Around the House: Dreaming Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Boy's Room

With the novel babe coming inwards the side yesteryear side few months, as well as our youngest sleeping through the nighttime (don't hold upwards jealous, she's the exclusively one), we've been thinking close doing a piffling room rearrangement. Currently the ii oldest part the larger room (part sex neutral, operate sex mishmash) as well as the youngest has her ain room, likewise a mashup since it used to hold upwards the boy's room. It's my ideal to eventually bring a boys' room as well as a girls' room, since we'll bring ii as well as two. Currently, I'm only inwards the gathering inspiration stage, but I desire to part amongst y'all what I've been thinking, as well as mine for additional ideas.

The affair that got the creative juices flowing was a beautiful Belgian TinTin calendar that I works life (unopened) at the Goodwill for $1. Even if my kids weren't already huge fans, I would bring been drawn to it for its sheer uniqueness as well as beauty. The pictures below don't actually create it justice; the colors are rattling vibrant as well as the newspaper character is the best carte stock I've e'er seen. There are 12 large images, as well as 12 smaller ones.

GALLERY WALL: The innovation is to frame a set out of the pics for a gallery wall. I'm starting to hold off for unproblematic frames at the thrift store, which I'll as well as then spray amongst a glossy dark (the rooms' walls are white as well as I desire to continue them), as well as mayhap a distich inwards that vivid bluish that appears inwards most of the pics (my sister-in-law's suggestion).

BUNTING: I likewise innovation on doing some unproblematic newspaper bunting, mayhap a strand of alternating white as well as black, as well as i inwards vivid blue. Seems similar a groovy inexpensive (and easy) means to necktie the room together visually as well as to describe the optic up.

PEGBOARD: My blood brother latterly did a kitchen infinite saving projection amongst pegboard (hopefully I'll hold upwards able to part it amongst y'all side yesteryear side week), as well as it got me thinking that it mightiness hold upwards a adept pick for hanging things exterior the kitchen every bit well. Then I came across the see to usage it to display as well as rotate children's artwork. Brilliant! As the kids instruct older (and I to a greater extent than trusting, or they to a greater extent than trustworthy, hold off at it how y'all will....), a pegboard could hold upwards turned into handy storage for fine art supplies. Pegboard is quite inexpensive at the hardware shop as well as easily painted; I'm thinking vivid bluish would hold upwards nice.

UNCONVENTIONAL WALL STORAGE: I came across this see (see below) for depression wall storage, as well as I love it! Perfect for small people to discovery the toys, as well as set them away! I'm going to continue my eyes opened upwards for quondam planters at sales as well as thrift stores, as well as only hold off until they discovery me (I'm non crazy close paying $15 each, when they seem to hold upwards regularly discarded or donated). I would definitely spray pigment them, most probable that same vivid shade of blue.

Images: Bunting // Valspar Exotic Sea // Office Pegboard // Art Pegboard // Wall Baskets

Also bubbling or thus inwards my head.... The room currently has apparently white cotton fiber curtains, as well as nosotros bring extra white sheets for the toddler bed. Since the primary colors inwards the room are black, white, as well as blue, am I crazy to intend close dyeing the bedding, etc. blue? I haven't dyed anything inwards years as well as years; I would love some feedback from whatever readers that are all close the launder machine dye!