On Designing a Boys Bedroom - Our "Train" of Thought

Our son loves trains, so we created an all things train room…

This is the story of a boy’s DIY train room that is all things planes, trains and automobiles…ok, trains, planes and MORE trains.

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Our 7-year-old is not into sports. No superheros here. He is into vehicles, and especially trains. BIG TIME. So, when we moved into our house out here in the country, we knew that trains had to join us.

Boys Train Room Source List:

Train Mural (Ours was made by this shop)
Houndstooth Rug
Kids Table/Chairs
Model Airplanes
Hudson blanket
Faux Leather Chair
Cubbies/Fabric Baskets/Wicker Baskets
Wall sconce
Argyle pillow fabric

Here how his bedroom looked when we bought the house:

May have been great for a teenage girl, but was not our 7-year-old boy’s cup of apple juice.

So, we hatched a plan for his train room…and it started with this:

boys DIY room with transportation and train theme from www.heatherednest.com

A custom wall mural from Etsy, with a sepia vintage steam locomotive! It went up like a giant sticker…kind of like wallpaper without the mess of wallpaper adhesive. It is a typical vinyl wall decal, just much LARGER than most.

We painted the walls with a faux “linen” technique. Close up, it looks like wallpaper.

We added a bunch of neutral/brown textures and patterns with linens, like the wool herringbone curtains and DIY cornice board, the houndstooth rug, and pillows with argyle and a Burberry-esque plaid.

We put up an antique bronze sconce above his bed. And simple cubbies with fabric and wicker baskets. I’m not *in love* with them, but they are definitely functional.

One of my favorite elements in his train room is the antique Hudson blanket on his bed (here’s a link for a NEW Hudson blanket, if you’re interested). Ours was purchased from Ebay.