Thursday, August 21, 2008

Sam's Room--In Progress

Sam has been in the "baby room" in our house. Sam is 4. It was time for a change, and he requested a comic book superhero room (a decision I'm sure The Husband had nothing to do with). So with high hopes and a plan of work I set out to create the most awesome superhero room a four year old boy could hope for. And this is what it looks like so far:



So here are the answers to the questions I know are on your mind:
1. Yes, everything is hand painted.
2. Because we couldn't find superhero wallpaper border.
3. No, I DO NOT want the link to the site you found which sells superhero wallpaper border.
4. Estimating about 40 hours when all is said and done (I *hope*).
5. No, I would prefer not to come and do the same thing in a room in your home.
6. Yes, one of the dogs now has blue paint down the side of him.
7. Yes, I've had to retouch things a few times. Turns out saying, "Don't touch that--it's wet" means absolutely nothing to a four year old boy.
8. For those of you who were familiar with the old room-- 2 coats of primer (3 over the murals themselves) and two coats of paint.
9. Yes, we WILL be moving before the time comes to repaint this room.
10. Yes, I know I made a mistake.
11. No, I don't plan to fix it by repainting the entire wall, but thanks for the suggestion, Chris. Oh, and bonus points to anyone who noticed the mistake before reading this.
So I will post again as I get more done--I'm planning a mural with at least 6 characters, maybe more if someone buys me liquor or if Sam starts being really nice to me. . .
Oh--and if anyone out there likes to paint and has a steady hand, well you know what Bob Barker says. . .

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