Some info on chalkboard paint?

kids bedroom ideas with chalkboard paint image

anonymous

My parents are out of town and im house sitting. I thought i would use this time to work on a project my mom and i have been talking about for awhile now. My brothers old bedroom is sort of a bonus room now. They use it as a guest room and a yoga room but recently it has just become storage for grandchildren toys. She has a regular bed, a kids bed, a pack and play and toys everywhere which is limiting the space she can use for herself considering how little the grandkids are actually there. SO im rearranging and adding storage so she doesnt lose the kids stuff but that it doesnt have to be out at all times.

There is a picture my brother painted when he was in highschool. Sort of demon with glowing eyes, that my mom hides behind a santa clause quilt. I was thinking of painting over it for her and i was thinking of using chalkboard paint where she can keep notes for herself and the grandkids can have a built in drawing board. Is that a good idea? If she wanted to paint over it when she changes the paint in the room ( my brother has it as blue now and later she wanted to change it, i dont know the color so im not gonna paint it all for her) will it be hard to paint over if she doenst like it???

Any other ideas on covering that up
Frannie do you know what house sitting means? it means i am taking care of the house while they are away. Not that i live with them. If i lived with them i wouldnt have said i was house sitting. i would have just said my parents are out of town. I dont live with them at all. Im doing them a favor because i am a human being who has a great relationship with my parents and help them out when i can.

Once again you have proven yourself to be nothing but a immature pathetic cry baby. You sought out my question, which if you noticed has nothing to do with how much my life sucks boohoo like yours did just to make a comment which one again means nothing. Also you will notice that there are no wrong spellings... again. Maybe a run on and lack of puncuation, but thats it. Nicely done. Why dont you grow up and find a friend or a therapist.

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You are going to need to lightly sand that painting then cover it up with Kilz paint. I doubt anything else will cover it up- I assume he used black and red paint. Then use chalkboard paint.

Experienced Moms - Nursery to Toddler Room - REALLY NEED ADVICE?

Ariel36

Okay. I really need some help here.

Last night we bought (and can still cancel the order/return) a beautiful nicely crafted nursery set where the crib converts to a bed. The "idea" behind the really nice nursery furniture is that it will follow our son (yes, we are having a boy) through his life. The set is beautiful and we all have images of the perfect nursery right?

NOW - I woke up this morning (morning is when my mind is most clear) and I started thinking about Alex in his room. First, if he chews up his crib will it really be a lifetime set?? Even assuming you can patch/stain the tooth marks on it will my teenage son really want to sleep in the bed he has had when he was a baby and will everything just look bashed up anyhow?? Nice furniture with soft elegant wood and finish? Hmmmm - thoughts?

My thoughts then meandered to two different things - (1) the idea that his room should be "his" space and should be a fun place for him to explore and that we should be conservative about furnishings early on and really spunk it up and cater it to his fun interests as he gets a little older or (2) maybe his bedroom really should be a calm sanctuary and a nice furniture set is just fine. Is turning a bedroom into a sort of playroom too distracting for him to sleep in? I mean, if a child has chalkboard paint on the walls to draw, built-in counters to color, use play-dough, etc. on will he EVER want to actually "sleep" in the room? How many of your children "play" in their bedrooms?? Really, I have no idea.

Please give me any advice you can on this. I really don't know what to do. Am I kidding myself with these "lifetime" type sets? Is it just a more expensive set of what will truly amount to disposable furniture? Is having nice furniture going to turn what "should" be a fun space for him into another stiffling grown-up space?? Do kids really just chew the heck out of furniture in their rooms (especially the cribs?)

Anyhow, could just use some guidance here :-0

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I think like others have said that it depends on the kid. When I was pregnant with our son(who is also Alex) we also bought a nice set that converts to a toddler bed and then a full bed. We knew that we wanted at least two kids and that this set would last as long as we needed it. When I got pregnant with my daughter we moved our son out of the crib into a new twin bed and used the crib for our daughter. We have just taken the rail off of the crib and now use it as a toddler bed for our daughter. So far the bed is still in good shape, and I have two very active children, the jumping on the bed type. We plan on using the furniture until my daughter moves out of the house, but if we need to, we will get her new furniture.

As for playing in their rooms, we have NO toys in their rooms, just a few books. That is what works for us. We are lucky enough to have a house that has room for a seperate play room, and that is where we keep the toys. My kids would never sleep if we kept toys in their rooms, but that is my kids, they have never been sleepers to begin with. Not having toys in their rooms did make the transition from crib to bed easier, when they got out of bed, there was nothing for them to do, so they got bored and got back in bed and went to sleep.

If you are worried about the baby chewing on the rail, there are things you can buy to put on the rail to prevent the wood from getting ruined.

http://www.buybuybaby.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=15006110&RN=7076&

I have never had to use these, but friends who have used them, loved them.

In my opinion you got the right furniture, but ultimatly you have to decide what is right for your family. And if you are pregnant, don't forget about the hormones and the nesting, I was constantly second guessing all my decisions while I was pregnant. I found that usually my first instinct was the right one.

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