Aiden's New Room

This wonderful boy turned nine this year.  So, as is tradition, he we I got to redecorate his room.  He chose navy blue and orange as his colors.  To be honest, Aiden was more excited to see all the boxes that his new furniture came in.  This boy loves to play with boxes.  He builds forts with them, makes arcade games, colors on them with markers, creates tunnels etc.  I ended up gathering a few boxes from neighbors to give him as birthday gifts.

I painted over the blue stripes on his walls, which really ended up snowballing into a total repaint, but newly painted walls and trim are so wonderful.  So, I didn't really mind.

I was really excited about this motorcycle artwork.  It's made from scraps of paper, which have been put together so it's 3 dimensional.  I think it's interesting to look at.

 
 I also re-stained his dresser.  I bought this off craigslist years ago and still love it. Restaining it really made it beautiful.

 We added these board and hooks along the wall for him to hang stuff. 

 Aiden's room has two very deep windowsills.  He's always tempted to sit on or jump off them so I felt like I needed to give them a purpose instead of leaving them blank.  The one on the right is now a window seat and the one on the left has been turned into a shelf.  He's also really enjoyed the magnetic chalkboard hung between the windows.  I got the coolest old frame at the thrift store, painted it blue and inserted a piece of sheet metal with painted with chalkboard paint.  I love it when a project comes together like that.

Notice the DogMan books.  That and the Bad Guys series have rekindled a love of reading- YAY!

I love the orange metal chair!

Did you notice the awesome floating desk?  As always, I had a vision and Brent had to figure it out.  There may or may not have been some choice words expressed while building this.  The walls are never square, the cuts aren't exactly straight, and the boards aren't always true.  But,  I am so happy with the way it turned out.  It's cute and functional for Aiden.  He has actually gone upstairs several times to do his homework here.  

See the hinges? The top opens up for storage.

It was a fun project for me to do and I feel like Aiden won't outgrow it.  I am happy with the way it all turned out.  Sure love this boy and his new room!