We've gone from a nature-inspired room to a factory-inspired hangout that is full of metal, wood, and oodles of texture. Come on in and take the tour!
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THE REVEAL
We are so pleased with out bright and fresh our boys' room has become. From the ceiling to the floor, it's amazing what a little paint and DIY can do for a space. The Universal Gray by Glidden was a perfect match for our design, and the contrast against the new plank ceiling is perfect.
The once candy-apple red furniture now has a rustic feel after I gave it a faux wood look and added those awesome pulls by Hickory Hardware. Likweise, hard to tell that dresser is part wood and part particle board, isn't it?
DIY DECOR
We had fun hunting down vintage items from flea markets, garage sales, and thrift stores. I'm sure we'll continue to change it up as we run into another sweet piece.
Our son's desk is a poplar board with two brackets. Simple and functional, and all it needs for an updating is a new stain treatment of Espresso by Minwax, Also, I add a black paint to the brackets. The medical stool is from a garage sale and I add new upholstery it with a scrap piece of plaid wool I have in my stash.
A nice storage and decorative piece is this wire pocket shelf found at Decor Steals for my teen boys' room makeover. It has my husband's great-grandfather's license plate and a rusty bolt from my junky stash on top.
BUNKS
The bunk bed was a boring dark pine before. However, I am so happy with how my vision of making look like an industrial rack is real. I explained in the before post how I used a gray for the based and then used my glazing method to create a grunge look with chocolate metallic paint.
There wasn't any way I was going to hand-paint this entire thing, so I am beyond excited I can use my HomeRight Finish Max paint sprayer to knock this bad boy out in a few hours.
Additionally, updating the boys' yellow down comforters is easy by finding a matching set of organic Pottery Barn duvet covers on eBay. I love the plaid and it adds a touch of cozy to the industrial feel of the room.
Our thrifted wire velocipede was painted a flat black and adds that classic industrial feel, and those charcoal art prints I found inside a custom dresser I worked on were mounted on some chipboard I painted black.
FAUX REAL
How about the mural? Seriously, the faux brick really creates texture in the room. The best part is that it is removable and repositionable. eep! When we're ready to remove it, it comes off without a scraper and oodles of angry peeling. However, I am NOT a fan of wallpaper in most instances, but I didn't shy away from giving it a go in here. This company has every mural you could ever think of available and they're customizable too!
The nightstand was made from a plant stand and a remnant table top from my son's table makeover. It's rustic, industrial, and only costs a dollar to make! I updated their lamps with Rustoleum Brushed Nickel spray paint, same as we did in our bathroom remodel. You just can't get any easier than that, right?
WINDOWS
Their windows are given a similar trim treatment to how we trimmed out our windows in our master bedroom. I love the wide boards and the added pipe curtain rods are funky fun. The curtains I made from blackout fabric and a simple cotton. I wanted them to look like an old man's shirt.
Also, we removed the ugly pressed board bookcase and added a few simple pine shelves stained in a Minwax Espresso, same as their desk. Storage and style are what we're after.
For our teen boys' room fun, the faux metal directional arrow is cut from a piece of chipboard. Using my jigsaw, I cut and then hot-glued the back of a desk calendar cut into strips around the edge.
TUNE IN
Likewise, I found that antique Victor Radio shell on Craigslist. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it at first, but then it hit me. First, I covered the empty front with a bit of caning I had from roll my dad gave me. Then, I painted it brown and glazed it with an antique gold. Then, I replaced the missing knobs with a couple from my hardware stash and added a faux dial to the face. You can see the before HERE.
I said to myself, "What could be cooler than a secret compartment for them to hide their treasures?"
The radio hangs with door hinges and has a magnetic closure to keep it flush to the wall. My guys LOVE it. ♥
Finally, I'm delighted with how well the fixture from eFaucets accents the style we were going for. Isn't it sweet?
The teen boys' room project is complete. I'm so happy to have been able to give our boys a new space to enjoy for a few more years. I can't believe one day they won't be here.
Last, I hope you've enjoyed the tour and find it inspiring to try to create your own space. Using found treasures and DIY elbow grease can really give a room a facelift.
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