Oh my! I thought that was granite! Maybe it's the same that I saw at that house afterall! Well what ever it is, it's very pretty, I like it alot. Glad the color suggestion might be the one, colors can be very different on the screen, so if it doesn't work out at least you've got a direction to go in. I love your flooring, we have just installed a slate in our bathroom that looks very much like that. Smaller tiles can be very busy looking. Those are 12x12's right? Larger tile can help a room to look more spacious, and from what I can tell, it would look great in the that sized room. You may want to consider using the 12x12's instead. Looks like you've got a beautiful plan. Now that you know how to post pictures, I hope you share the after pics as well! Good Luck! -- Lukki

Yeah that is most likely surfactant leaching if the drips are sort of brownish. You need to let the paint dry completely before showering or shower with the door open and make sure you use your fan. You may actually get more leaching with Aura because the colorants are waterborne so try your best to keep moisture off the walls while the paint cures which can take up to a month. Also, you may want to make sure your fan is the proper size for your bathroom and that it is functioning properly. Many builders throw the cheapest fans that barely meet code in their bathrooms.

I agree that it might not be the best solution. A neighbor had installed this in her house as her kids had marked up and gouged her lower walls in the hallways. It looked fine going up, but the kids still lived there, so her new paneling got scuffed and gouged pretty quickly. Unfortunatly, once the top layer is damaged, you see the brown mdf board underneath. I don't think there's anyway to repair it and match the paint color and sheen so that it looks good. As worldmom suggests, you're better off buying the kind that you have to paint. It is going to be more work for you in the beginning, but less stress later on as you can touch up at anytime. Or repaint if your color scheme changes. Look into the type that comes pre-primed. That way you only need to topcoat.

No, but I bought some exterior primer and paint with True Value brand name, carries a warranty for 25 years. It doesn't have that old latex "feel", hope it doesn't end up peeling like the old latex paints did. I just love the look of the finish of this one (semi-gloss) I'm using now compared to the older ones I used to paint with. I went back to oil based paints because they are tried and true but much harder to clean up your brushes so I relented and decided to try latex again because it's so much easier, therefore faster, and you don't have jars and cans of paint thinner sitting around. Oops, probably nobody uses brushes any more. Well, I do except for walls where rollers are much better. Benjamin Moore should be a good brand. I'd scrape really thoroughly and rough up the surface first with sandpaper or that liquid sandpaper. Then you need to clean it well so you get a good bond. Incidentally, I painted my bathroom years ago with some latex paint I don't remember. I lightly sanded and cleaned the woodwork, but just washed the walls as they had textured surface. I am having problems with the old drywall in the ceiling cracking up, but the paint has held up very well, no peeling whatsoever, but then I seldom use the shower which generates the most moisture. That's what causes most bathroom problems. I think *some* of the problems with the older latex paints is that people bought the cheapest ones and didn't prepare the surfaces properly beforehand, just started painting away.