Train-Themed Boy's Bedroom

Summer uses an overhead projector to transfer railroad sign images onto the walls. She traces and fills them in with acrylic paint. Bright-red depot lanterns give Steven's new room an authentic touch of whimsy.

The Cost

Paint

• Benjamin Moore, HC-122 Great Barrington, $ 35.67 per gallon - Mark's Paint Store

Bed - $400
Train Table - $150
Diorama - $185

• signal tower, 1500604, $16.95
  
• depot, 9332806, $29.98
  
• bushes, 7850145, $8.29
  
• pine trees, T2, $15.00
  
• cut stone, 7851253, $5.99
  
• train, $34.00
  
• HO Midwest Cork, 4723013, $1.35
  
• track, Atlas, 1500168, no charge

• paint, 3318011 (Yellow), 4225843 (Denim Blue), 4226361 (Black), 4226296 (Ivory), $.99 each - JoAnn Fabric

Fabrics - $100

• felt, 2127439 (Hunter Green), 1780865 (Tan), $ 4.99 per yard - JoAnn
  
• bedding fabric, C1953, $7.50 - Michael Levine

Computer desk - $42

• desk, Mikael, 16386, $39.99 - Ikea
  
• chair, Stefan, 16384, $19.99 - Ikea

Accessories - $26

• desk lamp, Kila, 17796, $14.99 - Ikea
  
• lanterns, $2.50 each - Goodwill

Vintage chairs - $22

Total - $996