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The rest of the house is in complete shambles but we managed to carve out this little space for Clover in the meantime. I used a painters tape to create the pattern on the wall, the whole thing took me only a couple of hours to do (even though it looks like a few minutes on my IG stories), but the best part about this room is that it celebrates the season we are in right now. We had some custom art and home décor printed through Shutterfly using the artwork that Archie, along with his friends and cousins that have visited us in our first month here, created on the wall in our living room. We have since torn that wall down but before we said goodbye to it I took photos of the entire mural and then used pieces and portions of it to make the printed art canvases, blankets, and pillows.

We knew we were going to be removing that wall that divides the kitchen and sitting room before we even saw the house in person so on one of the first days here I dug out Archie’s paint sticks (these are the best thing that ever happened to kids art) and let him go to town on it. Over the course of the month we had friends and family visit and more and more art was added. When it came time to tear it down it was a little sad to see it go and that’s why it makes me so happy we will still have several pieces of the mural in the house.

I took photos of the wall and brought the images into photoshop to brighten and tweak the color. The goal was to get the background as close to white as possible so using the brightness and contrast tool was key (I also went ahead and took creative license to make the color palette less primary and a little more nuanced). Once I got it to where I liked it I saved it as a jpeg and uploaded it right to Shutterfly. From there it was super easy to pick a canvas print and apply the art right on the site.

I loved this little rainbow which Archie’s 7 year old cousin pointed out was NOT a proper rainbow. “There is no brown in the rainbow (eye roll).” When I took a photo of it there was lots of scribbles and marks around it but again I isolated it in Photoshop using the lasso tool and copy and pasted it onto a white background. From there, again, I uploaded it to Shutterfly. Their canvas prints are so fun to make instant art.

For the paint treatment on the wall I used “Polo Tan” by Behr paint and 1.5″ painters tape. On walls that were already painted white I simply eyeballed the stripe pattern using knowing that I wanted to have some variation and imperfections to show a hand in the pattern. Once all the painters tape was up on the wall I rolled the paint on (cutting in at the edges with a brush) and then before the paint dried all the way, I removed the painters tape (I waited about 20 minutes or so). I love how the paint treatment adds so much visual interest and is WAY less expensive than wallpaper.

Above is the mobile I made for Archie on his due date. We still have to build a bedroom for him so it is sweet to see it hanging in Clover’s space.

I was able to incorporate the artwork to make personalized blankets as well!  I also brought in the ladder I made, from our previous master bathroom, to hold our new “Archie & Friends Mural” Shutterfly blankets.

The room isn’t finished but it is far and away the most complete space in the house and I am just happy I finally got my rocking chair back so I don’t have to cuddle with Clover in a metal folding chair anymore.

To see all of our renovation posts and plans for our “samuel family fixer” check here.

‘Print your own’ Large Canvas Print via Shutterfly //’Print your own’ Medium Canvas Print via Shutterfly //’Print your own’ Yellow pillow via Shutterfly //’Print your own’ Rainbow Pillow via Shutterfly //’Print your own’ Fleece Photo  Blanket via Shutterfly // ‘Print your own’ Sherpa Fleece blanket via Shutterfly // Crib from Wayfair // Rocking Chair from West Elm // One of a Kind Moroccan Rug from Lulu and Georgia // Sheepskin rug from Lulu and Georgia // Side Table from High Fashion Home // Mobile and blanket ladder by Sarah Sherman Samuel