To this:
Moving around some books and even subtracting items gives it a fresher, clutter-free look that we have lived with for the past two months and feel better about.
And now after:
The result was, um, hmm…not what I was going for. I wanted to bring some sophistication to the otherwise kid-central shelf and the bright turquoise giraffe, although cute for a kid’s room, no doubt, had the opposite effect in the family room.
Before:
If you think this giraffe looks a little horse-ish without its spots, you’ve got company. Greta pointed to the same figure she has been identifying as a giraffe for 4 months and said, “horsey!” What are you spray-painting these days? Did you think I lost it when I went turquoise?
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I just completed my first spray paint project – some shelving brackets for the nursery which were black are now a bright green.
The only problem is they clad with the curtains … now I need new curtains.
Gold makes everything better. You know me. I LIVE to spray paint anything gold. Loved the turquoise, but it wasn’t right for this room. And I love that Greta calls it a horsey! Cutest.
GOOD call on the gold giraffe. gives a way cool factor.
The turquoise was cute…..but gold is definetely better!
ooo i love the gold giraffe! it totally looks like a horsey now :) and i love your revised version of the built-ins, they feel so airy and purty now!
Cute! Better gold, for sure. Sometimes I want to paint something and bright, fun colour and you’re so right: it can end up looking a bit kid’s-room-y. I loved the spot-the-difference game. Tell us how many changes and see if we spot that many, lol.
I am so stealing that! I love him (her?). She’ll go perfectly with my chrome dinosaur!
Love that turquoise color, but not for the giraffe! lol Gold is totally her color! And mine now lately….loving me some gold accessories! That giraffe is adorable though. How is Greta with these bookshelves? Is she constantly touching things?? I swear, anything below the third shelf on our bookshelf is either empty or full of toys. yiiiiikes.
For the most part, she does great and usually doesn’t even touch the shelves. Everything in her reach she can’t hurt, so it isn’t a big deal if she does touch. However, I will say, when she has a tantrum and takes it out on the national geographics (read: throws them all on the floor) it IS a paint to pick them all back up.
Love your blinging giraffe! He looks great!