The Plan For Parker's Bedroom.

Thursday, June 12, 2014

I am SO excited for this room! I don't know why, maybe it's that I'm adding color to the house, but I can't stop thinking about it. 


Allow me to talk through this...it will take a while. :)


Here are the things that Parker loves that will be somewhere in the room: Planes, trains, cars, trucks, ABC's, and books.

For the the basics of the room, I'm sticking with my usuals...bamboo blinds, some kind of natural flooring (hopefully new carpet if I can save enough this year!), and probably a light color on the walls. I was thinking of stripes (still like that trend), and I put a gray paint on here, but it may be more of a beige or closer to white. Oh, and I would love to build sliding barn doors for the closet. It is a really wide double-door that always gets stuck so it would fix that and look great, too.

For furniture, I scored some awesome deals on Craigslist--two twin headboards (P and baby will share this room eventually), a nightstand, and an amazingly under-priced dresser. I will paint the headboards and nightstand but the dresser is a truly beautiful knotted oak and I'm just going to switch the hardware out on (I'm thinking brass or bronze cup pulls). I am a little worried about fitting both beds in the room that we are planning to use...it will definitely be tight. Part of me is considering bunk beds but I don't like how bunk beds close up a room visually....I don't know yet. The headboards were only $25 together so I won't feel too bad if I go a different direction with that.

For decor, I'm thinking a book wall would be cheap, colorful, and useful. We will still have a playroom so these are the only "toys" that will be displayed. This kid could read all day, so I think he will like it. We also have some vintage airplanes prints that were passed down to Bryan from his grandpa that I plan on using. Excited for that! I like the idea of using a flag and maybe some cute graphic prints with quotes or verses on them if we can make them fit.

For fabrics and bedding, I'm sticking with red and navy, and I might throw some light blue in there with sheets or something. I love the idea of gingham on a simple bedskirt. I also saw a really cool linen-look map fabric that I may use for curtains.  For a pop of color (to tie in the book wall colors), I want to get a couple of those ABC pillows. (Etsy) OH, and I saw the army blanket idea on Sarah's House like 6 years ago and promised myself I would use it if I ever had a boy.

Here are some of my main inspiration pictures. All of them can be found on this board on Pinterest. A lot of them are really designer-ish, so our room would look more livable, but I love the overall looks...








I think that's everything in a nutshell. :) Once I finally make up my mind about the bed situation we can get to work on the room! Any suggestions? It's a weird room set-up so a bunk bed would either go right by the window, or right next to the closet...what do you think of bunk beds vs. twin beds?


8 comments:

  1. I would try to fit the two twin beds in instead of bunk beds. A young kid on the top bed scares me. I was never a great sleeper and had nightmares and night terrors so the if I had ever been on a top bunk it could have been dangerous.

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    1. I would probably have him sleep on the bottom bunk until baby brother moved in---but even then he would still be very young. Y'all are really sealing the twin bed deal for me! Thanks!

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  2. I always shared a room growing up and I think that if you can fit the two twin beds in without it being too crowded, I would go with that. Bunk beds, although fun sometimes, can be an issue, especially if one of your kids (I hope not!) breaks an arm or leg and can't climb up (that's what happened to my sister, and I had to sleep on the top bunk for a couple of months, which I did not like at all).

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    1. True! My sisters had bunk beds, and the broken arm was an issue for them as well. Also, they would actually fight over who got to sleep on the top bunk :).

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  3. I have two boys who share a room and right now their bunk beds are not stacked. They are climbers and jumpers, so for safety the beds will stay side by side for a few more years. But since I found out my second was another boy, I have imagined their room with bunk beds.

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    1. Oh gosh, Parker is definitely a climber and a jumper already....I'm quite sure he would fling himself off the top bunk just for the fun of it here in a few years. (Although I also did that when I was little!) But yes, good point!

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  4. First off, I do agree with you. Bunk beds would definitely close up the room and I don't think it’s a great interior look. I think twin beds would do better, despite the space. I think those boards for the wall would look gorgeous, by the way. The bamboo blinds would be a nice addition to the overall look of the room. Anyways, good luck on decorating. :D
    Taylor Allen @ Sunburst Shutters Arizona

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