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Boys’ Shared Bedroom Reveal

Hooray! The boy’s room is done! As much as I enjoy the process of decorating I must say my favorite part is when I can say it’s DONE!  This room makeover took a lot of time and mental energy but all in all I’m happy with the results.

The goal of this room redo was to make the room more personal to my sons’ interests and stage of life.  For example, my 8 year old’s favorite color is green and my 6 year old’s is yellow.  I learned Here that I loved the combination of gray, green and yellow.  Hence I decorated with 50 shades of gray and accents of green and yellow.

Also, my boys are now big time bike riders.  We live at the end of a cul-de-sac and a good majority of their Summer has been spent riding their bikes around the cul-de-sac.

It felt safe to use a subtle bicycle theme because if it is anything like my childhood they will enjoy riding bikes for years to come.  Okay, so on to the Before and After (the good stuff)!

 

Before

Boys Room

Progress

boys room

And Afters

Boys' Shared Bedroom

Boys' Bedroom Makeover

Boys' Bedroom Reveal

Boys Room Light Fixture

Occupancy 2

The side of the room across from the beds use to look like this.

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Now it looks like this.

Checking the Calendar-Boys Room_edited-1

The boys made a special request that their R and S (first letter of their names) stay in the room.  They are paper mache letters that I bought with 40% off coupons at Joann’s and spray painted.  Their dresser knobs use to be different sports balls.  I had hand-painted them years ago and was a little sentimental about spraying painting over them in silver.  I decided that if the boys’ wanted to keep the sports ball dresser knobs that I would keep them but when I inquired of their preference they said “no, Mom, we don’t care about the knobs”.  Well, that answered that!

When I took the bulletin board down to paint behind it I realized the other side of it was a pretty smoky blue color that went well with the new colors in the room.  I tried pushing a pin in and sure enough it worked just like the normal roughly textured side.  So, it is turned and framed out with a dark border.

The boys’ are now old enough to take interest in having their own calendar and they have enjoyed counting down the days to birthday parties and other important dates, like the first day of school!

I stapled a $15 Homegoods rug to a left over piece of plywood to create a durable, patterned place for the boys to sit or stand on when using their bench.

I was committed to spending as little as I possibly could on this redo while still getting the look I wanted.  I was amazed with many of the deals I found.

 Here is the Source List for this room makeover complete with prices!

Ikea Ranarp Wall Light– $19.99 each

diy most inexpensive tufted headboard

DIY Faux Tufted Headboards– $20 each

Ikea Green Pillow Cover– $7 each

Other accent pillows Hobby Lobby- $5 each (on clearance)

DIY wood bedframe

DIY Wood Bedframe (Tutorial to Here)- $47

sheetset

Walmart Mainstay Sheet Set- $5 each

Walmart Mainstay Reversible Comforter (already had)- $21 each

Faux/Exaggerated Window Casings– $12

Green and White Chevron 2 Sign- $5.35 Clearanced at Hobby Lobby (Stenciled the word OCCUPANCY: above it)

DIY Fabric Canvas Wall Art

DIY Bicycle Fabric Wall Art (Tutorial Here)- $28

IKEA Gulsporre Drapes (Gray and White Vertical Stripes)- $15 for pair

baskets for toys in boys room

Homegoods Baskets at the End of the Boys’ Beds (aka toy storage)- $13.50 each

Lastly, the boys’ room came with a ceiling fan that is blatantly baseball themed.  The fan body is shaped like a glove and the light bulb was enclosed in a (ceramic?) baseball.  It was not in the budget to replace the whole ceiling fixture so I took off the baseball light cover to make it less theme-y.  Then when shopping the great clearance aisles at Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago I scored a wire basket for $10.

I came home and used wire cutters to cut a hole on the bottom of the wire basket to the size of the light fixture and employed the fastening screws that were already there from the baseball cover.  Voila, a super easy and inexpensive update for my boy’s bedroom makeover!

Wire Basket Light Fixture

Wall Paint Colors-  Behr Dophin Fin and darker accent wall is Sherwin Williams Dovetail.

Boys Budget Bedroom Makeover

I hope you enjoyed this room reveal!  Anybody itching to do any DIYs this weekend??  I’m hoping to do something this weekend I’ve wanted to do for a long time … pull up the beat up carpet on our stairs!  Til next time!

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  1. Jennifer Lippi (Decorating Delirium) says

    Friday, August 1, 2014 at 4:53 pm

    It turned out so amazing. I love all of your DIY’s and how you did it on a budget. My favorites were definitely the DIY fabric art and the ceiling fan light fixture. So creative. Can’t wait to see your tutorials!!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      Friday, August 1, 2014 at 6:42 pm

      Thanks, Jennifer! I always appreciate your sweet comments!!

      Reply
  2. Natasha In Oz says

    Friday, August 1, 2014 at 8:35 pm

    G’day from Oz. The room looks fantastic and I really love the bedheads. You did a great job!

    If you have a minute to spare I’d be thrilled if you could share your post at my weekly Say G’Day Saturday linky party. It has just started and this would be a fabulous addition.

    Best wishes for a great weekend.
    Natasha in Oz

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      Friday, August 1, 2014 at 9:56 pm

      Thanks for the invitation, Natasha! Hopping over to check it out!

      Reply
  3. Amy says

    Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 9:06 pm

    Liked it before and love it now!! I’m working on the girls rooms… We need to hang out so you can help me brainstorm!!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 10:53 pm

      Sounds fun, Amy!! Just text me. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Suzan says

    Sunday, August 3, 2014 at 9:57 am

    What a fabulous boys room – I LOVE that shade of grey – and the fan – and the artwork – and……
    everything !
    Have a great Sunday –
    Hopped over from The DIY Showoff !
    Hugs from Montreal,
    Suzan

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      Sunday, August 3, 2014 at 11:19 am

      Loved having you here, Suzan! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Heather says

    Monday, August 4, 2014 at 5:50 pm

    Your boys have a very nice room! Like the color scheme you chose, and your creative light fixture! Popping over from TDC Before & After.

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      Monday, August 4, 2014 at 6:37 pm

      Thanks, Heather! I appreciate you stopping by!!

      Reply
  6. Julie says

    Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at 6:26 am

    What a great looking room! Love what you have done!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at 8:22 am

      Aw, thanks Julie! It took more work than I expected but we are enjoying the new room so much!

      Reply
  7. Beth of design POST interiors says

    Friday, August 29, 2014 at 10:33 am

    Such a cool transformation of the ceiling fan! And I love the idea of a rug for the bench top!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      Friday, August 29, 2014 at 10:39 am

      Hey, thanks, Beth! Just came across your awesome blog the other day! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Lisa at Texas Decor says

    Friday, August 29, 2014 at 11:58 am

    As a boy mom myself, it’s so refreshing to see a boys room makeover. 🙂 Love what you’ve done! That light fixture is fabulous!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      Friday, August 29, 2014 at 12:41 pm

      Thanks so much, Lisa!!

      Reply
  9. Pam @ Simple Details says

    Saturday, August 30, 2014 at 11:49 pm

    What a great makeover for your little guys, Tamara! The basket light is so clever and I love their oversized initials!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      Sunday, August 31, 2014 at 12:01 am

      Thanks for stopping by, Pam, and for another great Best of the Nest Link Up party! I thought it was cute that the boys’ only request was that their oversized initials stay. Guess they like them too. 🙂

      Reply
  10. Lisa @ Shine Your Light says

    Sunday, August 31, 2014 at 9:18 am

    What a fun boy’s room. I love what you did with the fan light!!! Also the headboards look great!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      Sunday, August 31, 2014 at 9:55 am

      Thanks so much, Lisa! I definitely think the headboards are what set the mood for the rest of the room. They were well worth the effort! Thanks for your great Best of the Nest Link up Party and for dropping by!! 🙂

      Reply
  11. Jena says

    Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at 10:24 am

    Tamara, the room turned out great, and those headboards look SO good! I really like the light fixtures above them too, and Dolphin Fin/Dovetail were the perfect color choices! I’d love to feature this on my paint color blog, Involving Color. Let me know if you’re interested!

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at 10:35 am

      Thanks, Jena! Yes, I would be happy for you to feature the room on your paint color blog! 🙂

      Reply
  12. Morgan says

    Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 9:22 am

    Love it, but I liked the old beds. Would have looked great painted 2 different colors. Were they too small?

    Reply
    • Tamara says

      Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 9:33 am

      Hi Morgan! I liked the old beds too and was planning on just painting them but one of my sons totally broke the frame of his bed. I tried multiple times to fix it but it was unfixable. I wanted to keep them matching so I had to come up with an inexpensive plan B. I am very happy with it yet if the bed had never broken I think I would have been happy with the old ones painted as well.

      Reply

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