Owen's Own Space

Owen is beyond excited to have his own bedroom in our new house. In our Destin apartment he and Ethan shared a room. In our house in Pensacola they also shared a room. In our house in New Mexico he has his own room but never used it, seriously, and then it ended up being an office. I was equally as excited because I get to finally decorate a room with only him in mind.

He has a twin sized bed.

It's actually the top bunk to the bunk bed he and Ethan had when they shared a room. Over his bed I decided to spell out his name. He picked out this fabulous gold letter O at Hobby Lobby a few months ago, so it was my starting point.

The W is simply a W Ariana made out of legos for me.

I super glued it to some burlap I had laying around and popped it in a frame I got on sale at Michael's for $2. The E is an E that used to hang above art that Ethan painted.

And the N is in an Ikea shadow box, I used some fun red scrapbook paper and superglued clothespins in the shape on an N.

I love how it turned out and that it fits the width of his bed perfectly.

His bed is flanked with the nightstand I bought off Craigslist and refinished,

as well as an old stand I used for his TV in his old bedroom.

I framed two of his drawings and hung them above the stand, I also framed his sonagram and displayed it next to his bed. Above his nightstand I used these little shelves I bought at Ikea last year and used them to hold the few stuffed animals he has.

I spotted this sweet little rug at Target about a month ago and absolutely loved the textured look as well as the colors. The colors of the rug are all the colors I plan to incorporate into his room. And when he gave me two thumbs up I brought the puppy home with me.

I plan to add to his bedding eventually.

I'm keeping everything you see in the photos I just plan to add a down comforter and duvet to the mix for comfort and to pull in another pattern and color in his room. I still have a lot to do in here but it's already come a long way in 7 days.

Here it is on the second day we lived here:

And here it is today, day seven of living here:

My to-do list for his room looks like this:

• shorten legs of bed (they are a little long since it used to be a top bunk)
• add art to the big blank wall next to his window
• figure something out with the curtains (I like the color and pattern of his current curtains but when I hang them the way I like them they are a bit short so I'm thinking of adding more fabric to them to make them floor length. I'm still brainstorming. For now they are hung awkwardly on a tension rod)
• make a reading corner
• build an art table 
• frame the poster over his bookcase to give it a more finished look
• add to existing bedding

For now my monkey is enjoying his very own bedroom. He even stays in his own bed 90% of the night, which says a lot since he's always been used to having his brother in the same room at bedtime.

Yawning.

Yawn-turned-monster-growl/roar.

I think that was a growl of approval.

Anyone have any tips for how to keep him in his own room all night long? What about the challenges of making a boys' room look like it belongs to a young boy without it looking baby-ish or too adultlike, it's a tough challenge, but I think I'm balancing it out fairly well.

I'll be back this afternoon to share a fun, quick little happening around our house. It happens daily so I've begun documenting it and thought it be cute to share. I know my mom, at least, will enjoy it. :)

Have a great day everyone!

Lor