the big boy room

Even though Robert has been in his big boy room for several months, I never got around to posting the photos...here's a bit of before and after for you to enjoy:)

before (obviously right after we'd moved in)...

in case you're wondering, that's his UVA road map quilt that I made for him to drive his cars around, because, well, everyone needs a map of UVA grounds on a blanket...how else will he learn how to get from the Rotunda to Scott Stadium...yes, I'm aware that we're out of control.

Hopefully these two convey the design dilemmas with the room, namely, it's very very small, and with two windows and a radiator, doesn't leave many choices in terms of furniture placement. It took us several months, but we are really happy (and so is the big guy) with how it played out...

Made him a tufted headboard and found the tiniest bedside table known to man, plus a cheapo comforter at walmart:)

Stenciled then sewed curtains with blackout liner and spray painted some thrift stores frames orange, because well, all our rooms have orange in them:)
Daddy then swooped in and built some shelves to display all Roberts books and stuffed animals and things he loves but shouldn't touch on his own (aka his train piggy bank). Then I made a slipcover for a wing back chair, he loves to drive things on it, read in it and it serves as a place to plan out his daily wardrobe in an (attempt) to avoid a struggle in the mornings:)
considering the chair ($20 from craigslist) used to look like this:
I'd say it's a vast improvement, don't you think:)

We love his room and are working on a dresser for it at present...notice one is glaringly missing in the above photos.