Happy Thursday to you lovely people!Since finishing my sons' bedroom remodel,I've been amazed by all the fantastic boy bedrooms I've seen on Hometalk.A-M-A-Z-E-D!I've found 20 different boys rooms that I am sure will impress! I really love this Nautical Room by The Lily Pad Cottage.(You should know by now, I am hooked on the Nautical theme!) I adore this room too from Just the Bee's Knees! The giant chalkboard over the bed is so awesome!Speaking of chalkboard, how about a whole wall of chalkboard fun?2 Little Superheros did that for her kids bedroom. And guess what? They LOVE it!Want to ... View the Post
A Big Boy Room Makeover Reveal!
I am happy to inform you that the room is finally done!It has made a big transformation from the nursery days to a big boys Pirate/Nautical themed room.I just finished taking a few hundred pictures to share with you.I hope you will agree that a good before and after can be pretty amazing!To see how far this room has come, we have to travel back in time.Way back, to the toddler years... (Sorry the picture is not the best quality, it's the only one I could find from back then.) Now when you look into the room the first thing you see is the bed and built-in bookcases. That ... View the Post
Pottery Barn Inspired: Hayden White Utility Boards {Tutorial}
I had one final project to finish before little man's room would be complete.It was super easy to build and now that it's up,I can't imagine his room without this hanging on the wall. It's just a simple touch that adds a kid friendly activity centerwhile at the same time organizing some of his favorite art. This little project all got started because of a Pottery Barn Kids catalog.Skimming through, I stumbled upon this Hayden wall organization system. At $129.00 a board, I knew I would probably never actually buy them.But make them, yes, that I could totally do! I gathered all ... View the Post
DIY: Build Your Own Bookends {Tutorial}
A few months back I was wandering throughHomegoods like you do,when I noticed these rather cool bookends.They were navy and had the words "slam dunk" on each end.Obviously they were for a basketball themed room.But, it got me to thinking...maybe I could make my own pirate themed bookends.Hmmmmmm....and when this lady gets to thinking, things happen. Thus, the Ship Shape bookends were born. If you are unfamiliar with the phrase 'Ship Shape' it means cleaned up or under control.I thought those words matched perfectly witha pirate themed room and the job of bookends. Heck, I would ... View the Post
Create A Custom Headboard {Tutorial}
Hey there! Hope your Tuesday is off to a great start.This past weekend I finished a super easy project for Sebastian's room.I don't know why it took me so long to do this,probably because I was intimidated about finding the "perfect" fabric.I don't know if it's perfect, but I think it looks pretty good.Total time to build this headboard was about an hour and it only cost me $20.I'm sure you have seen a ton of tutorials on this subjectbut just in case you haven't, this is the step-by-step on how I did mine.My first step was to gather my supplies:-plywood-extra-loft batting-fabric(Note the giant ... View the Post
The Easiest Faux Roman Shade Ever
This weekend, I finished another project in my son's bedroom. I wanted to give him some new curtains. He already has black out blinds that serve as privacy shades. I just wanted something that looked pretty and didn't have to be an actual functioning shade. That's when I decided faux roman shades would be the perfect solution. Don't worry, these babies do not require a sewing machine! They only took me a little over an hour to make. Simple. Classic. Oh, and let's not forget...cheap! :) This post may contain affiliate links for your ... View the Post
DIY: AHOY Sign + A New Bob
Ahoy Mateys! And a happy Tuesday to you.Today I want to share with you some updates on Sebastian'snew Pirate themed bedroom and how to make this cute Ahoy sign.The last time I talked about this ongoing project wasback before the holidays when I shared the built-in tutorial.Wow! I guess it has been awhile. My mother-in-law gave little man a great decorative life-preserver for his birthday.I instantly loved it (and it's mirror) but I knew I didn't want to hang it all by it's cute little self. :)It's been bouncing around in the back of my mind and a few weeks ago an idea hit ... View the Post
DIY Plank Wall Tutorial
Happy Thursday everyone!I am excited to share with you this tutorial because it's super easy and it makes a huge impact in a room.My son's new bedroom is getting a makeover with a Pirate theme.So I like to call this new addition the 'Walk the Plank' wall. :)Cute, huh? I know. I thought that one up all by myself. *giggle* My sons bedroom walls were still very 'nursery' looking to me.I loved the flat and gloss stripes...but it was time for a change.My first step was to gather the plank boards that I bought at Lowe's. They are sold 6 plank boards per pack for about $9.(Be careful to ... View the Post