Katherine’s nursery had an annoying blank spot near her crib. And this over-decorator found that entirely unacceptable. So I mixed up some chalk paint and slapped it on the wall with a pretty painted frame. :)
I think, with some pillows, it will be a good spot to take monthly baby photos. If I manage to be that organized. ;)
And, for now, it’s a good spot to photograph Katherine The Great as a Great Big Inside Baby. Dudes. My belly is awesomely huge. It’s hilariously fantastic. :)
Also Hilarious? Getting up off of the floor…
… and tying shoes… painting toenails…applying pants…
Growing a baby in your belly is an awesome but totally impractical process.
I made chalkboard paint using Martha Stewart’s recipe: 1 cup of paint + 2 tbsp unsanded grout. I wanted a chalkboard that looked chalkboard-y, so I bought a black paint sample (which is almost one cup exactly) of Behr’s “Beluga”… chosen mostly because I thought the name was funny. I’ve been singing Raffi’s “Baby Beluga” to Katherine since I found out she existed 8 months ago. :)
The chalkboard paint was way goopy at first. Rob helpfully suggested that I use the electric hand mixer to stir in the grout. Darn it. Why is he so smart?? That totally fixed all the lumps. :)
I was inspired to make a curvy frame by this fabulous vinyl frame collection:
Source: therhouse.com via Sarah on Pinterest
…but I opted for a much easier design. Because I’m lazy. ;)
The frame was painted using left-over paint from a very long-ago project. It’s more obvious in real life, but I was trying to photograph it in the 12 minutes before the sun went down when I got home from work. I have a certain sister-in-law who’s been emailing me daily demanding a chalkboard post. And since she’s DAYS (minutes? hours?) away from giving birth to my niece, we have to indulge her. ;) If the frame doesn’t show up more obviously in pictures at a more preferable time of day, I might have to pick a darker color. I do like the Cinderella blue though. And it makes me kind of sentimental because it’s the same color blue that’s on my baby cousin Aubrey’s ceiling. :)
Next on the list? Leaf Lamp.
Source: 6thstreetdesignschool.blogspot.com via Sarah on Pinterest
Must have a fantastical reading lamp for reading our fairytales. And because I enjoy a challenge… must create said lamp for under $5. Wish me luck. ;)
10 comments:
Eeeeek! Look at your baby belly! You look crazy adorable and Katherine's room looks fantastic. She's never going to move out.
Also, forget being organized and scheduling baby photo shoots - that's the stay-at-home dad's job.
Quote from Carousel of Progress (Robert will be so proud, and the wife's name is Sarah!)
SARAH: Oh you and your progress! That paint mixer of yours just sloshed paint across my rump... er- rumpus room
hehehe. I like you're baby bump. And I love you.
Omg you are so cute and round, I can't stand it! Love the chalkboard and can't wait to see the leaf lamp!
When we get to have a baby over here in this neck of the woods I'm thinking you may need to just come decorator for us. I love the chalkboard idea.
Yay! Chalkboard photos! Thank goodness Office Depot carried chalk. I was starting to despair. It's going to make for some lovely monthly photos!
Ha. She thinks she's an overdecorator. I don't know if it's because my nursery is such a small room or if I'm just completely against having bare walls, but I so have you beat in this department.
You're so beautifully round!! And I agree. Getting up off the floor right now? Hilarious.
Also hilarious? Sprinting after a runaway toddler knocking items over in the aisles of the Dollar General while hugely pregnant. People give you really wide-eyed stares. ;)
So cute! The room and you :) Love the chalkboard and that you made the paint yourself :) I'm having a giveaway on my blog if you want to enter, btw!
I really like the shape of the chalkboard, and I totally didn't know you could make your own paint. I have plenty of grout at home that I could do it. I could paint the ENTIRE HOUSE in chalkboard paint.
Tonight.
And of course I must tell you that you look awesome. YOU LOOK AWESOME!
Can you come over and help bedazzle baby's room here?? :)
this chalk board is the best thing ever!! i love that it's directly on the wall - it will be perfect for pictures! and you look soooo adorable in front of it!!
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