We painted the room in a Ralph Lauren colour (Joshua Tree) when we moved into this house 12 years ago. It was older son's pick.
A lot of people are scared of painting bright or dark colours because they worry they are hard to get rid of later on. The trick is to get some primer and go around the edges of your base board and ceiling so the first colour doesn't show through.
I have posted here how much I love Farrow and Ball paint. I gave little son the colour card and he chose "Chinese Blue". I had it colour matched mainly because F & B and discontinued this colour and I would have had to order it in which takes time. I was looking for fast. I think he chose it for the name. To be perfectly honest, I was a bit skeptical. I thought it would be really dark.
We tested it on the colour card and its an almost perfect match.
Blue is his fav colour!
He is a HUGE Scoobydoo fan. We looked high nd low for Scoobydoo jammies after he wore holes in his last pair. After looking high and low, we found these at Kohl's in Taylor Michigan!
The doors and trim in this room had never been painted. You can see the difference in colour between the two in these pics. I painted them after I took these pics.
This ceiling had stucco on it which I scrapped off and made smooth. Its a BIG job but SO worth the effort.
You can see the nice smooth ceiling in this shot! The room originally had stucco on the ceiling and no crown molding.
Cutting in around edges with a colour is an art form. I use a smallish brush and a wee bit of paint. Like this...
Hold the brush flat against the wall with the bit of paint against the wall and pull across.
I find I get a way straighter line if I eyeball it than I do if I tape it off. Notice, no green show through because we primed the edges first!
All moved in! I made him the quilt a couple of years ago. The painting over the bed is also one of my originals. I also made the cute little night table because I wanted something that would fit perfectly in that itty bitty little space.
The night table is just primed at this point. We are in negotiations over what colour it will be.
His stuffed pug Wilbur.
Mr Fluffy and Lizzy the Sea Otter.
PS...if anyone is interested in purchasing an original print of the art over the bed, please message me.
A lot of people are scared of painting bright or dark colours because they worry they are hard to get rid of later on. The trick is to get some primer and go around the edges of your base board and ceiling so the first colour doesn't show through.
I have posted here how much I love Farrow and Ball paint. I gave little son the colour card and he chose "Chinese Blue". I had it colour matched mainly because F & B and discontinued this colour and I would have had to order it in which takes time. I was looking for fast. I think he chose it for the name. To be perfectly honest, I was a bit skeptical. I thought it would be really dark.
We tested it on the colour card and its an almost perfect match.
Blue is his fav colour!
He is a HUGE Scoobydoo fan. We looked high nd low for Scoobydoo jammies after he wore holes in his last pair. After looking high and low, we found these at Kohl's in Taylor Michigan!
The doors and trim in this room had never been painted. You can see the difference in colour between the two in these pics. I painted them after I took these pics.
This ceiling had stucco on it which I scrapped off and made smooth. Its a BIG job but SO worth the effort.
You can see the nice smooth ceiling in this shot! The room originally had stucco on the ceiling and no crown molding.
Cutting in around edges with a colour is an art form. I use a smallish brush and a wee bit of paint. Like this...
Hold the brush flat against the wall with the bit of paint against the wall and pull across.
I find I get a way straighter line if I eyeball it than I do if I tape it off. Notice, no green show through because we primed the edges first!
All moved in! I made him the quilt a couple of years ago. The painting over the bed is also one of my originals. I also made the cute little night table because I wanted something that would fit perfectly in that itty bitty little space.
The night table is just primed at this point. We are in negotiations over what colour it will be.
His stuffed pug Wilbur.
Mr Fluffy and Lizzy the Sea Otter.
PS...if anyone is interested in purchasing an original print of the art over the bed, please message me.
