S.S. TWINS

So this is my latest FINISHED project!
This is my neighbors twin boys bedroom.
I absolutely LOVE how it turned out. 
I hope my neighbor,and her boys will love it just as much!
Let me walk you through what is going on in here…

 This concept for a nautical theme was all my neighbors idea.
 She also knew she wanted horizontal stripes. 
So her awesome husband got these great blue stripes up.
They would have looked fine as is…. But I talked them into outlining the stripes in rope!
I secured the rope to the walls with thin finishing nails. I am obsessed with how it looks!

This was a twin headboard I picked up off a local virtual garage sale for $5.00!

With some red paint and rope accents, it became a great place to store the boys book collection.

Ok, Now for the curtains. I actually had these gray IKEA curtains for a few years and never did anything with them- 
Therefore the Twins just inherited free curtains!
For the rod I spray painted the white metal rod that usually comes standard with any window.
I then whipped out the jigsaw-
(Insert Tim "the tool man" Taylor's, series of grunts)
I cut out matching paddles and handles for both sides of the rod- Accented with a little rope, and done!

For the tie backs, I got Boat Cleats at walmart in the sporting goods section for $1.98 each!!!
I love how they look!

For the back wall, My neighbor purchased a cube shelf unit. 

Now the boys will have plenty of storage for their toys. 

Above the Cubes, I searched google images for old treasure maps, and printed them off the computer. I took a black ink pad and quickly smudged the torn edges. My neighbor already had these frames and she attached the maps to the glass with a glue stick! They look so cool like they are floating!
On the captains wheel, I cheated, and bought it at T.J.Max for $24.oo-
 It need a little repainting to match the decor.

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My neighbor and I took her husbands lantern from their garage :)

The brass sailboat was a thrift store find, along with the cute Pelican on the dresser.
The Old wooden buoy was another virtual garage sale find!
Now for the smaller buoy on the dresser…

I took an empty jug of "S Factor Conditioner" and painted it.
Hey free accessories are awesome!

I also added to fishing nets from the dollar store.

         The Port hole mirrors I found at Hobby Lobby for $16.00 each! I bet you can think of some cheaper creative ways to copy these……

The Center Piece of the room is the Pallet Art.
I got this Pallet from a garage sale for $5.00!
I love how there aren't any spaces between the boards-
I then free handed an anchor, and sanded and painted away until I was happy with the look.

Now for the lights…These are so fun in this room, and super easy! I had 2 really long light cords that came with some paper lanterns I had. 

I wrapped the cords in rope and spray painted those metal outdoor flood light covers gold. I added lightbulbs, and it looks like the beds are sitting on a dock somewhere. 

My neighbor already had these cardboard letters, so she did a fun distressed two tone gray paint on them. 
I love how the color ties in with the curtains.

Don't be afraid to decorate with toys!
 **It is for a kids room after all!**

The fun striped toddler bedding came from Target, 
and the nautical map pillows were made from dishtowels! 
We all know I wasn't gonna use them for cleaning…so why not pillows?!
(the boys grandmother sewed them, FYI)
You can't beat 2 dishtowels for 4.99 instead of paying a fortune for accent pillows-
 Think outside the box!
(the boys grandmother sewed them, FYI)

    **This AMAZING COMPASS DRESSER**
will be on a future post :) 

Here I had these wood frames I got at a Garage sale, and painted red. I then took Blue placemats from the dollar tree and painted simple nautical images, and then trimmed with rope-
I again used the Boat cleats to hang them-
Boat cleats make me happy!



Next,  I snuck the boys outside and took some quick pics with some Target $1.00 spot pirate gear. I sent them online to Staples and had engineer prints made.
They were $3.99 for an 18x24 print!
Uhhhh….YES PLEASE!

I had a floral foam ring that I thought I could turn into a life preserver. So I had some spackle I smeared over the whole thing to make it smooth. Then all it needed was some paint and rope accents. When I went to hang it in the room, I couldn't find a good spot….
until I found this spot- 
I just attached it to the fan with some fishing line :)

Overall, I am so pleased with how "S.S.Twins" turned out!
Enjoy BOYS!