Carter's Room turned out perfect.....considering the circumstances. It was either going to be perfect, or a disaster. When we moved in, two of the four walls we bright hot pink. That's perfect.....for a girl. For weeks, Carter tried to explain to us that he wanted a blue room and that Rowland needed the pink room. I finally took the hint.
While picking up some things at Lowes, we strayed down the paint isle. (This is where the possible disaster could have occurred) There was no planning, which is not my style. There was no studying, pinteresting, etc. I glanced over colors, picked a blue and a gray and grabbed a couple of gallons. I remembered my friend's words "Don't be afraid of color" So I chose some pretty "dark" colors. Why not?
The day came to paint and I decided that I could do the painting by myself. Before this point, I paint the trim (because I don't tape) and Josh rolls.....that's how we roll. And let me tell you something, after doing Carter's room alone, we will "roll" together from here on out. Too much for me by myself!
The decision was to paint the pink walls navy and the other walls gray. The Navy is Valspar Smokey Pitch and the gray is Valspar Wet Pavement.
Before and After
A few extras about his room:
That bunk bed was Josh's growing up and my father in law re-stained it for Carter
Those shelves. Check those out! They have a story - While at our old home, I found a photo on Pinterest and asked both my Dad and father in law David if Lowes could cut me the wood I needed to make them. (I don't have a saw) A week later, I received a call from one and a photo from the other of 6 shelves! These that are in Carter's room, David made. You'll see some more in Rowland's room; my dad made those.
That name canvas! Nope, not made by me :) I have a friend, Erica Stafford, who made this for me when I was pregnant with Carter. It's been perfect for his room!
A perfect room for a 3 year old to grow up in don't you think?
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