Help with my son's 'big boy' room...

16 years ago

With #2 on the way in just a few months, we have started on our DS's (3 yo) new room. I am having a tough time getting motivated on this (couldn't be because I'm almost 8 mo. pregnant and have no energy!) and was hoping I could get some of your talented advice to give me a push in the right direction.

We already purchased the US Map bedding from Land of Nod and plan to continue with the "travel" theme in his room. Since hubby and I were pretty avid travelers "pre-kids", we decided this was something that would grow with him through the years and be somewhat educational to boot!

Any suggestions on paint colors & travel decor to go with this bedding? Seems that yellow or red is the obvious choice, however, I have so much gold throughout the house that I'm worried it might be yellow overkill. And red walls seem pretty strong to me, although I think accents in red would look great.

As for decor, I was thinking some vintage style model planes suspended from the ceiling, some old suitcases or trunks and a world map on the wall. Any and all of your creative suggestions welcomed!!

Thanks!

Here is a link that might be useful: Map Bedding

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shellfish
16 years ago
Depending on what color his furniture is, you can go with just about any color. Personally, I love the deep, rich blues in a boy's (or girl's) room. Old Blue Jeans (BM) is a beautiful color.

For prints, try Art.com-I bought some great vintage travel posters from them and then framed them inexpensively with black frames. A large map of the United States or the World would also be great-then you can "track" where you go, where friends and family live, etc. with thumb tacks.

Good luck!
reeree_natural
16 years ago
auburn92
First..a big congrats on your new baby! How exciting. Your little boy must be so excited to be a big brother.. doing his room right before baby, will make him feel special. I love Land of Nod!! and I love the bedding! just perfect! I like the color of the walls in the picture. To break up yellow or gold, add red area carpets and red accents to the walls. Or..there are many nice shades of blue, that will work also. Or..a nice cream and blue pin strip wall paper on the bottom under a chair rail, and either gold, red or blue paint on top, it will break up solid walls that way if you think one color will be too much ..there are so many options, which is great! I love the vintage airplanes and old trunks..that is a perfect idea..maybe find stickers from travel places and stick them on the trucks..or you can make a collage of different places around the world and states and frame it in red as well.. maybe some small flags from different countries for the walls too..( the are triangle in shape and can be put on string to hang across the wall..) I think this will be a beautiful boys room..you have all the right ideas..it's fun and whimsical ..very different from the same ol' sports, trains, cars etc.. you are going to have fun decorating his room. you have to post pictures when you are done. Ree
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spitfire_01
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If you are going for a vintage travel theme, how about a light khaki/tan for the walls? Think of the color of an old, slightly yellowed map.

If you're looking for something a little less vintage, then maybe use a blue that is a shade or two lighter than the comforter. I don't think you want dark blue walls with the dark blue comforter. It would blend together. (You might be careful that the blue doesn't turn into baby blue. That might defeat the purpose of a BIG boy room.)

As for accessories, a framed collage of travel memorabilia (plane tickets, train tickets, postcards, admission passes, guide books, etc.) would be cool especially if it contained items from trips that he took with you. You could even use a shadowbox frame if you had bulkier items to display.

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juddgirl2
16 years ago
What a fun idea for a boy's room - and I really like the map bedding. As soon as I read map theme, the colors blue and green popped into my head. Maybe because those colors depict water and land on maps?

Since the bedding has great blues and greens in it, I would suggest using a complementary green color on the walls and blue and red as accent colors throughout the room.

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