Thank you Sherwin-Williams for sponsoring and for making me redo my Whoops! Room, it was the push I needed to get rid of the much too bright colors!
Whoops!
I’ll call this bedroom my Whoops! room.
When we moved into the house, Henry was about 18 months old, and I wanted a fun, bright room for him. And, that’s what I gave him. A very, very bright room! The green was a little electric, I’d say. [The boy illustration is done by my husband's aunt! I absolutely love that!]
My husband has been after me to redo this room pretty much since day one. But since we live in an old Victorian home that needs a lot of redoing, I wasn’t about to redo a room that I already redid. That seemed like a step backwards to me.
But, all my kids have now moved through this room. Its our ‘nursery,’ I guess. Each boy has started in this room and, when ready for a big bed, has moved into his own new room to make room for the coming baby. [Ha. That sounds like we're manufacturing babies... we only have three... and this is it.] So Louis gets this room. And, it was time to make it nice for him, and make my husband happy in the process.
I started browsing for colors of rooms I’d like. I found a few that struck a chord with me and I thought would be perfect for a boy to grow up with.
- Bright colors in orange and blue but toned down with some lighter shades of blue. From RoomZaar on HGTV.
- Same colors I currently have but as subtle accents. From Today’s Creative Blog.
- Subdued colors in green and brown and clean with lots of white. From Decor Demon.
- More bright colors, but just one wall with white as well. Calmed down with brown on other walls. From RoomZaar on HGTV.
With a couple of photos chosen, I used Sherwin-Williams’ color selection tool Chip It!™ This is so slick. You just give it a photo, and it pulls up to 10 paint colors out of that photo! Excellent!
After the colors have been chosen by Chip It!, I entered them into the ColorSnap Studio™ for iPad app and took them to my Whoops! room to see what I’d like to do with them. [I even snapped a photo of the room and did a little painting within the app to see firsthand what those colors would look like.] That made it so easy to decide what colors would look best, firsthand!
Stay tuned to see what colors I chose. I’m curious if you would choose what I chose for colors…
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I would probably pick a mix of different blues!
With my son, I went with a very neutral blue, and we spent a ton of time adding plaid designs on one wall.
I went with browns and blues for my son–then he became a teenager and it was all posters on the walls lol. My inspiration for room color usually starts with something–a beautiful object or a great accent piece or a color in a counter top even something like a throw pillow. I love paint! It is a relatively easy and inexpensive way to completely redo a room.
I love blue and brown or red and silver. I’ve never actually decorated/painted my kids rooms because we always rented but we are buying this year so this is the year it will happen!!
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We went with a light blue and a sage green for my son’s nursery. I’m not sure if we’ll stick with that color scheme when we upgrade it to a “big boy” room
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I like blues and browns for a boy. My son didn’t want his walls painted any color except for white, and he has dark brown furniture and blue bedding, so it works. I take a lot of color inspiration from natures, I like a lot of greens, blues and browns.
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I like shades of grey for a boy to grow, I read decorating magazines and take home many color swatches.
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I have all boys and I painted one of their bedrooms, that two sons share, in red, white and blue. It’s the perfect color for them to grow into or for now.
I would choose a bright yellow because it contrasts with the flat panels for the grown up legos that you can buy. Then I would mount the lego panels on the wall so he can build a City on the wall. On the next side, I would use chalkboard paint to paint a roadway and find a flourescent white (or add glitter to white paint) for the reflective white striping on the roadway. On the 3rd wall (maybe the one with the window, I would put pegs and give him dress up construction clothes – orange tshirts vests, hard hat. Okay, I know that we don’t wear orange anymore but most kid stuff is still orange. The fourth wall I would make a calmer color which would be the blue that you used as striping in his original room – it would contrast with the yellow and then I would stick is bed next to it and make a reading area there too.
I like browns, blues and greens.
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I like reds and blacks for boys.
I get inspiration by looking outside or by watching shows on TV.
Blue or green. I go to the store and check out the paint cards. I take the colors I like home to decide on a final color
Navy Blue,Red and Green .
I love a mix of blues and greens {with a pop of orange} but I think any colors can grow with a boy if you change the room accessories.
I would choose a mixture of bright basic colors. I like to find inspiration of colors for my home projects via home decor magazines and online. I also like to use paint chips to help me decide what colors I think would be good with others.
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I really like the green and brown. ~Bethany
I’m dealing with this same issue right now! We just moved into a new builder beige house and my 4 year old and two year old are sharing a room. I haven’t done anything to it yet but need to figure it out soon. I’m thinking some shades of grey? (The non dirty kind…)
I find fabrics I like and go from there.
I’m a huge fan of blue so I would work with that. When we bought our house, fortunately, my son’s room was already blue and has hues of blue everywhere.
If you want it to last through the years, I might go with a navy blue and tan scheme. Maybe too mature for a young boy, though? Honestly, I liked your whoops decor! But then I like bright colors!
I have always liked tan and turquoise because it is like the sand and the sea for my painting projects.
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I would choose a light blue with a dark blue trim. Then add a beige for a bookshelf. I just go with the colors I feel good with. I do all of our painting.
I like shades of green. it can go with many themes from jungle for a nursery, dinosaurs, cars, to a more grown up room
I would go with light blue and yellow..
I would go with earth-tone colors, and let items in room add other colors.
I like to look in books and internet to pick up pointers on colors.
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What colors would you choose for a boy can grow up in? I would have them help select but probably a green.
How do you find color inspiration for your home projects? Everywhere. Nature mostly.
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I really LOVE the colors that y’all have used and if I had a boy i would diffently use these colors, they are bright and vibriate!
I’d go with shades of grey and green
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Greens and blues with pops of yellow and browns.
We painted the ceiling a deep midnight blue and just painted a mural over the neutral colored walls– a huge tree, basically. Then decorated the room with woodland themed decorations.
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I love shades of blue and green mixed.
We just moved to a new house where the walls are flat white and the carpet is beige. I’d LOVE to win this so that I can add some color to my older two boys’ shared bedroom!
I would use different shades of blue with white as an accent color!
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I like blues as a base so you can switch out the different accent colors as he grows! Also totally buying paint for our office this weekend and can’t wait to try out those apps!
I’d select a combination of three different shades of blue for a boy’s room.
Boys are a little more limited then girls I think. For my boys I would go with there favorite colors, there school colors or maybe thier favorite sports team colors.I also want to try there favorite hobby or sportscolors. For example maybe the colors of a basketball court or hockey rink.
I would choose a khaki color for a neutral and then add in various shades of green and a brighter coral-y reddish so as not to be girly
I would do a light blue, then accents in turq, teal, and a bold purble to match my daughter;s new bedding!
I like a boy’s bedroom in a pale blue with white accents. Then a scrappy quilt to add a pop of color.
I love the colors you used! I like anything that is bright and brings life into a room. I like the country-home feel to the colors as well. Blue’s and white’s are used a lot.
I like blue – but also some combo’s in green.
I would love some beachy blues or robins egg blue https://twitter.com/dreamingsaving/status/330341855931793410
I use nature for inspiration, mostly because I like greens and blues, but purple is my favorite paint color.
I like red, white, and blue. I get lots of inspiration from crate & barrel
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Anything Robin’s egg blue is my favorite!
my boys room is lite blue.
I would choose few different blue’s. I use pinterest to get ideas.
My favorite is the sage green and then sky blue, navy and white together.
I love red, so I’d pick red!
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I live at the beach and my house is decorated in a beach, shell, nautical, surf theme. I would paint the room in a warm blue using oranges and lime as accent colors.
I would choose a mix of greens and blues
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I want to paint my girls’ room a combination of lavender purples.
Grays are a good color for a boys room. I go through Pinterest and home magazines for color inspiration.
I am thinking for my sons room a blue with some white and brown accents
i would go with tan or brown
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Would love the blue with a light green.
Blue and green, definitely!
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I would choose shades of green and yellow . Blue just seems like it is too oridinary ,so I would try something different
I Like Green and Browns for boys’ room
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I usually start with a bedspread, or a picture, or even a throw pillow…and take coordinating colors.
I’d ask him what his favorite color is and go from there. I don’t feel comforting assigning colors based on gender.
I find color inspiration through browsing Pinterest.
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Orange, grey or green are classics! I get ideas from my crafty friends.
I really love blues and greys, with black to pull it all together and make it complete!
I like to start with brown for my boys then add a color. blues, orange, green almost anything goes
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I like a natural white. It can follow him through his teen years.
This is so perfect, we just moved into a new house and I told my four year old (who shares a room with his little brother) that he could pick the paint. He is so excited and taking it so seriously!
I would go with more gray/metallic blues for comfort
Look through magazines to things that catch my eye
I like and red and blue for my sons marvel room.
I would start with their favorite color, accent with it’s complimentary color and make it fun. I like the primary colors for young boys since so many toys are in those and so go with the décor. I would add lots of shelves and a bulletin board so they can display what ever they want. I would involve them in the decision .
I like bright, primary colors, rather than pastels. We’re looking at doing a baby room coming up, and we’re going to make it look as bright as the inside of a crayon box!
I like bold, bright, fun colors for boys. I would think depending on the age, the child may have some say…or at least his favorite color up until that age would have an impact on me. I like blues, browns, greens. I would get inspiration from him and what he likes. A football enthusiast might have brown and blue. A baseball fan might have blue and white with a splash of red.
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I usually try to decide what I want the room to feel like, relaxing, inviting, fun, etc then I choose a color that matches that! Hoping I win! We just moved and I have a WHOLE lotta painting to do! cjclaytons at gmail dot com
Blue, blue, blue!
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I think red & grey would be great!
I’m actually working on my son’s room now. He’s 10 so I wanted something that wasn’t too kiddy because he wouldn’t find those same things cool in the next year or so. I am going with light gray on the walls with Star Wars themed bedding and accents. The gray works well with so many other colors. He’s a huge fan of blue so I’m thinking a surfer theme would be an easy change.
I’D STICK WITH BLUE FOR A GROWING BOY & FIND YOUR INSPIRATION ON TV CRAFTING CHANNELS. THEY ALWAYS HAVE COLORFUL CRAFTS YOU DON’T SEE EVERYDAY!
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I would say something wiht blue and green. Usually I find color inspiration from magazines.
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I love greens for a boy (or for anyone really)! It can grow with them & not look dated!
I love blues and browns for boys. Nothing too bright nor too dark.
Blues and Browns are great colors for a boy”s room
Wow, I love the stripes on the wall and the squares wall. I also really like the blue and orange together!
I love blues and greens for boys. You can do nature themes with these colors.
I like the brown, white and green inspiration photo you posted. I also look online for color and home decorating inspiration
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I love blues and browns.
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Colors for a boy to grow up in…green (Love the color combination you chose).
I get color inspiration from the outdoor places that I love….forest, beach
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I have always made it a rule that my children can pick whatever color for their room that they want. We go to Sherwin-Williams and look through all the color cards, and they take home the ones they’re interested in…and can choose whichever one they like best. And I don’t care whatever color they choose; it’s THEIR room. We are going to be having this house painted soon (we moved in this past fall) and my 11yr old son just chose a very bright blue (it’s actually called ‘hyper blue, if that gives you an idea. He calls it ‘tardis blue’ since it’s the color of the Tardis in Doctor Who). I’m not crazy about it, but I told him he could choose whatever he wants, and I won’t go back on my word.
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my son’s room has blue, red and white but it doesn’t look like a flag. I find color inspiration by looking at rooms on the hgtv shows and then try to copy them in my house
Ooo, I love painting. We are building our new baby a room right now, and are picking a sage green color, so that would be my color pick! My daughter’s room is my “whoops” room. It is way too pink… someday I’ll repaint it a lighter pink… but for now it is nice and pepto bismally!
I would do a boys room in a sage green.
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I would say blue’s, green’s, and white’s would look great!
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I’d choose navy and red.
I usually find my inspiration from a piece of artwork that I want to hang in the room. Or if it’s my bedroom I find my inspiration in a comforter I love. And then I match the paint to that.
I find inspiration in my favorite decor accessories.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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From magazines, most of the time.
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i would love chocolate brown color and pink!
I LOVE THE IDEA OF THE CUBS ON THE WALL MY SON PICKED BLUE AND ORANGE FOR HIS ROOM COLORS AND WE LOVE THE CUBS IM GONNA GET MY HUBBY TOMAKE THEM SO WE CAN PUT THEM ON HIS WALL THANKS FOR THE GREAT GIVEAWAY AND IDEAS…
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I like the color combination of yellow and blue.
I love the orange and blue colors together. You could go so many directions as the child grows older with those colors. Ideas could include fishing, sports, nature, and farm themes. My husband is a contractor so he has had a lot of exposure to different styles and colors over the years. I know that he likes to use Sherwin-William for paint, so we would for sure go there to get color cards. Thanks for the giveaway.
I think blues or greens for a boys room, but I usually leave it up to my boys on which color they would like
I did my son’s room in a navy and pale yellow and my daughters in pink and yellow pastels and let them choose the specific shades.
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Looking at a light gray & sage green. Light, fun, and relaxing!
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I think for a boy, I would stick with blues and greens and browns- it seems safe
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I like the earth tone colors because they are neutral and can compliment many different themes such as trucks and sports.
I love the teal color!
I would use blues and greens
my sons favorite colors are blue and brown and i want to paint his room those colors. i feel like they are perfect colors to grow up with that a boy wouldn’t get tired of. for inspiration, i usually just google or pinterest for ideas
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I would probably choose a variety of greens, and possibly brown with it.
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I would go with orange and blue and theme it for the university of florida!
I painted all my kids walls white. Then I can accent them with any plaques or stickers they like as they get older. I like using borders to cut the room in half to match my bedspreads etc. They are so easy I mark a broom handle with a certain height and mark the walls the whole way around and in no time at all you can change the room design. They are easy to take down too afterward to change.
Well, obviously it depends on the boy, but I like a combination of blues and browns with black details.
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I really like the green you have in the picture, but with the orange that is in between the two blue stripes would look great as solid blue.
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I would get pick colors to do camouflage…brown, green,black
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I would choose blue
i am a big fan of boys and blue. I think blue is the best color to grow with a boy.
Orange, green, brown, red, and medium blue are all colors that can “grow” with a little boy. I like finding inspiration on Pinterest.
I would probably choose a blue or deep red.
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I look at pinterest for ideas. Thanks!
I usually let the boy pick his own favorite color. Light blue and cream color can’t go wrong. I need to prepare my girl’s room pretty soon. That’s even harder than the boy’s room. Wish me luck.
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I like greens and whites.
I might try blues and greens or brown.
I look through magazines to find color schemes I might like.
shades of blue and gray and red…some yellows and greens in curtains and bedding
I choose beige and green for my son’s rooms
I think blue is a good neutral
I would pick greens and blues because I watch all these DIY and saw it on there!
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i find inspiration by watching shows on HGTV; reading magazines & looking at Pinterest
If you want something they can grow with, I would paint it fairly neutral and decorate with the bedding, shelves, curtains, and pictures–all those things can be easily changed out as the child grows up. I like beige and navy, or white with navy accents.
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For a boy to grow up in I’d choose a palette of brown, pale blue, cream, and green. This gives so many possibilities for accents, with bright blue and yellow when younger, to calmer shades as he grows up. This color scheme would work with any ‘boy patterned’ bedcover or rug.
I get color inspiration from browsing creative blogger ideas on pinterest
I think something that can grow with him. Blues and greens. Maybe grays and blacks. My son has light gray walls with some random black squares. He loved it at 5 and still loves it at 9! Hopefully it will last!
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I love using the Sherwin-Williams’ color selection tool Chip It! I end up browsing the internet for HOURS and then bombard my husband with a billion ideas and select from his faves!
I would love to do a boys room in blues and greens.
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I would love to win this. I have girls, but if I had a boy I would try yellow or muted green
We never got to paint our rooms as kids so I have been pretty daring in letting mine pick their own colors. So far we have done a light pink and a very vibrant blue. (I keep telling myself it’s only paint, it can easily be done over….)
brights like you’ve chosen, blue and green!
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I would choose gray and red – red is vibrant and energetic, just like boys – but hopefully that bit of gray would encourage them to dial it back just a little!
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Hmmm What colors for a boy… yikes. I have two girls. I would probably go with a neutral color like beige and a darker blue. If I ever had a boy I would do a nautical room. I like to get ideas from magazines and Pinterest. I usually have an idea of what I am thinking about and then look for a picture.
Hmmm.. I’d ask him! I find inspiration in decor magazines.
I love orange and blues, I find inspiration from what my son loves as far as colors
I think different hues of blue and maybe incorporate some deeper orange or greens as accent colors. Thanks for the opportunity! I love your nursery room! Kind of gives me inspiration for my nursery. We are expecting a baby boy in August!
Still trying to decide on paint colors, so this post was PERFECT. Winning the gift card to help with the paint bill for said nursery would make it even more perfect 
Thanks again!
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Thanks again for the opportunity!!
I would look at color samples and do with a red shade for a boys room.
I’d choose tan, brown, aqua/teal, and blue. Make one wall stipes and the other walls a solid color. I find inspiration in fabric stores.
I find inspiration through my husband
I would use earth tones for a boys room or girls room for that matter as a base and then let the kids pick out one color of their choice for an accent wall to make it their own! All my inspiration comes from nature.
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I love orange and grey for a boys room!
Blue, and I usually just go with whatever I think would look good
I would choose blue and brown. I like the way they look together.
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I like greens for a boys room
I have some favorite prints I like to showcase. I usually pull colors from them as my inspiration.
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for my boy’s room I’d choose the soothing Blue Beyond
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for my boy to grow up in Id choose
Revel Blue for the ceiling & Sundance for the walls
I look at magazines and browse the internet for ideas.
I really need to redo my sons room it is just plain tan would love to add some blues or greens
I am inspired by colors that I see in nature. I love the colors that God shows us and I love to use them in our home.
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I think the best choice in colors for a boy would be either blue or maybe variations of browns or tan or cream colors. For color inspiration depending on the project I may look up ideas online for blogs dedicated to home design.
I would choose red and blue because my son loves spiderman.I would choose spidermans colors on his costume.
I would choose the primary colors.
I’d probably choose colors from his go-to outfits.
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For a boy I like most shades of blue or beige as colors they could grow into! I usually find my color inspiration for projects from projects on home improvement websites!
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I always find great inspirations from the DIY channel and magazines
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I like to go thru magazines looking for possible combinations
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My son loves sports, so we find his favorite posters to hang on the wall and find a color that accents them. In our case tan or blue or some combination thereof.
I’d go with a navy and red/navy and white nautical type theme
I would say blue. I find inspiration online.
We went with shades of blue and green but kept them on the brighter side for my son’s room. I figured they were safe enough to get him through his kid years!
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The room for our oldest son was already painted a light brown when we bought the house and I left it that way. It works with most colors and I think it will be a color he can grow up with, even though it isn’t all that exciting. These days, I get my color inspiration from blogs mostly
Thanks for the chance to win!
We painted our son’s room a neutral tan color and gave it a kick with accessories which we can swap out as his interests have developed. Our inspiration tends to come from pictures we see or just looking at the paint chips in the store but we love nature which shows in that we always lean toward greens and browns.
I would pick blues and browns. I usually find my inspiration on Pinterest.
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I would love to win…need to paint our dining room!
I just received your email update of the new soothing room and I had to comment, those were the exact colors I chose for my son as a nursery and as this big boy room. It’s been a great combination for him and opens the door to many boyish themes. As Louis gets bigger and you discover his interests this room could be turned into an outdoor (hunting or fishing) room, it could be a safari or jungle room, or it could even be a farm style room. I am familiar with these themes as they were/are the themes of my son’s room. Enjoy the new little one