Monthly Archives: August 2010
Toddler to Big Boy Room full of DIY details!
I‘ve been blessed with girls so when it comes to decorating or anything related to boys, I’m clueless but that doesn’t stop me from loving a great boy’s room before and after makeover. I love this one from Hi Sugarplum! Especially when it involves creative ideas, repurposing and DIY. Here are some of her photos but be sure to head over to check out the full reveal and all of the details here.
It seems like only yesterday I was decorating my son’s nursery, but now he’s 9 and it was time to kiss the ‘sweetness’ good-bye. So while he was visiting his grandparents for two weeks, we surprised him with a room makeover suitable for a big guy. And the best part is, by using items from our house, updating his existing stuff, and shopping smart….the total bill for the room came to under $300!
Before:
Pale lime walls, puppy dog patchwork bedding, pictures he made as a toddler, Crystal Light carpet stains
And the awesome afters:
The bed was spray painted high-gloss white. The small Ikea sisal rug was borrowed from the laundry room and adds some warmer tones as well as texture. The over sized wall clock is from Marshalls.
Love the stripes!
DIY – cover a corkboard with burlap to add texture.
DIY – soup can pencils holders
Organized study area…
Gallery wall with room to grow and DIY prints from the zoo.
DIY cork map (A project on my list too – just waiting for the map to arrive. Great minds DIY alike!)A
Decorative Spheres
I used a different technique to construct each. One orb is made with drywall mud and the other with decoupage and newspaper. Below are the instructions for making each. (The drywall mud technique was easier.)
Materials for drywall compound orb:
Gorilla Glue
Spray primer (leftover from another project) in “Rust”
Candlestick (thrift shop)
Styrofoam ball (craft store)
Finial (Rockler)
Sanding Bug (Rockler)
Assorted acrylic/metallic paints (Deco Art) I used Slate Gray,
Drywall compound (basement)
Materials for paper mache type orb:
Tutorial for drywall compound orb:
1. Using my Norton Sanding Bug, I sanded a candlestick to scuff up the smooth surface. Clean.
5. Squeeze a small amount of Gorilla Glue into the hole in the top and insert the finial and allow to dry.
6. Outside, I sprayed the entire thing with the rust colored primer.
of Deco Art Americana acrylic paints and antiquing medium to come up with a few gray shades and Dazzling Metallics for silver shades. I applied the darkest paint first, allowing some of the rust to show through.
It’s finished! (I do plan to apply a matte clear coat though.)
Tutorial for paper-mache type orb:
Spray the entire orb, pedestal and finial with rust col
ored primer.
Follow the steps 7 and 8 as listed above.
All done!
So, what do you think? Not a perfect copy obviously but it gives a similar unique look for much less!
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