The Boys' Room

Hi all!  As I was lying down on Joseph's bed and being attacked by small male persons I decided I wanted to post about the boys' new room setup.  A couple months ago I was noticing that the boys were barely fitting into their beds -- Daniel was in a pack-n-play, and Joseph was in a toddler bed.  Both of their feets were rammed into the bottoms of their beds each night.  It was time to bump them up a mattress size.

Of course, I don't have a "before" picture.  (Why do I never think of these things until afterwards?)  But here is their setup now, looking in from the door:

we put their fan and lamp on top of the wire cubbies

I hauled the old twin mattress up from the basement, realizing how much I loathe vinyl mattress "protectors". I think this one ripped AS I was putting it on the first time. Anyone have any good recommendations for where to find good quality waterproof mattress covers?

Daniel thinks big brother's new mattress is perfect for jumping off of

his own is pretty good, too -- plus it adds the extra thrill of the possibility of braining oneself on the edge of the door!

I was tired of waiting for inspiration for how to fix their window covering.  The blinds had broken beyond repair, and they need SOMETHING for their window, preferably dark, since the sun is now starting to shine directly in at quarter after 6.  I had a curtain rod, but the matching brackets had been ripped out (by a small nameless person) ages ago.  So, finally fed up, I just hammered two box nails into the plaster and balanced the rod on top.  That way if any small nameless person tries the same curtain-pulling stunt again, they will end up with a curtain rod on their head, and be strongly discouraged from trying it again.  Hooray for negative reinforcement!


To make the fleecy car curtain darker, I cut up the part of an old fitted jersey sheet (which doesn't fray) that had the fewest number of holes, cut some slits across the top to match the fleece curtain, and threaded them together onto the rod.  (Old sheets are The Bomb!)

sheesh, look at those wrinkles.  Doesn't this woman have standards??

Then for a tie-back I used a section of the elastic from the fitted sheet, cutting slits in the ends to hook over the already-existing screw in the wall.

 It makes the room nice & dark.  I'm so proud of my window mistreatment! :)


Now we're in the process of getting a workable dresser for the boys.  I'll have to rearrange their room again, and creatively, to fit it, but I'll just be so grateful to have one I won't mind.  Half their clothes are currently in boxes and stacked on the floor, b/c there just isn't room in the little three-drawer plastic thingy that we usually keep the baby's clothes in.  I feel like such a failure as a middle-class parent, that I don't have space to store my children's clothing.  Once I finally find a Real Dresser for Mr. Pickles (the one I wanted on Craig's List is gone) :(  the boys will inherit his.


I'm realizing that we have A Lot of Stuff in this house.  I think my nesting goal of this pregnancy is going to be some serious decluttering.  That, and to get over my reluctance to commit to the Container Store.