What 2 itunes operas and 1/2 an audiobook worth of painting get you (ie. a painting progress report)

I keep talking about painting football fields worth of molding.  But I haven't been posting as often because it takes a while to achieve any results to show.

The reason?  I have learned that painting dark 1970's molding takes a total of 3 days.  Why?  Because it takes about 6 coats of white paint to cover it completely - with no dark showing through - and the molding will only accept 2 coats of paint a day.  Any more than that, and the brush just ends up taking off paint, instead of adding more layers.  So even if I were capable of painting it faster, there's only so much I can do in a day.

That said, painting molding takes lots of precision, which makes it really time consuming for that reason as well.  I don't like using painter's tape; I'm pretty accurate, and I prefer to just wipe paint off the wall or floor if I accidentally brush some on.

On Monday, I finally finished the molding and spindles in the master bathroom.

Here is a pic from before:

Still so dark!

Here is a pic from after:

Finally, done with the spindle painting!

(Hopefully for a lifetime.)

The closet and bathroom door have not been put back on yet. They are still dark brown and will need to be painted.  I want to do a color but haven't decided which yet.

The bathroom and shower have the most beautiful green tile on the floor, walls and ceiling.

I absolutely love it.

Aside from the doors, all I have left to paint in the master bedroom is this bathroom vanity.  I was debating between a deep green or a cheerful orange.  

When I'm done painting my current room next week, this vanity is next.