Our "Pretty Committee" was not too pleased with our idea of painting murals on the walls of the rooms. So we decided to get them "used to the idea" by starting at the point of least resistance. We started in the nursery where NOBODY thinks "bland" is okay.

Got me thinking that a nice mural of Jesus being followed by children would look great in the hallway. Who could possibly object to that? We discussed the paint materials and plan to "protect" the surrounding area, ceiling, floors.

I would also suggest introducing color in other ways than by paint. 

• Colorful cloth (either hung in along a wall or creatively draped/framed)
• Colorful posters
• Colorful table cloths
• Colored light bulbs in clamp lights (looks cool and can double as drama lighting)
• Murals painted on cloth stretched on a simple wood frame (like a theater backdrop). 
• Canvas drop cloths painted to look like Bible scenes/village/desert and hung from hooks.