Nattie Jo Powell, from Jacksonville, Florida, recently visited TikTok to showcase her DIY makeover project. She transformed a regular $64.99 plastic Christmas tree into something truly remarkable.
A mother of one changed the Christmas decorations' casual colors. She explained that her 15-month-old daughter prefers neutral tones, describing her as "a neutral girly at heart."
The majority not only did not support the mother's creation, but they also expressed disagreements and furiousness about her decoration.
Social media users supposed that Nattie was trying to prevent her baby's development by denying her access to various colors.
Viewers described Nattie Jo Powell's final creation as a "cold and lifeless beige Christmas tree," noting that her house was mainly covered in beige paint.
In the viral TikTok video, which has garnered over 3.5 million views, Nattie Jo Powell confidently starts her project by addressing potential naysayers: "Go ahead and call me crazy or a sad beige mom for what I'm about to do."
'Today, I'm giving the Step 2 My First Christmas Tree a total makeover. I'm leaning into my inner Pinterest mom with the vision to neutralize the tree and I can already hear you thinking that I'm going to ruin my toddler's Christmas by painting over these colors.
"But let's be real, my toddler's favorite toys are brown cardboard boxes and clear plastic water bottles so I think that she's a neutral girly at heart."
She continued: "After taking a good long look at the tree, I headed over to Lowe's where I picked out all of our spray paint colors...
"Once I decided which colors to spray paint to use on each part, it was go time."
The content creator explained: "I originally wanted to paint the body of the tree brown but then I realized I want my tree to look a little bit alive.
"So here I am painting an already green tree another shade of green. It gave it a very realistic Christmas tree look which I love."
Afterward, Nattie Jo Powell proceeded to spray paint the plastic star, tree skirt, and accompanying ornaments in a range of subdued shades, then left the components to dry overnight, ensuring that the paint adhered properly before completing her DIY makeover.
"It was time for the moment of truth and see how it all looked together," Nattie explained.
Nattie Jo Powell acknowledged that she could have incorporated some "glitter or shine" stuff into the design.
However, she expressed satisfaction with the outcome, as the muted colors of the tree and decorations gave off what she described as "organic modern vibes."
I am a sad beige mom at heart but still try my best to mix colors with my aesthetic because this is too far, one user said.
Yes! Gorgeous! Stunt your child's development by turning anything colorful into a sad beige!!! Another commented.
I work in children's developmental research and they need color so bad, another wrote.
But you have your tree, I would've bought this little one just so my kid can have their colorful one, someone replied.
My five-year-old just said "Why did she do that to the tree?" one user shared.
