On Saturday, Dave decided that it was time to paint our second bedroom. After much deliberation Saturday night (after I got home from work), we decided to paint it Victorian Red. While not as red as children's playground equipment, it may be pretty close.

Because I had to work Sunday, Dave went to Home Depot to get the paint and supplies. I called him from work and he said that the Paint Guy recommended that we use primer on the walls in order to obtain the maximum obnoxious red that we're going for (maybe not in those exact words).

I've used primer before - most recently on a flower box that I'm about to mosaic. Its' clean whiteness covers over every single stain and blemish as though it had never been there. Since our walls are already quite white, I was a little surprised that we'd have to prime them, but whatever. Paint Guy knows what he's doing and clearly at least Home Depot is benefitting, right? :-)

When I called a few hours later, Dave said that the room had been all taped up and that he and Tennille were going to start priming soon. Fortunately, I was able to get off of work early (because I went in early), so I was excited to see what progress was being made. Maybe priming took only a little while and they were able to start painting RED! Wooo!!

So I got home around 8pm and Dave met me at the stairs. He had many paint spatterings on his shirt. Bright pink paint spatterings. BRIGHT PINK! I automatically assumed that 1) he'd gotten the wrong color, or 2) he'd gotten the wrong color. I warily ascended the stairs, all the while thinking that I'd made a terrible mistake in picking out the color and wondering how I was going to 1) tell them that we had to paint over it or 2) live with a bright pink room. My fears were founded when Dave opened the door to... a BRIGHT PINK ROOM!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Yes, you paint savvy readers out there: it did take me a full 20 seconds to realize that all that pink was primer! I was used to white primer, but apparently there are different tints. I cannot express my relief at not having to deal with a pink room. And my friends, it is freaking PINK.

I hope the room can take being so red. It gets a lot of light, so I think it can handle it. Ever since I saw a red room in the models for this place, I've wanted one... there's something so beautiful about a perfectly red room with white trim. Gorgeous! Pictures to come!