So little man’s room has some major projects in the works. One of the reasons I painted the walls white was so that I could infuse some fun and bold color elsewhere. The white canvas is being splashed with navy blue and lime green. Here are the three ways that I am bringing bold color into the room: ……………………………….. 
This dresser belonged to Grady’s great great uncle. Needless to say it is extremely special to us and I love that it holds generations of memories. We used this dresser as a changing table for both children. It definitely needs some love and a pop of color is definitely a must. 
So this special dresser is getting a huge dose of personality with a bright apple green. The swatch is looking a bit more electric than it should look in real life. Fingers crossed. After some sanding, painting, and new hardware this baby will have a whole new lease on life. So happy to be keeping it in the room. 
The gallery wall is almost complete! It hosts Grady’s artwork as well as special sentiments. Keeping the frames and matting white helps the artwork to make the statement. I just have a couple more pieces to fit in. ……………………………….. 
Time to get my stencil on! I am super excited about bringing this bold pattern to Grady’s wall. Of course it won’t be coral, but stay tuned for how it turns out. To those that have gone before me, any great advice? I could use the tips. 
So I have my work cut out for me. But I LOVE working with this client. He is super receptive and gives great hugs. I also figured that if I posted about my projects, I might be even more motivated to step up the pace! What about you? Are you mid project? Aren’t we all. What do you have going on right now?
Courtney, I love the color combination of the green and navy. I can't wait to see the dresser. On the stenciling, since I just did one, I suggest definately getting the top part stencil if you didn't already (to make it easy to go up against the ceiling and baseboard if you are doing the whole wall) Also a LITTLE paint goes a long way. I'm sure you will do a great job!
Grady sounds like the perfect client to me! I have and always will love navy and green together – so classic. It will be fun to watch the pieces fall into place. As for me, I'm always mid-something 🙂
I can not wait to see it all finished! I am also in mid project with Carsons big boy room and the dining room!!
PS You made me so happy yesterday with your sweet comment on the dining room 🙂 I was so hoping you would say the rug was a go in there 😉
Getting excited lady… I love the stencil and dresser idea. Go bold or go home!
oooh i cant wait to see!
OH you are going to be one busy lady, but I LOVE all the ideas you're incorporating! I think you need to spend a week in Tahoe and redecorate for me…sound good? I'll provide the wine. 🙂
It is going to be gorgeous!!!!
YAY! I am SO giddy to see how this all turns out, although, I already know it will be absolutely fantastic! And I am so excited you are going to stencil a wall! I love the pattern that you chose!
xoxo,
Jen
I'm also working on a bedroom for my 10 year old son, Elliott. It is really exciting to design for your kids, especially when they are old enough to have an opinion about it!
Looking forward to seeing the rest of Grady's room, I love his little reading nook!
For the stencil, get a small foam roller and plenty of paper towels. You want to do a dry painting method in which roll your roller lightly in paint and then roll it on the paper towels to remove much of it. It helps ensure a crisp line at the edges. Invest in some low tack spray adhesive – it helped me tremendously when doing my wall. Last, get a piece of drywall or foamcore and practice — it helped me figure out how much heavy I wanted the paint to be.
Can't wait to see how the dresser turns out! It's going to be great! Good luck with the stencil–it will be awesome I'm sure. : )
I have a couple of projects going on—the biggest–our sunroom. Haha–we are renting, but I decided the other morning (after too much coffee) that I wanted to tear the wall paper off the walls. It was….ah-hem….some sort of ancient grass or hemp on the walls–Really? Sanding is done…..Now time to prime and paint!
I'm considering that exact stencil in my laundry room in green or gray. Just posted about it today!
I think you have the cutest little client around! We must be on the same wave length. I am painting a dresser for someone's nursery in a bright, fun green! Looking forward to seeing your stenciled wall!
Love the green apple color choice! Ah, it's going to be perfect. Your client is probably the cutest little client ever (:
Thanks, everyone. And thank you Courtney for the detailed tips. I REALLY need them and am scared to begin on such a white canvas. Oh boy!
I can't wait to see it!
Grady is one lucky client! I love all your ideas here – can't wait to see the finished result! THanks again for your comment today on C&V!
These are all such great projects – can't wait to see how the dresser turns out!
All of those ideas are fabulous!
Can't wait to see the stencil! The room looks great so far! And thanks for the sweet compliments on my computer armoire transformation over on IHeart Organizing last week.
That room is going to be perfect! I'm redoing my girls' bedroom, as well, but I tend to go color on top of color on top of color. I've never thought of doing a stencil, though, so I'll be fascinated to follow your progress.