What not to do in your bedroom....from the hotel

13 years ago

I am currently in a mid priced but well reviewed hotel in Houston Texas. Instead of playing I am stuck in here because ds is ill. So here I sit...looking at the beachy decor...big white furniture, funky and fun, but on the back walls of my lime green, purple and white bedroom is the goofiest wallpaper I've ever seen. It's just one blueberry piled on the next, all beach ball size....

I only have an iPad and phone so I can't post a pic. If anyone wants to email me a phone number I'll send it via text so they can post the pic, but if not....let your mind wander down into a basket of blueberries....is that supposed to be relaxing lol

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sweeby
13 years ago
So sorry to hear that... And I hope he gets better soon.

But since you're in town, wanna come over and play? Or maybe restaurant recommendations near the Medical Center?
juddgirl2
13 years ago
I'm so sorry your son is sick and hope he gets better soon so you can all go home.

The hotel room sounds fantastic! I once stayed in the strangest hotel room - the "pony room" at the Madonna Inn in Northern California. There was a carousel horse in the room - which I thoroughly wiped down with Lysol before I let my daughter go near it!
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jennifer_in_kansas
13 years ago
Blueberry wallpaper?! Makes me think of that scene from Willy Wonka!

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allison0704
13 years ago
Sorry DS is ill. I'll email you my cell number. This I gotta see. ;D
allison0704
13 years ago
You don't have your email link showing.... I think mine is if you want to shoot me an email, then I'll send my number. Just no writing in lipstick in public bathrooms. ;)
theroselvr
13 years ago
Igloo; you can text it to roselvr@gmail.com
Gmail accepts picture messages
theroselvr
13 years ago
wow...
igloochic
Original Author
13 years ago
Allison I didn't see a link to you either so I sent it to rose :). It made me think of y'all when I walked in the blueberry room lol.

Sweeby you are such a dear. I actually have met so many gw friends while in hospital with ds that I almost miss those days....ok not that much but the new friends were lovely.

We are actually just here for a quick stop on our way to.....let me check....well I know we end up in Eunice LA for their mardi gras then to new Orleans. Just fun, no hospital! I have had such a good year with him health wise that we forgot how sick he can get. I'm keeping him in the room today but Tylenol is keeping his fever down so he will be ok tomorrow (hopefully). Thanks for the kind thoughts all....and sweeby when we are back next I'll meet you for lunch ;). I love the Black Labredor!

Grandma is here to relieve me so I'm heading out to go shopping!
igloochic
Original Author
13 years ago
Allison I didn't see a link to you either so I sent it to rose :). It made me think of y'all when I walked in the blueberry room lol.

Sweeby you are such a dear. I actually have met so many gw friends while in hospital with ds that I almost miss those days....ok not that much but the new friends were lovely.

We are actually just here for a quick stop on our way to.....let me check....well I know we end up in Eunice LA for their mardi gras then to new Orleans. Just fun, no hospital! I have had such a good year with him health wise that we forgot how sick he can get. I'm keeping him in the room today but Tylenol is keeping his fever down so he will be ok tomorrow (hopefully). Thanks for the kind thoughts all....and sweeby when we are back next I'll meet you for lunch ;). I love the Black Labredor!

Grandma is here to relieve me so I'm heading out to go shopping!
neetsiepie
13 years ago
AH-HAHAHAHAHA. That is crazy wallpaper. In a hotel room? NUTS!

Hope the boy is feeling better, poor kiddo.
allison0704
13 years ago
Are all the rooms fruit themed? That is beyond weird!
natal
13 years ago
OMG, are you going to the Courir De Mardi Gras? Take lots of pics! One of our neighbors has participated in the run a couple times.
Bumblebeez SC Zone 7
13 years ago
That is so funny!
sweeby
13 years ago
Wow! Those really are blueberries... I wonder, did they do that for the kids?

Ah, the Black Labrador... Haven't been there in years but used to love to go there after work for blank & tans andoccasionally some fish & chips. The good ole pre-kid days ;-)

Hope DS was allowed out just a little bit for some of this beautiful weather. This is about as good as it gets, you know --
maire_cate
13 years ago
May I assume that this is not a standard, brand name, they-all-look-alike hotel chain?

Actually the blueberry wallpaper isn't that bad and the headboard is just darn cute- but what's with those avocado green lamps on the night tables?

Now I'm curious - what style rug goes with the blueberries?
caminnc
13 years ago
Oh dear g*d, I'll bet you will never look at blueberries the same. Hugs to your son, hope he is all better soon!
cooperbailey
13 years ago
Ya'll know Everthang is bigger in Texas!
Sounds like a wonderful trip! Have fun.
I sent you an email!
sashasmommy
13 years ago
I thought when you said blueberries that you were referring to a shape and a color in a design, not actual blueberries, LOL! I think it's fun... it reminds me of the time that I used a re-usable shopping bag that had a photo of bright red apples as a gift bag for my friend's wedding. I figured why buy a bag that she's just going to throw out? At the reception, people kept wanting to move it away from the gift table because they thought it was somebody's "stuff".
theroselvr
13 years ago
The picture goes bigger if you click on it.

All I keep thinking is "why blueberries"? Aren't Bluer Bonnets the Texas flower?

The lamps I like but with a different shade.

Hope your son feels better tomorrow.
caminnc
13 years ago
I'll bet they have blueberry pancakes on the breakfast menu. All you can eat for 2.99
juddgirl2
13 years ago
Wow! That was not what I expected!
justgotabme
13 years ago
Igloochic, I do hope your son is better soon. Poor sweetie.

Did anyone notice the smiling face on the blueberry just under the lamp shade on the right side of the bed?
robin_g
13 years ago
justgottobeme

aaauughhhhh! It's leering!
arcy_gw
13 years ago
I didn't, but it is creepy. I am trying to decide if it is a fluke/bad blueberry or if it is in fact a face.
igloochic, I hope your son is better soon!
igloochic
Original Author
13 years ago
Lol at the face! We had to go look lol.

Moms room has five foot tall iris on her wall with the same lamps....no carpet heh heh. The carpet in the lime green living room is tan and lime green zebra.

We are actually doing the Faquetigue Courir de Mardi Gras run on Tuesday. For anyone silly enough to think that is done in tennis shoes and jogging shorts, we are actually riding in a wagon with fiddlers all of us wearing costumes made from scraps of fabric. We pull in front of peoples homes and scream something in French which causes the locals to throw a live chicken at you which you are then obliged to catch, pluck and gumbo at the end of the run after having begged for carrots et all (what is in gumbo?). Anyhow now a days we don't have to murder the chicken and people are back making the gumbo but it's still a very small town mardi gras experience :) and we hope ds is well enough by then to enjoy it!

Thank you all for the kind thoughts. It's just a badly timed bug. Aren't they all? He used to get sick whenever we flew. I guess I forgot :).

But at least I had the blueberries lol
gayle0000
13 years ago
Okay...LITERALLY...blueberries! Was not expecting literal. Ha!

Ummm, it's actually kind of intriguing. Does the bathroom have a color scheme or any reference to the blueberries?...or is the blueberry wall just out there holding it's own?
Gayle
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13 years ago
Here is the link...very convenient to shopping and good reviews. c

Here is a link that might be useful: Galleria Hotel
loribee
13 years ago
Oh MY goodness....it looks like a mural? Healthy wishes to your son!
nicole__
13 years ago
trailrunners link shows an alternate decor of an "iris" mural! ha ha ha TFS
sweeby
13 years ago
Ah! That location certainly explains the shopping excursion ;-) Who could resist?

Glad to hear it was just a little bug, and not a Medical Center-worthy illness. Sounds like he's doing much, much better overall (what a relief!).
jessicaml
13 years ago
Oh wow...can't your just picture the discussion when planning the designs? "I want FRESH...NATURE-inspired...something no one else has ever seen!!"

I actually kind of like the aesthetic, but it does seem more suited to a kitchen or breakfast nook or something.

If one must be stuck in a hotel room while on vacation, at least it's an interesting one! Thanks for sharing & hope your son is feeling better.
teacats
13 years ago
Hope your son is feeling better soonest!

Wild wallpaper (or mural)!! Yep that is one scary, creepy, leering face by the lampshade .....

Jan at Rosemary Cottage
justgotabme
13 years ago
So was the face really ther?

I hope your son is feeling great today and will be able to enjoy the festivities.

Here is a link that might be useful: Google Images of the hotel
les917
13 years ago
I love the blue and green color scheme, but honestly, I'm not sure I would want to stay in that environment 24/7. The blueberries on steroids and high intensity colors feel just a bit frenetic to me. But in small doses, how fun!

Hope your DS is feeling much better today.
polly929
13 years ago
Yesterday I read this thread during some down time at work from my droid phone. I was laughing so hard....they really are giant blueberries!! Really?? Seriously??? Someone said...."I know the perfect wall paper- blueberries, giant ones!! I can't!!

Hope your little guy is feeling better by now.

Oh and just so you know, on my way out of work I snapped this photo. Someone actually went through the trouble to decorate the stairwells of the hospital I work at with wall paper murals like these. Each floor is a different bright color with a huge mural at each landing, this particular one is yellow. Your blueberries remind me of them.
{{!gwi}}
dianalo
13 years ago
At least they are at the head of the bed, so when you wake up, they are not the first thing you see! They are making me hungry for cobbler....
It is actually clever because this is one hotel room you will never forget and you will talk about it when anyone mentions Houston. Bland does not get publicity.

I hope your son is better and able to enjoy your trip asap!
natal
13 years ago
Igloo, please come back and do a separate thread on the Courir de Mardi Gras. How did you get invited to join?
moonshadow
13 years ago
I was already belly laughing at the blueberries but this mental imagery really sent me over the edge: Are all the rooms fruit themed?" ahahaahaa! ;D
igloochic
Original Author
13 years ago
Lol this was a fun read before bed :). I will have to add tonights room to the pics...polar opposite! Its the sweetest little victorian cabin on a bayou (gad knows what the name is). It's soft and sweet and so relaxing verses the leering blueberries lol

The hotel fiasco got worse. Ds spent a couple of hours between midnight and two throwing up. You moms know how I felt when I say I passed out when I finally had him cleaned up at two am, only to hear the fire alarm go off at four am. Dh and I killed both click radios thinking it was an alarm and when both of their slain bodies laid bemeeth the blueberry forest we realized it was a real fire. Two hours later (the hotel was evacuated because some kids blew off the fire extinguishers which produce smoke enough to trigger alarms, into the third floor hall). We went to bed again. I will never see those blueberries...or any without feeling tired.

I'll share the run story while driving tomorrow. We are going to a pig slaughter/cooking thing on the way to our next stop....this is quite the experience trip lol.

As to decor....dh walked into this cabin and said if we have a cabin he hopes it looks like this....I guess that's the male and female perspective of what works :). Ds does nit plan to barf on anything! That must be an endorsement (he's feeling better and only had a fever in the am and as we both fall asleep now he's a bit warm).
natal
13 years ago
A Couchon de lait too? Hope the rains don't dampen your adventure.

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