Pam’s Blue Bathroom — my first video!
Posted by: • August 11, 2010
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Great addition Pam, love seeing your site grow.This opens so many more avenues for teaching and sharing. You at the top of the shower reminds me the scene where Lucy and Viv are trapped in the shower filled with water. You need a sidekick now.
loved the video! I enjoyed listening to your explanations behind your decisions and little nuggets of information. Great addition to your great site. Please make more videos!
This was so interesting, Pam! Looking forward to seeing the other rooms & hearing about your design dilemmas. As for the sidekick….where was Astro???
Pam,
Your bathroom looks great. I’m still working on my pink bathroom thats been a work in progress for over a year now. I will submit pics when I finished.
Pam, your shirt matches the towels!
Thank you for using Vimeo! Means I can watch it work in the morning. =)
Pam, videos are a great addition to the blog. Thanks. Your bathroom is so airy and light. Wonderful job. As for things you would change, isn’t it funny how one issue, like how to put light switches, ends up being something you discover you’d like to do differently — even though you mulled it over forever. Then something else, like your handheld shower wand, didn’t take as much mulling, and turned out just right. Everybody has something like that in their home. But all in all, your bathroom looks great. I love the wallpaper — one thing that can be changed if you don’t like how it turned out the first time, and one thing that can totally alter the feel of the room.
Geranium! A flower and a palette of reds, pinks, and whites:
scarlet
vermillion
cardinal
neon
salmon
coral
azalea
melon
appleblossom
blush
cream
bisque
electric white
And, the heron-blue grey is the perfect foil, nearly a neutral but with more hue.
The still before the video starts makes you look like a zombie on Zombieland! LOL
Jeez, Shane, thanks a lot. I changed it to the RRTV title.
Too funny – you must have changed it right when I was watching it – I wondered where the still went!
LOL just funnin with ya!
So glad to see video! What a great addition to the site!
nice video – looking forward to seeing more in the future
Pam,
Great job on your first video. A couple of ideas for your next one. I would have loved to have seen a long shot or a pan of the entire space. The only thing we really saw in detail was the sink and vanity. The fadeouts between segments are a little too quick. You’re still talking and it’s fading out. Third, and please take this with all good spirit, consider wearing at least a little lipstick. Camera has a tendency to wash people out, which is why even local TV anchors wear make-up. You are the design diva and I love your site!
Thanks for the tips, Lisa. You are are right on all counts. I realized when we were posting this that there were no long “establishing shots”… although, I think in the next two videos you see some more… And yes, John cut the fades too short… And yes, more makeup…. I think I actually did have lipstick on. but obviously it’s too light… I will say, that I know lighting is really important to getting the shot (and me) to look their best. That said, I don’t know how much energy I have to really worry about this. We’ll see. Thanks for the tips! Since you seem interested, I’ll go on to say that I think these videos are fundamentally better than other ones I’ve done including the TV appearances and etsy.com — because I tried to relax more when I spoke and just speak like a normal person. I’ve been confused by advice to both “project” and to “be natural.” It’s a balance, I guess. With the whole thing, I’m just going to aim for continuous improvement – getting good information out there — and having fun. Finally, I’m really amazed at the technology now at our fingertips to do this. I’m really hot to trot to do more videos — a fantastic medium of communication.
Now, isn’t that funny that someone mentioned make-up to you because as I was watching the video I was thinking “I love that she presented herself naturally in this video”…because every time I look at this blog and see that beautiful photo of you with your hair perfectly smoothed back, and your perfect fitting cream dress, and your perfectly aligned bangles and your suave martini I feel so much like an underachiever!
I loved seeing you in a little more “down to earth setting” – including bare feet – because that’s how many of us are most of the time!
Loved the addition of video!
I like your geranium wallpaper with the soothing blue and white background.
Keep up the good work Pam, and be sure to remember us, the little retro-ren people when you become big and famous!
Very timely! I am ready to do my bathroom and this wasgreat. I look forward to more videos. It’s nice when you smile more; the topic is so fun, it requires it!
Pam, I love seeing you live! I’m already looking forward to tomorrow and Friday to see Parts II and III. The bonus is we get to see more of your house. Thanks for keeping this blog current, interesting and informative. Keep up the good work and keep those videos coming!
Pam, this is wonderful! Great info – especially since the bathroom is what I’m planning for right now! Can’t wait for installments two and three – thanks!
P.S. You didn’t talk about the countertop on your vanity. Is it a particular laminate? (And how do you decide about how to treat the counter?)
Jan, the blue marbled laminate is from Wilsonart — it’s ID’d in my countertops section (Kitchens: Countertops). However, another reader wrote in to say it’s discontinued…still, it’s worth checking, maybe there is some stock left. I liked this laminate also in pink. When I installed it, I ordered glossy finish — to mimic the look of polished marble. I have some more laminate reco’s coming… the manufacturers are always coming out with more.
I will also say that, I realize I need to do a whole specification sheet for this bathroom, identifying everything I used. I’ll try to get that up soon…
Your reader was right! All three of the marbled Wilsonart laminates you have on the kitchen countertop information – blue, pink and beige – have been discontinued! What were they thinking? We will just have to look for stock somewhere!
I liked the video. Adds a whole other dimension to the website.
You are such a natural on camera – relaxed, well-spoken, and not irritating, over-the-top chirpy – just right!
Your bathroom is lovely. I, too, noticed that your shirt matches the towels – intentional??
As for a sidekick, I’m your girl! I could totally play Ethel to your Lucy, lol!
Thank you, Tikimama — yes, I chose the tee shirt to match the bathroom, and I like how it turned out.
I know next to nothing about making videos, but in response to your comment above about having misspoken, I have seen videos where they insert text at the moment you need to correct. It’s very helpful from a viewer’s point of view, but I don’t know how difficult it is to do. But I bet at least one of your readers does!
AWSOME JOB !!!! Pam I love how your site nevers stops short of amazing me..I think you looked great on this flic. I only wish you were here in new orleans to help me save the mid mods i done 3 so far man its hard to convence the flippers to stop the maddness and bring back the good old vibes of the clasic home glad your here to help the world….
Love it! I can totally see a retro renovation time slot on HG TV.
I love your bathroom floor (and everything else, of course). Can’t wait to see more!
Pam,
I just discovered you and I am already addicted! I love your bathroom renovation! You did a great job. I would like to know where you got the faucets for your sink. I am looking for some like them.
Thanks for such an amazing resource.
Pam,
I just love the videos! Great job. I can’t wait to see what comes next.
I watched the videos in reverse order, so got to these comments last. The videos were great. I thought the pace was on the money; you spoke clearly, yet in an unaffected and natural manner. You included some excellent tips and insights.
As far as appearance, sure a little more blush and lip color would have brightened up your face, but I don’t know that it would have improved the effectiveness of the video. My immediate impression was of being a casual guest you were showing the new bathroom to while the coffee was brewing. The bare feet, jeans, T-shirt, minimum hair styling and make-up struck just the right note. I felt comfortable ‘visiting’ your home.
I had no problem with the video quality, although I realize the transition fades were more abrupt than the norm. Since long fades, whether in or out, automatically make me start counting how many seconds of my life I’ll never get back, I usually favor a few words preceding a direct cut. Sound quality was impressive, clear with no tiled-bathroom-echo effect.
Looking forward to more videos!
I love the videos. It’s great to see what you did and didn’t ultimately like.
I TOTALLY agree with the grab bar. We put one in our shower, knowing we’ll need it in a few short years. It turns out we use it daily for balance and are thrilled to have it now.
The ones that were available at home improvement stores were very cheesy looking (compared with the other items going into the shower) so we ended up buying a very high end grab bar. I was dismayed at the price, but so glad we chose it, as it looks fab.
Thank you Pam!
Your videos are great! I’ve posted a link to the gardenweb/bathrooms. The shower video was especially helpful. Everyone can visualize the space now. Shower space is one of the most asked questions there. I don’t think you need music with them. Just talk, misspeaks and all.
LOVED the videos, Pam!
Great to hear the “highs and lows” of your design choices, and I kept thinking we’d be great friends if only I lived closer!
Thanks for helping me aim to love the house I’m in,
Amy
Thank you! I am finishing up on saving two blue bathrooms (w/atomic-telstar squiggles) exactly like your blue. Your towel color is perfect! I love it! Thank you for the information on plumbing fixtures, shower pan and grout. If I cannot save & must gut in the future, that is exactly what I’d like to know. It is great to see you looking exactly like we all look when we’re working on our homes. No need to doll up or worry about lipstick Pam. You look like our friend, who has the best ideas and information. Great videos!