It's done, it's done, it's done!!! I have finished decorating the first room in our house.... my 4-year old's bedroom. I incorporated a lot of what we had from from our previous house in VA, purchased a few things and made just about everything else in the room. He loves it (and so do I)...
When we purchased the house, the room was originally painted in a turquoise-y color, my son was NOT a fan....
To start the decorating, I searched for
inspiration and
fabric, then I created a
mood board. For the most part, I followed the mood board, but sometimes when I'm decorating, spontaneous finds or creative thoughts change the room for the better. My goal was to personalize my son's room to reflect
his interests, make it comfy, and most importantly keep from spending a fortune. This was the
mood board...
As soon as I came across those
dinosaur sheets, the rest of the room design fell into place.... I couldn't wait to style the room. The room was painted
Grant Beige, I ordered the dinosaur sheets, made a
duvet cover out of linen fabric (purchased at an amazing price), and made the
striped pillow from sheets found at Target. The nailhead-trimmed pillow and the geometric-patterned throw were being stored in my hall closet and I thought this was the perfect room to make them part of the
bedding...
Above the bed, I created a gallery wall and I couldn't be happier.... I love the eclectic look (more on arranging the photos
here and more gallery pictures
here).
The curtain fabric is called
Lexington Olive, from
Tonic Living. I was so excited when it
arrived, I
sewed two floor-to-ceiling curtain panels to help give some color to the window side of the room. To darken the room for sleepy-time, there's a hidden roller shade behind the fabric covered board, created
here. I love the horizontal stripes on the curtains...
For the furniture, I decided to use pieces that were handed down to me from my brother.... it was his furniture growing up, so I kept it 'as is' (just in case he wants it back one day).
I debated for a while about refinishing the desk to keep the furniture from looking too matchy-matchy (as seen on the
mood board), but in the end I kept it the same. To add some interest to the
desk area, I changed up a few things we had around the house.... I covered
bulletin boards with drop cloths and nailheads, recovered the
lamp shade in a large scale polka dot, and added a
metallic-look to the letter M.
For the
lighting, I swapped out a boob light for a hanging light.... the
Ottava from Ikea. This was my first electrical job and I'm no experienced pro, but I am looking forward to my next light hanging project! I love this look.... I think it's kinda unexpected...
And here's a few more extras in the room....
And most importantly, the before and after shot...
And one last wide view....
For those interested, here's the sourcing info:
Wall Paint:
Benjamin Moore Grant Beige
Sheets:
Pottery Barn Kids Dinosaur Sheeting
Linen Duvet Cover: Fabric from
Joann Fabrics
Geometric Throw:
Home Goods
Striped Pillow: Fabric,
Circo sheets from Target
Studded Pillow:
West Elm
Curtains: Fabric,
Lexington Olive from Tonic Living
Blue Nightstand/Stool:
Marius from Ikea
Hanging Light Fixture:
Ottava from Ikea
Lamp:
Clip Led Lamp from Target
Lamp Shade: Fabric,
Dandie Cotton Chocolate/Linen from Buy Fabrics
Bulletin Boards:
The Board Dudes from Target
Bulletin Board Fabric:
Canvas Drop Cloths from Home Depot
Bulletin Board Nailheads:
Black High Dome Upholstery Nails from DIY Upholstery Supply
Horse Print:
Pioneer Woman
Everything else: hand-me-downs, garage sales, 2nd hand stores, and handmade...
Hope you have a great weekend!!!
Linking up to
Remodelaholic,
It's A Hodge Podge Life,
Simple Home Life,
House of Hepworths,
Fingerprints on the Fridge,
Between Naps on the Porch,
Thrifty Decor Chick,
Somewhat Simple,
Chic On A Shoestring Decorating,
I Heart Naptime,
The Shabby Chic Cottage,
Funky Junk Interiors,
Sumo's Sweet Stuff and
Brooklyn Limestone.