Girl & Boy Bedrooms

[hackytza]

I don't have too many pics of "before".We have finished building our house and all furniture from children's bedrooms was got from jumbletown/dublinwaste -all free. And here are the results. Some friends of ours asked us if we had to pay big money to order special furniture to suit the colors of the rooms :-)
A big THANK YOU to YOU all!

[Bubbles2]

Very impressive - well done, give yourself a clap on the back!!!
B2

[bluecurlygirl]

That is fabulous. Well done. I'm sure there'll be some of us borrowing the idea from you. Congratulations again.

[keno]

well done, its amazing what we can do a budget.Beautiful rooms.

[unapam]

Fabulous job! The pieces look wonderful. Well done.

[Mickey]

SOOOOO cute! Just amazing what a bit of elbow grease and imaginations can accomplish - Well done! :o)

[snorry]

well done there lovely really impressive

[kiwicooke]

Would you like to come and give my house an extreme make over?? lol

[pinkieschick]

well done, both rooms are very impressive

[Bunty]

This is real good. An interior designer lost!! It does show what a bit of imagination and hard work can do. Hope they appreciate Mum's work!!

[hackytza]

Well Kiwicooke, I would love to give your house or anyone's a make-over. Actually I realised how much I love restoring stuff. But time is really a problem - my little girl is nearly 4 and my little boy is 2 and a half and I can only do things when they are asleep. Sanding machine is not really something to use around children. :-)

Thanks everybody for all the good words. All inspiration came from this forum and it was all like a challenge. My new project is: making a marble effect paint on a fire surround. I also have a fire insert that came from the dump full of rust and I am sanding it down. Can't wait to finish it!

[sparkwell]

Hi Hackytza

Beautiful jobs done on the children's rooms, they must be delighted with them. Can I ask did you use the same paint on the walls as on the furniture ie was it emulsion and if so did you put a finish coat over it?

Thanks for your help you might have inspired me?!!

[misetusa]

I'm very impressed with the wardrobe! But its all lovely! Well done. Darina

[hackytza]

Hi sparkwell,

I have used proper furniture paint (timber/metal paint) and have used emulsion on the walls. I was lucky enough to get the same colour (lilac bloom). I have bought a big can of white and used it as undercoat on everything and also used the white to create different shades from the same colour and I have used acrylic paints for the wall stencils. Hope this helps.

[sparkwell]

Hi Hackytza

I thought as much because the finish looks so good. It all matches in so well cos you used the same colour. Thanks for that info and well done on a lovely job again!

Sparkwell

[colmsmum]

Beautiful rooms, the furniture is fabulous. All your hard work sure did pay off, well done.

[celle jay]

what a great job fair play to you all looks like brand new stuff

[Linn]

The rooms are really fantastic. If that was my room id never want to leave it lol.

[Ali]

Fabulous job on the 2 rooms, you really do have a gift. Well done.

[pinklily]

Hi can i just say what a fab job you made of the rooms they are beautiful!!
just wondering what is the name of the blue paint you have in the boy's room and where did you get the tractor stencils for the wall. I'm starting my own project with my son's room and would love if it turned out half as good as this. Great job and well done

[aoifedgirl]

Hi

Love what you've done. So imaginative. I love the walls of the boys room. Can you tell me if they are stencils or if you did them yourself?? Would love to do something similar.

Regards

Aoife

[sparkwell]

bump for inspiration!!

[hackytza]

bump for inspiration!!

Thank you sparkwell.

[hillis999]

For your boys room did you stencil train & tractor or do free hand?

[tudlytops]

Really nice, well done.:)

[hackytza]

For your boys room did you stencil train & tractor or do free hand?

hello hillis,
just googled tractor stencil or train stencil images and print them out. Use a pencil then and draw the outline over the print on your wall: this will leave bear marks on the wall, guiding you to paint it on the wall with a small brush. hope that helps. :)

[hillis999]

excellent thanks am doing a multi sensory room for my little boy with autism he loves train, cars, tractors etc you have given me some great ideas!!!

[marcomary]

great work
i bet your kids are happy
my kids are not happy with me as i was to start there rooms
at the weekend but did not get to start
i am happy now because you gave me some thing to look forword to lol

[chucken1]

Marcomary,you can do it.I started last night with 1 can of paint and painted 2 doors in an hour.Im very proud!! Loads of paint left in can. Do it in small stages.We are not all artists, but we CAN do it girl. x

[marcomary]

i go try
its hard with the four kids
they pull the house apart
i have the paint but need to put it to the brush lol
one of the rooms is a very small room
the other one is big
so i go start this week
you want to come down and give us a hand lol

[chucken1]

small steps..thats what im doin.if you say an hour of painting when they are asleep..it will get done. and no..i cant come down lol..my own place fallin asuder,but im getting there,thanks to JT.

[marcomary]

i have got so much help off jt
i cant belive it
there great
i would of never of got the bump beds or other bits only for jt
it would of took me 10 year or more as the money is not there
we all ways spend the money we get for the kids on the house that we get each monthy
we never go out
we do try and give the kids the best in life love. money will come and go

[chucken1]

I agree..they are only small once and no one is perfect...and nothing in life is perfect. We will get our homes done, and then they will leave us lol..ah well.xxx kisses to you and yours.

[elbo]

Those rooms look beautiful. Well done.

[hackytza]

I could only do things when the children were asleep too. Ofcourse - the rooms are not anymore as nice and tidy as in the photos and I already have scribles of markers and pens on the walls :) House work is never finished :) Thanks all for the good words again - I think JT is a great place.

[marcomary]

Love Your Job
I Am Trying To Do The Same As You Now
But Can I Ask Where Do You Have The Toys

[hackytza]

thanks marcomary. At the time I took the photos, we were not moved in, and the toys weren't in.
Now the toys are all over the place :-)
I got a plastic multicolored shelving from SuperValue. It breaks a bit the monotony of only one color in the room. I didn't seeing them since.
And we also have a lot of colorful canvas bins.
Good luck with your work.
And show us the results :) Don't forget to take photos BEFORE the children are moving in ;)

Love Your Job
I Am Trying To Do The Same As You Now
But Can I Ask Where Do You Have The Toys

[marcomary]

we have just paint the girls room and they are in it toy and clothes all over the house and no room to move
there is a lot of work to be done in it still
but i get there in the end
and will get picture up when its done lol there more paint on the floor than the walls with the two girl and myself

[MisseM]

Well done! Great job, really.

[Leahsmam]

these rooms are great