Better late than never! :) Now that the girls' room is almost complete, I can turn my attention to my precious baby boy's room. I've been gathering inspiration and I'm super excited to share my plans with you!
I knew as soon as I saw him, the sock monkey! His cozy fabric and textures mixed with the handsome color pallet, this was going to be my handsome boy's room theme. I'm not really a "theme" room type of person. To me, themes can easily go way overboard and you find yourself surrounded by toy trains, or bears, or mickey mouse. It's a fine line to carry a theme and keep the design flowing properly. Rule #1, just because its a sock monkey, doesn't mean it gets automatic clearance into the room.
The good news is I already have all the furniture pieces needed. When we purchased Gabby's crib set, we thankfully chose a gender-neutral design. Other than that, it's a blank slate. This is going to be fun! Check out the before pics -- this is how the room looks today:
Yes, I still need to take down Gabby's drapery panel. :) I'm thinking about keeping the brown wall colors and adding a wide stripe design using a red color. I found this stripped wall on Pinterest and just love the scale.
I've just got three questions: #1. Horizontal or vertical? #2. Do I bring in white to brighten up the space? #3. What about stripes on the ceiling instead?
Turning my attention to the walls, I saw this graphic and originally wanted to use the idea for the girls' room. But thinking about it more, wouldn't this look spectacular as a pop out graphic above the crib? I would be painting either wooden or cardboard letters.
Adding a rustic element would be nice. I'd like to create a version of this on three scrap plywood boards...but maybe more modern/pop art styling.
Now onto fabric and textures. I want to pickup the warm coziness aspect of the sock monkey. This fabric is a must!
And how do you NOT love this blanket?!
I really like the balance of this room. Very well done! The draperies are amazing and oh to get my hands on one of those little red bicycles!
And last but not least, the red shag rug is a must! :)
I'm really excited to see how this is all going to come together! Stay tuned! :)
Lots of love,
Mary
Mary
Hello, How refresing and wonderful; I wish I had been that adventurous when my boys were young; you can also keep the drapes and just sew a red edging over the pink one, maybe with a wider border on the bottom.
greetings from Canada, Susanne