It’s time for our Big Reveal…EEEEEEK! I am so excited to spill the beans on this transformation ladies! Here is the Before and After.
Our family has had so many changes over the past year, the biggest one being expecting baby number three. I was determined to give my eight year old a space to retreat to, a space to do homework, a space to just have “big boy” time.
Mama’s this was difficult for me. His room was all things batman – we went through an extremely lengthy batman obsession for the past 4 years. I even tried to convince him to let me keep the Urban Wall decals of batman heads. He told me “I’m so over super heroes mom.” So whats a decorator to do? Well give him a big boy room make over of course!
Now you see, I absolutely hate to just throw things out that are still perfectly good. Instead I love to up cycle and make over old items and make them shiny and new again! With out further a due I’m spilling how we transformed his Tot room to Big Boy Status. Let’s do this.
First things first….Who else believes in making your bed every morning?
It’s so important to wake up and right away just feel like you’re crushing it. The past 9 months I have been really working on independence with my littles so that they are prepared for my c section come October. I then found the magic secret sauce bedding….
Beddy’s Beds is a company which has created the most genius invention to date! A bed that is stylish and all it takes to make the bed picture perfect is a zip. MY KIDS CAN ZIP. There for they can MAKE. Every single morning. This helps them to have a chore, feel like they are really making a difference, and the best part I never get complaints because it takes two minutes! The material is so soft and my son is actually excited to get snuggled into bed instead of fighting tooth and nail to do a bedtime routine. Moms this a win for all!
Ready for the even better part? Today is National Working Parents Day and the company is having a sale for 15% off all bedding with the code RELAX. – Get Yours Here
Now let’s talk about turning old to new. Parents hear the word “room makeover” and think dolla dolla bills ya all! It doesn’t have to be this way!!!! The biggest fail I see in bedroom transformations is going out and buying all new. You pick one or two items which need to be new. For my family it was about creating independence and making life simpler. We went with new bedding and a desk. This is the first year my little guy has a ton of homework so I wanted him to have a space all of his own to focus, connect, and retreat if need be.
The dresser we re painted – I used ultra bright white and then spray painted the knobs with a silver high gloss. Voila new dresser for under $10.
The walls we painted a grey and navy to add some accent pops of color but also remain in a room tone that he could grow into and I wouldn’t have to re paint ten times in the next 2 years. (Grey is the Taupe.)
His bunk bed we added little fun accents like LED lights on the bottom bunk for a “fort camping feel” and a basket ball clip on hoop for the top bunk.
Our home has these amazing reading nooks in every room and bathroom (one of the reasons I absolutely fell in love with the house.) I really wanted to add to this element of the room so we picked some canvas style black out curtains in grey and a shine triangle pattern to add some more fun spots to squirrel away and cozy up to a good book. (My son is all about creating forts if you couldn’t already tell.)
Last but certainly not least, a pretty place to shove all the toys. Did someone say Nerf guns?! Whewwwww every where! The curtains and toy box we got at Home Goods for under $50! I love the velvet fabric of the bench/toy box as my cats do not destroy this as they would any other fabric material. (If you have pets mixed in with animals you know that industrial strength means everythanggggg.)
Now my son has a room that fits his style but also he can grow into and add little pieces here and there as his hobbies and style changes. Remember the biggest thing in transforming to a “big boy room” is keeping in mind the room for change, making it fit their personality, and picking tones that are not going to stick out like a sore thumb!
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We love to watch your transformations and follow the journey!