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Just in the nick of time, we finished a kid's room! Well, it's mostly finished. Finished enough? Yeah, finished enough.

Top floor bedroom - fit for a prince!

I'm really proud of this room because we did relatively little and made a huge difference. Here is what we did:

 

1. The windows in this room were replaced with new ones. The old window air conditioner was removed and we had a hot air return installed to help the HVAC system work more efficiently.

 

2. "Clear the room." Isn't that what they say on TV? Yes, we moved all the "stuff" out or to the middle and we PAINTED!

     

This turned out to be a little more challenging than you would think. I am a home stager and I have an associates degree in Interior Design. In theory I am proficient at selecting paint colors, right? I am embarrassed to say, "NO!"

Right after Christmas I ordered the duvet cover for this room when it was on sale at a favorite place to shop, West Elm. Then, as soon as our offer was accepted on our new/old house I started looking a various paint colors including the one for this room. So, like a good Girl Scout I was prepared when we went to  Home Depot (I love their Behr Ultra paint with primer). Here is what we came home with:

 

 

I hope you can see what I am trying to show you -

it is a very lovely shade of lavender! Perfect for a young man ... Ugh! 

3. Second trip to Home Depot then completed painting the room this time.

4. Put the furniture back in place, unpacked the remaining boxes and cleaned the carpet.

 

5. Visited another favorite place, IKEA in Woodbridge, VA and purchased this awesome Mandal queen size platform bed.

 



I chose this bed carefully and for lots of reasons. First the size. Our son is 6'3" and probably still growing, so he really needs a queen bed or larger. This bed has no head board or foot board which is less confining for people with long limbs. And, the room is smallish with low ceilings so the low profile of the platform is great because it takes up less vertical space. The color is perfect because we already had all the other birch colored furniture, also from IKEA, that we used in another room in our last house. And, lastly, the Mandal has drawers providing us much needed additional storage. 

 

6. Put the bed together, filled the drawers and made the bed.

 

7. Accessorized.

 

  

One of our son's favorite things is this LeRoy Neiman poster, Golf Champions. Since the bedding, carpet and walls are neutral the poster is the color inspiration. I am using the most dominant color in the poster, green, as our accent color. I ordered the pillows from Wayfair, bought the basket at  TJ Maxx and I will gradually replace other items in the room with similar green ones.

 

Here is where we started:

 

 

Still to do: the window trim, window coverings and a new light fixture. We will also add roof vents for additional help with heating and cooling.

 

Top room down, several more to go. Progress feels sooooo good!

 

Paint color: Behr Ultra in matte finish, Wheat Bread, 720C-3