Boys’ Room

When Nikolas left for CA my goal was to paint Ammon's room so when Nik got home he could move downstairs with Ammon. Well I finally moved Nik downstairs with Ammon! It took me way too long and I am not finished yet, but they are sleeping downstairs and I can start getting a room ready for the baby! I changed my mind tons of times concerning the colors and design. The end result was not what I wanted, BUT I am happy with it and the boys love it! This is where is started.
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My idea was to paint three walls a dark blue. The wall with the window on it would be a light blue with dark blue strips. I started with the light blue and loved it. I then painted three coats of the dark blue to have it still look uneven and blotchy! I got some advice from a friend who said I needed to prime the walls with a tinted primer (When I ask the Home Depot worker if I needed to prime he said NO!). So I got a tinted primer and Marci and Marie helped me paint it and then give it two more dark blue coats! All the walls but one still looked uneven and just plain BAD! So after Jordan and Michelle tired to help by putting on more dark blue coats I decided to paint two of the walls light blue and then put light blue strips on the dark wall. Marci came another day and helped paint the walls light blue. Then her and Kenny put the light blue strips on the dark wall. After all those coats we had a really hard time getting the tape off without peeling the paint but it is now done. This is Nik's side of the room!
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And Ammon's side of the room!
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I want to put a shelf all the way across both sides of the rooms for the boys' trophies, knick knacks and stuff they don't want the girls touching. I need to touch up the ceiling too. A lot of dark blue paint leaked under the tape. Michelle is going to paint a bit Y on the wall and with new closet doors it will be finished. And I like it! Now on to the baby's room!

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    • andi on September 11, 2008 at 3:46 pm

    sorry you had such a hard time with all the paint. But it looks great. When is the baby due?

    • Marci on September 12, 2008 at 9:33 am

    I am glad the boys got moved in. Looks Good.

    • Melissa Basua on September 12, 2008 at 5:43 pm

    Andi~ I am due Oct. 27th, but I got the okay from the doc to be induce on the 20th!! I has seemed so far away for so long and now it is right around the corner. Yipee!

    • mom on September 14, 2008 at 10:13 pm

    The room looks great, especially that stripped wall. Those boys are so lucky to have a great mom and aunts and uncles to help paint. What an ordeal but well worht it.
    mom

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