I’ve been working away in our son’s room. I really want to get it done in time for when my mom is coming on Saturday because his room has been doubling as the guest room. Whenever we have family members visiting he moves into the basement. I’m still waiting on a couple of pieces like a rug, chair, and poster… Let me show you how the paint job turned out. We all love it and our daughter is actually jealous of her own words because now she wants a dark room too.
dark green and white two-toned walls with yellow accents
I decided to add a little fun accent to the door because I didn’t want his room to look too grown up and have some fun elements yet too. The cuckoo clock is perfect for that wall too, don’t you think so?
The lamp is from Ikea as well. It’s only $10 and you can’t beat that. I forgot to mention it in Friday’s post (click HERE if you missed it). It’s perfect for his cozy bed though because I’m not bringing his old beside table back. It just took too much space. The green medal is from his most important Wrestling tournament that he placed in so far and he loves it.
Oh and by the way I found a bed online that is pretty similar to his and also an antique. Click HERE to see. {lamp is Ikea Tertial lamp HERE}
And you can find a similar cuckoo clock HERE and HERE.
I love the new trash can I found at HoemGoods because my son sometimes forgets to use the trash yah know?!?
In the photo above you can see the deep scratches in his shelving unit.
I’m hoping that I can throw out the shelving unit at some point because of those mentioned scratches and holes. He barely has any toys left in his room and it would be nice to find something vintage or antique for his room. He said he would love to have something different as well.
The skull photograph is from a former Halloween post I did but he took the photo of it. You can find the travel post HERE. It’s a church entirely made out of human bones. He says it’s one of the coolest things he’s ever seen. (You can actually download the same photo in my post HERE)
{dark green Ikea Sanela curtains HERE}
How perfectly does that wall color match the Ikea curtains? Right? It’s Deepest River by Valspar and we couldn’t love it more.
On his Ikea roller shade I came up with a different idea. Since he was little he’s been collecting pins of places he’s been too or things he’s accomplished. He used to wear a little hat that had all the pins on it but he also lost a lot of them. As a teenager now, he doesn’t want to wear the pins anymore but he loves them. So I painted a little dark green stripe and attached the remaining pins to the shade. Hopefully I can replace the pins he’s lost and make his collection complete again.
You can find the black and white plaid pillows HERE or similar smaller ones HERE and similar red plaid pillows HERE.
The Dutton and Brown sputnik in the yellow (click HERE) he picked is perfect for his room. Remember I talked about it last week HERE.
sputnik ceiling light HERE and chrome bulbs HERE | very similar antique bed HERE | pouf HERE | fur HERE | curtains HERE and similar HERE if you don’t have an Ikea close to you | plaid pillow HERE and HERE | throw HERE or HERE | lamp HERE
I made him a poster inspired by the 2014 world cup retro logos. He wanted Germany since he is German and they won the World Cup. He was so upset when the US didn’t even qualify for the 2018 world cup but he has Germany to cheer for again.
And somehow I managed to order the wrong amount of chrome bulbs (click HERE) as you can see in the above photo there are some missing. I found the below African basket at HomesGoods for only $16. I love it against the green walls. You can find a similar one HERE and HERE.
I also ordered him the below chair yet for his room (click HERE):
And I couldn’t help but take photos of our Maya who wanted to be in the photos in the worst way.
The sun was hitting her just in the right spots and she was enjoying herself.
The worst part is over aka painting for this little makeover. I painted it from top to bottom, even the ceiling and also updated the smoke detector. I can’t wait to receive the last couple of pieces to make the room complete.
Finding a vintage or antique desk would be so wonderful too. My parents have several. There is one in my old room in Germany which would be perfect for his room now and I wish I could just ship it here but it’s too expensive unfortunately. That’s it for today and talk to you soon.
Tschüß,
i am SO in love with this room and how it’s coming together! SO awesome!
Thanks Cassie. He told me last night that he loves his room so much now. Love hearing that.
Oh my word, I love how you painted his room, everything looks amazing.
Thanks so much Marty
What a cool kid!
🙂 Thanks
The paint job is gorgeous and so creative. I love all the elements of the room. What a lucky guy!
It finally reflects him again and he’s so happy and thank you Ursula
Oops. I meant to add that the photos of Maya sunning and grooming herself made me smile. Thanks for always including the kitties.
She is our little lioness 😉
FANTASTIC redo Julia! I just LOVE your sense of style. And I love seeing your kitties in the photos. I know you said people unfollow you because they don’t like them. To heck with those people! LOL Cats are beautiful creatures.
Yes they do but they are such a big part of me and my blog and have been since the beginning so they are staying in my posts. To heck with them like you said 😉 I love taking pictures of them.
Keep it up! Your photos are always beautiful to look at, but for me, a sweet family pet in them adds an extra special interesting something and I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking that. ????
This room turned out very cool, including the little opening in the door for the kitties. I love the yellow accents. Your son must be over the moon and his friends will be jealous. Awww, Maya looks so cute!
Thanks Julia, yes he is very very happy. His chair arrived yesterday and he sat in it all night 😉
I love how you painted in here! Especially that superfun door–such a great way to tie the yellow from the light fixture in!
Thanks Gretchen, I’m glad my son picked the yellow now.
Lucky guy-the room is perfect! Looks like he’s quite the wrestler. Enjoy your mom’s visit!!!
Wrestling is huge in our town and he has so much competition now in middle school and high school. The past two years he didn’t even make the team. He did much better when he was younger 😉
Oh Julia, wish I could tell you what my favorite part of this makeover is but I love so much about it! The door – so neat! I think my favorite thing are the pins on the shade though. Makes it so special! Holds so many memories. The yellow light is the best. the trash can, the poster, the black and white basket! No wait – my favorite is Maya!
Super job! How long did it take you to paint the entire room? Is it Eggshell?