{Room Reveal} Our Two Youngest Boys' Shared Bedroom

I could really kick myself for not taking pictures of our home when I first moved in here after my husband and I got married in 1999. Brad had bought this house a month before we met on a blind date. The bedroom that I am showing you used to be Brad's room mate's room. It was painted dark navy and then sponge painted with gold craft paint. 

It's come a long way, Baby! It's gone from being Taylor's room (who is now 17), then it became Taylor and Parker's shared bedroom. Now Parker and Mason (ages 11 and 6, respectively) share this bedroom. Even though Taylor will be going to college next fall, I think that the younger boys will still share this room. Our middle son, Parker, has high-functioning Autism,

so he likes familiarity and routine. I think that separating these two would just throw him for a loop.

I got the inspiration for the red-wagon-turned-toy-box from Cathe of Just Something I Made.

The cabinet between their beds is an Ikea PS cabinet. This is what it looked like before I gave it an aged steel finish inspired by a piece of furniture that I found in a Restoration Hardware catalog.

Click here for the tutorial on how I gave the locker cabinet the vintage industrialized makeover.

I sealed it with Annie Sloan's Soft Dark Wax. That stuff is amazing!

 Here is the faux rivet detail.

I made the upholstered headboards and added nail head trim. The striped pillows were made from this fabric. The off-white quilts are from Amazon.com.  The boys have used them for six months now and they have held up well. The navy quilts at the end of the bed were purchased from Target a while back, but they are sold out. I just have it folded to the solid side. I also gave the plain white roman shades a makeover with 2 1/4" wide navy grosgrain ribbon from Griffith Gardens.

I debated for months on what I needed to put on the large wall above Mason's bed. I finally found this large laminated map. It adds just enough color and it gave me a direction to go for the rest of the room. You know I've been a little map crazy these days. The blue trays are painted with Krylon's Peekaboo Blue.

I think the "No Wake" photograph between their beds is quite appropriate. I used Taylor's Photoshopping skilz and had him change the color to orange instead of red to match the headboards.

I made their initials above their beds with fabric, a letter from the craft store, Luan board, 1x1's, and, you guessed it, Mod Podge.  

Across the room from the boys' beds is a chalkboard wall, the map clock that I made , and a place to hang their artwork.

 

I rescued their bookcase from the storage building. I had Brad add the crown molding to the top of it. He also cut out the beadboard for the back of the book shelf. I painted the beadboard back with Annie Sloan's Chalk Board paint in Provence. On the bottom shelf is the map crate that I made.

I'm starting them a globe collection. Or maybe it's for me. :)
The large globe was purchased from Vintage Rhino on Etsy.  
 They are offering my readers 15% off their purchase! Just go to http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheVintageRhino and give them the coupon code 'SIMPLICITY' when you checkout.
The tutorial for the polka dot galvanized pail that you see on the bookcase is here. 

 In the midst of this room re-do, Mason, who is six, asked me, "Why are you making my room pretty? Are you doing it for the blob?"

"Yes, honey, I'm doing it for you...and the blob."

I'm linking this up to:

Remodelaholic Kids Rooms

Between Naps On The Porch Metamorphosis Monday

Sunday showcase party at Under The Table and Dreaming