While you were out
Finding myself with an unexpected free day sans baby – we had already asked Frank’s mom to watch Xavier for the day because I might be helping out at work for half a day, but that was cancelled – I decided to pull off one of these While you were out stunts on Frank and Xavier; on a reduced scale, mind.
I’d been meaning to paint the walls of Xavier’s room in fresh new colours for some time, and suddenly it seemed like the most productive way to use my day. I opted to do this the evening before, but held off telling Frank until we got back home from picking him and Xavier up, and I could show him the surprise. He was happy to see the results, but I think it as likely he was happy not to have had anything to do in this.
Xavier’s room is themed with a starry sky and the ocean below. We had already painted his ceiling (and the upper portion of his walls) a deep blue, sprinkled with silver glitter to mimic stars. There was also a running band of ocean pictures in the middle of the walls. [Xavier's middle name being Orion, the stars and ocean theme is that much more fitting.]
The new colours I applied: first I carried down the deep blue from the ceiling to the lower portion of the walls, mirroring the sky in the supposed “ocean”, then I filled the middle portion with a bright (very bright!) and invigorating lime green. The end result gives all the accessories and decorations we’ve adorned Xavier’s room with their true meaning, and gives the room a buoyant feeling.
The pictures below will lead you to the full series of images.
The old colours
The new colours
The finished room
…now all it needs are some cherry coloured accessories. 
Pose de François pour Xavier / Frank posing for Xavier
Y'a des fourmis qui travaillaient fort à déménager leur stock... / Ants working hard at moving their stuff...
Dernier vendredi des vacances : Journée au Lac Édouard, au Parc de la Mauricie / Last Friday of vacation: day at Édouard Lake, in the Mauricie National Park
Orléane is now... 
Xavier is now...
Wow…you’re not afraid of bold colors are you? I love it, but I admit that even though I like painting with color…I would have hesitated on that shade of green. My loss..cuz it really is beautiful.
WOW Emilie! It looks amazing! I would never have thought of anything that unique, but it really looks fabulous. Congratulations on the successful project!
Jaime vraiment beaucoup!! Cest éclatant!! Cest plus vivant…. dans le fond tu suis Xavier dans son évolution. Bébé Xavier avait une chambre plus reposante car il avait besoin de plus de dodos… Mainteant le Xavier coquin et énergique daujourdhui à droit a une chambre qui lui ressemble ! Beau travail… Té bonne, moi une journée de congé, je crois que je laurais passé sur mon divant a écouter des vieux films de filles…. JEN REVE!!!!
gexx
Oooh – c’est tres jolie! I just painted the lower half of my kitchen walls a granny-smith-apple colour – vive la (le?) vert!
Gorgeous room – Xavier is very lucky boy!
Okay, okay: j’avoue que j’étais pas certaine pour le vert quand tu m’en as parlé… je retire totalement ce que j’ai dit! C’est magnifique! D’ailleurs, je réitère mon commentaire sur ta façon de choisir les couleurs: t’as un don particulier pour oser en étant sûre que ce soit beau. C’est génial!
The green turned out just a taddish more brown than I would have picked – and I didn’t heed the Home Depot girl who told me to start with primer, too – but it still looks pretty nice, it just depends on the lighting. I’m glad how it turned out.
Thanks for the compliments, all. And Moksha I say : if we’re not daring those bold colours in a kid’s room, where then?