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04-16-2012 at 10:56 PM
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AW: my son's bedroom re-do (long)

So for anyone who has a teenage boy and owns an Xbox 360, you probably know about Forza Motorsports - the exciting racing game that uses today's hottest supercars. Well, when deciding what "theme" to do in my son's room in the new house, I let him decide. And wouldn't you know it? He said he wanted a supercar / Forza themed room. So.. here's what I did. . . 

First, I kept his existing furniture, bedspread, nightstands, desk, etc from his previous room (which had a Japanese anime theme) - we kept his colors of grey (walls) red and black (bedding and accessories). 

I pulled out the handy dandy projector and hand painted several logos for some of his favorite cars including the Forza logo, Tesla, McLauren and the good ol' fashioned DeLorean (circa 1985 and Back to the Future).

I found some cool posters online and bought 2 large ones and printed smaller pics at home on photo paper.

My BF had the amazing idea of putting tire tracks on the wall and I bought them through a decal dealer online on Etsy (there was NO WAY I was painting that part!

The last thing pending is the valance which I want to do out of metal, you know the diamond shaped stuff you see on trucks. I want to do a straight cornice in that and maybe swap out his blinds for a cool mesh looking roller shade.

All in all, Im really happy with the look and can't wait to show it to my son when he comes back from his dad's tomorrow!  
 
04-16-2012 at 11:04 PM
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Wow, that looks great!  What a cool mom to do that for him :)
 
04-16-2012 at 11:36 PM
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That's an awesome room.

And you look wayyyy too young to be the mom of a teenager! ;-) 
04-17-2012 at 3:03 AM
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egs_sweetness:

And you look wayyyy too young to be the mom of a teenager! ;-) 

Ditto that - I thought the same thing! ;)

 
04-17-2012 at 4:34 AM
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As I was reading I thought 'how cool, then you said its a surprise to him! Way cool! 

 
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04-17-2012 at 5:55 AM
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That is so cool! He must love it. I really want a Tesla roadster but with a baby I'll take the model S!
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04-17-2012 at 7:01 AM
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egs_sweetness:

That's an awesome room.

And you look wayyyy too young to be the mom of a teenager! ;-) 

Haha. I know... lol. (Young + Stupid) I had him when I was 18
 
04-17-2012 at 7:25 AM
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Omg, that room looks awesome!
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04-17-2012 at 7:37 AM
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Great job!  This is probably what my H would want our bedroom to like, lol.
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04-17-2012 at 7:40 AM
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Super cool! Great job!

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04-17-2012 at 8:04 AM
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KickinWingg:
Great job!  This is probably what my H would want our bedroom to like, lol.

My boyfriend is very jealous and wants to do our bedroom like this. When that didnt work, he asked permission to hang out in my son's room when my son is at his fathers. LOL
 
04-17-2012 at 8:37 AM
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You have to be the coolest mom in the world! Very neat room and I'm sure your son will love it for many years to come.
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04-17-2012 at 8:53 AM
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That looks AWESOME! I love everything about it! The bedding really works with the theme without being too matchy or corny.
 
04-17-2012 at 10:14 AM
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Nice job, that is awesome!  He must love it!
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04-17-2012 at 11:03 AM
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I think it's lovely and so sweet to surprise him with it! Great deco job!
 
04-17-2012 at 1:53 PM
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Wow, that looks great!  What a cool mom to do that for him :)
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04-17-2012 at 3:15 PM
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Awesome room!  I love that you didn't shy away from the theme he wanted.  I love when kids rooms are done "all out."  Why not?  They are only kids once and why not have fun with it!  He's going to love it!
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04-17-2012 at 3:24 PM
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You did a great job, what an awesome surprise! He's going to love it. Need idea for the cornice, too. It's those kind of details that really makes it special.
 
04-17-2012 at 5:14 PM
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Awesom! 

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