Shee & Co., Sorry it took me a while to get back to this.... Skewing: I shouldn't have mentioned this goofy little point, but now it's out there! It's only relevant in a few "Real-life" scenarios. It mainly pertains (to ME anyway...) paint applied too thinly, therefore revealing a hint of the primer color. * Example: If someone uses a "pink" primer under Burgundy, the whole paintjob can appear too light, 'cuz the primer is too white. * To ME...Gray is more appropriate, 'cuz it alters deep colors the "least", if paint is applied too thin. * Gray primer has its limits though! If you're painting a vivid "Lemon Yellow" or "Basketball Orange", THEN you'd need a primer that's almost the final paint color! A medium-gray primer COULD give a grayish-cast to bright, vivid tones. Curing/Bathroom use: * Sorry Shee.....you'll have to smell for a month.........;-) * JUST KIDDING! * After 2nd paint coat has dried for a day, use bathroom as normal. It needs that 24hrs. to get the initial surface-dry so steam doesn't re-soften the paint slightly. * "Full Cure-Out" mainly refers to the complete dry-thru/hardening of the applied film...SO IT'S WASHABLE. "Sweeping": * If you're working L-to-R, the RIGHT edge of a "swept" section will be the wettest. * Therefore, you're OK to slightly work into this section. When sweeping your 2nd column, start from its left edge, overlapping into 1st column slightly. * Ease-off the pressure on your rollers left side just a hair when overlapping a previous sections' final sweep. Faron

desertdance, what a wonderful, wonderful view! I have travertine porcelain tile throughout the open living area. We had matching rugs that we absolutely loved in the living room and under the dining table and chairs in the dining room. Then we got a dog who did not take well to house training (which we found out by the smell created in the dining room) and ended up having to remove the beloved rug in the dining area. Immediately, the room looked better; therefore, we removed the rug in the living room, too. Never thought we would prefer only the tile without the rugs, but we like the look so much better. Saying this so that it may help satisfying both you and your husband. And if you have vinyl dining chairs because of the pool, it stands to reason that the tile floor would be better than one with a rug on it. Just my 2 cents.

I'm so confused. I can't post a picture on this forum (gardenweb discussions) but I CAN on houzz discussions...which I thought were the same now. So here is the link to the houzz side of the discussions (picture included) https://www.houzz.com/discussions/paint-examples-for-dhs-bathroom-i-hate-paint-dsvw-vd~3235154

GIVE IT SOME TIME! :) I painted my bathroom a BM color and HATED it... A couple weeks later it grew on me, especially as my remodel came to an end... I too was tempted to paint right away but decided to wait. Maybe the color will grow on you. I would wait 2-3 weeks and see how you feel about it then.