Nautical & Airplanes!
I love that the rooms not only have entrances from the main hallway, but also have a door inside that joins the two rooms. (I'm sure that door is going to get slammed many, many times over the coming years!) Since the rooms connect, I wanted to use two complimentary shades of blue, but the boys insisted they wanted the same. That made it even easier!
Mom & Dad were back for a visit and Mom volunteered to paint the bedrooms! (I don't know how she does it, but Mike & I consider ourselves VERY lucky that she loves this house as much as we do!) Happily, the blue paint covered really well- only ONE coat was needed!
In our old house, B's bedroom was done in a pirate theme (he's loved pirates since he was 2 years old!) We morphed into a nautical theme, figuring he'll be less likely to outgrow it anytime soon!
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My favorite part of the project- gathering the themed decorative items. Most of them have a family history behind them. For instance, we hung my grandfather's Navy uniform on the wall, along with my Dad's Navy memorabilia. The trunk at the bottom of the bed was a wedding gift made by a co-worker of mine (it now holds a multitude of kids costumes!)
Check out some of the other items that we incorporated below...
Fun Decorative Details:
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| Painting done by my great-grandfather |
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Dad re-wired his childhood lamps!
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| Cabinet made by Mike's Dad |
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| Papa's Navy Uniform |
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| Whaling paintings done by a family friend (who was a cartoonist for Warner Brothers) |
I am such a sucker for nautical themes!!! how cool. I also did a ship/travel theme....come check it out if you want! Found you off TCD
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