So, I have a little secret. And this is going to blow your mind… but, you guys, ::deep breath:: I have a teenager. I know! I know! I look so young! I couldn’t POSSIBLY have a teenager! And yet, here I sit, the mother of a 13 year old boy.
Just kidding… you guys are probably like “What? I would have thought she had a kid in college judging by those crow’s feet.” I am able to sleep at night by telling myself I have those crow’s feet because I am so. dang. happy. that I smile and laugh too much. Cuz that’s totally the reason. ::ahem::
But now I’m completely off topic…
The point is, I have a teenage boy and the poor kid needed a space of his own. He had been sharing a room with his brother since he was two so I thought he deserved it. Not to mention he’s a fantastic kid with fantastic grades and a fantastic disposition. Even at 13 years old (although I can see some of that disposition fading as he gets a little moodier and smart-aleck-ier, but I’ve prepped for the worst so I’m good).
So I took our guest room and made the kid his own personal sports-driven-boy-happy-place!
Here is what the room looked like several years ago when we first moved in…. yeah. Sad.
Then, when I first started my blog, my little Guest Room Spruce Up was one of the first projects I ever posted and here is what it looked like after that…
And NOW it is still the room you’d stay in if you came to visit but it has a much different feel in there. Boy heaven! It’s particularly nice if you have an affinity towards the San Francisco Giants. We had a Dodger fan visit a few weeks ago and he turned the shams around. 🙂
I knew Jack wanted a “sports room” without it being too cheesy. You know, no stenciled baseball borders or football decals on the wall. He is also in LOVE with the Giants. It’s a deep love that goes back a couple of generations to my husband’s grandma. She used to travel around on a fan bus to watch them play all over the country! So when I saw this bedding in Pottery Barn Teen I knew it would be perfect! You can choose National League teams or American League teams for the quilt and then get whatever team’s shams you want. I’m lovin’ the orange.
I painted the room Valspar Montpelier Ashlar Gray (the same color I used in my kitchen here & here) because I love how it’s actually a warm grey. And it is fantastic with his new comforter. Then, I wasn’t planning on painting the stripe but it looked a little blah without one. Plus if I looked at the right angle, I could see the paint lines from the previous white stripe. Most of the pain of painting a stripe is the measuring and the keeping it level and the more measuring… because I could see the previous lines I just ran some painter’s tape along that same line and then used my Painting the Perfect Stripe technique I used in the kitchen and I was good to go! A little orange paint and about an hour later and this room had some personality.
We then went to Ikea and picked out some furniture… and by some I mean tons. Bed, desk, floating shelves, bookshelf (on opposite wall), and frames. Basically he needed everything.
Above his bed I used three of his new frames and added some sports memorabilia he had. These are his three favorite athletes and he had signed Sports Illustrated magazines from all three! He loves having them on display.
From left to right: Jabari Parker, Jimmer Fredette, Bryce Harper.
(Can anyone tell me what these three athletes have in common? Anyone?)
Then we added the Ikea floating shelves. I will say, making a 13 year old boy’s things look nice is the challenge of all challenges. Ugh. But he loves it and that’s what matters, right? ::sigh::
And finally, my favorite project… a baseball diamond bulletin board! I’ll be sharing a tutorial on how I made this next week. Love how it turned out!
While the bulk of the room is done, there are still a few things I’d like to do. First and foremost is do something with this wall directly across from his bed. I’m thinking some kind of gallery wall with photos of him playing on his various teams, some awesome printables, maybe a team pennant or two… I don’t know! But this isn’t cutting it.
He also needs a better desk chair (nothing another trip to Ikea won’t fix! :). That one is from a kitchen table set we got when we were first married! Yikes.
This room also has a nice little bathroom that I have tinkered with as well. I’ll be sharing more on that next week too! Lots of fun projects going on around here this summer!
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Looks great! Love the cork board!
looks awesome!! we have a Bryce Harper signed SI too… His family was in our ward growing up. 🙂
I say paint that kitchen chair… no need for a new one. you are the vinyl queen put something fun on the seat of the chair??
hope i get to stay in the baseball room someday. i’ll bring my padres pillows!! 🙂
Awesome room! As a Dodger fan I also would be turning over those shams! 😉
Awesome job!! I don’t have boys, but I love what you did with the room!! Love the orange striped wall!!
Great job! Huge Giants fan here! Love it! 🙂
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It looks beyond awesome.
This is so cute! My boys are huge Giants fans, and they’re loving this!
that turned out great! love the bulletin board! we just redid my 12 year’s old room, and it also doubles as a guest room. he’s not into sports, so it’s more of a rustic-industrial with video game overtones vibe–perfect for Nana 😉
Whoa, thats awesome. I wanted to do a sports theme when I was 13. Instead I got 3 blue walls and reddish one. Oh well beats the pink it once was. I”m going t change it sooner or later to fit a 24 year old guy. I live at home so I can finish school.
I, too, am the mother of a just-turned-13-year-old boy (which is sort of ruining my cover story that I’m 28, but I may just have to deal with that!); unfortunately mine is NOT a sports nut, but you have some great ideas! Oh, and to answer your question about what those three athletes have in common, they are all LDS if I’m not mistaken. Do I win? 😉
Oh. My. Goodness. My husband and sons are HUGE Giants fans! We actually just got back from San Fransisco and watching a game last week. My sons would all go CRAZY over that room. I’m definitely pinning for the future when we move and I got to decorate rooms.
Where did you get the comforter?
I got it at Pottery Barn Teen. Love it!
I love the room! I have been wanting to update my son’s room and you gave me some great ideas. The perfect grey is hard to find. What is the wall paint color you used?
Hello! Hope all is well. Can you please tell me what size picture frame you use to put the Sport Ilulastrated?
Thank you
I love the room! Where did you get the curtains?
I love the guest room, look so restful and serene!
Were the orange curtains from ikea as well? I am looking for that exact set.
I got them from PB Teen but it doesn’t look like they are available any more. 🙁
I love the room and am also getting ideas for my 13 yr old. I was wondering what paint color is the orange stripe? Want to try something similar for my son. Thank you for all your awesome ideas, I enjoy looking at your awesome projects! Thank you for sharing!