Since we moved into our new home in March it has been a priority for me to set up Jack’s bedroom.
I loved the nursery we created for him in our old house, and selling that home was most difficult because I didn’t want to leave his room behind.
Jack was 4 months old when we sold our Kannapolis house and moved to Raleigh, so his room was very much a space for a baby.
Now that we are settled into our new construction (after nearly one year in Raleigh!), Jack is a toddler with his own unique and very bubbly personality. I want to make sure his new bedroom is a reflection of his big personality.
I still have decisions to make on wallpaper and board and batten (two things I thought I had nailed down, but after a shipping error with the wallpaper I decided to sleep on my design plans a little longer). In the mean time, though, I gave the wall above Jack’s dresser a cozy makeover so the space feels a little more like his own.
The round mirror and wall shelves are recycled from his nursery.
To bring character to the gallery wall, I added pieces such as a pennant with the John Lewis quote, “Get in good trouble. Necessary trouble.,” and a frame holding my grandfather’s WWII Air Force chevrons. My hope is that the quote on the pennant will be a conversation starter for Jack, Justin and I when Jack is old enough to understand the significance behind it. And, with my grandfather’s chevrons, I wanted to incorporate family heirlooms that would otherwise sit in a drawer. Again, my hope is that these will spark conversation one day about who my grandfather — Jack’s great grandfather — was.
On the shelves are some wooden toys from the Magnolia Hearth & Hand collection, a framed picture of Justin and myself when I was pregnant with Jack, a “Somewhere over the rainbow” needlepoint that I bought after my miscarriage before I got pregnant with Jack, and two books — a vintage copy of “King Midas and the Golden Touch,” which I used to read with my great grandmother, and a copy of “Shit My Dad Says,” because we have a sense of humor.
I added two of these $5 wall hooks and hung the sweater Jack came home from the hospital in.
To finish out this special spot I placed a photo of my mom — Jack’s angel grandma – and one of his sonogram images.
If you can’t tell, I prefer to incorporate old and new pieces into a room design and Jack’s bedroom is no exception. More than anything, though, I want to always fill a room with things that make me smile. I love how this part of his room turned out for that exact reason. It is full of family memories and momentos that I hope he will grow to appreciate and cherish.
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