Playroom Mural

I painted this playroom a little while back, and I want to show you guys some photos of it!

It was for a family with two young children, and their mom is clearly one creative (teacher!) lady.

The ceilings were pretty low, and there was limited wall space for painting, but I was happy with all the little things I painted. These types of jobs are really my favorite. Complete creativity, and a client that loves anything cute and creative.

I painted a tree in the middle with lots of animals and outside things:

Here is the tree, with a dog below, and a bird plus a nest with two blue eggs in it:

To the right, was a rainbow:

(the white box below the rainbow is a dry erase board)

To the left, were some birds and clouds and a sunshine:

mama and baby bunny:

(and a ladybug)

across from the tree, on the other side of the room, I had room for some clouds and butterflies:

a kitty cat and some bugs and flowers on the ground...

it's always fun to do stuff low to the ground, so that the little kids can really appreciate it!

last but not least, two little lover ladybugs, hidden on the lightswitch!

MyColor Blog post!

To see what eventually happened to this:

go here!

Some Changes

Hi! Hope everyone had a nice Memorial Day. I took yesterday off from work and the blog, to recuperate from a long weekend out of town for a friend's wedding. It was nice!

Anyway, I took these photos to show you guys some changes I've been making in my house lately.

Things are coming along...

I moved the curtains (from Ikea, which I enhanced with the Greek key trim) from upstairs, downstairs, and hung them with a black rod. I also bought two Bertoia look-alike chairs from Amazon for the little breakfast nook. I love them! They look better than they feel, but it's ok. Beauty is pain. Heh.

The chairs came in a "chrome" finish, but I spraypainted them black.

I'm thinking I might replace the little cafe table, but not sure. If I do, I won't get rid of the current one, just store it. I love this table too much, and I am proud of how I made it! I think a salvaged wood (are we tired of salvaged wood yet? Maybe.) or color lacquered table could be cool. We shall see! I'm ok with my tulip table for now, though.

I also bought two of these tables from World Market for either side of the sofa. I do love them!

And, the glass lamps are from Target.

And! I've been on a succulent induced craze. I guess everyone has...

They're just so easy to keep alive, and Mika (my cat) doesn't eat succulents (he does, however, enjoy eating other leafy plants).

I bought this cute planter at TJ Maxx. It had a fake plastic succulent in it, and I cut it out and planted a real one. Much better.

I got this cute terrarium at West Elm:

"Blogging Made Me Do It"

Head over to Dana's blog today, to read my post in her series, "Blogging Made Me Do It"!