design plan: grady's room

let the design a.d.d continue...

another room that i am working on in my house is my son's room. it is currently LAVENDER, and already a few of his friends have asked him why his room is purple. poor little guy!

here is the plan i have pulled together for grady's room:

i want to create a room that is masculine but isn't too bright. i love the idea of layering lots of patterns like plaids, herringbones, houndstooths, and a geometric or two. most of the fabrics will be neutral, with accents in oranges and blues. i CANNOT help myself, and have to add a few vintage inspired touches like the lamp, pillowcases and vintage travel posters. i may also add in the vintage licence plates that he had in his last room.

items from his "old" room that i am keeping:

bed

dresser

bed skirt

black + white plaid curtains

light up globe

items coming from other areas of the house:

overstock rug

usa corkboard map

ikea malm 2 drawer dresser (i think)

bedding:
ikea malou duvet cover
lands end tile gate print sheets in khaki
brooklyn bridge pillowcases
ikea ps vadmal wool blanket

other items:
metal lamp-the foundary
cardboard safari rhino head
vintage travel calendar, purchased here
thoma filicia's lawrence in taupe
orange holli zollinger fabric (i am working on getting this custom colored. it is currently only available in blue.)


in the alcove, i am planning on using an expedit shelving unit as a window seat, an idea i spotted on pinterest via here. 

this will provide storage for grady's books and some toys.

i will have to raise it off the ground a bit because there is a vent in the middle of the window alcove. 

initially, i wanted to paint the walls a dark blue, but now i am considering a lighter blue to keep the room from feeling too dark. it has one large window but because of the trees outside, the room doesn't get a lot of light. i had to restrain my self from planning stripes for the wall! i just don't want to repaint the room whenever we move out. yeah...i know that's totally lazy. but really, anything is better than the color it is now...the lavender is NOT a hit with my little man. i am getting paint samples up this week.

and, just for fun, a NEVER before seen glimpse of his "old" room as
i originally designed his bedding, the drapes, and, well, EVERYTHING....5 years ago for house #4.

(sorry, i took the pictures, and obviously had no clue how to hold the camera...or how to turn the flash off....or how to get the camera strap out of the lens...phew. i am still a major rookie with the camera, but these pictures are just plain embarrassing. sorry!)

 all of the trim and bead board was painted black. schumacher burlap wallpaper is above the bead board, and a black and white ticking wallpaper is on the ceiling. the ikea cowhide rug was originally purchased for this room....

 the grey roman shade has a blackout lining and is trimmed in red. this was grady's first "big boy" room. we took him out of his crib when we was almost 3...seeing these pictures conjures memories of him jumping on his bed with his sisters, wearing only a diaper.

man, they grow up fast...