From Stormy to Cloudy in 3 hours

It had been years since I updated Firstborn's room

  

The old color is a dark and stormy blue - the new color is  cloudy grey.  I lost my paint swatches so I can't tell you the exact color names.  I used my pad painter to frame out the walls first.  I patched nail holes first, since I knew I would be hanging things up a little differently.

I used an empty lunch meat container and brush to tackle the corners, an old towel to catch drips, and a bucket of soapy water with a rag to clean baseboards as I went. I also vacuumed thoroughly before I began.

Coming around the corner to the least favorite wall - all that stuff has to come off the shelves.  I try to hang things back up as soon as the wall is dry to the touch, including the outlet and light switch covers. 

 

 Three hours total because I had to clean along the way.  I even hung up a collage using those small framed prints that were already in there, and adding some new ones.  His new quilt looks nice next to the blue and grey, and a pop of red from the chair keeps the room from being somber.

One of the things he least wanted:  a whole bunch of "family" pictures in his room.  So, most of the ones from the shelves went into a photo album instead. 

I know it's hard to tell, but the new color is very different and makes the room much, much lighter.  It all looks so clean.

I replaced his old sparkly bulletin board with a fresh new one.
And now I am ready for a day off to recharge before the weekend.

Gina