Ok so here's what we have so far in this room o' playtime.
Clearly, Edward is a gentleman and a scholar. His playroom has sort of a preppy dorm room/circus vibe, which is pretty fitting if you've ever met him. He will run around the house screaming about tigers, stop and browse his book collection for a few moments, then sit on the dog's head. Just day in the life of a one year old.
We ended up painting the room Benjamin Moore's Swiss Coffee, which is a really great off-white. Edward's future big boy bed is simple at the moment. I'd like to get a big tartan throw for the end of the bed. The oversized blanket covering the bed is a Wamsutta Dream Zone blanket that was on sale at Bed Bath & Beyond and it's pretty much the softest thing ever. Kip and I keep calling dibs on a nap in there, but it has yet to happen for either of us.
The gallery wall has a picture of the Robertson Tartan with the family crest, a picture of a barn that has a special connection to my grandmother, a cover of The New Yorker that my brother gave me when I moved to New York, a drawing of the Governor's mansion in Jefferson City, MO and finally a framed sample of this Ralph Lauren wallpaper that I'm obsessed with. It will be fun to explain the meaning of these pictures to him someday.
Here you can get a better view of the pelmet box I made using this tutorial from the Little Green Notebook blog. Follow that tutorial before you ask me how I made it because I did some weird stuff to make that happen. The shape is Miles Redd inspired. I painted the stripes using Martha Stewart craft paint in Tartan Red.
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| I took this picture earlier, hence the mess, and the dog |
Elliot the Elephant wearing his trusty Abe Lincoln hat.
I can't even begin to tell you how delicious the Farrow & Ball Hague Blue paint is on the armoire. The picture doesn't do it justice. Like at all. It's so yummy. I still need to paint the inside of the dresser. I'm thinking of doing an orangey red or finding a fun wallpaper.
I replaced the knobs with these burnt horn knobs from Anthropologie.
Who remembers the Fisher-Price record players? I had one when I was little. I'm glad Edward will get to have one too! Thank you to my mother-in-law for finding one for us to play all of Kip's old records.
Here's a waay before picture (like before I moved in). I can't find the picture I took of the room when it was storage for all of our stuff, but it's pretty embarrassing (like Hoarders quality) so it's probably better that way.
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| My dog is obsessed with being famous |
And after:
And there you have it! Hope you enjoyed the tour! It has always been my dream to give my child a playroom so it's very exciting for me to see it come to fruition.
BTdubs, has anybody gotten the new issue of Elle Decor. Aside from all-around awesomeness, yours truly is in the issue!
Ha! Ok, I'm pretty much the most famous person ever now. I know. I won't let it go to my head. Now all I need is a tweet shout-out from Justin Bieber and I'll be set.
And finally, I'd like to take a moment to wish a Happy Birthday to Miss Britney Jean Spears! Love you best friend in my head!
Have a fabulous weekend folks!
