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The Boys’ Bedroom is Done!

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Those of you who have been reading since August have heard me talk about my friend Karen’s sons’ bedroom that I’ve been helping her decorate.  I’ve posted about my plans for the room, the upholstered headboards I made, the pillow covers I made from an old quilt, the bedside table I refinished, the piano bench I reupholstered, and the mirrors I painted. 

Well, last Friday I finished!  It’s been so much fun to see it all come together and the boys, who are 4 and 1 1/2, seem really happy with their “new” room.  Which, of course, is the most important thing!

Here’s a before shot of the room.

Karen had bought a few things before we started working together that she wanted to work into the space.  There were lots of framed pictures, a collection of paper lanterns to be used as night lights, a wall decal she’d picked out, a piano, and the train table in the center of the room.  I selected a few of the framed pictures and did a gallery wall above the piano.  I hung the lanterns at varying heights in a cluster above the train table for a chandelier effect, using clear hanging wire and small white screw-hooks.  The decal went on the long empty wall opposite the quilt you see in the photo above.
Ready for the before and after?

Here’s a shot of the decal that went on the only large blank wall in the room.  It’s by Blik and is called “It Makes Toast.”  Very quirky and cool.  You can also see how the mirrors came out with the etched metal letters in the center.  I used hemp twine to hang the letter from a small white hook above the mirror.


The other letter has been on backorder for awhile now but is due in next week.  So, technically, I’m not “done”…but close enough, right?
It was so much fun for me to work on a boys’ room.  The four-year old sweetly handed me a gift when I got to his house on Friday…a pink t-shirt with a drill on it and the words “Drill Baby, Drill.”  Then he gave me a hug.  Seriously…does it get much cuter than that??

Linking to Simple Home Life, Simply Designing, Finding Fabulous, Craftberry Bush, Happy Hour Projects, Home Stories A to Z, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia




Comments

  3. this is a beautiful transformation…the attention to detail is amazing…you must be very happy with the result.
    Bec x

  4. What a fun boys’room! My favorite is still those headboards ~ love how they turned out! Great job putting it all together!

  5. The laterns are awesome! Well done! :)

  6. Everything came together so nicely! Great job – l think the headboards are my favorite part. They look amazing!

  7. Where can I get a train table for my own kids? Cute room.

  9. Where did you get the wall lamps/lanterns? Love them!

  10. Awhhh what an AMAZING space! Now I need a little guy to do something like this for! :) THank you for the inspiration and for linking up at Happy Hour!
    Jaime from Crafty Scrappy Happy

  11. It’s great! Such a fun and exciting room for 2 little boys to enjoy!