Inspiration and more painting.

It occurred to me yesterday after I put Tash down for her nap that once I am pregnant, I'm not going to be able to prime the 3rd bdrm. As I've mentioned numerous times, each time I've painted a room I've had to use special primer. Said primer is oil based and very very strong/stinky. I've found odorless stuff but it's a lot thinner and splatters a lot when applied.

Now, I could have Owen paint the primer coat, but I'd still have to leave the house for the day until he was done and the odor had dissipated. Plus, he never tapes right and it bugs me. :p Long story short, while Tash slept yesterday I went to work. I only got as far as peeling the wallpaper border off before we had to leave for her dr. apt, but it's one step right?

I found inspiration for the room a few days ago but I'm a bit nervous to paint it like in those colours. The main coat is chocolate brown and then there is one wall that has squares with white borders but not a full wall, just two rows. Being the goof I am I taped it out on the wall to try and visualize better how it would look. Obviously it did not help. Owen is scared the brown will be too dark, I'm worried squares on one wall will look funny. Does my future kid's room really require a feature wall?? Plus when I taped it out, the last square I'd paint is only half so I'm wondering if that would look funny or if I should calculate it so that the blocks on both ends are the same size and then the ones in the middle the full 2x2?

Owen told me I could just paint it all one colour, novel idea eh? I did something special for Tash's room, I just feel I should do something special for future kid #2's room as well.

I found some other cool inspiration while browsing the other day as well;

I think these designs are really nice, but I'm not into wall murals so much. It seems like an expensive endeavour (if you have zero artistic skills) for something you will need to paint over when they get too old. The person who did the Mr Men and Little Miss actually painted that, it's not a wallpaper border. I think that is what is making this so hard, I want a room that will grow with my kid and not be babyish.