Hey Ho Let's Go!

One problem with our house is that the bedrooms are tiny. Aiden's room measures in at a whopping 11 x 8.5. It is so small I couldn't get a picture of it all from the doorway. It's made us get creative with furniture. The poor kid only has two pieces. His bed and a dresser. Lucky for him, Gramma bought him a loft bed.

This bed is great for this space, and has an unusually large desk space for a loft bed. The shelves would be better if they had some kind of back to them, our cats are constantly knocking things behind the desk. It is perfect for our 8 year old boy, we'll see how he feels about it in a few years though.

I totally cleaned his room for these pictures, I've never seen this bed made unless I do it. And I can see why, it is not an easy thing to do ! This is my favorite part of his room, it is so cozy up here. He's got all his favorite pillows, quilts and stuffies.

Every night , the boy and his cat read before bed, that's Arlo by the way one of our 3 cats. Have you ever seen a cat climb a ladder? It is awesome.

Straight across from his bed is the dresser. It was part of a set my Grandparents bought after their wedding oh, I think it was 55 years ago! I painted it this nice blue color (which I can't get a good picture of, it is not this dark) 6 years ago and am amazed that the paint job has held up this long.

I painted the spiderman mural along with my sister in law and brother for Aiden's third birthday.  We used a projector to you guessed it project the image , traced it then painted it all in. We managed to get it all done in one night! I have a feeling it will be going soon , the boy keeps talking about wanting to paint his room red. I will be sad to see this blue go.

It is a Behr color, I originally used it in the nursery at our old house and decided to use it again. It is such a fresh clean color and it makes me so happy, I'm even thinking of using it in our living spaces when we do the big reno . We'll see!

This is his little art wall. The stop sign was given to me after my grandparents sold their house, it belonged to one of my uncles, not quite sure how he got it ! It makes a great magnetic board for all of Aiden's school work etc...And that is Potter, Peter Potter sitting in the window, he is Arlo's brother.

The tiger print (tiger is always said with an Australian accent in my head)  was made by my brother for Aiden. These are his many Star Wars costumes hanging up for easy access.