$23.00 Bedroom Makeover? Oh Yeah, Baby!

Tom and I were all alone last week. Logan was downstate with his grandma getting spoiled by his aunts Big, Red and Aquanetta. Seriously. He was sorely disappointed when he returned home and realized his life is not about WII, new sports jerseys, Build-a-Bear workshops, Chuckee Cheese and swimming at the Y. And snuggling up with grandma Jean every night.

It seems his dad and I really do cramp his style. That's OK. He's been cramping ours for a few years too.


While he was away we decided to surprise Logan with a newly decorated bedroom. He's a devoted sports nut, so that is the new theme. I had Tom paint the room a lovely shade of khaki.

He was less than thrilled with this chore since he painted Logan's bedroom last summer. But I was so unhappy with the color that I complained often. I'm pretty sure the sound of my voice griping about it was enough to make Tom want to stab himself in the ears. So he agreed to paint the walls again, if only to shut me up.

I would have painted it myself, but there is a rule in our home that Tom must. paint. all. rooms. He is a perfectionist and I am not. So as long as he's willing to do the job when I want it done, I don't mind not painting. No sirreee, not one little bit.
Before Tom began painting, I had him build me a cornice for the window. My intention was to find fabric with a pattern much like the stripes of the Detroit Tigers uniform. Oh. My. Heavens. Every color under the sun was available. Except the blue I really really wanted. So, I found something close enough and called it good.

While Tom painted the bedroom, I painted the nightstand and bookshelf. While Tom continued painting the bedroom, I hot-glue-gunned the fabric onto the cornice. And while Tom continued to paint I watched Top Chef.


When he was finished painting, I began decorating. I sent out an email to my family begging for unused sports equipment. Grandma Jean and Sisters Big and Red came through in a huge way. Logan thinks it's pretty cool that his older cousins gave him their trophies and cleats and footballs and stuff from when they were younger. He's right, it is pretty cool.


I'm a crappy decorator. I know it. I own it. But I do love the way it all turned out. I still need to hang up the antique tennis racket, the rest of the hockey equipment and add a few extra touches, but it's basically finished. And my kid is digging it, so my mission has been accomplished.

So, the final breakdown:

Sports Equipment-Free
Nightstand-Free (from Sister Big)
Paint-Free (Leftover from other projects)
Fabric $ 7.00
Wood for cornice, glue gun, frame $15.00
Sports Stick-Ons $1.00
Total: $23.00

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