We bought Henry a lamp for his room. I’m a fan of lamps so Erin made it my job to purchase a lamp for Henry’s room. My personality leans me in the direction of being picky about the things I like so it’s taken awhile to pick one. At Target today we found a nice floor lamp that I thought had the right combination of classic and modern.
Milo the Teddy Bear basks in the glow of soft energy efficient florescent light.
I took 70 pictures to get two I liked... Yes, it's time for Henry to come.
Henry now has bedding. Erin’s mom, Granny, sewed it from scratch. Erin picked out the fabric and Granny did the rest. It looks great and will likely be the highest quality bedding that Henry will have in his entire life.
I was under the impression that anything made with a needle and thread was done by a robot in China, but no. Apparently, there are people out there who can take a couple of yards of fabric and turn it into a handcrafted work of art. Erin’s mom is one of those people.
Therefore, I have resolved to never help straighten Henry’s bed after he sleeps in it. Simply saying that I made Henry’s bed would be a great injustice to Erin’s mom.
Henry got a mobile but sadly it wasn’t an iPhone. Our good friends Cathalina and Jordan Dean gave it to Henry. Please enjoy this photo while I finish up the in-depth coverage of First Shower ’09.
Henry now has curtains in his room. This was a difficult selection because it had to match what we’ve already done in the room. Initially we looked for dark brown curtains, but decided they would be too dark. Blue was ruled out also due to the blue walls. The complications continued when we measured the doorway of the closet, 96-inches. You don’t find many curtains that long. We purchased a whole set of rods and curtains only to decide 30 minutes later, they were completely wrong for the room.
Finally, we braved a low product rating on JCPenny.com to pick khaki color curtains and we’re pleased with the result.
Henry’s room now shares something in common with my college dorm room, they both have valances. My mom will be so proud.
And in case you’re wondering, yes, this entire post was an excuse to use the title.
We finished painting Henry’s room and putting together his crib and dresser. So his room is starting to take shape. Pictures weren’t doing a great job showing the entire room, so here’s a video.
Erin and I have decided to turn one wall of Henry’s room into a chalkboard. They make paint now that can turn any wall into a chalkboard or whiteboard. In addition we thought it would be fun if Henry could put magnets on his chalkboard and sure enough there’s a paint for that. A magnetic primer will be the base coat and then we’ll put the chalkboard paint on top of that. We’ll update you soon on whether it works.
He'll know the difference between which wall to write on right?
Like Henry's personality, his wall will be highly attractive.
