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Nursery mood board: Grey/Mint/Yellow boy room

April 10, 2014 | 4 Comments

I’ve been in a planning frenzy these last couple of weeks trying to figure out what in the world I am going to do in the nursery. For some reason, I’ve been very noncommittal and totally overthinking the whole thing. But it’s time to get down to business because I’ve got a little over 2 months before my due date (*insert scary, panic face here*).

When it comes to the nursery, I don’t exactly have a blank slate to start with, which makes it even more difficult. The walls are painted a light yellow (not the prettiest yellow, either) and because we rent, we aren’t allowed to paint. So after much searching for appropriate color schemes that would play down the yellow and still scream “boy,” I decided on a yellow/teal/mint/grey palette.

After picking my main fabric (grey arrows), I decided to tie in “adventure” and “bravery” and all those boyish things. Here is a very preliminary compilation of ideas for the room:

Mint, grey, yellow

1. Geometric window panels, Target
2. Light grey arrow print, Spoonflower
3. Gray dot crib sheet, Target
4. Triangle mint pillow, Etsy
5. “Adventure” pillow, Etsy
6. Grey stripe rug, Crate and Barrel
7. Paper circle garland in mint, yellow, gray, white, Etsy
8. Wire goodnight sign, Anthropologie
9. Tribal nursery art, Etsy
10. Triangle vinyl wall decals, Etsy

I am making the bedding (bumper, quilt, crib skirt) using solid colors from the swatches above, so that should be interesting. Not my first choice given the time frame, but I just can’t justify spending $400 on bedding when I can make it for less than half the price. The arrow fabric that I settled on from Spoonflower is what started the “bravery” theme and will be used for the quilt, the insets in my pleated crib skirt and the changing table pad.

I am loving the idea of triangle wall decals on one of the walls (#10); it brings the whole tribal feel full circle. And a couple more DIYs (because I’ve got time, right?!?):  I plan to make a circle or triangle garland from colored cardstock to hang above the crib (#7), and I am going to try and make some wire lettering like the Anthropologie “goodnight” sign (#8). I’m not sure if it will read “goodnight” or something else… perhaps the baby’s name?

As you can see, I’ve got this all figured out… and I still have a shared bedroom to redo for my oldest two… Yikes! Mood board for that to come, I’m sure.

 

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I get it. It's a little weird. But the girls I've I get it. It's a little weird.
But the girls I've seen do it best, look adorable.

I think it looks best with an oversized tee or sweatshirt, tennies or slides, and a small crossbody bag.

You can't argue with comfort.

For the record, these are women's sleep shorts that I've had a couple of years from Old Navy. If you buy actual men's boxers, you might consider sewing up the pee pocket 😜

Don't spend a lot on this trend; these shorts are made from the thinnest of fabric and shouldn't cost much. Don't be fooled by a retailer that wants you to spend just because it's trendy.

But if you see some cute boxers and want to give it a go - then do! Bonus - if/when the trend ends, you'll have pajamas on the ready 👏

It's solid weekend wear, but I'm not going out to dinner in it...

#boxershortsforgirls #boxershort #ootd #womensfashion #styleinspiration
Another project down in my son's room! I knew I w Another project down in my son's room!

I knew I wanted some sort of built-in feature in this bedroom, but it was hard to figure out what, because we turned it into an active space where he could run and play and needed a lot of room.

So I settled on a built-in bookcase with the slatted design feature, which I'm in love with!

The best part about it is that if he ever decides to upgrade his bed, the space will also accommodate a full or queen size bed going in the opposite direction. It adds so much interest to this room and hopefully will be here for a long time!

One of the things I love most about DIY projects is figuring out how to make something - it's like a giant puzzle. I saw photos of these slotted wall room dividers on Pinterest and just figured it out as I went. All in all, I had very few hiccups and it only took me a few hours to put together. I think I only cursed once?!? And so I call that an extreme DIY win...

Now that the sports wall, the climbing wall, and the built-in feature are complete, the last thing to do in here is some additional painting. I'm thinking of using a contrasting blue color for the closet doors and back side of the built-in, and perhaps trimming out the window with it as well. Then I need to switch out the light for a fan and this.room.is done 🙌

Details: I used two IKEA billy bookshelves, screwed together and secured to the wall. Then wrapped them in white oak plywood. I ripped down 2x4s into 1.5x1.5" square dowels (heavily sanded!) and used pocket holes on the back side of each to secure to the bookshelf and the 1x4 in the ceiling. It's very sturdy!

Go back in my reels to see the other projects from this room! 

#diy #boysroom #roomrenovation #roomrefresh #kidsrooms #climbingwall #soccerbedroom #builtins #bedroomredo #girlswhobuild
This climbing wall took half a day and cost under This climbing wall took half a day and cost under $100!

We are lucky enough to have 13' ceilings in our bedrooms, so a climbing wall seemed to make sense in my son's room as we worked on the remodel.

He is a super active kid with #ADHD, so his room redo has involved lots of activity spaces! Go back in my reels to see past projects and follow to see me finish this up!

#diy #roomrenovation #roomrefresh #kidsrooms #climbingwall #soccerbedroom
Another to-do checked off my list for spring break Another to-do checked off my list for spring break room makeover!

I added very subtle striping to the wall to mimic a soccer field and keep things classy. ⚽

Stick around to see the next project - a climbing wall!

(And go back in my reels to see the sports wall)

#roommakeover #soccer #kidsroom

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