This re-do is seriously overdue. It all came to a head last week when I found myself super frustrated with Wyatt for not cleaning his room. It was then that I realized that he didn't have any good options on where to put all of that
stuff that young boys collect. I needed to do something to help him and his disaster of a room. So when he left for the weekend to go hunting with Daddy I headed straight to IKEA with all the measurements I needed (
SO glad I thought of this before I left the house!). Wyatt's room has this awkward little cubby/nook and I found a tall bookshelf that fills the space perfectly. All of his books fit on it plus most of his stuffed animals (that he refuses to minimize). I did away with his side table and moved his bed next to the new bookshelf where I put his lamp.
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Before: Middle of re-arranging, excuse the mess! |
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Before: The awkward cubby |
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Before: The awkward cubby with too small shelf. |
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After: The nook with new bookshelf. |
The
other new addition was a desk. A school boy needs a desk. I've been
casually looking around since the summer for a small child size desk. I
thought maybe I could find one at a garage sale and update it for him
but I never found anything that great for the right price. This new desk
matches the bookshelf and it's the perfect size for a young child. Also
- it has a magnetic white board hutch that fits on top of the desk.
This gives just a little more storage, plus trophy display area, and
it's perfect for the kid who likes to display his
art/signs/warnings/notes all over the wall. Now he has a specific place
for that.
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After: New desk! |
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After: Desk |
The room re-do wouldn't be complete with out a little DIY. And by little, I really do mean little (as long as you exclude the hours it took to assemble the furniture solo). I glued some of Wyatt's toy dinosaurs to some magnets and -
Voila! Cute and functional for the boy. Less than 5 minutes.
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DIY dino magnets |
I've got a few things left to finish - like bolting that tall shelf to the wall and adding a little over head light to the top. But the other DIY I'm hoping to complete soon is a upholstered headboard. I already have the fabric - some camo Wyatt picked out a while ago (shocking, right?). Now I just need the hubby to cut me a piece of wood and I'll be ready to start.
I always struggle with putting things on the wall. I like to have artwork/ pictures up but I feel like I'm too picky and so I just do nothing. What do you think should go on the walls in here?