A Boy’s Bedroom Alongside A Wood Plank Ceiling & Checkered Curtains
Since we do not have any excuse to decorate a little boy’s room, we live vicariously through friends and readers. Which is one of the reasons we are excited to share Kat and Mitch’s excellent transformation of their son Ryder’s room. They not only did a bang-up job on the whole thing (and took on plenty of Hands-on projects to keep it affordable) it was all inspired by a free bed they found. Here is Kat’s letter:
We simply wrapped up my son’s room and we are so proud of how it turned out. First things first, this is what this room looked like prior… well several years ago anyway when Ryder was a baby.
What made us decide it was time for a wee makeover was when I saw a metal bed in my neighbor’s burn pile one day. I did not want to put a new (to us) bed in a periwinkle room, so it was time for a change.
My husband did the pallet ceiling and I painted fairly much all the furniture in the room. The color we chose for the walls is Benjamin Moore Thunder. We had the swatch on the wall in our kitchen (in fact it is still there) and whenever someone comes over they give us a weird look when they see the words “BM Thunder” underneath the swatch. Funny. And yes, gross. Unless you do not have a twisted mind like my friends and I.
The ceiling was a lot of time-consuming work but totally worth it and in fact truly not that difficult. And the best part is that Ryder loves it and can enjoy it for years to come. I know that pallet craft seems to be all the rage right now and may be simply a fad, but it truly does look cool.
The curtains and duvet cover I found at a thrift store literally days before the makeover was complete. I truly did not think I’d be able to find anything second-handed. But would not ya know, a few days later I walked into a thrift store and found this duvet cover and two pillow shams for $3. It was the exact size I needed and it is from Pottery Barn.
So we were able to makeover Ryder’s room on a quite small budget. In fact the only things we picked up new were the ceiling fan and a jelly jar sconce. Everything else came from thrift stores, auctions, or was given to us. I enjoy the thrill of finding deals… there is nothing like it!
Hope you like it! – Kat
You can see more pics and details about the makeover on Kat’s journal, where she’s got loads of links to the various projects that are peppered throughout the space (including this cool bookcase they retrofitted to match the ceiling). We are so impressed with all of the thrifty finds she incorporated into the room. No wonder Ryder loves it! What is your go-to part?
