Boy's Bedroom Finished

In my previous post the boy's bedroom was shown, so I wont show any before pictures here. Just the end result.

I painted one wall white to brighten the space. And then added white on another wall with a wood "chair rail" to hide my paint line and add interest. I just used scrap lumber that I did a gray wash on and nailed up.

The photo was one that I had before, I painted the frame gray, and turned it sideways. The mat was $12 at Hobby Lobby with my 40% off coupon and the print is of the Brooklyn bridge with the American flag flying. It was on amazon for $7 and I rather loved it. A bit industrial, and a fun way to show off the flag. A flag room is the theme, by the way, as my 5 year old became a bit obsessed about flags and countries and maps and geography.

Lego table stayed.
Found fairly good prices for flag pillow cases ($4, $10 and $12)
Banner was a world cup one for $3.50 (all free shipping)

White wall did help brighten the whole room

Quentin was kindly given a toddler bed - which works for this year. He's so happy to be with his brothers.

I had looked for bunk beds for two years, on and off, and finally found these. $200 and super solid and sturdy with a style that I like and room for a Friend-spending-the-night mattress underneath.

I kept the ship bench but took off the doors and added bins to hold Quentin's clothes. This way he can change his shirt or shorts easily by himself, even if other clothing is in the closet.

My grandmother gave me her playpen - the one she had used with her children - she actually put her Christmas tree inside of it to keep the babies away from the ornaments. I couldn't figure out what to do with it - not exactly meeting child safety codes anymore - so took out the bottom to use as signs.

But after finding $7 clearance lamps at Lowes, I had a new vision.

Reading rack, easy to move to a new wall if/when needed.

I have a lot of people to thank for this room. My husband, for dragging out the carpet and pad and cleaning it and taking apart the old beds and storing them (for when our two youngest sons are ready for real beds!)

My brother for putting the lights together for me - they actually were simple but I couldn't fathom looking at instructions two days after giving birth and feeling rather fuzzy still.

My friend for giving me a toddler bed - and delivering it!

The craiglist older couple who sold us a great bunk bed AND delivered it AND set it up so that at 9 months preggo I didn't have to bother with it

My mom for helping me mount the boards to the wall so that the room could be finally finished

And it is nice to have the boys all in one room with even more space than with just two of them in there. And it's brighter and more functional as a hang out space. And Tristan can read at night now since he can't fall asleep very easily, and the light is high enough away from his brothers to not bother them. So. Happy ending.

Boy's Bedroom

When we moved into the house the boys room looked like this:

Although I didn't love the dark paint color, I also didn't love the idea of painting everything. I found a big finished carpet on sale for under $100, and since that was the best price I could find for a huge quality rug, and since it was in the same tones as the wall paint, I just went with it.

 

I also had a green chair to throw in. So there it was, a dark mossy bedroom.

 

The beds were free.

The little cupboard was on the side of the road. I painted it and when my dad visited he added the top half and I bought a wheel. My mom gave me the fabric for the sail.

My mom also sewed me the stripped bedding. I wanted something slightly sailor looking, and durable for boys, and washable, and light to balance out all the darkness of the room. So having my mom make the bedspreads instead of finding that (for the right price!) was very convenient.

My mom also used some $1 bedskirts to make simple curtains.

 

When we added the fooseball table to the mudroom, I took out the corner table (the one from our old house's breakfast nook) and used it in the boys room for a lego table. I keep their off season clothes and blankets in the benches.

 

The mural was supposed to add some light color to the walls/room. I tried a projector to help me get my outline. It didn't work great, but was somewhat helpful. And at least this gave the room a sense of nautical theme.

 

Now, however, our 3rd boy wants to be sharing a space with his big brothers. And it seems convenient to me. So I'm anticipating triple bunk beds and a redo of the space.

I'm still not game for painting the whole room. I'm too pregnant and there is too much happening. But there will be some small changes to make some big differences. I'll show you soon!