Boy's Room on a Budget

Decoupagéd crib, Orange curtain

Lamp from Ikea, Photo frame from Hobby Lobby

Decoupagéd drawers, 2 metal signs, metal mail box

2 shelves from Ikea, Pop-up book, action figures, USPS stamps, sprayed letters

Decoupagéd changing table, boxes from Ikea, cloth diapers made by Debbe

This little boy's room has been so much fun to create and to watch come together. We knew we wanted a room, for both of our children, that is not a nursery but a room that they can grow into and grow with.

$40 Crib & Changing Table purchased on craigslist
$15 Comics from Half Price Books
$16 Metal signs from Half Price Books
$22 Orange fabric from Ikea for crib bumper, changing table pad, window panel
$10 Green crib sheet from BabiesRus
$4 Marvel superhero pop-up book from Half Price Books
$2 Silver lamp from Ikea
$16 2 Green storage boxes, 2 brushed metal storage boxes
$3.50 2 spools of green grosgrain ribbon for crib bumper, curtain
$4.00 Green and orange picture frame from Hobby Lobby
_______Bottom Line
$132.50

The acrylic paints were passed on to us by Walker's mom, this probably would have added another $20 to the cost. I gave the shelves to Walker for Valentine's day last year, but we never got around to hanging them. The letters B E & N were given to us by my mom and I just sprayed them with silver paint leftover from Rémy's tricycyle. The chest of drawers was Walker's when he lived at home, then Rémy's for extra storage, now Ben's.

I've also been eye-ing a large area rug for the room, but haven't decided yet if it would match....What do you think? Princeton Multi Rug or the Tinkilicious ABC Rug

I'd also like to paint a text bubble somewhere in the room that says, "Time to wake up and save the world, SuperBen."

The only thing we lack is to paint some storage boxes with silver paint that will go under his bed.