When we bought our new family home in march of this year, I knew I wanted to make the transition from ‘baby’ room to ‘big boy room’ for my two year old son Joseph. After scouring Pinterest, Houzz, and every major retailer, I knew exactly what I wanted. The problem was, what I wanted was more on the champagne side, and after the expenses of moving etc, I was working on a non-premium beer budget!
When my family moved to a new home last summer, I took the opportunity to evolve what had been “Quinlan’s Yellow Submarine Nursery” (also on Project Nursery) into a room that would grow with my son as far into childhood as possible. I incorporated many of the decorative items, most furniture, as well as the overall color scheme from his original nursery, but toned down the wall color to gray and added a black and white “base” to anchor the multi-colored accents.
Due to limited space and twins on the way ~ this family needed to convert this tiny guest nook into a full fledge bedroom for their growing toddler.
The Goal: To make this tiny tiny space a fun and cozy bedroom fit for a growing toddler.
The Challenge: It’s a tiny TINY space!
This is my son’s big boy room! After several air plane rooms (in our past 2 homes) I decided to go a little more neutral with the theme. He likes so many things, so I wasn’t planning on a mural but when I saw a similar mural on HGTV’s Design Star I thought it would be perfect. Once I showed him the picture, he was really excited. I added a bit of Star Wars in his sheets and a few paintings I did on canvas above his desk- those were a surprise and he was thrilled with them!
