Expect the Unexpected

Well, here I am writing to you from our hotel in Land O’Lakes, FL. The AC is sweetly humming and I’m happily nestled in my room. We are out of town on a jobsite and although it isn’t too far from Orlando, it’s farther than you would want to drive roundtrip daily.  Our project is a beautiful brand-new clubhouse with an elegant, upscale Western theme. It is slated to officially open in about three weeks. They have chosen two finishes for the public bathrooms: Bandanna for the Ladies and Snakeskin for the Men. (We love these designers — they always have such cool projects.) At the site, we received a tremendous welcome and quite the interest in our work. (“The faux painters are here everybody! Check it out!”)  We have phone numbers to call in case we get in trouble and were set up immediately with the Best Places to Eat and other equally important facts. BTW, here’s a peek at the samples:

One of most interesting pieces of information we received (a bit on the late side) was that Land O’Lakes is apparently not the home city of the dairy company but is, in fact, the nudist mecca of North America. Here’s a FauxGirl tip for you — let’s say youfind yourself out-of-town working and would like to have some fun after-hours with the crew. If you come upon a bowling alley that is definitely open but has black curtains drawn so you can’t see in…anticipate an au naturel setting.  I think our new motto is going to be Expect the Unexpected. Apparently, the clothing-optional market is a $400 million dollar a year business — who’d have thunk it?

I’ll post up some pics of the completed work — we still have a lot of layers to go but we’re looking forward to the end result. Until then!