Well, 8 weeks after installing the hardwood floor and painting it, I am finally showing you pictures of my son's room! We waited quite awhile to put his furniture back in the room because it is very heavy and we wanted to be certain the floor was dry...but, basically, I just had a hard time with the finishing touches in here...boy's rooms are not my specialty! :)
I'm still working on some of the finishing details, but most of the room is in place. I was going for a European look, but still trying to keep Braden's tastes in mind...and he loves to draw and color. So I gave up my petite farm table from my studio and created a little desk area for him...
The chalkboard is a garage sale picture that I just painted right over with some chalkboard paint. The picture was already on a piece of wood so it was super easy to convert it and dirt cheap!
I found the old galvanized farm caddy at the flea market a few months ago and decided, once it was cleaned and sealed, that it would make a perfect storage unit for Braden's room...
He loves his new little area!
Above his dresser, I put up some twine to hang a few of his pictures...we change it out all the time and it was a great way to add some color to the room...
A basket of his favorite books is at the foot of the bed. The dresser and bed match one of the dressers in my room and are family heirlooms on my husband's side...my hubby slept in this bed when he was a little boy as well :)
I love the contrast of the dark furniture against the white floor! I used simple, sheer white curtains to keep everything light and airy in here.
I also used one of the Vantorre Curtains from my shop as a coverlet on the bed for some extra interest...I just cut the ties off of the top. Oh, and I stole Maria's fabulous idea of using a grain sack runner at the foot of the bed for layering on some additional color to the bed.
Grain sack pillow from Dreamy Whites
Sheer white curtains, muslin bedspread, and small bear with heart from Ikea
I'm off to Junk Bonanza early Friday morning, so I hope to be back next week with some pictures to share!
Enjoy the rest of your week!!
Tracey
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79 comments:
It looks fantastic, I'm sure he's going to spend many fun hours in there.
perfect!!
i love the juxtaposition of the dark wood against the white floors too. the grain sack pieces add great texture.
we inherited a large tool caddy too. it was made by my hubby's great grand daddy...can't wait to clean it up!
have fun this weekend!! xo
For someone who doesn't specialize in "boy decor" you sure did a great job!
one lucky d.u.d.e.
I have a tool caddy on the sale like this ....
I absolutely love his desk area! It's so "little boy," but still beautiful. And his picture clothesline is perfect!!
I love the warmth that the woods add... It is reall grounded nicely.
Do you care if I print a pic of the tool caddy pic and frame it near the tool caddies for sale in my shop?
Love this application for them!
So talented.
so sweet :) great job...looks simple but boyish!
Love it all Tracey! I was anxious to see what you would do for your boy...I have not had great luck with Grayson's room. You did a great job!
xo,
annie
It looks great Tracey~ bravo! I love his furniture, the bedding, and that caddy is perfect for his necessities.
Hugs~
T
this is really great.. thanks for sharing
greetings
Anita
http://alle-mooie-dingen.blogspot.com
Oh I love it Tracey,
I have been waiting for this reveal!
I really love how you used the curtain! I bet he loves his new room.
xoxoxo
Maria
Tracey,
I love the furniture and the bedding...gorgeous. I like the dark woods with the white in the room.
this is a GREAT room! I love the wood contrasting with the painted floor. FANTASTIC! So sweet that it was your husbands too! If you have a moment, I'm having a giveaway, so stop on by! Oh, and have fun at the event!
Looks amazing Tracey....love the bed(good idea)wish I could still be in charge of decorating my kids rooms...haha! Just wanted to let you know my letters arrived...love them,I put them in my silver dish on the mantle!Thanks!! x0
trace! so fabulous - as expected - not surprised! Your eye, your editing. What a special and lucky boy - with such great heirlooms to fill the room with memories and love.
xoxoxo
OK, that is the most fabulous boy's room I've ever seen! Tracey, it's absolutely fantastic. LOVE everything you've done there.
Really nice room Tracey! Love the colors and all the great touches.
Tracey, you never cease to amaze me. The farm caddy is fantastic for a boy's treasures. I love it!
This is a great room. La
What a beautiful bed!! So nice with the linen!!!
love the room!!
wishing you a wunderful evening
Yolanda
this is a great room Tracey!! I'm enjoying my lunch here browsing your photos...and admiring how you made his room look a bit grown up but still little boy like
great looking furniture - how neat that your husband's bed was that beautiful and that your son can share it!
xo+blessings,
anne marie
What a great room. I love that you used the bed your husband slept in as a boy. The desk area is wonderful and the bedspread looks so good!
You did it...you pulled off designing a room that is both so chic and boyish at the same time!
Stunning!
And you gave me an idea for using that beautiful runner I purchased from you, too. To the bed it will go! :-)
Hugs,
Anne
This is such a great room and who says that there is no chance to style a boy's room shabby-french chic?!?
Love all these lovely details,
hugs Mira!
Beautiful room Tracey...i love it.....your son must be glad !!.and that bed!!! amazing !!! love Ria...
The room looks fabulous! I especially love the metal toolbox to organize his creative tools. Thanks for sharing!
Alison
Wow tracey I just love his room!!
hugs,
Rozmeen
Wow tracey I just love his room!!
hugs,
Rozmeen
I love it! I have four boys & I still have trouble decorating their rooms. You have done an incredible job...I especially love that you gave up your desk for him. It looks perfect in there. Thanks for the inspiration!
p.s. the lavender you sent with my package still smells phenomenal! i have to inhale everytime i walk by the board it's hanging on.
I love your sons room!! It looks great. I love the bed linens,and pillows....Kathy
The bed is to die for! I love it! I agree, boys rooms present the most challenges. But you certainly overcame them. Well done!
Braden's room is fantastic. If only it could stay that way. If it were my boys', it would last less than 5 minutes and then look like a tornado hit it.
love all the little details!! adorable-- love the wire book basket, the tool box/art kit and the furniture-- ahhh... :)
I think it looks great! Boy's rooms aren't my specialty either and am still working on my 12 yrs old's. I have been on the look out for a little farm table too but still haven't found one. I think you did an excellent job and I love how you did up the bed! take care, Maryann
Your son's room turned out just wonderful! Very beautiful in a masculine, small boy way. I love it. Some great ideas in there.
Hugs, Cindy
Love the room, Tracey! Just perfect! :)
Smiles,
Rachel
Very cool!! Good job!
Janet
it's darling! i love all the little details you did a fantastic job, once again! hugs, susan
Its beautiful but still masculine. That bed is incredible im in awe. Megan xx
Oh Tracey! Your son's room came out beautiful! I totally struggled with mine. Its was so for hard to decorate a little boys room. Give me a girls room and I'll go crazy...lol..you did a great job! Love the floors. Thanks for all the inspiration! Lulu
How lucky Braden is to have such a talented mommy! The room has his boy things but still has great style.
xxx
Carole
OMG, what a beautiful room. I esp. love the bed and dresser. Seeing the blocks brought back memories of my boys as I had wooden blocks for them with their initials. I'm hanging onto them until they get married.
Love the dark wood furniture for his room. The bedding is wonderful... you always blow me away with your rooms... just gorgeous. Have fun can't wait to see what you come home with,
xo,
LuLu
Wow Tracey! Love love love. Your rooms/home is/are so beautiful!
That room is gorgeous without being sissified. One day he will appreciate all the thought into giving him a room designed with love.
Debbie
P.S. Love the chalkboard idea. You can bet that is one I'll be stealing, I mean borrowing in the very near future.
Braden is a blessed little boy to have such a unique room, sleep in the bed his daddy did, and have a mom who can decorate to the hilt! I LOVE the white and dark furniture.
Super looking room.
Love the caddy and the basket.
Melinda
What a lucky boy...the room looks great! I love his little drawing area :)
it's wonderful and i love that you left the bed and dresser in the original finish. the contrast is perfection.
hugs,
shelley
I'm speechless, Tracey! I just LOVE this room! Everything little special thing you placed in there is just perfect - and verrrry European looking. Wonderful wonderful job, girl! :)
xoxo laurie@heavens-wlak
Just perfect...every bit! The furniture is Wonderful!!
Thanks for all your sharing....I love it;o)
Maliva from Norway
love this room . . . it is just great!! Well done!! :) . . . liz
Dear Tracey,
The room is so beautiful. Your son probably feels well. I love every detail, especially the old child-books!
We are also in the process of renovating the room from my little daughter!
Big Hugs, Yvonne
Hi Tracey,
What a very lucky boy Braden is having such a wonderful bedroom.
That is so lovely that he is now using the bed, his Daddy used as a boy.
That is a cute idea having the paintings hanging on the twine.
thanks for showing us.
Enjoy your weekend and Junk Bonanza
Hugs
Carolyn
Your pictures are amazing, I totally love them! The boys room is perfect! I wish you the best! Siren :)
Hello my dear friend, so glad I am that you like the book. We sell a lot and we are so happy as we jump high hihi.
I would like to be the boy in your house, how happy your boy may be having such a good mother who does so nicely.
I enjoy your photos.
Many warm hugs / Ingela
It looks wonderful! Have fun at Junk Bonanza:)
Amazing....it's great! Love the look of the white floor with the dark furniture.
Oh Tracey~ I just LOVE what you've done with his room!! :) You are so right-- the white floor with the darker furniture is the best contrast! And I am going to have to take inspiration from you & make Rivvy a wall chalkboard-- he is a little artist, too. That is an incredible photo of the chippy blue frame. Loving the little Ikea tidbits here & there. Been thinking about sweetly begging my husb to take me to Ikea this weekend.. got a major Ikea scratch to itch. ;) Have a wonderful, funfilled trip to Junk Bonanza!
Hugs :) Lara
And I bet he loves it! What a super idea for his pencils and crayons! It's an intriguing room, inviting without being feminine.
(What's going to happen to that painted floor when he moves stuff around? I only ask because I have hardwood floors..not painted..and anytime one of my sons visits, there are black streaks all over it. I know, I know, I am being too practical!)
Girls are SO much easier to decorate for aren't they, Tracey??
Oh My!!! Soooo much inspiration.... You did a wonderful job! Thanks for sharing...
Michelle Torres
decorater4life@aol.com
man - this is great. i love the idea of transforming a yard sale find into a chalk board. you're like einstein - super smart.
I love it all so much!
I am so pleased with my letter bundle xx they arrived today and not only are they beautiful the writing and contents are so interesting thank you so very much... I love your blog too you have made my day extra special xx
Hugs Lynn xxx
You are so gifted!!! It has been a trip yo heaven on earth to view through your posts! talent, talent, talent... thanks for sharing your eye for beauty with the rest of us :)
blessings
deborsh
{thewhitechair}
Hi Tracey,
I just found your blog and love it! Your sons room is gorgeous and I love the whie wood floor with the dark piece of furniture! I am a follower! Please stop by and visit me anytime.
xox
Debi
Hi, Tracey! I'm still here but haven't been commenting. I'm just trying to survive the adjustment to the back to school routine! Also, it's very selfish but I've just been coming and enjoying post and,.....and,......well,...and not commenting. It's so lovely to let YOU have the last word and to let your lovely images just linger but, then, you can't see my reaction - how much I love - enjoy so much - coming and reading and seeing. So, this time, I wanted to stop and say what is redundant. It's just absolutely wonderful!!!
Particularly - as if I wasn't in heaven through the whole post - when I got to the photo of the block - it went straight to the middle of my heart!
Love to you and happy September!
Love, Katy Noelle
Tracey as the mother of 5 boys, it's wonderful to see a gorgeous room like this. There's so much pink gorgeousness out there, but it seems creating something for the little boys in our lives is more of a challenge. Bravo, the end result is spectacular, & I bet Braden is thrilled with his new room.
Millie ^_^
Tracey this is really sweet. Just perfect in every way.
hugs
It looks just gorgeous Tracey.....I'd love to sleep there !!!! I am sure that Braden loves it.
I think that I must see if Maria has some more pillows left !!.... and, I think another look in your shop is in order !!
Have fun at Junk Bonanza. XXXX
Hello Tracey,
thank you for visiting my blog- your kind comment is much appreciated. I am in awe of this beautiful room you did and there is quite a few "must have's for me...I am adding you to my blogroll for I do not want to ever miss out on what you are doing!
xo Colette- Afrique du Sud
going right back to read your older posts....
Very nice blog, your rooms is really fantastic and full of fun, I have been on the look out for a little farm table too but still haven't found one. I think you did an excellent job and I love how you did up the bed! All about your room is just perfect.
You did an amazing job on your son's room! I love the pale blue walls with the white flooring - it looks like a very soothing space.
I love your blog! Your photography is awesome (something I would like to learn).
I am your newest follower :)
The matching bed and dresser are absolutely beautiful, and it's nice to see family heirlooms being used and loved again and again. Wonderful inspiration for a boys room that seems very calm and serene.
What a great room! I especially love the old tool box...sooo cool. Stacey
Where do you hide all the toys? Have a play room? ;-)
Tracey,
Hello and thank you for your inspiring blog. It's fabulous and I appreciate you sharing your ideas. I would love to win the french fabric. OOh la la. I would make cushions for my vintage metal chairs. I'm just beginning to redo my old-old house with French inspired theme so the fabric would be a big boost to get started. Thank you for the chance.
Darlene
darlene-freeniebelle.blogspot.com
Looks Amazing!!!
Where can I find one of those chairs?? I'm dying to get one! What's the style or name of it??
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