Kids' Rooms

Rooms
for kids can be a lot of fun - both for them and me! In these instances, two of the boys were huge Harley Davidson fans while the other was a John Deere fan.


In the John Deere room, I drew the plans and made the bed from lumber readily available at the box stores. The headlights, which are activated by a wall switch tied to a switched outlet, are standard track lighting while the reflectors are adhesive available at Wal*Mart. The flooring in both rooms is a garage-grade material intended for vehicle traffic. I figured if it could stand up to cars, it could survive boys. The faux barn doors grace the window while vintage signage, parking meters, and potato sacks adorn the walls. The bed has plenty of storage beneath and the wall cabinets hold games and other boxed toys. Finally, a chrome shelf on casters holds all manner of books, musical keyboards, and models. Even the toy box, unpictured, is a truck storage box to lend to the theme. The picnic basket atop the tractor was conceptualized from the lyrics to a Kenny Chesney song.


The Harley room was even more fun; the mirror is made from an old motorcycle tire set inside another tire. Seats from a 2004 Sportster fill the plant shelves over the cabinets while a bunk bed/futon provide two boys with ample sleeping and reading space. A garage drop light serves as a reading light that can be pulled to either part of the bed. The eight foot stainless-laminate counter floats atop two tool chest/cabinets available at Sears. The tool cabinets proved economical and durable, and also completed the overall theme. The drawers are filled with pajamas, underwear, and socks; the large stand-up cabinet holds all manner of clothing on four shelves. Various Harley Davidson licensed accessories fill the walls and a galvanized trash can with "Dirty Rags" serves as a laundry hamper. Switch plates and outlet covers are chromed in classic Harley style.

No detail was spared yet neither room was particularly expensive to decorate. More importantly, this incredible form also boasts significant function.