8 of 8 has some serious skills when it comes to changing the terrain of household decor.
He has a unique ability to walk into a room, and by the time he leaves, 8 of 8 is able to leave his own unique mark.
Take, for example, the way I have set up our family room...
And then there is the way that 8 of 8 rearranges it to his liking...
He will literally scale the walls to give things their own unique twist...
There's the boring way I chose to place the pillows on the couch...
And then there is 8 of 8's vision...
I created this look for the master bath...
But I suppose it was too pedestrian for 8 of 8...he prefers a layered look...
He prefers rooms that looked lived in...
He's pretty much a one-man cyclone at the moment, spinning through rooms and leaving a tide mark in his wake.
So memorize this face...this may be the future host of Extreme Home Makeover...
He's certainly getting in his fair share of practice at the moment...
extreme home makeover...8 of 8 edition! that is a pretty big mess your little guy can stir up all on his own. reminds me a lot of the messes in my house, but usually the 3 help one another out!
ReplyDeleteWow, I love how innocent they look... My daughter is almost a year old... and the innocent look almost - I repeat ALMOST makes me feel guilty for accusing her of making messes... she has just figured out that books fall when you pull them off the shelf. I had forgotten all about this stage, I guess thats what a 3 year gap will do to a mom. I love what I've read from your blog - so nice. so peaceful - even in the midst of "storms".
ReplyDeletethat is funny. My 2 are like that too.
ReplyDeleteHoly tornado damage in your bathroom! Good think towel debris doesn't have sharp edges.
ReplyDeleteThe guy has a style all of his own! Thank goodness for Mom capturing the moments on camera! Love the non-conforming photo frame.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking that he and my #9 could give Ty a run for the money. very similar little boys! LOL
ReplyDeleteHe's been to the same interior design class as my two!
ReplyDelete8 of 8 would fit in with 3 of 4 and 4 of 4 at my house, along with chaos and pandemoninum the begals (btw that is not their names, but should be)
ReplyDeleteGot two of my own wanna be "Ty's" over here also! :) Great photos! Love your version of the family room...so welcoming! Not so sure about 8 of 8's version...bit too abstract for me! LOL! Great photos, fun post...thanks again for sharing a bit of your life!
ReplyDeleteLOL! Oh your poor house never saw him coming! :) LOL!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter is the same way! At least you can leave your decorations up...we had to take ours down!
ReplyDeleteHaha!! Gabe is the SAME way!! I can get a room all neat and pretty and in 30 seconds or less he's got it the way he wants it again!
ReplyDeleteHAHAHA!! Maybe he and my Joshua can both be on the show! Looking at his design work, I would say they have the same taste!
ReplyDeleteHe is a funny little man and got some pretty good skill LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteI just love your house BTW you did an amazing job on the look of it!
I love it!! 8 of 8 ROCKS!!
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how someone so little can make such a big mess! We have a similar sectional in the exact same color of microfiber. Don't you love it? Everything comes clean off it, even sharpie and a quart of bright orange paint (don't ask me how I would know that). He's a cutie!
ReplyDeleteOh, the adventures of mothering little ones! My youngest is going to work in a laundry shop, I'm sure. She loves to "fix" the piles of folded laundry when my back is turned. Loved the pictures! BTW: I linked to you today :)
ReplyDeleteHaha, freakin' love it! We must be related :)
ReplyDeleteROTF! Too cute!
ReplyDeleteAnd would you mind packaging up all your couch pillows and sending them to me?
And your master bath?
Thank you.
Nater's idea of Extreme Makeover Home Edition involves that new "Broken Look". Right now it's usually curain rods. He likes to play Tarzan.
ReplyDeleteThat's quite a little hurricane you've got living with you. Although it's the cutest hurricane I've ever seen!
ReplyDeleteThat is soooo funny! We have one of those in our house.
ReplyDeleteI had seen you on so many of the blogs that I frequent so I thought I would pay you a visit. Im so glad that I did. I love your blog and would like to follow along and learn more about your family if its ok with you.
Please feel free to stop by and visit us anytime. You are also welcome to follow us if you like. We love new bloggy friends.
God Bless.
8 of 8 really does know how to leave his unique mark. :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE, LOVE, LOVE this post.
What a wonderful decorator! He knows how to leave his mark in your house. :) Hopefully he'll keep refining his skills and surprise you with all the tips and tricks he's learned. ;)
ReplyDeleteLove those bathtub photos! I love that you embrace your children's creative minds!
ReplyDeleteoh, i love your tub!
ReplyDelete(oh, and the kids are cute, too)
Oh yeah, I have a couple home decorators here too. I just have given up on putting things back.
ReplyDeleteThe before pics are great but the afters are so much more realistic :-) Looks like you do have a Ty, Jr. on your hands- good luck with that!
ReplyDeleteHe sure does have his own sense of style. I see big things in his future. And possibly even bigger messes in yours LOL.
ReplyDeleteif not the host, he could be on the deconstruction team.
ReplyDeleteThat's funny! I just read a quote this morning....cleaning the house while the kids are growing is like shoveling snow when it is snowing.
ReplyDeletehave a great day!
What a little mess-maker! He's so cute, too! He's even got the Ty - messy hair look goin' on there. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, he does leave a bit of disaster in his wake, doesn't he? But, that darling little face...I'll bet he gets away with it!
ReplyDeleteMy sofa in our den looks like that 99.5% of the time. And the bathroom? Pretty close too.
ReplyDeleteBut when you are that cute you can get away with a lot, can't cha? ; )
Wow, a Lego medical device engineer, a human motor and an interior decorator. I tell ya, it's a family of geniuses.
ReplyDeleteTo cute! The bathroom is hilarious!
WOW! This looks like the work of MY 3 yr old! I can clean a room and move onto to the next room only to come back and find the first room DESTROYED!
ReplyDeleteIts amazing what kids can do! I love the colors of your pillows though and those pictures are beautiful
ReplyDeleteSo great!! I love it. He and my Jonah could co-host together!! haha
ReplyDeleteYou always make me laugh!
ReplyDelete8 of 8 may have some competition from Little Man!
8 of 8 is a riot and too darn cute! My oldest used to be know as maximum entropy. He created designs similar to 8 of 8.
ReplyDeleteLived in...isn't that how all boys/men want their house to be?
ReplyDeleteI love the crooked picture frames!
His sense of style rocks-the-house (ha! ha!). I wonder if he's related to my kids???
ReplyDeleteLord have mercy on his future wife!!
ReplyDeleteI always knew you stayed busy... now I have a better picture of a typical day at the Octamom roost.
ReplyDeleteSome kids just have that particular feng shui talent. I had one that had that same exact skill..what's up with that! :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like my 2-year old lately! Aaagh! Drives me crazy. But I only have one....*sigh*. Thank God....for now. :-)
ReplyDeleteOh that is so funny and he is sooooo adorable!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteso funny and so true. those toddler boys should know a thing or two about interior design. I absolutely love the bath photo. so adorable.
ReplyDeletep.s. tough week and I finally am catching up on my fav blogs, hence all the comments in one day :)