I didn't notice his creation right away, until I went to bed that night and found a beautifully decorated faux-headboard running the width of our king-sized bed, and about two and a half feet tall. The nice thing was he decided to tie the elements of the room together by creating a similar swirly pattern on our sheets as well.

And I know you are all insanely jealous of out beautifully matched blue-sheets-with-green-wall-color-and-nicely-accessorized bedroom. I know, I worked hard on it.
Unfortunately the wall was impossible to photograph, as the glossy wall with the light ink wasn't something the camera could focus on. I was able to capture a bit of the creation, so you will have to imagine this on a much larger scale.

Regardless of the thoughtfulness of the decor, the lesson had to be taught, so the next morning I put Ben to work removing his creation. Of course, pen does not come up easily, so it took a bit of scrubbing on his part.




After quite a bit of

I have to say, Mr. Clean Magic Erasers work wonders at removing everything from walls, including ball point pen.
And, well, paint.
Of course, I didn't notice the paint-removal until I re-entered the room and saw that the glossy paint had lost all of it's glossiness during the pen-removal process.
And some of it's a tad lighter than the rest.
I never liked the color of our bedroom anyway. And I certainly needed something to do with my time. I've been getting bored with nothing to do lately, so a painting project is just the right thing.
I'm so lucky my kind, caring son was willing to show my what to do with all my loads of extra time.
4 comments:
How much tidying did you do before you took the pictures? Cuz I'm pretty sure that's more floor visible than usual. :) Love ya!
You should see my art deco dining room. I'm all about darker colors over pen. Less priming, so you don't have to paint more than once. I love it that he delegated the work. He's a born manager!
Look at those cute little helpers! I'm glad you accomplished something despite all the whining. :P
I know this is a terrible thing to say after such a cute post, but that is a beautiful white balance! :)
lol
and cute kids as well. i'm glad to see i'm not the only mommy posting pics of my baby going around in only a diaper. my mom keeps reminding me taht I need to put CLOTHED photos of Katya up there. but she only does cute things when she's in a diaper!
sigh
sorry about the pen. i'm finding things like that too, particularly on the basement stair walls .
hugs -
carmen
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