media journals have been published in nationally distributed art magazines. She has facilitated art workshops for various age groups. Swenson’s work is also included in the permanent art collections of Angra do Heroismo Museum and Bemidji State University (Bemidji, MN). Currently, she lives in St. Paul, MN with a smart little dog and a weird little cat. They’re nice.
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6 Replies to “making a house a home II”
You’re lucky… wish I could make a rental more my own… all the doors in our house are painted blue (yuck!)
Carly Swenson • Intuitive Artist 
You’re lucky… wish I could make a rental more my own… all the doors in our house are painted blue (yuck!)
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Well, in all fairness, we are sort-of helping out landlords make the place better too. But yea, it is nice to have things more to our own taste.
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So cute! where did you get that awesome contact paper?
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Target–they had a decent selection. I thought it was pretty.
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oh man I wish target shipped here!
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Target is one of the few shopping places I did miss when living on the tiny island.
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