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Post by Malarky on Jul 24, 2015 21:09:28 GMT -5
I like the blue if you're doing one color. The green is too "minty."
My SIL did her fairly small bedroom in nearly that exact shade of blue with oak woodwork and white accents. Her new matching bedding consisted of a velour blanket in the same shade with a patterned throw that was blue and white. She already had white sheets. All told, she spent about $30.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 21:28:53 GMT -5
Go with a lighter tone of that exact shade of blue and you'll have a winner. Except DS is pretty adamant about green...or red...or maybe orange. I showed him the blue and he wasn't totally cool on it. Although he did do the "if it's what you want mom", bit.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 21:34:34 GMT -5
This is the color of his brother's room.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jul 24, 2015 21:37:15 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 21:49:11 GMT -5
LOL I don't have a mouse with my laptop and trying to make even lines with the touchpad...yeah not happening.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jul 24, 2015 22:02:11 GMT -5
LOL I don't have a mouse with my laptop and trying to make even lines with the touchpad...yeah not happening. Sure, MPL. Sure.
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Post by DagnyT on Jul 25, 2015 13:06:08 GMT -5
Please post pictures when you are finished. I remember doing my son's room when he was 4. He picked a medium blue (on the light side) and a Star Wars border and decals. The border and decals are from Episode I, so I thought he might want to redecorate now that he is turning 17. When asked he said, "Well, Mom, I know most people wouldn't want a border with Anakin as a little boy in their room at my age, but I still like it. Let's leave it like that, and I will let you know if I ever want to change it." Less work for me. Yay!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2015 15:12:16 GMT -5
Please post pictures when you are finished. I remember doing my son's room when he was 4. He picked a medium blue (on the light side) and a Star Wars border and decals. The border and decals are from Episode I, so I thought he might want to redecorate now that he is turning 17. When asked he said, "Well, Mom, I know most people wouldn't want a border with Anakin as a little boy in their room at my age, but I still like it. Let's leave it like that, and I will let you know if I ever want to change it." Less work for me. Yay! I don't think my older son would care much how his room is decorated either and younger son is not helping much with picking colors. Everything I show him from black to fluorescent orange to pale blue is met with, "yeah, that's nice. Let's do that." About the only color he gave me a big "NO" on was pink...as in Hello Kitty pink. I'm leaning towards just a light sage green for the whole thing. Not exactly going "crazy" like I originally intended, but I'm getting kind of sick of looking at paint samples.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2015 15:14:41 GMT -5
I started prepping today to get a head start since we'll be out of town tomorrow. I cleared everything out of his room but his bunk bed, took down the stuff on the walls and started patching nail holes and such and have gotten to work on that border. I don't know what I'm going to do with that! After a lot of soaking I have the majority of the paper off, but there is a bead of glue along the top edge of about a third of it where I must have went in to patch it when it was coming loose at the top. That glue is not budging. Anyone have any ideas of a product that would strip that off? (highly toxic or not, I really don't care at this point!)
The rest of the adhesive I think will be ok. It is just shiny, but smooth to the wall and I think the paint will stick to it.
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Post by Jaguar on Jul 25, 2015 15:27:48 GMT -5
CLR, rubbing alcohol or just alcohol, steel wool.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2015 15:40:08 GMT -5
CLR, rubbing alcohol or just alcohol, steel wool. Thanks. I'm running to Target later this afternoon and will pick something up. I tried goo gone, but was just putting it on a paper towel and it didn't seem to do anything.
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Post by Jaguar on Jul 25, 2015 15:45:44 GMT -5
Get a paint scraper too to help you, if you already don't have one.
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Post by Jaguar on Jul 25, 2015 15:49:35 GMT -5
Oh and heavy duty sanding pads.
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Post by Blonde Granny on Jul 25, 2015 15:58:46 GMT -5
Are the comforters silver & grey? If so, go with light gray and then dark gray on the center wall. Then throw in some red throw pillows, maybe a couple of small red bean bag chairs and a couple of red fleece throws. Take the nightstand between the beds a spray paint it red too. It's already got the silver lamp on it.
For me the taupe and blue walls look boring for a little boy. I like the blue and green too, but that combo doesn't seem to tie in with the silver and gray bedding.
Think like a little boy, bright colors are good.
on edit: now it looks like the bedding is taupe and a light brown, red still goes with that. Just make it fun and he'll love it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2015 16:15:39 GMT -5
I found some CLR in the house, but without the steel wool it's not doing much either.
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Post by Jaguar on Jul 25, 2015 16:34:50 GMT -5
Yeah I think you need heavy duty steel wool pads.
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Post by DagnyT on Jul 25, 2015 17:42:29 GMT -5
Buy a sanding block at Lowe's or Home Depot. Those things are really handy. I think the sage will look good with the minions.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2015 20:42:15 GMT -5
Ugh. I give up. I'm just making things worse. The alcohol cut the glue, but I got too enthusiastic with the steel wool and it takes the texture off the walls too, even just using a towel does, so I think I'm just going to say screw it and try painting over. I know there's going to be a line about a half inch wide that looks smooth, but it seems like that's going to happen no matter if I get the glue off or not. If it just drives me crazy to look at I guess I can put up another border.
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Post by Jaguar on Jul 25, 2015 21:04:34 GMT -5
Do what you can and sorry about it.
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Post by Malarky on Jul 25, 2015 21:10:30 GMT -5
Not really related, but laughing my ass off...while we were vacationing, my niece painted her accent wall BLACK!!!
It actually looks good, but so much for all the angst about what it should be painted before we left...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2015 21:24:22 GMT -5
Do what you can and sorry about it. No worries. I should have mentioned it was textured...or thought of that myself when I started scouring away. There's only one bad wall, the tall one. The rest all seem good. I tore it up pretty good by the door though. Go figure, I couldn't do that like behind the bunk beds where it wouldn't be seen. I think we need a big old Minion decal by the door! Or maybe just border on that wall... We'll see how it looks.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2015 21:26:00 GMT -5
Not really related, but laughing my ass off...while we were vacationing, my niece painted her accent wall BLACK!!! It actually looks good, but so much for all the angst about what it should be painted before we left... I actually thought about maybe painting one wall with that chalkboard paint.
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Post by Spellbound454 on Jul 26, 2015 4:46:30 GMT -5
Blue and green can look great together.....but only if they balance.
The blue in the picture is too strong for the green.....and not pure enough.
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Post by Shooby on Jul 26, 2015 6:56:43 GMT -5
Glue gone or fabric softener to soften up the border and take off the glue.
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Post by Shooby on Jul 26, 2015 6:58:16 GMT -5
And, if you really can't get it off, then just put up a new border after you are done painting. No biggie. You could get a simple, plain border. Or, a Minions border if you really want. They probably have those too.
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Post by Shooby on Jul 26, 2015 7:18:48 GMT -5
MPL - It doesn't have to be perfect. It is your home. Put your stamp on your home. If it is less than professional, who cares? Your son will remember that mom cared enough to redo his room and make it awesome. I have very vivid memories of my mom up on step ladders putting up wallpaper, etc.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Jul 26, 2015 13:56:00 GMT -5
They also make something that you can use to texture the wall. I think I saw it at the paint store although HD would probably have it too.
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Post by t-dog on Jul 30, 2015 14:39:53 GMT -5
Yep, you can buy texture in an aerosol can.
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Post by Bob Ross on Jul 30, 2015 14:48:52 GMT -5
Did someone say painting? The key rule to remember with painting is that there are no mistakes, just happy f*ckin' accidents.
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Post by HoneyBBQ on Jul 30, 2015 14:52:45 GMT -5
And happy little squirrels...
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