Showing posts with label Pirate bed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pirate bed. Show all posts

Saturday, July 28, 2012

DIY Pirate Bedroom

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The idea was to come up with a creative way,  using recycled materials and items already in the house, to turn a small, white bedroom into a room fit for a young pirate.

Since this house is a rental, we couldn't paint the walls. I love to paint and I love color, so not being able to paint was a challenge for me.

The room is in the eaves, so add slanted walls and we had a second obstacle.

I still have a dresser to finish, but we're so close to done now that I can share!






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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

The Making of a Pirate Bed

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When a friend told me she was moving and that her two boys were going to be getting their own bedrooms, I jumped at the chance to help decorate their new rooms.

Not because I'm such a fabulous friend, but selfishly because I thought it would be fun to try out some new ideas incorporating this summer's yard sale finds...and MY kids won't let me change their rooms again - crazy, right?


After talking with the boys and their mom, we settled on a pirate theme for the five-year-old.
I had been thinking about using 4x4 fence posts as pier pilings for a simple platform bed. We wanted something tall enough to store toys underneath (or even a trundle), but rough-hewn, as if it was made out of materials washed up on shore.

Out of the blue, another friend called me to tell me she had discovered a piece of driftwood on the beach that I might want for a project. If someone is willing to pick for me, I'm all for checking it out.

Still, I wasn't expecting to see her haul a piece of timber the length and diameter of a telephone pole over the top of that dune. She had found the legs for my pirate bed!



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