Nesting

My pregnancy “nesting” instinct has kicked into high gear!  Since they baby will sleep in our room for the first few months (okay let’s be honest, the first two years) I can’t really set up a nursery, so instead I focused my energy on decorating the boys’ room.  They have never had a “decorated” room (they spent the first years in our room and once we moved to Seattle, they got bunk beds and their own room, but we never decorated it with anything other than hand-me-down blankets and a black sheet as a curtain to block out the morning sun) so this was a real treat for all of us.  (I even want to move in- it’s so cool).  Thanks Mom for the duvet cover that got this all started.

 

As you can tell, it’s a Star Wars theme.  I made the top bunk’s duvet cover by sewing two navy blue flat sheets together (much cheaper than buying a real duvet cover).  The vintage artwork on the wall is Star Wars prints Olivier’s parents gave him when he was a kid!  Thanks Syma for sending them to us!  We framed 8 of the prints and the kids LOVE looking at them and discussing the back story to each. The sketch above the pillows on the top bunk was done by a local pre-teen who was selling his art at the “Kid Farmer’s Market” in Redmond ($12- a steal).  Another item we framed was a poster and Star Wars stamp Olivier bought at the post office last year.  We got the Darth Vader bucket at Target during Halloween last year (Hayden was Darth Vader and Tristan was Obi Won).  Our last project (although I don’t know when we’ll actually get around to doing it) is to make a Death Star “globe” to hang from the ceiling.  Now I can’t wait to decorate another room!