bnbacademy Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I'm contemplating painting, redecorating the boys' bedroom before school starts. Currently it is white walls and navy blue carpet. It is 12' x 12'. I need ideas for making their room more interesting. Has anyone done a Legos room? Pics would be especially helpful. TIA, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacie Leigh Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 (edited) We are working on the boys' and they had a hard time narrowing it down so we went with travel and we love the results so far!! We got a vintage looking airplane at a discount store and I bought some vintage travel posters and a big world map at art.com. We found some suitcase/chest things at Big Lots and Marshalls. We painted the top half of the room blue and the bottom a khaki-ish color with a stained chair rail around the middle. Kind of like sky and earth, but really it's non theme-y so it just looks like a nice room without all of the decor in. DS has a world atlas and his globe on his dresser and we also bought 3 basic clocks and will put markers for 3 different time zones with the little clocks above. I'm really happy with it since I feel like it's fun and they won't outgrow it soon. Edited July 23, 2011 by Stacie Leigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 White walls and blue carpet say captain's quarters or pirate or some kind of sea theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I've been thinking of doing our boys' room with a vintage baseball theme. More muted colors, maybe some framed prints on the wall. Something that looks more grown up rather than little kiddish, iykwim. At our local Red Robin restaurant there is a cool wall hanging. It is painted or dyed baseballs in a frame to look like an American flag. Here is a picture. It's $600! Yikes! I'll rethink that idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 We are working on the boys' and they had a hard time narrowing down so we went with travel and we love the results so far!! We got a vintage looking airplane at a discount store and I bought some vintage travel posters and a big world map at art.com. We found some suitcase/chest things at Big Lots and Marshalls. We painted the top half of the room blue and the bottom a khaki ish color with a stained chair rail around the middle. Kind of like sky and earth, but really it's non theme-y so it just looks like a nice room without all of the decor in. DS has a world atlas an his globe on his dresser and we also bought 3 basic clocks and will put markers for 3 different time zones with the little clocks above. I'm really happy with it since I feel like it's fun and they won't outgrow it soon. That sounds very cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I'm contemplating painting, redecorating the boys' bedroom before school starts. Currently it is white walls and navy blue carpet. It is 12' x 12'.I need ideas for making their room more interesting. Has anyone done a Legos room? Pics would be especially helpful. TIA, We did Lego theme for ds11's room. It turned out soooo cool. Here is a picture of what we used as a pattern. Bottom left pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 You might can see it better from this website http://www.tipjunkie.com/lego/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 (edited) Lego themed bedroom ideas: http://www.tipjunkie.com/lego/ http://www.squidoo.com/lego-bedroom http://designdazzle.blogspot.com/2009/11/boys-bedroom-theme-lego.html http://www.hgtv.com/decorating/10-themed-bedrooms-for-kids/pictures/page-8.html Amazon has lego clocks, stack baskets and zip bins, storage boxes, and tables. Lego wall: http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/look/look-lego-walls-146843 Lego wall decal: http://www.amazon.com/Lego-Wall-Decal-Removable-Graphic/dp/B004R3X9G8 Lego wall calendar: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/2012-LEGO/Workman/e/9780761165187?r=1&cm_mmc=Google%20Product%20Search-_-Q000000630-_-2012%20LEGO-_-9780761165187 Lego letters wall art: http://www.etsy.com/listing/70226990/custom-listing-for-jinabc-lego-letters Downloadable Lego posters: http://city.lego.com/en-US/Downloads/Posters.aspx#dow233915 Lego fabric: http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?includes[0]=tags&search_type=all&page=1&q=lego+fabric&ref=related Lego bedding: sometimes eBay has this. Edited July 23, 2011 by RoughCollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 http://designdazzle.blogspot.com/2009/11/boys-bedroom-theme-lego.html This was the site we copied from. We didn't do the posters...only the black band of paint and lego blocks all over. And my mom bought him a Lego clock. His bookcases are Lego red. It turned out so cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Lego theme is a great idea! I especially loved the subtle gray. We have 2 boys. One is a fisherman, so his room is in classic fishing lodge theme. I also bought a big fish species poster for his wall. We have dark green bedding. His fishing poles hang on a bass rod holder (from Bass Pro) behind his door. My oldest has a space room with a wallpaper mural similar to this one: http://www.worldmapsonline.com/earth-rise-mural.htm The other walls are a light grey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Well, I mean this kindly, but I think at 12 my son would soon be tired of a Lego theme. I'd go with something that would be able to grow with them. I've seen interesting things done with using maps as wall-coverings, vintage world globes, etc. That would also tie in with the travel theme mentioned. By the time my son was a teen, he was ready for a more neutral room to relax in(tho I see you also have a young one, too) My son was 10 when we painted his room Lego....I figured since it was just paint that as soon as he tires of it it will be easy enough to 'undo'....so far no signs of that though since he is a Lego nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnbacademy Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 (edited) Well, I mean this kindly, but I think at 12 my son would soon be tired of a Lego theme. I'd go with something that would be able to grow with them. I've seen interesting things done with using maps as wall-coverings, vintage world globes, etc. That would also tie in with the travel theme mentioned. By the time my son was a teen, he was ready for a more neutral room to relax in(tho I see you also have a young one, too) Yes, you may be right... it's my younger ds who is the Lego-boy. I saw that there are lego-mosaics to hang on the wall and thought that would be a cool idea. I knew I asked at the right place...Thank you all for the great ideas! Edited July 24, 2011 by bnbacademy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 If I had boys, I'd want to do a pirate themed room....I think there's so much that can be done with that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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