Boys' room - some details

mid century dresser

I keep trying to get a picture of the boys' shared bedroom but it's rarely put together long enough for a shot. And when it is, well, things sometimes happen.

So let me just show you a few details of the room and hopefully I can get to a full view later down the road when this poster, although cute, comes down in place of the "salon style" display.

It's there for a purpose...Reese put up this poster last night in an attempt to make me feel better about his mishap. (Notice the use of blue painters tape. It's all we have around here.)

Anyway (big sigh) add another item to my fix-it list...

So let me just address small and inexpensive touches that were easy to do...on the other side of the room.

We'll just forget about the damage for now.

Damage, what damage? I don't see anything.

This canvas work apron is from our local True Value store. I bought a bunch of them for .50 cents each. They are tied to the end of the boys' bunk bed where they can place little items for the night if they want to keep their beds a bit more clear.

The closet is painted with chalkboard paint. As you can tell, the bottom half gets used a lot. I may have to give it a third coat sometime but for now it's fine.

The globe was a $5.00 antique shop purchase, minnow bucket $2.00.

I purchased the wooden crate at the flea market for $2.00. I bought it knowing I would make it their shelf. I liked the old weathered wood and most of all, the typography. Jon put up the shelf for me using drywall anchors and screws since there was no stud to attach it to.

On its top is another opportunity for display. Reese likes to play chess and when I saw the Avon chess bottles for .25 cents each at the flea market (again), I knew he'd like them. What I didn't like is that he tried on the cologne that was in them. Oy!

The books are from thrift shops or antique malls.

The blue one on the left is a cute 1950's book called

the true book of

Tools for Building.

Isn't the little bionicle cute? There are a bunch of them stored in the minnow bucket on the dresser. And there are more under the bed I'm sure...

So there you go, some snippets of the room.
More later after the you-know-what is repaired.

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