I've also spent alot of time with this little guy (not so little anymore) - doing fun stuff with him & for him. First, a little Halloween fun....
He said he was a mercenary but everyone called him Rambo.
He had no idea who that was..but Rambo made out like a bandit with candy.
Then I worked on the lockers & cabinets for his room. I also touched up paint, hung pictures, scrubbed everything & organized it. His room is officially decrapified! I'm so happy about this..you know when you are working on a project in your home and you know it's truly going to change the quality of your life? Well, THIS was one of those for me! I absolutely L-O-V-E being organized and after this I have one.last.room. that is a disaster area - the den. I'm working on that one.
On to the lockers, before:
After:
I know, painting them white..big deal. BUT the big deal part is that they hold so much stuff!
Check it out! He has a locker for his impressive collection of swords, baseball & nerf gun locker, game locker, BB gun & telescope, backpack & school stuff, etc. Picture is a little dark but it's all in there! These cost me $25 & a weekend of elbow grease..totally worth it.
I don't have a before of these. It's 2 cabinets I found at Neiman Marcus (that's what my grandmother used to call Goodwill). I think I spent $30 for both of them. They were an off white with brass handles. I painted them a high gloss white & spray painted the handles a bright silver. The red crates hold a ton of toys.
Legos, Lincoln Logs & remote cars are in this one.
The other cabinet is full of his school papers that he wants to keep, pictures, journals, etc.
I hung some of his artwork on a wire under a large window. I'm going to show the whole thing after I finish sewing his curtains. I love the bright colors!
His room has a space theme but we have a little bit of everything in here. I found these nightstands at Salvation Army a few years ago and painted them Red Licorice from Behr. Great pulls on these.
Those are reproductions of 50s space posters.
The sight of a made bed just warms my heart *sigh*.
The sight of a made bed just warms my heart *sigh*.
I got this mobile off Amazon a few years ago. I took it down & cleaned it and put more glow in the dark paint on the planets. It's really cool at night.
Here is the other nightstand with Space Sock Monkey & a lava lamp.
I have also sanded & treated my dining room table, painted an end table & continue to work on the den. I actually have finished rooms to post about now! I don't know how some of you superbloggers get all of your projects done & blog on top of working & take care of the fam - maybe I'll get there!!
I'm linky partying with FFF at MMS!
TTFN,
Hi Jen....
ReplyDeleteFirst, thanks for your VERY sweet comments on my blog.
And second, I LOVE THOSE LOCKERS! You are so lucky. I just did a post on my son's room and showed the lockers I got at Ikea. Not only were yours less expensive, but they are the real deal. I too am a huge fan of organization and everything has to have its place...
Great job...
Take care,
Lisa
I'm going to steal your terminology: decrapified. It's perfect! As are your lockers & everything you've done in Rambo's room. :) Oh, and thanks for stopping by my blog!
ReplyDeleteErin
Jen,
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog and making me feel better about not posting very often. I love your son's room, the space posters and mobile are so cool.
Jen-
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog! I loooove those lockers! There is a lot to be said for white paint and elbow grease. And I have to agree with Erin...Decrapified rocks.
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