Patriotic Boy Room

When I found out we were going to be able to get into a house and Macsen would get his own room I immediately started planning how I wanted to do an "all-boy" room.  I loved so many that I had seen and was probably the most excited to do his room than any other room in the house!  You can see some of the ideas I had here.

When I told my mom what kind of theme I was going for she said she had the perfect thing for me. This antique American flag was my great-grandpa's who served as a chauffeur to generals in WWI.  How cool is that?  Even though it is a little overpowering in this little room, I still love it and love what it stands for and that it belonged to an ancestor.

Allie & Macsen's Room Reveal!

Well, I FINALLY put together the finishing touches for Allie and Macsen's room on Saturday and took some pictures!  Here are a few of my inspiration images for the room:

And here is the finished product:

Wood letters from Craft cuts

Giraffe pillow from Chic Decor Pillows on Etsy

Pompom pillows handmade by me :)

White down comforter from Ikea

Lantern mobile from Janiegirl crafts on Etsy

Pom poms added to mobile from Perfect Poms on Etsy

Steiff bear- gift from the grandparents :)

Stripes on the wall- contact paper (thrifted)

More details about the letters since I get a lot of questions on those:
The font was Quorum Blk BT.  I did the size 16 inch with 1/4 thickness and it is perfect for hanging on the wall with a couple nails at that thickness.  I also had to stain it myself, but that was a cinch and I just bought a tiny thing of stain at Walmart and a foam brush.

Crib Skirt from Carousel Designs

Changing cover- Wendy Bellissimo (thrifted)

Turquoise vase- thrifted

Horse piggy bank- Dollar store

Mirror- thrifted
Flowers- thrifted

Quilt- Made by my mom!

Thermal blanket- my old baby blanket with satin edge added

Sunshine print- Sugarfresh Etsy shop.
Frames- thirfted

Embroidered Picture - gift from my sister :)

It is so nice to finally have this room done!  Now my goal is to have Macsen sleeping in his crib before he turns 3 months old in February!  

Planning Kids' Boy and Girl Room

I know I have already posted on this here, but I am getting more excited about Allie & Macsen's room as things are starting to come together.  Fortunately, I have been able to incorporate some of my future review and giveaway products into the room, and I am really excited to share those with you.  So far here are the main changes I am going to be making:

Hanging lanterns, pom poms, and stringing circle garlands over the crib...not sure how I am going to do this yet or how it will turn out, but can't wait to start.

 Big letter "A" and big letter "M" above crib and bed.

 2 big pictures above Allie's bed of Allie and Macsen.

Striped accent wall on Macsen's side of the room (turquoise.)

Color combo of yellow, blue, and turquoise with lots of white/cream and some dark browns.

 And for the first review/giveaway coming up on the blog: Giraffe pillows on Allie's bed (where you see these zebra ones-behind the others in a big square size.)

images via

Blue & Yellow Interiors

I am not sure why, but I am always so attracted to blue and yellow interiors.  Not just certain hues either.  The problem is, whenever I try to decorate with blue and yellow it never looks quite as good as I was hoping.  Here are a few that I have been swooning over recently:

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Allie + Baby Boy in One Room

Since we live in a 2 bedroom apartment, Allie & the baby will be sharing a room.  This means it's time to redecorate :)  Allie is such a girly girl, so I am trying to come up with a room that is still a little girly for her.  Luckily she loves horses so I am going to try to incorporate more of that in their room.  I also think I may keep some of the pink and just add a little more blue and yellow.  So far I have a few inspiration photos to help:

Dream House: Boys Room

My poor boys (if I have any) are going to have a boring room if I get my way. 

  Lonny Magazine

I am a HUGE fan of old/cool-looking maps displayed in boys rooms.  Here are all sorts of ways they look AWESOME:

I also like nautical and patriotic themes for boys rooms.

Pottery Barn

Katie Ridder

 Elle Decor

Elle Decor

One last thing: there HAS to be an airplane like this one hanging from the ceiling :)

 Elle Decor


How cool is that?!

Dream House: Girls Room

I am not sure why I don't just decorate Allie's room this way, since I already know what I like...I guess when you are on a strict budget you take whatever you can get :)  Maybe I will do some redecorating in the next place we live.

I love all the accessories in this image.  Sometimes I think the small things really make a room.

 via Bloomingville

I am a huge fan of thick stripes for the kids rooms, as you can see from my last post.  I also love the color combo in these images:

 via Oliveaux

 I am so mad that I can't remember where I found this gorgeous baby's room, but I love everything in it.

 I love simple photography as artwork, and I plan on using photos of my kids in their rooms.

And, of course, for Allie, horses.

 Lonny Magazine

I have seen this little girl's room in a number of places and I love it:

 via Just Beachy

I am also a huge fan of bunk beds and I loved these:

So, what do you love for a girl's room?