Classic Little Boy Room for the Preppy Adventurer | Thoughts on a big boy room
You might remember many months ago when I said we had ordered a new big boy bed for Tagg. Well what I really meant was that I had selected it and placed it in an online shopping cart just before I wrote that post. Right after it went live, Matthew called and said, are you sure you want a twin bed for his room? No. Of course not, am I ever sure?
Well, I've been stuck in limbo ever since. His room is a perfectly decent size but not huge. A queen bed would eat up so much space. There would be very little room left for him to play. A double feels like all the size of a queen without the benefit of more space. A twin would obviously leave the most floor space but I feel like he's going to outgrow that before we know it. And Matthew, of course, loves the idea of matching twin beds. Which I love too. But doesn't that have the same problem as a queen, but more? And doesn't that double the cost of outfitting it with linens?
Right now we're in a rare situation of having access to any of the above sized beds that we want. Our house in Pawleys is well stocked with furniture and we'll be bringing a lot back with us later this week. I think we're going to claim the double bed for our guest room so Tagg can have either a twin or a queen.
What do you have for your kids? Thoughts?
I'm leaning toward a twin. We have an old bed frame now that I plan to paint a nice french gray or soft green-blue. Maybe white. I can totally convince Tagg that a soft blue is still blue. And we all know, he "yuves boo all day. Yike Thomas". But I also can't get this room out of my mind. I know it's a nursery and was designed for a girl, but I think the overall feel could really lend itself to a boy. I also still love a lot of the elements from Tagg's nursery at our old house. I know I'm over thinking this.
Here's my latest design board so you can visualize where my head on all of this. It's classic little boy with a preppy adventurer twist. Or maybe just a mix of making we what already have work. The twin bed and rocker keep the little boy feel. He'll have plenty of time to grow into a man later.
Well, I've been stuck in limbo ever since. His room is a perfectly decent size but not huge. A queen bed would eat up so much space. There would be very little room left for him to play. A double feels like all the size of a queen without the benefit of more space. A twin would obviously leave the most floor space but I feel like he's going to outgrow that before we know it. And Matthew, of course, loves the idea of matching twin beds. Which I love too. But doesn't that have the same problem as a queen, but more? And doesn't that double the cost of outfitting it with linens?
Right now we're in a rare situation of having access to any of the above sized beds that we want. Our house in Pawleys is well stocked with furniture and we'll be bringing a lot back with us later this week. I think we're going to claim the double bed for our guest room so Tagg can have either a twin or a queen.
What do you have for your kids? Thoughts?
I'm leaning toward a twin. We have an old bed frame now that I plan to paint a nice french gray or soft green-blue. Maybe white. I can totally convince Tagg that a soft blue is still blue. And we all know, he "yuves boo all day. Yike Thomas". But I also can't get this room out of my mind. I know it's a nursery and was designed for a girl, but I think the overall feel could really lend itself to a boy. I also still love a lot of the elements from Tagg's nursery at our old house. I know I'm over thinking this.
Here's my latest design board so you can visualize where my head on all of this. It's classic little boy with a preppy adventurer twist. Or maybe just a mix of making we what already have work. The twin bed and rocker keep the little boy feel. He'll have plenty of time to grow into a man later.
