Sunday, December 30, 2007

Mural progress



After two days of painting, our pop art fabric inspired mural is coming along nicely.

Monday, December 17, 2007

Retro Babies


All right. You caught me. It's been a long time since I've posted here. In my defense, I accidentally ended up pregnant and with 4 monbths of terrible morning (noon, and night) sickness. Boy, I never thought making a person would be so much work. Alas, my favorite guest room is now going to have to be turned into a nursery.

Don't worry. Just because there's a baby on the way, doesn't mean I'm suddenly into gingham and pastels. It takes more work, but it is possible to have a retro- fabulous baby room. So, once it was clear that this pregnancy was going to stick, I started flipping through my vintage decorating books. My discovery? If you want an awesome retro kids' room, the 1970s hold the key. It was the era of bright colors and wall murals. Sold!

But what on earth should I paint? The room has bright red carpet and is teeny tiny. Not easy to decorate around. Unless you're a kid. My friend Jenny found an awesome retro kids fabric (pictured) called Alexander Henry's 2-D zoo. Voila. Mural inspiration had. What kid won't like floor to ceiling jungle animals?

I've already moved the furniture out of the room and put a base coat of bright white on three walls. I have one accent wall of red (to match the carpet). The plan is to harang my mom into coming over later this week to help me paint the animals. I'm also painting a palm tree in each corner of the room, with leaves that reach onto the ceiling.

This is my first mural, but I'm armed with an opaque projector to enlarge the animals, a box of paints, and a willing mom to help out. Keep your fingers crossed!