Walter Moves In

We brought Walter home from the hospital on September 6th, 2 days after his birth.  Amazingly, he took a look all around at his nursery, and I could tell he saw the bold patterns in the black and white bannerfish!  What a great feeling!  He was 4 days overdue, and actually holding his head up pretty well shortly after he was born.  When the hospital photographer put him on his belly for a snapshot, he lifted up onto his knees for several seconds.  I also think he can see colors and shapes well past a 15 inch distance.  In these pictures, he is one week and 3 days old, and loving his mural!  I ask him, "Where's your fishies?" and he looks right at the nearest bannerfish.  I'm patting myself on the back for a good call on the bold mural featuring black and white.  I will definitely suggest this to my clients in the future.

I Began the Mural: First Banner Fish!

The first of several banner fish finally made it onto the wall last night.  I am planning a fairly simple mural compared to my usual projects around Houston.  There will be a graceful school of banner fish, a baby sea turtle, two seahorses, and I'll frame it all with some tall flowing sea kelp.  I'm also thinking about 3 jellyfish floating along up near the ceiling, but so many of my friends and family got stung this summer I might leave them out!  I don't want the mural to become too busy.

I was a busy bee yesterday!  I also went and picked up my vintage end table.  I searched craig's list for "vintage round end table" and came up with three good options.  I went with the closest and cheapest!  I scored a wonderful vintage two tiered round end table that is also the PERFECT height for my other CL find, the chair.  I think I will paint the table light green.  The lamp is on it's way too!  I'll post the table with lamp and chair soon.