A couple of months ago Landon and Parker agreed that they wanted to switch rooms. Parker wanted the larger room and Landon likes the window, of all things, in Parker's old room. I told them that as long as they were in agreement about the switch that it was fine with me but that they had to get their rooms clean enough to actually do it.
Well, they got them clean and I got bitten by a crazy redecorating bug. I figured as long as furniture was being moved that now was as good a time as any to do some painting. I promised each child, even the ones not switching rooms, that they would all get "new" rooms but that they would have to be patient and give me a whole month per room to get things finished.
I got Landon's finished so quickly that I moved right on to Parker's room and both rooms were moved and redecorated within 3 weeks! Phew! Now I need a little breather...
Here are the Before and After pictures-
Oops! I only had a 35mm lens available for the Before pics so you can barely see any of the room.
Landon's new room before:
Landon's new room after:
He went back and forth about between wanting racecars and Spiderman. I got him to settle on Spiderman since we already had the large sticker. None of the Spiderman elements in the room are permanent so in a year or two if he gets bored with it then it's easy to switch. Even the cityscape is just a couple of foam boards I had cut with an exacto knife and stuck on with double sided tape. My total money spent on this project was less than $100 = $24 (sheets) + $30 (1 gal of paint) + $18 (letters for his name) + $15 (painting supplies).
Parker's new room before:
Parker's new room after:
Parker wanted a "baseball room with just a touch of football". $60 (paint) + $24 (curtains) + $22 (rug) + $7 (red dry-erase board) + $9 (hooks) + $17 (sports pillows) + $18 (red spray paint for bookcase) = $157 total. Everything else I already had on hand like the shelves, curtain rod and all of his furniture. Not too shabby. Two rooms redecorated for $250!
I'm really proud of how they both turned out and it makes me immensely happy that both boys are in love with their new rooms!
