A Bedroom Fit for a Tween~
His room poses a couple of challenges. First, it's in the basement with only one small window, so it gets very little natural light. And second, his room has no storage at all. (This house is closet- challenged as you may remember from this post.)
Here is my proposed layout for his room...
In addition to the the challenges of the space itself, we are facing a serious furniture drought. Mr. One is going to need some major clothing storage, a new bed, bed side tables, and a desk and chair for homework. That's a tall order, and although you all know how much I love thrifting for furniture and giving new life to the "previously loved", we decided to take a more contemporary approach to the space. So with that in mind, and the fact that I am on very strict budget, I saw only one solution. And it is spelled I...K...E...A.
Here's my wish list...
At first, I considered getting Mr. One a large dresser to hold all of his clothing folded up. But then I decided that a wardrobe or an armoire might be a better solution.

Enter the Hemnes wardrobe. With this armoire, Mr. One can hang his shirts, use baskets for his underclothes, socks and miscellaneous items, and use the drawers for his shorts and pants. Not only that, but placed across from the bed, it will visually balance out the high window.
Next up...a homework desk. I love the Expedit workstation. The bookshelves will be perfect for all of Mr. Ones stuff. He is a bit of a packrat, so using storage boxes that fit in the shelves will create a clean/uncluttered look with TONS of storage.


I love the idea of using the Jules chair in a contrasting light wood. It looks clean and modern with a touch of whimsy.
Have a great day~
11 comments:
Sounds like you've got it all figured out! I have used those cube storage units from Ikea in both my boys rooms, to help keep them organised, they work well and hold a ton (good and bad)!
Tracey
What a challenge decorating for a tween boy. I have two LITTLE boys and it's still pretty easy because they could care less about decorating, I'm the only one who cares right now. I don't know what I'll do when they actually have an opinion about it all. I love the idea of using Percy Jackson though, I love that series. I don't remember all Percy had in his "cabin" but you might be able to take some ideas from there.
for a storage and size challenged room, (been there, done that) might I suggest you look into one of the bed frames with drawers under the mattress, they have a ton of storage for folded clothes, you can get them only one drawer high or like my husband and I had, the two drawer high, which mattress with box spring makes the bed quite tall, but we loved it. We found ours in an unfinished furniture place, you can paint it and distress it to look like it's been there for a million years. They don't come with head boards, but you are pretty darn creative, you can do so much..
You have visited the blog..Knock on Wood? You can make everything!!!
Cute layout
Oh my goodness, I just posted yesterday about this exact same thing with my son who just turned 13 and furnishing his new room mostly from Ikea. Can't wait to see how yours turns out!
I know all about small rooms and the challenges it brings - can't wait to see what you do with yours.
Sylvia
Hola!
Just popping in to say we have the Expedit Workstation. LOVE IT, But it is HUGE ... so be prepared!!!!
It takes up half of the wall in the office. I think there are some pics of it on my blog. Should be in January or February - anything with the title OFFICE in it should take you there!
seriously...tween boys are so hard..who would have thought!
great post.
xo
Love the layout - can't wait to see it come to life - I love the poster. The colors are lovely.
Sounds like decorating for tweens is the latest that many of us are dealing with. Mine is a girl though - and we are on a MINIMAL budget, a very small room, and a non-girlie girl. LOL - should be interesting...
Lovin the new blog layout!! Also lovin your ideas for the room make over!! Am excited to see it all come together. :)
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