Jack’s Big Boy Room Makeover
Jack’s room has gone through a lotttt of changes. It was originally our guest room when we first moved in. Then it ended up being our dumping ground when we were going through our first addition to the house. Next it was his older sisters nursery. Then finally- his nursery! He used to share a nursery with his twin sister, but they were getting each other all riled up and it was affecting their sleep- AND MINE!! So we switched and gave him his own room and it was NOTHING special for the first year or so. I was too busy trying to keep 3 little kids under 3 alive to worry about the decor.
This is the blank slate we started with. One off-centered window, dated trim, patched walls, etc. Not good.
Then it was Quinn’s nursery. Fun fact- this picture was taken 4 days before I went into labor with the twins. Hence why this is the plainest nursery you’ve ever seen. Did. Not. Have. Time.
How it looked when we finally switched him to his own room. Plain plain plain. But he was almost ready for a big bed so I didnt want to spend any energy decorating.
See his little twin Avery coming in for a visit in the new room :-)
The Design Plan
I need to have some idea of what I want the room to look like. His final product isnt this exact replica but its very similar! I knew I wanted a “cape cod/Nantucket” boys room inspired by his tiny little “nantucket” t-shirt I had framed. We live in a beach town but I didn’t want a room that was “themed” or screaming “nautical”.
The Final Product!
The first thing we did was add board and batten to the back wall. It was extra wood we had from another project and I really needed some interest in this tiny plain box of a room. I still plan to add it on the rest of the walls.
Next up I made his headboard and footboard for the bed out of his old crib ends! I loved his crib and thought it would tie in nicely with the rest of the room so I found a way to repurpose it. Blog post on that coming soon :-)
This bedding is by Ugg found at Home Goods and it is amazingggg! So soft and full and fluffy! I love it!
I’m a big fan of mixing patterns! Gives movement to a room in my opinion. This is a shot of his compass sheets from target by poppy and fritz and his comforter.
There’s still so much more I want to do to this room- finish board and batten, possibly add wallpaper, find a larger piece of art, etc. But for now he’s happy to have his very own big boy room made specially for him so that makes me happy too!
