Decorating is always a challenge, particularly for people you haven't met, and even more challenging for those who in addition to not having met, have yet to develop a sense of style or the ability to communicate it.
Of course, that could be said of a lot of people, but in this instance I'm referring to unborn babies.
I've recently completed painting my yet to arrive daughters room.
I had to fight the urge to paint the whole thing black. Black is such a versatile non-colour. It goes with everything, you only need one coat of paint for it, it's gender neutral, and it doesn't matter when your toddler writes all over it (particularly if you confiscate all the white and lighter coloured crayons).
Of course, that would pretty much fulfill the ingredients for guaranteeing that you end up with one of those damned imo kids at some point. On that note, we decided to paint the room two colours... a very light blue and a very light yellow.
At first the yellow didn't turn out quite right... it took on a greenish tinge, which I named Baby Bile Yellow. Handy for when your kid projectile vomits three minutes before you have guests over. It has since settled into the chosen yellow, and I will now have to race around with a bucket and wash cloth in such circumstances.
Originally I also wanted to plaster the walls with Star Wars decals, but that has been vetoed in favour of some Winnie-the-Pooh decals. I suppose Darth Vader and the Emperor could be a tad frightening for those under the age of four.
For anyone who is interested (and for those who are interested and thought I was kidding up to this point about having a child) , our baby registry is now available. If so, please send me a message and I'll forward the information to you.
Of course, that could be said of a lot of people, but in this instance I'm referring to unborn babies.
I've recently completed painting my yet to arrive daughters room.
I had to fight the urge to paint the whole thing black. Black is such a versatile non-colour. It goes with everything, you only need one coat of paint for it, it's gender neutral, and it doesn't matter when your toddler writes all over it (particularly if you confiscate all the white and lighter coloured crayons).
Of course, that would pretty much fulfill the ingredients for guaranteeing that you end up with one of those damned imo kids at some point. On that note, we decided to paint the room two colours... a very light blue and a very light yellow.
At first the yellow didn't turn out quite right... it took on a greenish tinge, which I named Baby Bile Yellow. Handy for when your kid projectile vomits three minutes before you have guests over. It has since settled into the chosen yellow, and I will now have to race around with a bucket and wash cloth in such circumstances.
Originally I also wanted to plaster the walls with Star Wars decals, but that has been vetoed in favour of some Winnie-the-Pooh decals. I suppose Darth Vader and the Emperor could be a tad frightening for those under the age of four.
For anyone who is interested (and for those who are interested and thought I was kidding up to this point about having a child) , our baby registry is now available. If so, please send me a message and I'll forward the information to you.
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