Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest Entry #14: Down on the Farm

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #14: Down on the Farm

Name: Allison
Location: Lyons, Colorado
Child: Cullin, 2 years

Inspiration: bought a vintage fabric barkcloth pillow with a bright colorful farm scene on it even before my son was conceived and saved it for the day when I had a baby. I just knew I couldn't pass it up - it was one of a kind.

Tip for Using Color: Don't be shy with it! Children love color and I don't think it can be "too much" for a little one's room. It is inspiring and bright just like their little minds.

Colors Used: I used Safecoat No VOC paint for the sky blue, vermilion barn door red and spring hill green. and then accented with orange for accessories.

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Comments (11)

What a sweet farm retreat. I love how you textured the walls with the fence (and complimenting animals) and how the closet door is made to look like a barn :)

posted by Kim Rakes on October 29th 2008 at 8:37am
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I love how creative this room is and how everything is part of a theme. Nicely done.
Tabitha @ http://www.fromsingletomarried.com

posted by Tabitha (From Single to Married) on October 29th 2008 at 9:21am
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I love the sheep! Where did it come from?

posted by ksg on October 29th 2008 at 10:44am
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love the closet door idea!

posted by verano on October 29th 2008 at 7:22pm
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The closet is so cute! Good job.

posted by a! on October 29th 2008 at 8:18pm
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cute :) I believe that's a babystyle sheep

posted by peta on October 29th 2008 at 11:42pm
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This is so adorable. The closet doors are really clever. The pops of color are perfect.

posted by kpag on October 30th 2008 at 6:43am
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the closet doors are completely adorable... and farm animals is a GREAT theme (our lil guy has been mooing & quacking away).... such a wonderful job.

where's the rocker from.... and that DESK is just fantastic!!! it's not just about the colors in this room, i really love the whole feel. nice job.

posted by roxtarchic on October 30th 2008 at 6:50am
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Thanks everyone! I'm just figuring out that folks commented and I needed to register and respond!
I wish I had better photos, b/c the room is really more fun in real life.
The closet doors & fence were created by painting architectural balsa wood in a distressed style and then gluing them to the closet doors for a realistic barnwood feel.
peta is correct - it is a babystyle lulu the lamb rocker - though i think they have since changed her look.
the desk is an old antique Chautauqua scroll desk that my mom found when i was little in Vermont. perfect that it had barnyard animals as one of the scroll scenes!

posted by birdmaiden on November 2nd 2008 at 6:41pm
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Yee haw this is fun!

posted by Liz-o on November 12th 2008 at 7:10am
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Hope you're still checking comments. Are the clouds handpainted or are they decals?

posted by ascwine on February 9th 2009 at 2:05pm
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