A Big Boy Room!

Well, now that my mom has shown a few of her amazing room renovations, I am ready to show an exciting redo of my son's big boy room!  I have been on the hunt for items in this room for months now, and it is starting to come together.  The main part of the room is complete, but I am still on the hunt for a small chest of drawers (hopefully found at a thrift store) and some more artwork.  For now, the essentials in the room are complete.  Here are pictures to show you the process...

I started out with finding a set of twin beds at a thrift store for $30 for the pair! Great deal but they needed sanding and painting...the beds had a blue metallic paint on them and I used spray paint primer and navy blue spray paint to give them a new look!

I also bought some red duck fabric at Wal-Mart for $6.97 a yard - 6 yards and a couple of yards of blue rick rack and I had the new curtains done!  With some help from my mom, we measured, folded, hot glued, and clipped and didn't have to sew a thing!

Now for the rest of the room and then details to follow...

 The comforters were a great find online from Wal-Mart for $40.00 each.  Here is the link http://www.walmart.com/ip/Prairie-Stripes-Quilt-Set/5902740

The bulletin board sign was repurposed from the nursery.  You can see the nursery version here and a how to blog post here.  I used a cheap quilting fabric from Wal-Mart in a pale blue and navy - $4 for all of it.  The letters I already had and spray painted them red - Banner Red from Rustoleum. 

 The frames were $4 each from Wal-Mart.  They were black and I spray painted them red.  The art was a kit sticker kit found at the dollar store.  It was a set that folded open and you could create your own scene.  I added the stickers to the background, cut the set in half, and framed each piece.  The theme is obviously pirates based on the art so I have been on the lookout for more pirate accessories and art. 

The lamp was a thrift store find for $4.00.  It was country blue and I spray painted it red.  The lampshade was $10 at Wal-Mart - I added some ribbon and rick-rack to give it a custom look and brighten it up. 

Breakdown for the room...

Beds - $30 (not counting costs of the mattresses and bed rails)
Comforters - $80
Nightstand - $60 from Big Lots
Lamp - $15
Bulletin board art - $4
Pirate art - $10
Curtains - $40
Spray paint - $25

 Total - $264  

Not too shabby! Once I find a cheap thrift store dresser and some more art I will show the rest of the room.  Hope you enjoyed the tour!

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