He painted our 5 year old's room Energy Red. (it's pretty close to the color of a tomato, very bright red, orangish tint.) My eyes hurt to go in that room, but my son loves it. I cringe when I look at it. I cannot see staring at that red room for even 1 year! I know he worked hard on it but .....
2007-01-31 15:23:36 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I saw the color he was going to buy before he painted the room and I told him to please NOT get it because I didn't think it was a good idea. When I got home from work he had it painted already.
2007-01-31 15:38:19 · update #1
Thanks alot to Kate who told me to "suck it up" lest we forget I am the parent here and he is 5 years old.
2007-01-31 15:40:48 · update #2
Buy some bright posters and a nice border to make the room less harsh. If you son likes it there are ways in which to tone it down. You may even start to think it looks great after a while. I would take a swatch of the colour to the paint store and ask them a way to recommend doing this, and I am sure they can help. Wow, red, I am actually cringing myself but I think it was nice to paint the room. It would have taken me six months to talk my husband into painting, and I know my son would love a room that colour as well and he is fifteen. Good luck to you, but RED? Yikes.
2007-01-31 18:37:15 · answer #1 · answered by Deirdre O 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry to say but I think you have a bit of a problem in your relationship... it may be your son's room but decisions like painting an entire room in what is your house too should be made with more communication & respect for each other. Was this red the *only* color your son liked, was there really no color the three of you could've agreed on? I don't know if you can demand from your husband he repaint it -the suggestion of loads of artwork sound good- but I think it's time you sat down with him and tell him you want to take decisions this big *together*.
2007-01-31 19:02:24 · answer #2 · answered by Sheriam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you live only with your husband and son then I guess you have been outvoted :\ I don't think you should say anything because when you confront your husband he will most likely use the excuse/explaination such as "Our son likes it" or "You don't sleep in his room..." Let the little things slide... If you really feel that it's that ugly of a color, you can suggest a different color or theme to your son's room without mentioning that the original color is "ugly." Your son will most likely agree with you by then :)
2007-01-31 15:36:36 · answer #3 · answered by Col 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your son loves it, then let it go....If you use other primary colors for curtains/bedspread, etc, it can help to tone down the red. On the other hand, why not play it up? Use white paint for all the trim and black chalkboard paint for part of a wall (kids LOVE chalkboards!). If your son like fire trucks that could be a really cool theme, same with soccer/sports, race cars, dinosaurs, animals; so much goes with red, it actually sounds like fun!
2007-01-31 16:31:15 · answer #4 · answered by voycinwilderness 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The walls were there are windows paint the darkest blue he likes then the other walls the lightest blue. Blue is a calming color and green accents is a healing color. black bedspread to relax the eyes. every room should have one black item so the eyes can relax. Do shelves on another wall and put all of his favorite cars there that are collectibles. It will make him feel good that you car about his collection. Red is violent color . try to avoid that color for a kids room.
2016-05-24 00:45:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, If your son loves it && you don't have to sleep in the room, I'd say just leave it for awhile. Plus your husband worked som hard on it. In a few months or so, you can suggest to paint it again.
2007-01-31 18:21:53 · answer #6 · answered by MuZzZ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my marriage, we compromise a lot. We don't pretend to agree with every color/style, and that's okay. We are comfortable saying what we like and what we don't like. We don't force our personal tastes on each other. I don't have to like everything but I enjoy it when he is happy about a particular color and gets what he really wants. It makes me happy to see him happy.
I want a red dining room but my husband doesn't like the idea. He's agreed to the red and I've happily agreed to have our carpet taken up to expose hardwood floors. I much prefer carpet but we both need to have some things we like in our home. Plus, I can always wear fuzzy slippers and he can help choose artwork to cover the dining room walls.
2007-02-01 05:12:57 · answer #7 · answered by Witchy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess you can't say much if you didn't look at the color first. If you did see it, I would have told your husband then that it wasn't what you wanted! Maybe you can break it up by putting up extra pictures or posters....your son is 5 so I guarantee he has ALOT of artwork...be creative and post ALL of it on the walls!
2007-01-31 15:30:13 · answer #8 · answered by moobiemuffin 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Does he have a fav motorcyle or car? Paint it!!!!
j/k Find creative ways to put posters all over the place. Next year, you get to choose the color along with your son.
2007-01-31 16:30:54 · answer #9 · answered by Lake Lover 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you really spend much time in that room?
It's your son's room, as since he loves it, I would leave it as is. He's 5 he'll probably get bored of the colour soon and then you can paint it another colour.
2007-02-01 03:28:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋