After we bought our house in the fall of 2005, we decided to make our guest bathroom into an "underwater-themed" bathroom. (Becky will remember my complaining about murals and projects that suddenly loom larger than you expected them to be.) I started by painting the walls a descending gradient of blue (darker near the floor and lighter aqua near the ceiling) and painting the textured ceiling aqua to simulate looking up at the surface of the water from underneath. Then I started adding a large plant on the left-hand wall near the shower, and some kelp-like plants toward the door on the same wall.
Then I got fed up. I was using entirely the wrong brush for the job, was planning a wedding and was never going to be finished in time for the wedding after-party we were planning. So I did the only logical thing and just quit. (Yes, I know, I suck.)
About 2 weeks ago, my husband finally motivated me enough to start working on it again, and he jumped in to help out. I snapped some quick photos with my phone this morning just to show the progress and where the project is headed. We replaced the ugly mirror that used to be over the sink with a round "candle-stand" mirror we got from Hobby Lobby and mounted it with a plate-hanger. I'm considering adding a few smaller versions of the same mirror around the larger one to simulate bubbles, as a neat effect. I'm pretty proud of it so far. A friend of ours said she likes using that bathroom when she's been drinking because there's so much going on to look at, hehe.
More photos to come!
