Boys' Bedroom Reveal

For the past several years the unused side of the boys' bedroom

has become a catch-all for unused items. They have a large

bedroom...it was originally a two car garage...so there was

plenty of unused space! Up until now they have shared

a computer but at seventeen years of age it was becoming

very impractical. So I started saving up my money from

my gift basket business and my auction clerking to

give them a room upgrade and some new laptops!

Here's the unused side of the room before...

First came a quick coat of paint on the bottom part of the walls. The tan paint and the border were still in great shape. We just had a similar shade put over the green to freshen up the walls and remove the years of fingerprints and marks. I ordered desk units and chairs from IKEA. I got out my girlie tools and spent a day doing the assembly. Everything was great quality and the assembly was easy! Then came the great reveal....

Three desks, chairs, laptops and a printer....

I got an extra desk unit just so Spencer would have room to

print and stack his pages of trains he prints from the Internet.

He already ran the print cartridge out of ink...even set

on grayscale and economy modes! lol. I told him he'd

have to wait a week or two before I let him have a new one.

Some of you may remember the sepia toned picture of

Spencer standing in between two train cars at Altoona,

Pennsylvania on a family vacation. I had the print

enlarged at Sam's Club and hung it above his area.

Everyone got their own bulletin board/white board. I'm not

really sure they care so much about them, but I had fun

putting some train memorabilia on them and I think

they help define each boy's space.

Lots of room to spread out! It's nice to share, but sometimes

it's just nice to have your own space, too!

On the opposite side of the room is their bed, their collection

of metal railroad signs and the closets. One nice thing

about converting a big garage is that you can take

advantage and build really big closets!

I added some much needed new pillows and bedding.

They get lots of light through the front window.

I'm sure the neighbors wish they would leave the blinds

closed after it gets dark, but they love to look out!

The headboard is actually two twin boards set together.

They were originally belonged to my sister and me when we

were kids! I laminated some copies of vintage luggage tags

and travel advertisements to add to the railroad theme.

The old trunk got some vintage travel labels, too!

It looks perfect and clean, doesn't it? ha ha

Well, I have pictures after the boys put their own

touches to the area. I'll post those soon. And that is

fine...it IS their own space. I just come in and clean it

up a few times a week. :) Besides, the most fun is

seeing the stuff being put to good use! And the most

satisfying part was that I paid for it all myself!

I've linked up with Susan and her Metamorphosis Monday!

Click HERE to visit her blog and see other room renovations!