Elijah arrives home tonight after a month away. I can’t wait to see his face and have him back home. A month felt like a very long time.
While Eli was away, I painted his room and added a couple of elements. I think he’ll be completely surprised. He’s been discussing color choices for quite some time so I’m sure the shades of gray will meet his approval. I painted the top of the room in Mountainside and the bottom in Wickham Gray.
Elijah’s loft bed is silver and his bedding is gray with a double-sided black/gray comforter.
The lockers have to stay in all their banged up glory … not only do I love them but they’re just too darn hard to move! Even moving them a few feet to paint behind them was a trial.
We hung this picture a few months ago … I took a photo of a display of very colorful skateboards at a local skate park, enlarged it, and framed it in silver.
Elijah’s trophy collection has been displayed on narrow ledge shelves above his dresser but I’ve been disappointed by the sturdiness of those shelves. They’ve already fallen down once, mucking up the old paint job, and I didn’t want to deal with that again. Instead, I screwed a cheap galvanized box into the wall above his dresser and the trophies are spread among this shelf and the top of his dresser.
I love this Lowe’s find … a silver, industrial-looking switchplate cover. A fun and cheap touch (about $1.50 – not much more than a regular switchplate cover).
Elijah’s vintage desk is staying for now although I think it’ll soon be replaced by a larger, metal desk to accommodate mounting middle school homework.
And I can never resist old metal letters. I had this E sitting in the cupboard and decided it would make a good paperweight on the bedside table.
I hope Elijah loves the new look of his room … I do.
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Looks great. Are you all meeting him at the airport?
What a cool room! I’m sure he’s going to love the changes! And I’m sure you can’t wait to get your arms around him!
What a great room . I’m sure he’ll be surprised and will love it.
Oh… and I love the pic of the boards. Very cool!
I love the room! You are such an inspiration to me..I don’t know how you do it all. You are one amazing wife and mother!
Perfect room for a teenager!!!
Love the grey!! We just painted our room grey! It’s very boyish with all the metal accents. I hope he hasn’t grown up too much while he was away. And the mounting middle school homework… he’ll probably be way ahead and have none, Erin had less this year than elementary school.
I am picturing a pregnant woman moving lockers 🙂
Stop all the painting! You’re making us seem so boring with our same old colors 🙂 Your baby is going to be addicted to the smell of paint 🙂
I love all of it! The skateboard photo is my favorite part!
Very cute room. What boy wouldn’t love it?
I stopped by from Kimba’s & have to say – I love the name of your blog….my real name just happens to be Duchess. Fun.
The skateboard photo is cool. I am also diggin’ on the galvanized box shelf and the light switch. I have a 10 y.o. son who would love this room!
I love the light switch plate. Very cool room redo!
What a fun surprise! A a great look! I love it! Thanks for sharing!Come check out my TRANSOFORMATION end table at DIY DAY!
I love all the “cool” metal, and hope he does too. You made a great surprise.
Found you through DIY Day. Thanks for sharing!
So any reaction to report?
Awesome job! Looks like your son and mine share similar taste in decor! I love the light switch cover…we don’t have Lowe’s around here, only home depot. I don’t think they have these, but I’ll check. That textured metal (I think it’s called tread-tex?) was what I wanted to line the back of my son’s shelves with…until I found out it’s over $400 for a 4 x 8 sheet!