Boy's Sporty Bedroom Makeover

Before

Host Joan Steffend and designer Nadia Ramirez give an 11-year-old boy a sporty new bedroom by concentrating on storage with a fun-filled theme inspired by his passion for skateboarding.

• The red walls are painted a dark blue with an accent of yellow on the chair rail.
  
• The bed is repositioned under the window and dressed with denim bedding and a new custom headboard made from old skateboards.
  
• The window treatment consists of bright orange vinyl fabric used to make rainwear attached to roller shades for a bold splash of color.
  
• The existing desk is moved to the head of the bed to alleviate the need for a nightstand. A sport's theme area rug adds color to the floor.
  
• A store-bought wooden storage unit is coated with a bright red paint that has a brilliant sheen resembling car paint. Oversize casters added to the bottom make it a mobile. Galvanized buckets keep the boy's collections organized.
  
• On the wall, another old skateboard is turned into a coat rack and below a galvanized trash bin holds hockey sticks and baseball bats.
  
• The '50s glass globe ceiling light is replaced with a hubcap converted into a unique shade.

Skateboard Décor

• Nail five old skateboards to a piece of plywood or old headboard and attach to bed frame.

Vinyl Roller Shades

Steps:

1. Cut vinyl material and dowel rod to fit the width of the window.
   
2. Staple one end of the vinyl to the dowel rod.
   
3. Fold up the end about two inches and secure with grommets.
   
4. Insert a small dowel rod into the pocket to stabilize the edge.

Itemized Design Elements

$64 — paint (Hirshfield's: wall paint — Coastal Shores, AC082N; accent paint — Black-eyed Susan, 7254D)
$74 — bedding (twin pillow cases: Marshalls — Ralph Lauren, Avenue, #28828-08680; twin comforter: T.J. Maxx — Ralph Lauren, #28828-98967)
$3 — skateboard headboard
$31 — vinyl shades (Joann Fabrics — vinyl rainwear)
$39 — area rug (5 Day Furniture: Kids Collection)
$54 — paint for storage shelf (Hirshfield's: Fine Paints of Europe primer oil, #13540094; Brilliant Tulip Red)
$73 — storage unit (The Home Depot: #79607-66010)
$24 — buckets for storage (The Home Depot: storage buckets, #085995-000525)
$10 — trash can
$5 — coat rack (The Home Depot: hooks, #079325-130129)
$15 — letters
$2 — bike hooks (The Home Depot: #079325-717504)
$20 — bubble lamp (Menard's: #3476699)
$6 — clamp light (The Home Depot: #0451310-9057)
$15 — hubcap light
$11 — hooks

$451 — Project Total