Please help with ds's room

18 years ago

My 9 yr old son is tired of his superhero room that he has had for the past 4 yrs. Understandable! Now I have to choose how to redesign it when he basically says whatever. LOL. The only thing he wants to keep is the bulldog mascot above his tv which is wearing a maroon jersey. I found two comforters that incorporate his favorite colors orange and brown. Can you give me your thoughts?

1....Circo reversible comforter and shams....Brown on one side and plaid on the other. My thoughts...might go with the room good enough for now? Thoughts? Still has ds's favorite colors for later.

2. Pottery Barn comforter only. It doesn't come with the shams so I would have to find others to match. Ds loved the idea of this one.

A. paint the bed wall orange, the tv wall (opposite the bed) (has maroon bulldog he wants to keep) gray, and paint the other two opposite walls brown. The brown would look best from the hallway.

B. Paint all walls gray with an accent wall of orange behind the bed. The gray again would look good with the bulldog. I have trouble matching grays and oranges though. Any ideas?

(Can't paint the wall where the bulldog brown because it will blend in too much. Don't think the orange is the best option near the maroon either.)

Any color suggestions or ideas? Ds likes all the ideas above btw.

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kahlanne
Original Author
18 years ago
Just thought you might like to see what the room looks like now...Sort of...We have replaced the bed and ugly blue carpet. We have cork flooring now. I don't have a pic of the bulldog mascot but it is smaller at only 2'X 3' and is typical brown bulldog with maroon jersey. (Mississippi State is where dh graduated so ds is a huge fan.)
spitfire_01
18 years ago
Go Dawgs!

We just painted our home office/library a blue-gray color because it wouldn't clash with maroon memorabilia! Maroon is a difficult color to work with, especially when a dozen different versions of "maroon" exist from almost deep purple to wine.

Did you paint all those murals yourself? You're a good mom!

Which comforter are you leaning toward? Choosing a comforter will help with the paint selection. Does your son want a theme? (In other words, has he changed his mind yet?) Comforter#1 is theme-less so it would go with anything. Comforter#2 can still last him until college, but doesn't lend itself well to ... say a Star Wars theme.

Is the bulldog a wall mural too? If so and if the maroon/brown colors are causing problems, you could always paint an oval or rectangle around the bulldog with a thick black border to make him look like a piece of framed art.

As if you weren't confused enough, I'll throw out another potential wall color. What about using a brown that is a few shades lighter than the brown in the comforter? I like the idea of gray walls (for the bulldog), but I'm not sure how they will look with your new cork floors. I'm afraid that 3 walls of dark brown will make his room feel like a cave. A slightly lighter brown/tan color would still be very masculine but would be easier to work with as a backdrop. Plus the comforter will stand out more against lighter walls.

Once you get started, this will be fun!

Nin
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kahlanne
Original Author
18 years ago
Yes maroon can be very difficult. The one I used is the more deep merlot color.

Yes, I painted the murals myself. The bulldog is also a mural. It is actually from the waist up so that he is only seen above ds's tv.

Hm...I never thought about the gray and the cork flooring. will have to think on that one. I was worried about the walls being too dark as well. It is a big room though so it wouldn't be quite so bad. Still...Ds hasn't been crazy about any lighter browns I have shown him. Too grownup he says.

As for the comforters, he loves the simple stripes of the second. He tends to lean toward simple, clean, looks rather than busy. No, he doesn't want a theme room any more. I just worry that he isn't ready for a "plain" walled room either. Once I paint over the murals, that is it. LOL.