This is Eli. He’s our 9 year old middle child. He is the smartest kiddo EVER…and always making us laugh. With our recent move to Reno…we’re still unpacking boxes and getting settled in. As if keeping the house clean while unpacking (and living with THREE boys) wasn’t enough…Eli asked if we could decorate his room in a “western” theme {which TOTALLY surprised me…because it’s been Star Wars forEVER}.
SO…of COURSE this mama will help you decorate your room in a WESTERN theme (even though I’m NOT a decorator NOR a western kind of gal).
FIRST….let us talk about his room at it’s current state.
When you FIRST walk into his room….you’ll notice it’s a wreck! BUT…then, you’ll notice a few other things.
- There are TWO televisions sitting on a tv stand. (with multiple game systems connected to it)
- There is a desk at the foot of his bed with PILES of junk on top
- There is a twin bed under two windows (with junk all under it)
OK…here is the other side of his room. Beside the bed you’ll notice a FEW more things:
- Two bookcases FULL of books
- A wire shelving system with JUNK all over it.
Now…the Right side of his closet houses some kites, a tall, skinny dressor, and a hanging rack.
The left side of his closet if full of hanging clothes and boxes on the top shelf.
WHEW….now you’ve seen what I’m starting with…and I’m SO excited about making this room “western” themed, functional, organized, and SO COOL for my 9-year old.
We will have to come up with a new way to organize the room, throw in color, and above all…make it WESTERN!
OH…and did I tell you that there is NO budget! Not that the budget is UNLIMITED….the budget is NON-EXISTENCE~
may the force be with me.
Anyone have any cute ideas?
I’ll be posting our progress along the way. Wish me luck!
i can imagine how hard it is when you just moved to another house. its as if you are starting all over again.
well, wishing you goodluck with the western theme your little man had asked you for his bedroom.
here from seriously thursday btw.
http://everyday-is-a-new-day-vhen.blogspot.com/2011/08/seriously-thursday1.html
hope to see you there too
Roamy, he’s ptetry much trapped on base for the duration I would imagine. While it might drive him a bit insane, it’ll probably keep him much safer.
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oh me… you do have a challenge on your hands. you can definitely change the look of the room just by rearranging some things… maybe use just some plain, solid blankets you might have on hand for the bedding, then perhaps purchase just 1 or 2 “western style” pillows? the wire shelving might work nicely in the closet? all tucked away, out of site? does eli get an allowance? maybe you can convince him to put his allowance money to the bedroom re-do? can’t wait to see what you come up with! great blog, by the way! would you mind sharing a link to my blog at the bottom of this post since you linked it up with thankful thursday this week?
Good luck with the room change. I was lucky, mine stayed with dinosaurs until he was a teenager. Then he just put the dinos away and covered the walls with music posters.
Stopping by from Seriously?! Thursday.
I can’t wait to see the finished product!
We’ve just added curtains…keeping the final reveal a secret until the VERY end!
http://countingtoten.com/2011/08/18/how-to-make-drop-cloth-curtains-western-themed-bedroom-part-2/