As you may remember from my previous post, the former occupant of Aidan's room had rather feminine taste. So we undertook a good effort to make a cool, sports theme room for him. He loves the Broncos and orange is his current favorite color.
We took down the fussy peach drapes, repainted the room in Bronco team colors, and got some cool IKEA furniture to provide a great play space and lots of toy storage. I also refinished a thrift store dresser to match the room. This is a room he can enjoy now with room to grow.
Before (with previous owners furniture):
some of our favorite parts:
Team color dresser, thrift store find sanded, painted and sealed with poly for durability. It's over-sized now, but with plenty of room to grow into.
Lego play area from slightly modified IKEA storage furniture. We cut the long shelf in the middle from MDF, sealed it with poly and have Lego mats on it (soon to be glued down). We used 3 of the Trofast storage units to create the end pieces (2 are assembled as usual, then we used the sides from the 3rd unit mounted on the outside to create the supports for the shelf. The shelf can be turned upside down for a smooth surface and moved up as needed) The white storage bins contain the eighty bazillion Lego pieces he has collected to date with room for more.
My personal favorite is the "Secret Laboratory" area we created in the lower bunk bed area. I installed an LED light strip (hard to see in pictures), which creates a ton of light underneath. Aidan picked out the fabric for the curtains, they have a flame pattern.
Closed during secret experiments:
He is a happy little Broncos fan now :)