A peek from the hall
Call this one a project within a project. Kind of like the Inception of projects, but thanks to Ana White, far easier to understand.
Luke’s room had a great base – a gorgeous Benjamin Moore Pottery Barn Collection color, soft beige curtains and white furniture. We swapped out the crib for a big boy bed and did a little rearranging to maximize his floor space. I’ve been working on it bit by bit for months and am so happy to be done with it and love it!
From the get-go, his room was an understated nautical theme, which I think is perfect for either a baby or a toddler. We live in Maryland, home to the sailing capital of the world – plus, boys love boats! Couldn’t be more perfect for him.
As a secondary project I made the Vintage Crate Cart that you can find here. It was EASY. You can totally make one yourself – it took me about an hour and a half, and the look on Luke’s face and “Wowwwww” made it totally worth every second. We are now keeping all of his Thomas stuff in there for easy access, since he has been playing with his trains nonstop recently (maybe I should have done a train room then? Ha!)
Here is a tour of Luke’s completed big boy room…
Ana White’s Vintage Crate Cart – made by me!
Big Boy Bed
Changing table & shelf
Close-up of shelf
I painted this sailboat! Acrylic on canvas
Took a picture of blocks & had it blown up to poster size
Vintage Crate, made by me
Closet Side
The whole thing!
Just a note, he doesn’t actually sleep with blankets or pillows!
Want this nautical / sailboat inspired toddler room idea for yourself? Feel free to copy me!
- Paint: Benjamin Moore Pottery Barn Collection 2009 – Harbor Fog
- Bed: Babies R Us – Bergamo Colonnade
- Curtains: Ikea (blackout curtains)
- Dresser: Babies R Us – Southampton Collection
- Nightstand: Ikea (it’s a toy box)
- Picture Frames: Ikea
- Pillows: Ikea
- Sheets: Target – Luxe Blue
- Blanket: Pottery Barn (Gift)
- Shelf: Ikea
- LUKE letters: Michael’s Arts & Crafts
- LUKE Blocks (in poster): Walmart
- Crate: Ana White (made by me)
Adorable! Love the sailboat painting - you did great. I did a nautical room for my son too.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful room. Lucky boy!
ReplyDeleteomg! i haven't checking in in awhile and i can see i'm missing SO much! he's already sleeping in a big boy bed?! i can't even imagine my lil' baby (bwahaha) sleeping in a big boy bed already!
ReplyDeletewhat a gorgeous room, G, you did an AMAZING job! i wish you were local so you could do my luke's room!
Thanks so much ladies!! And yes he is in a big boy bed, he loves it so much. And plus it's stinkin' cute!
ReplyDeleteSo cute, I love all of it Gen. I especially love the sailboat painting! In the picture of the changing table, before you mentioned you painted it, in my head I said "oooohhh, I love that painting!" You are super creative and crafty!
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