It’s Feature Friday! On Fridays, I’ll be featuring one room in my house in its current condition even if there are some things I’d like to change about it. If I do happen to improve something later, I can always revisit it when the time comes. Plus, I’d kinda feel dishonest if I only focused on “finished” rooms in my house. And if what they (the professionals) say is true, a room is never really finished anyways…you’re always tweaking it. Concentrating on just one room weekly should give me some time to tidy it up a bit, too.
I shared the process of decorating my boys’ shared room a few months back but here is the ‘official’ tour with bigger and better pics.
I painted the navy circles and hung store-bought letters in the center {after I spray painted them green} to personalize the space.
The bedding is from IKEA {duvet & pillow case} and Home Goods {geometric print lumbar pillow}.
The adjacent wall is a collection of license plates we’ve had over the years…including hand-me-downs from family members. They’re in theme with the ‘car room’ the boys wanted without being too theme-y.
Across from the beds is a Craigslist metal credenza that I spray painted yellow.
The credenza serves as a cool garage for the boys’ CAT machines…an ode to Handy Hubby.
I Mod Podged car, truck and tractor pages torn from books onto stretched canvases to keep artwork cheap.
We hang the kids’ art here, too.
A cozy and kid-friendly vinyl chair is the perfect spot for bedtime stories. The road signs hail from Handy Hubby’s college dorm decor.
I couldn’t find the exact curtains I wanted at a reasonable price, so instead I sewed 2 panels out of canvas dropcloth and painted stripes onto them.
And to keep my boys safe at night, there is a knight standing guard by the door. It was their Pap-Pap’s and I spray painted him {the knight not Pap-Pap} acid green. Layne has lovingly named him ‘Fred’.
So, there you have it…that’s where I tuck my kids in at night. We’re still in the trial-and-error stages of letting our younger son {2 years old} sleep in his big boy bed in the shared room. For now, we just kinda play it by ear every night. If he’s super slap happy {and bothering his sleepy brother}, we happily return him to his crib in the nursery.
Sweet dreams and happy weekend!
budget decor, DIY, kid-friendly