Outer Space

I've seen the fun things my mother and sister can do with a little bit of paint and a lot of talent. I, on the other hand, have a lot of paint and questionable talent, but I decided to try my hand at giving the boys a room in outer space. I found some fun quilts online at JCPenny's, and then tried to match the colors and the theme by painting the planets on their wall. They really wanted me to paint their walls black, but they are already afraid of the dark, and I was afraid that would push them over the line, so we kept the walls blue. I painted the planets, and a rocketship, and will put up glow-in-the-dark stars on the part of the ceiling that drops down a little. Most of the ceiling is that sound panel stuff, so I don't think they would stick there very well.

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After:


I think it turned out pretty good, but I'm not sure if I like Jupiter and Saturn as well as the others. I may have to do a little touch up, but overall I really like how it turned out. You probably noticed the hanging bar on their wall that serves as their closet. The project this winter, when my husband is home on the weekends, it to go out one of their walls and add a closet in. I think this will make their room seem a little bigger, and almost finish up the changes we wanted to make to their room. For now, I'm feeling kind proud of myself, seeing how this turned out, and has gotten me thinking about what to do in the little boys room. I'm thinking sports....