For Thomas

We FINALLY found a dresser that Thomas approved of and started 

planning for a bedroom makeover.  He is quite picky and has lots of ideas of his own.  So, I "pinned" a number of ideas and we came up with a plan.  

The Dresser.  Before.  

The Dresser.  After.  

I painted the body of the dresser Old White and the drawers are 

Graphite and Antibes Green from Annie Sloan.  

It is lightly distressed...to keep the "modern" look my son was looking for.  

We sprayed the handles bright white.  

Yesterday we added a 5' piece of roofing metal...

its much cheaper than sheet metal ($15 for 10 feet).

Now he has a place to display artwork, pictures and awards. 

Looks good...and he LIKES it!  

The Bookshelf.  Before.  

I painted the bookshelf white and added a "quilt" of coordinating papers 

to the inside of it.  I simply cut squares of paper, put them in 

place randomly and covered the surface with Modge Podge 

(my third project this week that included it).  

The Bookshelf.  After.  

Love it!  I love the pop of orange that the lamp provides.  

I used scrapbook papers in gray, green and white patterns.  

Bedding.  Same as before, just added a pop of orange.  

We added the hanging book rack to store Lego magazines and other books.  I used tall, round garbage cans to store the immense number of Nerf guns. These also work great in the garage for hockey sticks, baseball bats and tennis rackets.   

Love this idea that I found on Pinterest...cheap, easy and cool. 

I had created this piece a while back and you can find a tutorial here.

After quite a bit of planning, I think the room came together perfectly.  

Thomas thinks it great...and that's what matters.  

Renae