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Today was a rare occasion; I got to stroll around some decor blogs.

It reminded me of how much I used to love looking for inspiration in decor magazines, books and blogs. I loved finding that perfect picture or decorating idea and saying to myself, “now, that is me.” I am not artistic myself, but good at finding what I like. I would take that fabulous look and …..someday incorporate it into my space.

Then the same thing happened to me that happens to most women when they grow-up. I share this home with a man who loves status quo décor. I do not have that absolutely unique house I dreamed of (suburbia works for us.) My time is spent running and caring for this company, our home and the four offspring that live in it. While I love all of the above mentioned, my décor inspiration has been temporary off somewhere.

It’s time to go back to basics, my loyal black book.

When I was young and got my first apartment I had no idea what I liked and what style defined me. I was buying things right and left forming a random collection “temporary” of things in a room. Nothing fit. So I started a décor journal. I bought a big black book and when I saw something I absolutely loved I cut it out and posted it. Over the years styles have changed and so have I, but if you look through my book you will still see me and the definition of my style. (Also, keeps me focused when shopping.)

As parents and/or business owners our passions get temporarily set aside for busy family schedules and bottom lines. My passion is decor with simple ways to make your home unique to you and it’s time to rekindle!

Over the next few days Parrish (the amazing design artist and article writer for this blog) and I will be reinventing the look of this Blog. You will also start to see my most recent clippings of inspiration, new stimulating products and continue to find articles of great simple décor ideas.

Kristina Seale,

Owner, Wallnutz Wall Murals

It’s time to hit a home run by using this plan to decorate your little guy’s room. He’ll have everything from a baseball diamond to a scoreboard; the only thing he’ll be missing is the hotdog vendor!

Wall Color
Semi-gloss latex is your best choice for painting his walls. You certainly want him to leave his mark on the world, but not necessarily on his walls, and this is the best type of paint for wiping away handprints. Choose a white or light blue and paint the entire room, leaving the trim white or wood.

Baseball Diamond Mural and Scoreboard
Once the background color is completely dry, paint a baseball diamond on one of the walls using the simple WallNutz At Bat Mural Kit or the large Baseball Game Mural Kit.
On a different wall than the mural, trace out a rectangle 4 feet long by 3 feet high. The bottom of the rectangle should be approximately 3 feet higher than the baseboard. Use black chalkboard paint available at most craft or hardware stores to fill in the rectangle. Write “Home” and below it “Away” on the left side of the chalkboard and draw two rows of boxes horizontally across the board to show the score in each inning.

Border
Now let’s make a border to wrap around the room. You can use the Baseball Mini Mural Kit, or find an open tennis ball can or other round object of about the same size.
Trace around the can with a pencil, then draw two concave lines inside the ball to resemble a baseball’s stitching. Move the can a couple inches diagonally down from the first ball and repeat tracing. For the third ball, go diagonally up from the first ball. Continue tracing in this random pattern until you’ve wrapped around the room.
If the room is white, trace around the balls using a black Sharpie permanent marker with a medium point. You can again place the tennis ball can on your traced circle for a perfect edge. Using a red Sharpie marker, trace along the concave lines to create the “stitches”.
If your background is light blue, you will use white acrylic craft paint (available at all craft stores) to fill in each circle. Before painting, trace over stitching lines inside each ball with a red Sharpie marker. Now paint the inside of each ball with white paint. Retrace the stitching lines with the red Sharpie marker.

Window Treatments
Try a valance created using wooden bats to add a fun finishing touch to the room and is sure to be a hit! You’ll need to find a wooden bat or two depending on the number of windows in the room. One bat decorates two windows.
Take red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, black, and white ½” ribbon and cut into varying lengths between 6″ and 9″. Stick the ribbons vertically with sides touching to a strip of sticky backed Velcro that is as long as your curtain rod. Then stick the opposite side of the Velcro to the curtain rod. Stick the ribbons to the curtain rod. Next, cut the bat(s) in half lengthwise. (If you don’t have the equipment, find a carpenter to do this for you.) Screw the flat side of the bats into curtain rods covering the top of the ribbons. The ribbons should hang down behind the bats.

Finishing Touches
• Replace dresser drawer knobs with baseball shaped pulls.
• Buy an unfinished pine coat rack from a craft store. Paint the knobs white to look like balls, then paint two red concave lines on the inside of the balls to resemble stitching. Finish the coat rack by varnishing with a clear finish.
• Hang team pennants around the room.
• Check out all our other baseball wall décor options in the Shop by Theme Sports section. The Sports bathroom set would really add the finishing touches!
The Sudden Shadows Grand Slam and the Sudden Shadows Cather are a great combination for older kids.
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