Augie showcases our new downstairs powder room. We have one of those "production homes" that comes in builder white. John & I find white walls very disturbing. I wanted to paint the downstairs 1/2 bath black, or maybe a dark aubergine. This caused much discussion and I compromised on this faux finish. It's the covered wagon from upstairs hallway with cinnamon stick 50/50 glaze over the top. I hated it, so I went out and bought a star stencil and copper paint. Then John got horribly sick with the flu (4th time I've seen him that sick in 21 years). So, we had the work lights set up in the hallway and paint stuff in the bathroom for a week. Once the glaze dried it looked much better, now I'm a little disappointed with the stars. Painting has been my new hobby for the last 3 years. We lived in a 1000 sq ft mobile home for 18 months (should have started the blog then) then bought a new home. Painted 2/3 of it when my parents decided to "pair down" and we helped paint a lot of their new home. After we finished that we found out John was transferring to Indy and we bought another new house and are over half way painting it. If you ever need help painting, you know who to call! We have an extension ladder, cat walk, 2 paint ladders and halogen work lights. Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is on and it's time for another cup of tea!