It's scary moving into your own room for the first time. So when four-year-old Ben was resisting this change, his parents enlisted the help of their friend, Crispin Young, to make the room not-so-scary — and (if you ask us) downright magical.
Young set to work turning Ben's walls and ceiling into a glowing mural. She used specialty paint and pine tree stencils and then laid them out about a foot or two from the ceiling to resemble a tree line, complete with mountains. Then, she created a Northern Lights-like pattern with her paint — but since it's glow-in-the-dark, Ben didn't know it existed until his first night in his own room.
On the big night, Ben's parents told him goodnight and hit the lights — then he screamed for two second before crying out an excited "what's that?!" The following two minutes consisted of Ben jumping on the bed, turning the lights on and off, and making his siblings super jealous (don't worry, their rooms are likely next).
Want to see what all of the fuss is about? Here's Young's totally mesmerizing glow-in-the-dark masterpiece:
Lauren is a senior editor at Hearst. She was previously the senior editor at WomansDay.com and the home editor at GoodHousekeeping.com and HouseBeautiful.com. Her book club, ramen, and jean jackets are a few of her favorite things.
