blue boys bedroom

I love this rom, the loft bed is one of my favorites, but the curtains are a close runner up....

We lost power for a few days, so now that we are back up I'm just catching up on everything that we missed.... I'll try to do a links post tomorrow and be back on Monday.

Have a good weekend..

It's another kids bedroom....

This one by Kenneth Brown.  I love it. It's not a theme, it doesn't look like an adult lives there. It's age appropriate-for all ages- and not a sticker in sight! 

Boys room

The boy really wanted one of my fabric pieces for his room.... fabric that I stretch on a large frame and hang like artwork. His room is so small I didn't think I could do one,  so a while ago I did a tiny King Tut for him. That just "wasn't enough" for him, so I started looking for fabric....
I found some fantastic fabric at Ikea (of course) and we had plenty of scrap wood in the garage. It was maple though, and I wouldn't normally recommend using such a hard wood because it's nearly impossible to staple the fabric into the wood. Use pine if you diy this yourself...

This is the frame up against my very dirty dining room table (we just had come back from vacation) It's a simple butt jointed square with a single support in the center. Screw it together. Use some glue in the joints.  You can make this whatever size you need for the fabric.

Then stretch your fabric on the frame. I do the center first. One staple on the top and one on the bottom to stablize the fabric and make it easier to deal with. Then I staple the top, then flip it, pull taut, and staple the bottom. Pick a side, pull and staple, and then the other. Don't pull so tight that the frame shifts or the fabric pulls, put it should be tight.

I attached two d rings to the frame at the top corners and hung with picture hooks that each can handle 40 lbs. A little overkill I'm sure, but it won't be falling down. Also, this way it can swing up and away from what is behind this dog, which is a window. It's never really opened due to it's location so It's okay being covered for now. I think it's too big for the space, but the boy loves it and so it stays.

The whole thing cost me 3.99. The wood was free and the staples were free. When the boy tires of it and wants it gone- I have no issues since it was just so darn cheap!

some idea boards for the boys room

boys room ideas... by lojo43 on Polyvore.com

I'm thinking about re doing the boys room (again). No big changes, the floor and walls are staying the same, but the art and textiles might change, along with some furniture that  might change color....

A Great little boys room...

by Jessica Helgerson

Not theme-y, great colors, sweet graphics...

Boys bedrooms

why do kids rooms in decor magazines and online sorta suck? I am not the mural kind of gal- or shabby chic.... kids rooms need to show their personality more than their moms and they need storage- kids come with lots of gear.  And why do they mainly do girls rooms online and in deco mags? Don't boys need good design too? I mean, if they don't learn what they like and what looks good together aren't we dooming them to a life of "dogs playing poker" art and milk carton furniture?

I laugh when I see the kids rooms in magazines- how long does it stay clean? As long as they are taking pictures.....

These are pics that I love, that I think show good design and more importantly, are for BOYS......

From the Dwell catalog....

From Elle Decor

apartment therapy- the mural, the adult chairs, the colors are all fantastic.

I have no idea where this came from- but the mobil/planes on the ceiling are fantastic

maybe a pottery barn catalog?  I just love the globes hanging from the ceiling and the maps on the walls...

a "Big Boy" bedroom

At least, that's what the description was. They said a 9 yr old or something like that lived here. It's obviously been styled to an inch of it's life- where is the stuff? His electronics, toys, clothes on the floor and assorted boy things?
I still love this room though. The natural tones, the antlers, the wood.. it's great. Just not realistic.

This was either met home or Domino. RIP

what a boys room should look like (IMHO)

from dwellstudio