9-Year-Old Boy's Bedroom

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Host Joan Steffend and designer Nadia Ramirez give a 9-year-old boy a room he’ll love now and one that will grow with him as he ages.

$48 - Paint
The walls are painted a blue-gray and the bed is painted metallic silver for an industrial touch.

  • wall paint: Benjamin Moore - James River Gray AC-23
  • silver paint for bed frame: Behr Premium Plus #743
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$53 - Dresser Shelves
A $20 garage-sale dresser missing a couple of drawers is turned into a storage piece for on top of the built-in desk. Shelves are cut to fit inside the piece and secured with nails. A coat of glossy black paint and a laminated poster attached behind the shelves make it an eye-catching piece.

  • gloss black paint: Behr
  • laminated poster: Hub Hobby Center
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$113 - Window Treatments
Ramirez enhances store-bought window panels with iron-on transfers she makes out of wallpaper border. She copies the border onto copier transfer paper (available at craft stores) and cuts out the desired image. Using a very hot iron, she heats the fabric first, then places the image face down and irons it on.

  • curtains: Pottery Barn - Sailcloth panel 84", 903-4297925-5282
  • two curtain rods: Jo-Ann Fabrics - 28" - 48" 5238340
  • wallpaper border: Hirshfield's - Remember When, 241B63-523
  • transfer paper: Jo-Ann Fabrics - Transfer Magic color copier transfer paper, 7-07758-001005
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$44 - Drawer Pulls and Knobs
A drill press is used to punch holes into die-cast airplane collectibles to turn them into unique drawer pulls.

  • die-cast airplanes: Hub Hobby Center

$7 - Iron Shelf

$37 - Floor Lamp

  • lamp: Target - 074020707

$18 - Table Lamp

  • lamp base: Target - 07400087
  • lampshade: Target - 074080550

$134 - Accessories
Fun accessories like a corduroy floor cushion, rattan baskets for toys and lots of model airplanes make this a great room the young boy can call his own.

  • black rug: Marshall Field's - 111 State, Mink 50" x 60" 724 15 206
  • floor cushions: T.J. Maxx - 109349
  • rattan basket: Target - Market Bazaar, 0651001188
  • wood bowl: Marshalls - 011887342

$454 - Total Cost

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Target
Website: www.target.com

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TJ Maxx
Website: www.tjmaxx.com

paint
Benjamin Moore
Website: www.benjaminmoore.com

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Marshalls
Website: www.marshallsonline.com

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Jo-Ann Fabrics & Crafts / Jo-Ann Etc.
Website: www.joann.com

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Pottery Barn
Website: www.potterybarn.com

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Hirshfield's
Website: www.hirshfields.com

paint
Behr Process Corp.
Website: www.behr.com

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Hub Hobby Center
6410 Penn Ave. So.
Richfield, MN 55423
Phone: 612-866-9575
decorative project materials
Macy's (formerly Marshall Field's)
Website: www.macys.com
Guests
Nadia Ramirez
Interior Designer
E-mail: ramirezdesigns@hotmail.com
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