Project Objective: Complete overhaul of Carters room into a Toy Story themed room to accommodate the over bearing, over priced ($60,000!!!), and over ugly new Clinitron bed and possible lift system. This new equipment is necessary for his upcoming surgery. He will not be allowed out of it for 6 weeks after a 2 week stay in the hospital. A fun room is a must! Many, many, many themes were discussed for this new bedroom. The plan was to paint a large mural on the walls.  Finally the Toy Story themed room won out and my plans changed. I love Toy Story but lets be honest, at Carters age this is a phase. If it gets him through the in-room prison part of this recovery than that is fabulous---but I am not about to make a permanent wall mural.Google to the rescue....I came across this Toy Story room done by HGTV that has a much more mature look and used it as the general game plan to get started. Progress: Day 1: Room gutted and cleaned Painted all four walls blue Moved dresser and armoire to room and placed along walls to provide as much open space as possible for access. New curtain panels with black out liners Plans: Make a giant etch-a-sketch calendar Use ...

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