Kanon's Room Makeover Reveal



Kanon's Big Brother Room



So, I'm one of those people that is literally glued to my seat during any sort of HGTV or TLC home makeover show. I simply cannot get enough!

So,without further ado, I am excited to share with you the first of what we hope will be many makeovers.

Click here to see before pics & read the post on his Bedroom Inspiration

Step One: New Bed-  A month or so ago, my son surprised me by mentioning that he was ready to get rid of his Little Tikes Race Car bed.  It broke my heart a bit, since this was truly his first bed. But, change is good, so it was time to let go.

 Being that we are on a tight budget, I searched Craigslist until we found the perfect (and most affordable) bed. And there it was-the perfect wood frame complete with a headboard & footboard for $50. After calling the seller and explaining that we didn't need her dirty old mattress (ick!!), she agreed to take $25 for it. Yipppeee!!!
 Once we'd made arrangements to pick the bed up, I listed Kanon's car bed on Craigslist and sold it within 48 hours for $100. (Even bigger score, since that's what we paid for it back in 08).

Step 2: Paint-Next we needed to pick the most fab paint color. Kanon wanted black, but we went with a Valspar Custom color "Loam". To incorporate his idea of black, I sanded and restained his new bed using Minwax Ebony wood stain.

Step 3: Accessorize: Despite being tempted to run out and buy all new stuff for his room, I decided to play around with what he already had. Most of the cool stuff in his room came from, you guessed it Goodwill!! I'll be posting about those steals & deals soon! 

                                

We purchased a new quilt & sham set ($40), but decided to use the simple star sheets that he had on his old bed. I love that the new quilt has more of a big boy feel, plus it's reversible so we can flip it to the side with the stripes!! We also purchased two navy Eclipse Blackout Curtain panels from Walmart.

Added some DIY photo art canvases (click here for the rundown) & wanted something to personalize his space so I bought a large paper mache "K" to paint and stick above his bed. Total cost for the art updates: $10.

Budget Recap
New bed      $25
Paint           $60
Quilt Set      $40
Artwork       $10
Rug             $20
Curtains       $40
Total Spent: $195

Kanon couldn't be happier with his new room and I couldn't be happier that I stayed within our cheapo budget!

I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Thanks for popping by!!







DIY Decor: Photo Canvas Art

Cutie pie Kanon wall art

I think it's essential to dress up the walls in your home by adding beautiful artwork & pictures.

As much as I love large framed pictures, my biggest fear is that one will come crashing down...glass and all... on one of my boys (paranoid-I know...it's a Mom thing).

Because of my paranoia, I'm always on the lookout for canvas and unframed art-so I was excited to come across this DIY Photo Canvas Art tutorial at the Sassy Pepper.

A view of his bedroom wall-how cool is the DIY Canvas art?

Her photo canvas project is much more extensive than mine-I skipped a lot of steps but love the way it turned out!

Wanting  to start with something small-so I did a pair of 8x10 frames for Kanon's  new & improved bedroom.

Pics of his whole new space are coming soon, but here's a sneak peek! His is the first room we've painted! Adding some color on the walls has given me more of an itch to add personality paint to other rooms!!

Please share your thoughts!

I'm linking up to DebbieDoo's Newbie Party!!

Kanon's Bedroom Makeover Inspiration

  

Junior Varsity Room-love the chalkboard paint & bed!



Now that we've lived in our home for over a year, I'm itching to start painting & redecorating our spaces!! We decided that the perfect place to start is in our five-year old (Kanon's) room. 

His room is the best choice, because at times he feels left out by the attention his baby brother gets. He has thoroughly enjoyed having the spotlight and helping pick out new things for his cool new room.

Whenever I want to make changes in our home, I spend time surfing the net and flipping through my favorite decor blogs & magazines for inspiration.

Kendall Junior Varsity Bedding

After much searching, I stumbled upon the perfect inspiration for Kanon's room at Pottery Barn Kids.   

I quickly pumped my brakes because there was no way that we were going to spend the following:  



Pottery Barn Room Cost:

Catalina Bed- $499

Twin Quilted Bedding-$199

Shams- $26 each

Nightstand-$199

Basketball Scoreboard-$59

5x8 Striped Rug- $299

Pottery barn room: approx $1,300



  

Here is a BEFORE pic of Kanon's room to give you an idea of what we are working with.  Boring, boring, boring! The biggest change is that he is ready to get rid of his Race Car bed-which kind of broke my heart, but he's a big boy so it's his decision.



Kanon's Room BEFORE pic



His wish list was pretty short. He just wants a cool, new bed and black paint on the walls. I'm onboard with the bed and we compromised on a nice, rich paint color.

Being the avid do-it-on-a-dimer, we had a tight $200 budget to work with.

Please stay tuned! I will reveal pictures of his new room very, very soon!!





From crib-to-toddler bed: Kolt's Big Boy Room Inspiration

He's sprouting two new teeth, starting to stand up all by himself and he'll be walking any day now. So, I've started compiling ideas for his toddler/big boy room!! He'll be making the transition from his tiny nursery, into the room next to Kanon's-so this will be a major change!

We're still a few months away, but I like to stay ahead of the game!!

Here are a few of the cute things I'd  love to decorate it with!!

Furniture: Although our current crib converts to a toddler bed, I'm actually thinking about selling it and buying a toddler bed in a darker finish. I love the espresso sleigh bed below!! I'm also loving the bookcase-so perfect!! Both are available at JC Penney.

Toddler Bed by ABC Company-JC Penney

Help Yourself Bookcase-JC Penney

Espresso Madison 7-Drawer Chest-JC Penney

 Bedding: Of course, bedding is one of the most important aspects of his big boy room. I actually already purchased a sports themed toddler bedding set (found it on Clearance at Target), but I'm not sure that I want his room to be so similar to Kanon's.

Soo...I love both styles below, but am actually leaning towards the Dr. Seuss bedding since it'll be educational & decorative at the same time.

 


Dr Seuss Toddler bedding set-Kohls & Amazon.com

 

Dwell Studio For Target Bedding Set-Amazon.com

Accessories: This will be the easy part, especially with the Dr. Seuss theme! I'd like to put random letters and shapes around theroom to coordinate with the bedding set. I love that it'll not only be cute, but educational as well! Plus, it'd be easy to frame some old Dr. Seuss covers and use them to decorate the room too!

Trend Lab ABC Dr Seuss frames-Amazon.com

 Paint: We haven't painted any rooms in our house yet (needed to wait for our 12-month drywall and paint touch up-which should be done by the end of next week), so I'm itching, just itching to get some color in the boys bedrooms. Kanon's room will be first, then I'll tackle Kolton's room.

Brandon Beige-Benjamin Moore paints



Seedling-Benjamin Moore Paints



Sweet Daphne-Benjamin Moore Paints

So, I know that I'm just a bit ahead of the game...but I'm looking forward to transforming his room! The goal is to have his room completed before August! That gives me 6 months to ponder & plan!! I will definitely share his new big boy room once it's ready!!

Thanks for popping by!! I'd love to hear your thoughts on Kolt's big boy room inspiration!