Lucas’s new bedroom!
At last he is in his new room. It took some doing, and some very long days and nights but he is actually sleeping well in there. It still needs the curtains sorting, as there is only one up, but I am going to source some nice material, maybe 70′s retro or cowboy print? Also needs a new rug and Ste to design a print for above the fire.
This room, being at the front of the house, is one of the brightest during the day but it’s dark when Lucas needs to go to bed. The fact that there is more space is an added bonus. His old room is now where I keep my sewing machine and the sofa bed. I just hate not using the spaces we have to their fullest potential. The room we now call the dressing room was pretty much a dumping room. the room we now call Lucas’s bedroom was a spare room and also had some of our clothes in there and that is where I got ready most days and dried my hair. Now each room seems defined. Lucas’s room at the front of the house is also a space he/we can play in and it shows, on his new shelving unit, some of his more interesting toys. His books are also on there and he can reach and choose his own bedtime books. It just works on so many levels. He’ll have room for sleepovers and furniture changes and still feel like he has lots of space.
His old bedroom, right at the back of the house, is now a great space for me to work and start some of those sewing projects I’ve always wanted to do. The sofa bed also acts a great place to sit and read books with Lucas as a family with no distractions. This room still needs decorating but it’ll do for now and it makes me smile whenever we sit in there.
Kaboom lampshade-looks so much better in this room.
Flensted mobile-whales. Would like another for our room but a more adult one. They have some amazing wind catchers. See here.
Cot bed is the Fable from Mamas & Papas. Took some time to get this in 2007 but it has since been discontinued?! WHY?
Ikea shelving unit.
Illustration of a whale bought by friends for Lucas. Thanks Chris & Julia x
Ahhh the fire…freshley sand blasted and spray painted…yum.
Shelving detail. Ikea Boholmen wash bowl used as storage for toys. (We also use one in the bathroom to store bath toys). Original vintage Fisher Price till bought from ebay. Motorbike & side car from Habitat in sale, soft robot toy from Paperchase, wooden car with red wheels, made in germany bought at 2nd hand shop for £1.50 & vintage F-P camera from ebay.
His coat hook was such a good find. I can’t remember the make but will check and update later. It has moveable pegs. It’s just fab. Loved it so much we bought it as a Christmas present for our friends little boy who is a month older than Lucas.
Dragon rocker, that he uses a bit more now, but mum bought it when he was 6 months old! The tam tam stool Ste bought from a 2nd hand shop in Blackburn for about £5. It’s original and not the version from Habitat. Just look at the light that comes through the window into this room. It’s a delight to be in here.
This little fella, the red horse baby rattle, was ent by my Uni friend Eva all the way from Sweden. He just loved it as a bub. I’ll post photos of him playing with it later here.