So I have been meaning to do this for a while. But I am a procrastinator, BIG TIME procrastinator. (You first have to admit that you have a problem, right?) I redid our former guest/playroom into my son's new big boy room for his birthday in January. I am finally getting around to posting the incomplete pictures. (See above mentioned confession.)
It's not a huge room at all, but he loves it. Below is the HUGE toy box my dad made. (Contact me if you want to order one!) It still needs to be painted. I thought that I wanted to paint it navy but Jaxon wants it to be orange, so there it sits, still unpainted.
I am having a shelf made, when the builder of the shelf has time to mimic a Pottery Barn shelf, and it will go halfway up the wall. Again, mine and my son's paint debate is still going on. He wants it to be orange so it can be like Auburn. Which I TOTALLY respect, I will need to replace the red curtains. The duvet cover I made (also a PB knock off) at a third of the cost of one of their quilts. I used an existing comforter to stuff inside.
There is a chalk stripe down the wall, which has come in helpful for writing up memory verses that we are working on or new words that he is learning to read. Also, it is magnetic so we can hang up some small things, like the Transformer balloon from his b-day party. I have four scripture boards to hang above the chalk board stripe. Each board has a verse that I, my parents, my brother, and my in-laws have picked out as a prayer for him.
It's not a huge room at all, but he loves it. Below is the HUGE toy box my dad made. (Contact me if you want to order one!) It still needs to be painted. I thought that I wanted to paint it navy but Jaxon wants it to be orange, so there it sits, still unpainted.
I am having a shelf made, when the builder of the shelf has time to mimic a Pottery Barn shelf, and it will go halfway up the wall. Again, mine and my son's paint debate is still going on. He wants it to be orange so it can be like Auburn. Which I TOTALLY respect, I will need to replace the red curtains. The duvet cover I made (also a PB knock off) at a third of the cost of one of their quilts. I used an existing comforter to stuff inside.
There is a chalk stripe down the wall, which has come in helpful for writing up memory verses that we are working on or new words that he is learning to read. Also, it is magnetic so we can hang up some small things, like the Transformer balloon from his b-day party. I have four scripture boards to hang above the chalk board stripe. Each board has a verse that I, my parents, my brother, and my in-laws have picked out as a prayer for him.
Below is the board that I painted. It is the chorus to one of The Sidewalk Prophets' songs "These are the words I would say". I came in singing it one night and he asks me to sing it every night now. It is truly my prayer for him when I leave this earth. If you haven't heard this song, you really should.
This wall has nothing special, but to give you a full sense of the room I needed to show it. He needs a new color matching trash can, but hey, I used what I had.
So there is his room. We kinda love it, I hope you do to!
Okay... first, I thought I was following your blog already, but apparently I am not, so I am so very glad you posted this on facebook. Second, I totally LOVE the chalkboard stripe on the wall! GREAT idea!!!!! Just makes me wonder if 10 is too old for chalkboard paint...
ReplyDeleteYou are incredibly talented, girl!! Great job on the room! And I agree with your son ~ orange & blue ROCK!!! :)