Future Baby's Room - Phase 1

So it looks like we may be close to adopting, which has made us realize we need to get ourselves in gear and fix up the front bedroom. Not knowing if it will be a boy or girl, we wanted to create a happy gender-neutral room. Yellow seemed like the obvious choice, until I researched the effects of color on babies and learned that those who live in yellow rooms cry the most often, which clearly will not do. I've always loved periwinkle and as it turns out, babies are soothed by shades of blue. Perfect! So periwinkle it is, with a blue sky above. Only problem was that the plaster was in bad shape and not at all conducive to a serene sky. So after two weekends of patching, sanding, priming and painting we went from this mess to this lovliness:



Chris thinks the clouds look cartoony, but that's what a like about them. Playful and child-like and as luck would have it, the original 1926 milk-glass fixture matches perfectly. Phase 1 complete - next up will be furnishing and decorating. Stay tuned!