Wednesday, August 31, 2011

The Reveal: Elliott's Room



   This room has been such a labour of love... and a long time coming.  Jay and I worked so hard pulling it together and we are so happy with how it turned out.  More importantly, Elliott is thrilled.  It's the quirky, mature space he wanted.  The room is tiny and that couldn't be helped.   At least now he has a special room designed just for him.

 Welcome to Elliott's Room!  The rug is from Turkey.  My Mom brought it home for us when I was pregnant with Elliott.  




Jay made the captain's bed, which has two huge drawers that house Elliott's clothes.  The barnboard I scrubbed was installed on the headboard wall.





Jay also made the desk out of the rough pine salvaged barnboards.  The artwork includes framed prints from an Anthropology Calendar from 2008, a real snakeskin in a shadowbox, and initial letter from PB and a bulletin board I covered with a map of Ontario and painted red.




I made the curtains from some Ikea panels on my Grandma's old sewing machine.  You can also see the teeny closet, which we had dubbed the 'hobbit hole'.  It actually runs the length of the bedroom, perfect for hiding out and reading.





I made this Union Jack Pillow yesterday using some leftover fabric I had from the curtains and an old Pottery Barn shower curtain.  The light is from Barn Light Electric.







There are a few details I still want to complete.  Things around here are always a work in progress.  It's funny, the room turned out completely different from the inspiration board I originally made for the room.  But we couldn't be happier with the results.  I'd love to hear your feedback!

xo Meg


Just a note:  I'm going to do a little work on the photos in this post.  I'd really like for them to look a little more professional.  I struggle with photography - I don't have an expensive camera or know much about it!  If you have a suggestion for a photography resource, I'd really appreciate it.


14 comments:

  1. what a fantastic room!! i love how you decorated it!

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  2. It looks amazing. I love all the details. I especially love the pillow.

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  3. I love it - it looks great Meg! I'm a HUGE fan of how the wall behind the bed turned out, and the houndstooth bedding works perfectly! :) (Watch for it on my Fancy Friday Love this week!)

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  4. I LOVE Elliot's room! That barn wood wall is genius. All of it is. It feels like a reflection of the real person that lives there. Well done!

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  5. Thanks for the kudos girls... you guys make my day with your comments xo

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  6. Amazing!! It came out great. So many creative ideas... and it all works together beautifully. Love the union jack pillow and barnboard wall! Glad he is happy :)

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  7. It looks great!! I love his bed with the union jack pillow, barnboard wall and the sconce! And, I think you captured the essence from your mood board - it looks fabulous!! Great work!

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  8. What a fabulous room. I come by way of First Time Fancy. I too am almost done my son's room! Love how yours turned out.

    With photos, use a tripod and up the exposure setting {if you can} that way you can hold the camera still and get more light. I am by no means an expert in that department but just something I learned along the way.

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  9. Thanks Barbara! I will try that. It was also suggested that I don't use a flash. And thanks for stopping by!

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  10. It looks fantastic!!! I love the Union Jack pillow and the cool wood wall!

    I use picnik.com for all my photo editing...makes a huge difference for me!

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  11. I love the barnboard wall! I want to do one of those one day!

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  12. I LOVE that barn board wall too, and also the headboard!! That is fabulous! I was just on the Barn Light Electric website recently and really like the style of that light over a bed. My kids badly need lighting over their beds for reading. Thanks for sharing - I'm inspired!

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  13. This is so laid back cool...I'm so digging that desk area and the art and maps, so perfect for a cool dude's room (c: And that headboard is absolutely rad...especially with that light above, LOVE! Thanks for linking up to Roomspiration!

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  14. This is a great space! And, I can't believe I'm saying the framed snakeskin is one of my favorite parts :) Thanks for linking up.

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