23/02/2025
When we first found out I was pregnant with Rudy, we set about painting this room white, finding a cot and filling it with colourful prints. However when we did the big renovation work on the house Rudyās entire ceiling fell in (donāt start me on that) so the entire room need redecorating. He was also three and a half when we moved back in so it felt like the perfect time to update the room anyway.
I knew I wanted to introduce some green into the room as his room faces onto the garden so we painted the skirting, picture rail, window and built in shelves in Calke Green and I found this playful fabric on for the blind. Then, by chance posted in her stories about these Babar prints in a vintage store in Brighton. I rushed down and bought the pair and that was really the starting point for his room. I found the wooden sleigh beds on and and then slowly built upon that, with quilts and harlequin cushions.
As with most children there are a lot of āthingsā so I love the shelves by the bed to house his collections over the years - super things, animals, Lego and now mainly football trophies. Oh and the vintage boat is my absolute favourite.
Iām still on the hunt for a large rug for between the beds - Iām thinking red and white striped and Iām thinking the hector lights that used to hang either side of our bed will be perfect by each bed (just need to actually get that sorted š« ) Oh and finally need to find a larger bedside chest or chest of drawers for between his bedsā¦
And hidden behind the door is a whole wall of cork squares FILLED with football posters, medals, drawings and luckily you canāt see any of it until you walk in š. Any questions let me know, hope you like it.
