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Nursery: The paint job

March 23, 2011 by Bethany Sy

Ok, so let’s just say I’m really really excited about the progress that’s been happening in the baby nursery. It hasn’t been without some setbacks, and it’s far from done… but seeing a little more progress each week is such a rush! Here is the nursery as it has been for the last 2 years, since we bought our home:

A sad cave-like vacancy with startling similarities to my empty womb, I’d say. In your face Endometriosis!

So I got a wild hair up my back-side, and decided to go with a deep rustic mustard yellow in the nursery. And like my good friend Angie, I’m sure you’re mumbling to yourself, “who in their right mind paints a baby girls nursery Mustard Yellow?” Well you’re going to have to trust me on this one. Cause today we’re not getting much past the mustard paint.

Instead of our traditional trip to Walmart for paint, we impulsively picked up some paint at Lowes whilst in Ames for an OB appointment. The impulsiveness carried over into the purchase of weird Olympic no-VOC paint that we bought. (MISTAKE #1) Thinking that the extra $ would be worth spending, what with me being knocked up and all, taking paint-fume precaution seemed a priority. And why not give Mother Earth a big wet one while we’re at it!

But once I started slathering this stuff on the wall (complete with my paint mask and open windows) I quickly learned that, not only was it a weird stringy texture, and pretty darn fumey… it had terrible coverage. (though I was still loving the yellow… so there!)

I took lots of breaks.

After two coats, and a completely empty can of fancy “eco-friendly” paint, it was still very blotchy with spots of florescent periwinkle peeking through from it’s previous life. Ew.

THEN, I decided that it was ok! Because I was going to glaze the walls (queue MISTAKE #2), for an old-world sort of weathered look. Truly, I don’t know what I was thinking. It looked like Big Bird vomited on my sweet baby girls’ nursery walls.

It was at this point in the process that I literally had to set down my brush, and walk out of the room. SO distraught. I hated it. And that was when we walked our sorry selves into Walmart, bought an $11 gallon of similar-colored paint, and repainted the entire room (since the rest of the room needed another coat anyway, and because the second can of paint was not an exact match).

Nick was a dear and helped me with this last final coat after work, because I was about to throw the can of paint out the window. And my body hurt like nobody’s business.

And wouldn’t you know it, Walmart’s cheapest lowly Colorplace paint had a great consistency and great coverage. Not to mention low-odor according to my super-sniffer. And I’m not going to lie, I loved the slight difference in color better than the original!

So… the nursery is a creamy shade of honey mustard, but not without some serious blunders along the way.  That’s what I get for trying to be environmentally friendly, and having a dramatic lapse in judgment when it comes to glazing.

It. Looks. Awesome.

Stay tuned for many more “chapters” of our nursery progress! You may be skeptical of the color, but hold onto your panties… This is only the beginning my friends!

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About Bethany Sy

Nick and Bethany Sy are the creative free-spirits behind DIY/Lifestyle blog, Reality Daydream. They recently purchased a historic mansion and have been documenting the ups and downs of renovation and making this home their own... all while sharing tips and tutorials along the way! When they found themselves in the trenches of infertility, they started a journey that would prove to be their most important DIY project ever, and have 3 beautiful girls to show for it. <3

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Comments

  1. 18

    interior painting near me says

    September 27, 2024 at 1:48 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful content! It will do wonders in my life!

    Reply
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    Christie: A Rambling Ophelia says

    January 22, 2013 at 6:48 am

    LOVE this!! LOVE this!! Can I ask what the name of the paint color you used was? Its perfect!! Ive never bought WalMart paint before!! I had no idea it was good….

    Reply
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      Beth @ Sawdust and Embryos says

      January 22, 2013 at 1:04 pm

      The brand is Better Homes and Gardens, and the color is Tan Almond.

      Reply
  3. 21

    Tammy @ Type A says

    March 27, 2011 at 1:26 am

    i’m a yellow lover, so i can’t wait to see what else you do. i for on am glad you didn’t choose pink!

    Reply
  4. 22

    Tammy @ Type A says

    March 27, 2011 at 1:26 am

    i’m a yellow lover, so i can’t wait to see what else you do. i for on am glad you didn’t choose pink!

    Reply
  5. 23

    Anonymous says

    March 25, 2011 at 6:57 pm

    love the color…and love the white trim! can’t wait to see the rest.

    Reply
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    Anonymous says

    March 25, 2011 at 6:57 pm

    love the color…and love the white trim! can’t wait to see the rest.

    Reply
  7. 25

    MrsTerri says

    March 24, 2011 at 8:21 pm

    I LoVE the yellow. And I love your humor. AND I love cheap paint. Looking forward to seeing your progress. Just take it easy!

    Reply
  8. 26

    Anonymous says

    March 24, 2011 at 1:51 pm

    you have such great sense of humor, good luck with everything:-)

    Reply
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    Anonymous says

    March 24, 2011 at 1:51 pm

    you have such great sense of humor, good luck with everything:-)

    Reply
  10. 28

    Angie says

    March 23, 2011 at 4:43 pm

    I am already won over 🙂 It’s perfect for that room!

    Reply
  11. 29

    Angie says

    March 23, 2011 at 4:43 pm

    I am already won over 🙂 It’s perfect for that room!

    Reply
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    Sommer says

    March 23, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    LOL so happy to hear I’m not the only one who had horrific lapses in judgement during pregnancy! I’m not sold on the yellow but I am definitely interested in seeing what the rest of your plans entail with it!

    Reply
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    Sommer says

    March 23, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    LOL so happy to hear I’m not the only one who had horrific lapses in judgement during pregnancy! I’m not sold on the yellow but I am definitely interested in seeing what the rest of your plans entail with it!

    Reply
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    Dutchie says

    March 23, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    Great choice of color!! not your typical nursery, thats for sure :o)

    Did you get the dutchboy paint? My sister in law swears by it.. We just painted our fam room and i feel so ripped off buying the CHEAP version of the Lowes Valspar paint for $26!!!

    Reply
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    Dutchie says

    March 23, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    Great choice of color!! not your typical nursery, thats for sure :o)

    Did you get the dutchboy paint? My sister in law swears by it.. We just painted our fam room and i feel so ripped off buying the CHEAP version of the Lowes Valspar paint for $26!!!

    Reply

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