The Scrap Shoppe

A Place to be Crafty

  • Home
  • About
    • About Me
    • T-Shirts
    • Disclosure
    • Privacy Policy
  • Crafts
    • Kids Crafts
    • Gardening & Outdoors
    • Jewelry Making
    • Paper Crafts
    • Faux Flowers
    • Paint Projects
    • Silhouette Crafts
    • Clothing
    • Bunting & Banners
    • Monograms
    • Wreaths
    • Scrapbooking Tips
    • “Other” Crafts
  • Holidays
    • New Year’s
    • Valentine’s Day
    • Mardi Gras
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Easter
    • Mother’s/Father’s Day
    • Patriotic
    • Fall Crafts
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
    • Winter Crafts
  • Sewing
  • Home Decor
  • Organize
  • Parties
  • Printables
  • Recipes

Map Mural Big Boy Bedroom Makeover

November 28, 2018 By Michele McDonald 6 Comments

This is a bright and fun boy’s room makeover!

This is a sponsored post written on behalf of HomeRight. As always, all opinions and ideas are my own.

A supply list can be found at the bottom of this post.

This bedroom was in major need of a makeover. You won't believe how it looks now!
Do you ever have a project in mind that, in your head it is going to look AMAZING when it’s finished, but it’s so daunting to undertake that you just put it off?? For years???

This is the case with my youngest son’s bedroom. His room has always been the “nursery” in our home. When my oldest was born, it was his room and we painted it a neutral yellow and had a jungle theme going on. When I got pregnant with my youngest, we made over the spare bedroom and moved my oldest in there. The nursery remained the same since it was once again begin used as a nursery. And it stayed that way for 10 years. (insert gasp here!)

My youngest in now 7 years old, and I think we’re ALL over the “nursery yellow” color. It’s time for a makeover! And thanks to HomeRight’s “Refresh Your Walls Today” contest, I had the perfect excuse to FINALLY get it done!

This bedroom was in major need of a makeover. You won't believe how it looks now!
As well as a new coat of paint, the room also needed a good going through. There were still “baby” items hanging around! So before any painting could be done, the room really needed to be cleaned out.

That little red kitchen set? We’ve had it for an amazing 8 years (it’s seriously the best), but my boys have outgrown it and it’s time to bring in some different furniture.

This bedroom was in major need of a makeover. You won't believe how it looks now!
You can see more “baby”-themed items decorating the shelf above the closet. PS. A shelf above the closet is a great out-of-the-way spot to show off special toys, treasures, and keepsakes.

And the rest of this space is obviously just a disaster. Too many toys, not enough storage.

This bedroom was in major need of a makeover. You won't believe how it looks now!
And this wall. Oh my. It was a big blank eyesore. You can see we were in the midst of testing out new paint colors.

Bedroom Makover Inspiration
Enter the inspiration!! I have actually had this map mural in my possession for longer than I care to admit. With full intent for it to go on the giant blank wall in the my son’s room.

We grabbed a bunch of paint swatches to help decide on colors and match them up to the colors on the map. We narrowed it down to 3 to get paint samples of and tried them out. The color we ended up with is Deep Turquoise by Behr which is a little bright and doesn’t match the map exactly, but my 7 year old picked it out and I was determined to go with it. It is such a fun color! And he wanted a fun, bright room.

And, of course, the item that got this entire project underway, the PaintStick EZ-Twist from Homeright! This roller pulls your paint up into the tube which is the handle so you’re not constantly stopping to refill your roller. It’s brilliant!

Paint walls with ease with the PaintStick EZ-Twist
You can see the roller in action here. Do you see the paint in the tube? I’ve already used 3/4 of it and it’s still going strong. When you feel like the roller is getting low on paint, you simply twist the handle to push out more. It also has a handy and simple attachment for getting the paint into the tube. No messes!

I feel like I really saved my back, not to mention minimized the risk of possible messes, from constantly bending over to refill the roller the old fashioned way. It made quick work of painting without all those little breaks. And it only took a few minutes to fill up the tube with paint when needed.

I was able to do 2 coats of paint on all 3 walls with a single gallon of paint and the PaintStick EZ-Twist.

Map mural progress
Once all of the paint was dry it was time to move on to the map mural. It fits a 8’8″ x 13′ wall. My wall is 9’x11′ so I painted a couple of inches around the baseboard figuring it won’t be noticeable around the floor, especially with the bed taking up much of the wall.

The mural comes in 8 pieces and applies like wallpaper. It was definitely a process, and could possibly be done easier with 2 people, but with a traveling hubby it was up to me to get it done. I can’t say I’d do another one in my house, at least not by myself, but I am obsessed with how it turned out!

This is a bright and fun boy's room makeover!
Since my wall was 2′ shorter in length than the mural you can see we lost some of Russia, Japan, and Australia. But still. SO COOL!!!

This is a bright and fun boy's room makeover!
This is a bright and fun boy's room makeover!
This is a bright and fun boy's room makeover!
Even though the paint color isn’t an exact match, I think it’s still so fun and you really feel like you’re in the Caribbean with that fun turquoise shade.

Along with the map theme, we incorporated my son’s love of dinosaurs. He already had several posters and accessories that we used to decorate with, thanks to a dinosaur-themed birthday party when he turned 3.

This is a bright and fun boy's room makeover!
The only new items we added to the room, other than paint and the mural, were the new shelf over his bed, new curtains (no more baby jungle curtains!), and a new trash can and hamper that match the walls.

I also sewed up a simple bed skirt that matches the bed frame. We used risers, think dorm room bed risers, to raise his bed ~10 inches for extra storage. Now that’s all hidden!

This is a bright and fun boy's room makeover!
I reorganized the furniture in the room to be a little more functional and make it feel more spacious.

And no more “baby” keepsakes above the closet!

This is a bright and fun boy's room makeover!
The play kitchen is gone, it served us well. Now we have more space for toys that were already in the room and a new-to-us desk given to us by my grandparents.

This is a bright and fun boy's room makeover!
This is a bright and fun boy's room makeover!
This is SUCH a fun space for a little boy now! And the map is definitely something that will grow with him. I think it’s safe to say we won’t need to change this room anytime soon. It also kind of makes me wish my bedroom was this color.

 

 

Supplies:
PaintStick EZ-Twist (also available at Lowe’s)
Map Mural
Paint color: Deep Turquoise by Behr
Curtains

 

 
siggie
>> See where I party! <<

  •  

Comments

  1. Linda S says

    December 10, 2018 at 9:19 PM

    What a fun room transformation! from little guy to Big Boy room. Love it!
    I’m so glad you stopped over to share with us at our Encouraging Hearts & Home blog hop. Have a great week!

    Reply
  2. Ann says

    December 5, 2018 at 6:53 PM

    Such a wonderful transformation. Thank you for sharing at Party In Your PJs!

    Reply
  3. b says

    December 5, 2018 at 10:10 AM

    i love the map wall. this theme/scheme should last a while just by changing the bedding to something simple as he gets older.
    b

    Reply
  4. LAURYN says

    December 5, 2018 at 1:52 AM

    Hi Michele!
    Your ideas are so great. I always love visiting your website and having great tips
    Thank you for sharing it with us

    Reply
  5. Julie Briones says

    December 4, 2018 at 5:09 PM

    Congrats on your win! Very exciting!

    Reply
    • Michele McDonald says

      December 5, 2018 at 8:53 PM

      Thank you, Julie! You, too!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Connect with:
Facebook Google Twitter WordPress Instagram

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Never miss a post!*
Please enter all required fields
Correct invalid entries
Please choose a color:
Load More...Follow on Instagram

Categories

Never miss a post!
Name: 
Your email address:*
Please enter all required fields
Correct invalid entries
No spam, ever. Promise. Powered by FeedBlitz
Please choose a color:
Visit The Scrap Shoppe

Visit Michele {The Scrap Shoppe}’s profile on Pinterest.

Follow on Bloglovin

AMAZON AFFILIATE
Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or it's affiliates.
Michele McDonald is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected
DISCLOSURES
disclosure
PRIVACY POLICY
wordpress counter

Copyright © 2019 · Web Hosting By RFE Hosting

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. You can choose to opt-out if you wish.Accept Reject Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy