Carson’s Room Reveal

Well, it’s been a long time coming, but it’s finally done!! Welcome to Carson’s baseball/dino bedroom. Come on in…let’s take a tour, shall we?

Toddler boys room from Just The Bee's Knees

If you remember back to when I started

planning Carson’s room

, he asked for a Cincinnati Reds/Dino room. After some unsuccessful persuasion to steer him in another direction, I decided to embrace his requests and just go for it. After all, it’s his room, right?! And everyone (even 3 1/2 year olds) deserve a space that reflects them and they enjoy spending time in. So my goal was to incorporate baseballs and dinosaurs without making it

feel

like a themed room.  A space that will grow as he grows. A fun space just for him.

Boys bedroom from Just The Bee's Knees

You may have noticed already that the ceiling is red!  I knew I wanted to keep the walls neutral and the furnishings sleek and simple, so the red ceiling was the perfect solution to bring in some bold color without overwhelming the space. I’m usually not one for painting ceilings, but it really makes a statement here and the room would just not feel the same if I stuck with plain white.

DIY chalkboard from Just The Bee's Knees

Since the bed is so low to the ground, there was such a large space on the wall to fill. I knew I wanted something  oversized to hang up there, but I was terrified Carson would pull it down and get hurt. I made the

chalkboard by painting a square with chalkboard paint then attaching 1"x4 planks of pine to the wall to create the frame. Now I have a blank canvas and the “art” can change as quickly as Carson changes his mind! (which is quite often.) I drew a dinosaur in a Reds uniform in celebration of opening day here in Cincinnati last week!

oversized chalkboard from Just The Bee's Knees
Boys dinosaur bedroom from Just The Bee's Knees
Striped duvet

I fell in love with a navy striped duvet from Serena and Lilly, but the price tag…not so in love with. $180! Ouch! I found

this alternative from Target.

And it only cost $29.99. Much better. As far as the actual bed goes, you can read

here

as to why we chose to move Carson into a full bed straight from the crib, as well where we bought it.

Reading nook
Ikea pendant light
Ikea childrens chair makeover from Just The Bee's Knees

A reading nook to the left of the bed is the perfect place for him to chill with a good book. I revamped a

child’s Poang chair

from Ikea by painting the frame white and recovering the seat cushion with

this fun fabric from New Mom designs

.

(Update! See the full tutorial

here

!)

A modern

Knappa pendant lamp from Ikea

instead of a floor lamp makes a great statement piece.

Chevron roman blinds from Just The Bee's Knees
invisible shelves
Invisible shelves for kids room

Some

Invisible Floating Book Shelves

fit perfectly in between the two windows and hold all of Carson’s favorite books. I made the Roman blinds myself using

Premier Prints ZigZag Twill Storm

fabric from 

Fabric.com

The design with the grommets on the bottom happened as I accidently cut the fabric too short for the blinds and had to come up with a solution to lengthen them.  Best mistake I ever made! I

LOVE

how they turned out! (Click

here

for the tutorial!)

Roman blind with grommets from Just The Bee's Knees

On the other side of the bed, I created a small floating nightstand from an inexpensive $7

Ikea shelf

and turned a $10 wire basket from Home Goods into a rolling book cart.

Shelf turned nightstand from Just The Bee's Knees
DIY wire basket with castors from Just The Bee's Knees
toddler boy bedroom from Just The Bee's Knees

I styled his existing dresser with an acrylic number sign I found at the flea market last year for $3 along with some fun vintage childrens books that were actually my Mom’s when she was a child. (Anyone else grow up with Noddy?!) A polka-dot fabric laundry bin from HomeGoods is perfect for holding all of his stuffed animals & toys.

Boys room from Just The Bee's Knees
globe
Dr.Suess quote printable

The Dr. Suess quote is a free printable from

Imprintalish

(thanks Imprintalish!!) that I chose to place on a clipboard instead of your typical picture frame.

Gallery wall  from Just The Bee's Knees

My absolute

favorite

part of Carson’s room has to be his gallery wall. The red cabinet from Ikea was my inspiration for the red ceiling and is great for storing (aka hiding) all his toys.

Alphabet baseball print

The reds alphabet print is from

Area Fare Kids

, and is framed with a the fun robot piggy bank I picked up from

Urban Outfitters

on clearance for only $10. (The gold is no longer available, but you can still buy the

silver version

!)

Awesome takes practice

A fun picture I created with Photoshop hangs above Carson's Curious George books. I cant get enough of the “awesome” quotes. Thank-you Barney Stinson:)

DIY faux dino taxidermy from Just The Bee's Knees

I found this oval open frame on clearance at Michael's and immediately thought it would be so fun to hang some sort of faux dino-taxidermy in it. After scrounging through the boys stash of dinosaur toys, I found this gem which is actually a container to hold smaller dinosaur toys. I simply spray painted it white and mounted it using

Command picture hanging strips

.

DIY map art from Just The Bee's Knees

I love Dr. Suess quotes, so I used this

free printable from All For The Boys

to create a fun piece of canvas art. I thought it was the perfect quote to sit in from of the DIY map art I made.

instagram_gallery_wall

And the

DIY Instagram Shadow Box

I shared last week found a home on the wall:)

boys_room_gallery_wall

The channel letter I picked up at a flea market last year for $20. The inside was a bit grungy and wouldn’t come clean, so a quick touch-up with some white spray paint brought it back to life.

dino_magnet_board
magnet_board

A magnet board and a DIY floor pouf tucked away in the corner is the perfect place for Carson to play with his

dinosaur magnet puzzle

Thanks to

Living With Punks

for the great tutorial on the one seater

!

DIY_floor_pouf

This room has come a

long

way since we took out the crib (gulp) last year . Here’s a quick before and after:

Before

: An outdated gender neutral nursery.

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After:

A super fun space fit for an energetic toddler.

toddler_boy_room

And this little guy has come a long way too.

Sniff ,sniff

.

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red_ceiling

I hope you enjoy your new room little man:)

Love ya.

xoxo

Mom.

To view a complete list of sources & a budget breakdown for this room,

click here!

I also created a pin board with quick links to all the product sources & tutorials I used in this room makeover.

Click here to view.

Check out the project tutorials for this room!

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