During Spring Break we transformed the boys' shared bedroom and toy room into two separate bedrooms. And oh my goodness! Do they love it?! They each have a section of the house to call their own. They don't fight over who makes messes anymore. AND (now this may not last forever, but…) they keep their rooms clean!!
We planned for several months, so we could do them "right" and spread out our spending. Our hard work paid off! The new painted walls have to "cure," though. So we can't yet put up the wall decals. A bummer since the decals are what really will give the rooms their finished and themed look. But we are being very patient. I have "BEFORE" and "ALMOST DONE" photos to show you.
Luke's Room BEFORE Photos:
We painted one wall with glittered black paint (hence the splotches from the reflecting flash of the camera).
We also transformed Ikea furniture (2 Expedit shelf units & Sultan Lade bed slat) into a bed with plenty of storage (Skubb boxes) thanks to this post on Ikeahackers.net.
Luke's closet (which was always useless as a closet) is now his private reading area.
Luke's "Star Wars" Room ALMOST DONE Photos:
We added a mirror on the door, installed the Star Wars light switch plate, and started bringing in the rest of the furniture.
The boys did a great job splitting up who would keep what in their rooms. We even split up the t-shirts with no problems! (Luke loves everything!…even his newly painted black dresser.)
Nick's Room BEFORE Photos:
The tree, the blue paint, and the cloud valence my mom made all stayed, thank goodness!
We painted the bottom half of the wall green, and transferred the bunk bed into Nick's room.
Nick's "Mario Bros." Room ALMOST DONE Photos:
Then we moved the rest of the furniture in.
Nicholas has to share the closet for "hanging" clothes and game storage, so to make him a bit happier, we added…
…a private reading area in his room as well.
I'm looking foward to sharing their completed room photos in a couple weeks.
Stamp Your Art Out! ~Rachel
