Baseball wall!
I have been scanning pinterest for the last year trying to
find ideas for Ian’s bedroom. Since we knew we would be moving to Okinawa in
December I didn’t even dance with the idea of making a room for him in Arizona,
so I have been waiting patiently for Oki.
I FINALLY got the chance and let me just tell you it is NOT
as easy as it looks! I used http://rebekahboldin.blogspot.jp/2011/03/play-ball.html
for my inspiration and tried to just gauge what I needed from her.
I used a bright red color and a grey for the lining of
stitches. I suggest you not get very much, because I bought 0.2 Liter
containers and I didn’t even use a ¼ of the paint. I would tell you the exact color but well..... you see my dilemma.
You're welcome for this one....
I used a small paintbrush for the grey line and I used a
sponge for the stitches. Word of advice, be patient and take breaks. The
stitches will not turn out perfect unless you take ALL day. I had a few
meltdowns as I realized that painting is not in my scope of expertise and I was
convinced it was going to turn out terrible and I would have to paint over the
entire thing.
Lone behold, it ended up turning out okay!! From far away it
looks MUCH better than up close!!!
I am SO happy that I did this on his wall because I truly
feel like his room is now HIS and not just a room we put all of his stuff for
the next three years. It is definitely going to be a pain in 3 years when we
have to paint over this but, as I have been told my some fellow Marine wives.
You have to make each place home, even though you know you’re moving…if it
doesn’t feel like home while you’re there you will never be happy with where
you are.
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