Hey hey! It's been awhile! Progress has been happening, but not things that are noticeable. New water lines, lots of finish work on the drywall, plumbing. So today I'm showing you a couple pictures of the new stairs and the mood boards for the kids' rooms. The stairs post would not have been lengthy enough for its own post, so I'm combining the two for what will probably too lengthy. ;) The stairs took a lot of engineering and lots of contemplation for the best location. It also had to be determined whether the stairs would be a straight run, or whether the would turn to the right, and continue into the playroom. So here's what we ended up with.
There were built in bookcases on the side of my fireplace, and that provided the new location for the stairs. A side note, these usually held family photos and decor items before I removed everything. I don't typically decorate with old paint cans.
Behind this tarp it's open to the garage. It was so weird!
And this is the work in progress.
And now on to the mood boards! I'm going to show you the colors and some of the accessory items that will be making up the new bedrooms. My son is very in to construction. Way in to. And he received two construction equipment posters for his birthday. So those were kind of the jumping off point for his room. I also wanted a few industrial elements for him as well. When I started to imagine what these rooms would look like, I started thinking about things that would grow with them. I've never been in to themey rooms and things that scream juvenile. As you can see, he and I choose brown and taupe bedding. He is a boy after all, and I think he manufactures dirt in his sleep. The orange color is an accent wall (which is named Under Construction) that his bed will be up against, and the sand color is for the other three walls. I'm typically not an accent wall person, but I also wanted to temper the orange. So far I'm happy with it, but I don't have the room set up yet. One of the things I do really like about the orange is when the sun comes up it reflects around the room and it looks like a sun rise! I have to say, most of this room was my choice, with some consultation from him. He's a total boy and was happy with just about everything I showed him.
The princess was a different story. When we started to think about my daughter's room the initial color choices were either pink and gray, or lavender and gray. We hadn't made a final decision until one day I walked into Lowe's. And there was the lampshade in the mood board. I loved it! I thought it was perfect for girls room, and she liked it too. It had all the colors in it that I was thinking of using. So then it was on to try and find bedding. I was looking for something inexpensive, but cute. Again, not juvenile, but not something for an adult. I think what I found is perfect for what I had in mind. The paint color was a whole different animal. Because I had purchased the bedding first, I needed to find a coordinating lavender shade for the walls. What I had picked out first was too cool. The gray in the bedding is more of a warm gray. So we were walking through Lowe's one day, and my daughter spotted Pantone's color of the year-Radiant Orchid. Oh, mother of God. I liked the color at first. But once I saw it on the wall, yikes! I couldn't imagine four walls that color. And thankfully she changed her mind when she saw it on the wall. If she really, really wanted it though, I would've let her do it. And what we ended up with turned out very pretty.
I will be upholstering her headboard myself, similar to what is in the picture. I did my own a few years ago and I'm happy with how it turned out, and how it's held up. My son's bed is what I consider an heirloom. My grandpa made me that bed when I bought my first "grown up" mattress. It is queen sized, and we have since upgraded to a king. But I always knew I would be passing it on, and I'm happy for my son to use it. The next time I show you these rooms, they will be complete!
Source List
- Paint is from Lowe's
- Daughter's light is from Ikea
- Son's light is from Ikea
- Daughter's bedding is from Overstock.com in gray
- Son's bedding is from Ikea in brown
