blame the finns

see? i told you more things would get done around here with the pressure of the camera. we knew moving in that we'd re-paint the bathroom. and, even though you're not supposed to design a room around a shower curtain, i did anyway.

well, here's before:

yes. enjoy the soothing darkness. dark darkness.


here's during (two layers of primer in):

and, after:






the reason we just decided to design around the shower curtain is because we're both big fans of marimekko. the guy i live with studied abroad in finland and bought a bag by this company. since then, we've been keeping the minnesota contingents in good wealth.

as you can see, i did receive some help with this project:

"guh....me helper?"

while the others pansied up when i opened the doors for air:

"more heat, idiot. we live inside for a reason."

soundtrack for this renovation:


francoiz breut, thao nguyen, and bon iver