Name: Julian (7)
Location: Toronto, Canada
Division: International
Room Size: 73 square feet
Tip for Living Small with Kids: Small is cozy. The more space you have, the more you tend to fill it up with belongings. Living small means paring down to what you really need and cherish. I encourage our kids to choose what objects have the most meaning to them whether for plain fun or sentimental reasons. I encourage Julian to keep stuff off the floor by giving him movable storage pieces to stash his treasures.
Biggest Design Challenge in this Room: Sloped ceilings and small low windows. Although sloped ceilings add character they also eat up valuable vertical space for storage. We have added a long shelf for display of treasures. I find it visually lengthens the room. Small low windows combined with a north facing room limit natural light. We have painted the room white. This keeps the space light and airy.
We have hung vintage replica airplanes handmade by my dad. These help draw the eye up. Bonus: family heirloom made by Grandpa! The floors are a light colored hardwood as well. Pops of color brighten the space with bedding, furniture and accessories.
Favorite Thing About This Room: I love all of the vintage furniture in the room. The dresser was made by my grandfather and used by my mother as a child. The spindle bed was a gift from a friend (his childhood bed) that we painted a cheerful red.
Although small it is a cozy place to cuddle and read bedtime stories!
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what a handsome room
just curious as one of my middle children is also 7 -although a girl......where do you store the items ( as in stuffed toys and blankets) and also reading materials (books/comics/magazines and such?).
Her space looks more cluttered and yours just looks polished.......
thanks
@ameliadk books are tucked into a vintage night table at the entrance to the room, sitting underneath Mickey. We also have a under bed storage piece on wheels. It used to be used for his train sets but now stores out of season clothing and lots of stuffed toys. Thanks for your comment :)
I love this room!
i can honestly say this and giselle's room (posted april 11th) are my favorite rooms on odeedoh in the past two years i've followed this site! it is amazing to me that you could decorate this small space in such a way that is so full of character, imagination, whimsey and personality! so many rooms on here are decorated beautifully, but in a way that is so 'perfect' it is remniscent of a land of nod advertisment. while there is nothing wrong with this kind of 'perfection' i find myself drawn to rooms looks 'real', and reflect the personality of the child who lives in and loves it. bravo!
This room is so darling. Can you please tell me where the bedding is from? This is exactly what I was looking for for my son's room.
Thank you.
@Luna
The bedding was purchased at Homesense which is the Canadian version of TJMaxx's home decor store.
I love it. The low windows make it apear as though the room was built just for a child, and I agree with hailey brown - this is a cute, comfortable room that looks like it actually has a child living in it.
Another room decorated with posters - Yeah! Although most of our collection (www.laffichiste.com) is vintage, we have some great modern posters which would be great in a child's room (or that of his parents!)... it is always heartening to see decor which includes posters - and this room is great for the way in which it manages to be functional and fun at the same time. Kudos!
Very cool.
I love the little table that could be a desk as well. I would love that for my daughter's room, where did you get it? Beautiful room!
So very envious of the Eddie Aikou poster...and love the creative use of color in this room.