This is how I envisioned my navy bathroom looking. Of course I have the boring builder grade mirror & cheap lighting that really can't be fixed (lack of skill & $) but I gave it a shot anyway. Sort of guessed on color because I was in a hurry to "fix" what I had destroyed.
I got tired of my pale yellow walls that was left over from the nursery & tried to do one accent wall with paint I had lying around. I did not like it! Then I tried another paint I had around. Oops. Hated it more. I ran to the mistint section @ Ace & tried to correct it. Not good. Then I went to the mistint section @ Lowes once and for all and got white paint/primer in one. This still didn't work. I needed a dark color to fix all the paint that had gooped up the wall. Now thankfully so far the whole mess only cost me 3.00 in mistake paint.
So Sunday night I ran to my scary walmart down the street, out of patience and money & wanting to just make it work so I could stand being in there. I found their cheapest paint & saw "Rich Navy" & immediately loved it. I almost changed my mind and went for a charcoal gray but decided that I have enough gray around and navy is a great pop with yellow and gray (the rest of the house). Now on pinterest I had seen another color which was almost black but it was Benjamin Moore & although I know it's great stuff, it's a bit pricey.
I only got a quarter of a gallon which come to find out was not enough and in time I have to get more so the walls look saturated. However, I'm so tired of painting that will have to wait (and no money anyway for these upgrades when we are moving anyway).
Here she is, in all her glory:
Sorry for the cheap quality, my camera is not great & I need practice taking better photos.
Now I know what a terrible painter I am, also quite impatient & with those ugly floors & bad trim it's hard to make this look decent. Trying to bring as much white in as possible. Thankfully that rug gives it a nice punch & the art is my beautiful grandma kreloff, done by my Uncle Marty who is oh so talented. I love seeing her each day & remembering my dad's side of the family in that way.
The small white frames are from the flea market and although I love them they are a bit small for that wall, so they might move. I had the holes though & so it works for now. It's not perfect but better than before I think.
Joe says he's glad he's not depressed or he would be each time he goes in there. Thanks for the comforting words honey :)
Okay am I crazy or does it look ok? My first reaction was spaceship/galaxy theme in a boy's bedroom, which I don't like that idea - I want sophisticated & modern space that has some depth :) Hopefully we'll move soon and it will just be a fun memory!
Here are a few other pics I've taken recently that capture some cute smiles!
Happy Weekend to you all!
It is not always easy to feel this way! Took the kids on some errands this morning & was humbled with their behavior in public, especially Iris. She seems to turn into a different child when we are out and about. At home she comes when I call & knows she will not get away with hurting Blake or screaming in protest. That all goes out the window in a store though & I find myself struggling with how to deal with it. Obviously I can't do discipline in public of any kind & I feel like when we get home she won't understand what we are talking about since it's so removed from the situation. I don't know the best steps to take in the privacy of our home to train her for being in public and showing obedience instead of screaming / arching her back / not listening to me when I speak. 
It was such a nice long weekend! We took the kiddos to the splash park this morning. They both still are fighting coughs / runny noses but on the mend. Wish I could say the same for Joe. He cannot stop coughing and has been sick since late June for the most part. He's tried everything (natural, steroid, medicine, vitamins, dr. visits....) and it's quite discouraging for him and I. 
