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There were a lot of opinions flying around when we asked you if you preferred a black or green chalkboard in this post. I think it really depends on the application, but to us and for this project, green felt right for Greta’s room. I really wanted to give making my own chalkboard a try […]

We painted Greta’s room this weekend! She has wanted a pink room ever since we moved here, and it seemed like something little we could do for her. Even though pink? I thought it wouldn’t fit into our home’s color palette, but as it turns out, it totally does. We all love her room now. […]

Greta’s closet is complete (!!) and we’re stoked to share with you the outcome with lots and lots of pictures today. That’s the same closet.  That’s the sa-ame closet! I’m going to say we helped it rise to its full potential.  I’m also going to say that “before” photo is embarrassing. I am hanging my […]

That tragic story from two days ago, goes something like this: On Greta’s last day of two-dom, we ran to the Benjamin Moore store in the morning (this was after she covered my entire lamp with my lotion from Hawaii) to pick up a quart of “Peony” and supplies to paint her closet. When we […]

Greta’s room is packing a lot of neutrals (or was)–but the art opposite the butterfly wall will hopefully balance that with lots of little punches of color.  And then there is the closet color that you all voted on, which is currently leaning toward a bold pink–a nice big splash of color that will coordinate […]

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