One Room Challenge {ORC} Week #6 The Reveal of a Modern Vintage Sports Bedroom

Wow!  Today's the day for the Bedroom Reveal!  It's been a quick six weeks!  When I said I was going to join the One room Challenge hosted by Linda of Calling it Home, I thought six weeks sounded like plenty of time, but let me tell you, six weeks is not plenty of time for an entire room redo!  Needless to say, the room happened and all in six weeks, so today is the day I get to share it with you all!  I couldn't be more excited (or proud) of how it turned out!  If this is your first time here, Welcome and thanks for stopping by!  I decided to tackle my son's bedroom and redo it into a big boy space that hopefully he will grow into.  The idea I was working on was a Modern Vintage Sports Bedroom.

Eeeeeek!!!  Before the full reveal, shall we take a quick peek back at where it all started?

Yep.  No joking around there.

Let's also recap how far we've come.

Week 1// Inspiration

 Week 2// /Board and Batten Wall Treatment

Week 3// Bookshelf

 Week 4// Antique Storage Pieces

 Week 5// DIY Desk

My goals for the space were to add storage for toys, a new wall treatment, a desk, and a way for my son, Grant, to display his art projects.  Along with this, also a general freshening of the space with new bedding and curtains.

Are you ready friends?

Here goes.

Modern Vintage Sports Bedroom

Let's take a look at the desk area!

And probably one of the most meaningful pieces was this Ohio State Letterman's sweater framed in a shadow box.

These scoreboard art canvases are by artist, Aaron Christensen.

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Room Details:

Bed, Navy Quilt, Plaid Quilt (old) (similar, similar), Bookshelf, Striped Canvas Bins, Magnetic Art Display, Stool, Curtains, Scoreboard Art (old) (Aaron Christensen: similar, similar, similar, similar), Baseball Chair, Rug, Baseball Lamp Shade (old) (similar)

Let's talk about the space!

My color palette was the classic combination of white, red and navy.  Plaid bedding anchored the room and is a long-lasting choice for this space.  The wall treatment made a huge impact on opening up the room and adding dimension.  I love the navy wall color paired with the white board and batten.  It looks fresh, clean and classic.

I love how the antique pieces add a vintage feel to the space without making it look old. By mixing classic bedding choices with antiques and industrial pieces like the hairpin legs, industrial shelving, wrought iron bed, and metal stool, it creates an eclectic space which is both vintage and modern at the same time. The antique pieces I chose were perfect storage solutions for many of his toys and books. These will be pieces that can also be repurposed throughout the years as his needs change. By using a 4 shelve bookshelf, it added some much-needed vertical space which is balanced on the other side of the window with the desk area.

The desk area was tricky because we were dealing with a sliding closet door and a window.  My solution of adding a slim desk with a metal stool to tuck underneath when not in use fit the space and solved the problem of work space for Grant's art.  It is small, but perfect for what he needs now.  As he gets older and has more desk work to do, that might need to be changed, but for now, his work is coloring, gluing and taping which can all be done on that slim desk and displayed above on a magnetic strip or in the wall display cubbies.  A variety of storage containers including a spray painted mason jar, an empty soup can, and an antique red metal basket house art supplies for him to easily grab and return after each use. I put a wire basket on the desk for him to hold paper at the ready.

I introduced the sports theme throughout the room in subtle classic ways.  My favorite pieces are the canvas scoreboard artwork by Aaron Christensen and a vintage Ohio State Letterman's sweater that my dad had as a child.  By framing the sweater in a shadow box, it will preserve it and it's something special Grant will have for many years to come. Lamp shades, a DIY baseball clock, and a vintage jar to hold autographed balls continue the sports theme without it feeling over the top. These theme items are easy things to change out at a later date if he chooses.

The room was finished with blackout curtains from Potterybarn.  These might just be the most important decision I made!  My hope is that these will encourage him to sleep in on the weekends!  Wishful thinking, perhaps?

Some of my favorite DIY projects that you can read more about are the Wall Display Cubbies and the Baseball Clock.

I think it was a hit with my son and I know it's a home run for me!

What do you think?

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To life feeling like home!

XO,