One Room Challenge Week 4 Tangerine Tom Boy Room

Tangerine Tom Boy Room

One Room Challenge Week 4

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"Racing Stripes"

Remember my plan to paint this room Tangerine, then I ended up painting it this Aqua color? Sophie was pretty disappointed in that decision. So in order to liven things up, we decided to paint some "Racing Stripes" on the walls. I did quite a bit of measuring on this and ended up with a 6 inch wide stripe. I measured from the ceiling down to were I thought the top of the stripe should be and marked it in pencil with small dots every 8 inches along the walls. Using the pencil marks as a guide, I then added the tape.

For the bottom of the stripe I measured 6 inches below the top line and repeated the same marking, taping process. I taped and retaped a few of these lines several times to make sure they were straight. It took some time but the outcome is so worth it. {Can you see how tiny this room is? That's Sophie in the picture above, on top of her new bed. }

I rechecked that my tape was securely in place by rubbing it with the back of my paint brush. Then used some of my original wall color (Aqua) and painted over the tape (above). This is to insure that the Tangerine paint does not bleed under the tape. This trick really works. I highly recommend this step.

While waiting for my Aqua paint to dry, I decided to mix my paint. Yes, mix my own paint. I am a firm believer in "use what you got." I just happen to have 2 gallons of different orange paint. {I am a paint addict, can you tell??} The one on the right is the original wall color I purchased for this room and the one on the left was used as a base for my red wall in my living room. I got a large jelly jar and poured it 3/4 full of the lighter color then added the 1/8 of darker one. Stir, Stir, Stir... couldn't be easier!

Ta.. Da.. Tangerine...

Whoa! Brightness!

Here's Miss Sophie helping me remove the tape. She was so excited about this part! She loved making a huge ball out of the tape after we pulled it all off. It took 3 coats of Tangerine paint to get this solid color. Wait until the walls are completely dry before you remove the tape. It's hard to be patient (especially if you are 6 years old) but it will guarantee no mistakes.

Here is what we ended up with, no paint bleeds. Not too shabby, right?

And best of all Sophie is LOVING it!

It sure is bright. I can't wait to show you the finished room, I have found some amazing accessories. And still have fabrics and furniture to add over the next 2 weeks. I hope you will come back next week for the fun!

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