Foray into boyhood

There is so much I can say about this post. So many ways to take it. I'll focus on color...

Walking about in Maine earlier this summer, I saw a color combination that I had to remember:

I stared and stared until I saw the color palette of a little boy's bedroom:

All paint samples are from the easy-to-use Benjamin Moore paint color site. For the art I scoured Etsy art prints with keywords yellow and orange. This was kinda tedious, but I found neat underwater prints and a hella cool abstract map of some area in Boston. Wicked.

My dreamhouse is designed with two upstairs bedrooms for kids. Since the rooms each have a bathroom they can be rented out (when the kids move away and you start your commune) or used as kick-ass guest rooms. (Seriously, how awesome is it to have a private bathroom when you're a guest.) Barring major makeover, it's important to decide on a transitional look.

I wanted to keep the colors soothing so the kid wouldn't spaz out in there, but vibrant enough to invoke imagination. This is primarily a sleeping room. A room of solace. My kid can come play with me in the kitchen or go outside and catch bugs. The colors aim for a neutral personality -- one to grow upon -- one to inspire calm, intelligence, and creativity. 

The bolder elements are to be supplied, with time, by the beautiful child.