Kane Lua: HAWAIIAN Boys Bathroom Makeover

Kids rooms are always a lot of fun to redecorate. Mostly because kids are funny and their sense of humor definitely permeates into their room theme and decor. Especially in the bathroom...especially in a boys bathroom.

I'm currently at the "O" house working on a number of spaces and just this morning we were able to check the first room off of a list needing renovation. 

Here is where we started.

The "O" family has deep Hawaiian roots that they wanted to display and incorporate into their home decor. They also have three young boys who share a small bathroom so the idea was to make it efficient, fresh, bright, easy-to-clean, and fun.  I wanted to infuse a lot of color in this space, implement the desired theme without going overboard, and get as much design into this small room without making it appear too busy.

We started with the mood board.

Wanna see the "after" pics?

Fun, huh? Here's a breakdown of what took place:

1. Paint/Moldings: We wanted to give the walls a nice, neutral tone so that the bright colored decor would really pop within this space. Sherwin Williams Anew Gray was selected in a satin finish. Next up? Those gorgeous board and batten moldings (thanks, Shane!) painted with SW Snowbound in a semi-gloss finish.

2. Mirror/Lighting: The builder grade mirror and light fixture were removed and replaced with newer, more stylish (and definitely more fun), pieces. Even better? The caged light fixture was found at a great price and then spray painted with a silver hammered finish to created what you see here. 

3. Wall Hooks/Letters:  In the original mood board, we found some really cool monogram hooks for the boys to hang their towels on. Only problem? The price. $18 per hook was a little steep. Hobby Lobby to the rescue! AFC located these fabulous whale's tails along with tin letters to create these custom beach-inspired hooks...for half off. They totally make the room and I just love how they look up against the bright white moldings and paired with that festive orange clock/citron towels.

4. Wall Decor: Etsy. The wall decor was all about Etsy. In an effort to really bring the Hawaiian islands to this bathroom, we found a number of printable prints through various shops on Etsy. A map of the islands, some cute bathroom wording, and a sweet Hawaiian quote. I love the colors and feel they give the space. And what about the octopus decal? Decorating the toilet is my new favorite thing to do.

5. Shower Curtain: One of the key elements in this room was the shower curtain. Mrs. "O" picked this really cute print that not only works with the theme but will grow with her boys as they age. Loaded with surfboards and beachy quotes, it really is the perfect piece for this renovated bathroom space.

6.) Toilet Paper Holder: Last but definitely not least would be the toilet paper holder. Yes, it's an octopus and yes, it is so. much. fun! It goes great with of its surroundings and is just plain cool.

I loved working on this bathroom as well as the opportunity to incorporate a fun theme for some super fun boys. Aloha!

Love, J

The Details:

Shower Curtain and Nautical Hooks: Amazon.com

Board & Batten Moldings: Farmtable Furniture-Shane Gaglioni

Clock: Amazon.com

Whale Hooks: Hobby Lobby

Octopus T.P. Holder: Hobby Lobby

Frames: Hobby Lobby

Printables/Decal: Etsy (various shops)

Caged Light Fixture: Lowe's

Towels: JC Penney

Mirror: Wayfair.com

CHURCH CRY ROOM RENOVATION

I was back at our church this past week working on a little room renovation/makeover. The CRY ROOM is an area of the church where mothers can nurse, change their kiddos if need be, or retreat when said cherubs choose to get a little cray-cray. My kids are well past this phase (well, most days at least), so I personally had no use for this room. That being said, after checking it out, I knew I really wanted to tackle this space within our church next. Afterall, the cry room should exude warmth, instill peace, and serve as a retreat (of sorts) when our body of mamas need to use it.

Here is where we started:

See what I mean? These bare walls and temporary rockers needed some assistance just as this room needed a little facelift.

Ready to see this room renovation?

And here's how it all went down:

After resorting to Pinterest and checking out numerous nurseries online, I selected a mountain scene wall mural to serve as the main design of this space. Besides, I'd been wanting to tackle this little gem for quite a while and was excited at the opportunity to finally get to do so.

Cute, huh? Now for the rest of the room. I made this preliminary design board using images mostly found on Pinterest.  We needed economical, yet comfortable furniture that would be functional, aesthetically pleasing, and budget-friendly. I selected both of these modern rockers paired with a basic grey couch I found on Wayfair. 

Next up? The mini gallery wall. Seriously, EVERY time I hear the word "cry" I think of that song from Guns n' Roses. You know the one. So much so, that I felt the need to implement some of the song's lyrics into this space. I mean, it IS the Cry Room and it works. It's fun and even better? When weary mamas are using this room. it may just bring a much needed smile. 

The rest of these items and frames were found at Hobby Lobby. Oh, and that "Pray Big" sign looked awesome when I originally purchased it in black but this area needed a pop of orange to help balance it with the main feature wall. A little spray paint to the rescue!

That's it! Future plans for this room include a new changing table. Something rustic and non-traditional (with lots of storage) but in the meantime, this place is ready for our church body of mamas and all their wee ones.

The Details:

Couch & Rocker Chairs: Wayfair

Rug & Coffee Table: Ashley Furniture Store

Wall Gallery Decor: Hobby Lobby

Printables: A Fresh Coat Yuma

Wall Mural: A Fresh Coat Yuma

Copper Vinyl Triangles: Lindsey Elk

Pillows: Hobby Lobby & Kirkland's

Table Centerpiece: Kirkland's

Paint Colors: SW Urbane Bronze, SW Cattle Drive, SW Dovetail (25% reduction)

Missions Ministry Wall

This welcome center wall had been itching for some TLC for a long while. So when the Missions Team at The Rock Church (Yuma, AZ) approached me on reconfiguring this space, I jumped at the chance. With families serving in South America and beyond, the goal was to highlight the work being done abroad as well as the service projects taking place right here in Yuma...all on a budget.

After searching Pinterest and talking to the Missions teams directors, we figured on some pictures, an oversized map, some signage, and a display case to provide information on our missionaries and upcoming missions work.

Here is where we started:

And here is the finished wall:

1.) The Map: I wanted to include an oversized map of the world to serve as the backdrop for the rest of the elements on this wall. Local vinyl phenom, Lindsey Elk created this gorgeous black matte piece and even installed it for me too. She's awesome. The contrast of the dark black on top of that painted SW Dovetail wall is dramatic and seriously striking!

2.) Canvas Photos: I love the look of a canvas photo collage. It's simple, clean, and makes a huge impact. By combining stock photos and mission trip pics in various sizes, AFC was able to really set the mood and tone of this wall. Using my "go-to" for canvas prints (www.easycanvasprints.com), a little editing on Pic Monkey to lighten, brigthen, and alter the hues just a bit, and then by adding a fantastic rustic frame (thanks, Nate Koogle!) to accent our beautiful African girl, the wall began to transform.

3. Signage: Letters, signage, and the likes can really take its toll on one's budget and since this was a church project, moola was scarce (appropriately so). However, I really wanted to add some industrial letters to coordinate with the rest of the welcome center and direct parishioners/visitors attention to this wall.

In an effort to save money, I found these paper mache letters on HobbyLobby.com for $1.50 a piece (on sale).

I then picked up a can of silver, hammered spray paint (I love me some spray paint) and got to work making each letter appear to look like metal. 

Next, I distressed them using ink (of all things) and boom(!)---rustic metal-looking letters for crazy cheap.

The remaining "ministry" signage was custom made from a great shop on Etsy. I ordered this piece in a raw metal finish and then spray painted it upon arrival. I really wanted to tie in the orange hue found in both the floors of the lobby as well as the matching decor.

While this wall is close to completion, it still needs a few more special touches;   a kiosk to help balance out the top and bottom, lighting to highlight those pictures and create even more interest in this wall, and possibly some interactive screens to showcase our missionaries and the work they're doing abroad.

The Details

Paint: SW Dovetail Gray

Vinyl World Map: Lindsey Elk-Yuma, AZ

Canvas Collage: www.easycanvasprints.com

Industrial Letters: Hobby Lobby

Display Case: www.displays2go.com

Ministry sign: Shop Simply Inspired--Etsy

Rustic Picture Frame: Nate Koogle-Yuma, AZ

Love, J

Cat-tastic: A Teenage Girl's Room Makeover

I was so excited when the "W" family contacted me again to work on another room in their home. After completing both of their teenage boy's rooms last year, I was anxious to begin working on their recently crowned teenage daughter's room.

The first step? Talking to "K" and really getting a feel for her style. There were a number of elements she wanted to implement in her room and we broke 'em down into five parts (as outlined throughout this post), to not only make her completed room beautiful, but fully functional as well. 

I'm so pumped to share the end product with you. But let's start from the beginning...

"K" had three dark purple walls, while the rest of her room and moldings were painted in an antique white. She wanted to lighten this space, add more storage, introduce a vanity, install fairy lights, a cool headboard, and personalize the area according to her interests and passions; ballet and kitty cats. Themes are always fun but I think the real trick is achieving 'em without overdoing 'em. Afterall, the goal is to make room renovations last a long while--to span a number of years.

The next challenge in tackling this room was the overhead space above her closet. Much too small for a loft, we came up with a pretty creative way to transform this ledge (AZ homes are notorius for these niches),and even provide additional storage space. More on that in a few though.

Let's start with the steps...

Step 1. PAINT

The first step in this room makeover involved selecting the paint color. Her choice? One of my absolute favorite colors to paint: SW Tame Teal. I took a 25% reduction off of this particular shade and the color is simply gorgeous. See?

SW Tame Teal

Step 2. ACCENT COLORS

Next up? The accent colors. We paired the teal with a bright white, black, gold, and hot pink for all of this room's finishing touches.  I mean, how amazing are these colors together?!

Step 3. WALL DECOR

Now check this out. "K's grandfather created a number of pieces (both watercolors and scratch art alike) for her in years past that we definitely wanted to incorporate into her space.  These works are nothing short of amazing (seriously!) and it was my honor to coordinate and create a special grouping on one of her bedroom walls. Hobby Lobby was just the place for reasonable custom mattings and frames.

Step 4: FURNITURE

While HL got busy framing, the furniture began rolling in from Pottery Barn Teen. "K" selected some beautiful coordinating pieces from the Chelsea line: a desk, a nightstand, two amazing lamps, a sweet kitty cat chair, pillows, and the likes.

Ready for the reveal? Let's start wiith the nook abover her closet. Remember? The one with all the stuffed animals?  Scroll back up top if you need to. After much collaboration as to what to do with that space in order to make it fun and functional, Nate Koogle got to work to create a custom piece that is beyond fun--a cat walk. That's right--an area for "K's" cats to walk all over her room...reaching all the way over to that ledge. This awesome piece also includes plenty of storage for the items this teenager doesn't need immediate access to. 

That beautiful PB Teen Chelsea desk (shown above) was accented with an awesome PB Teen mirror that includes cubbies with pin boards so "K" can add pics and special mementos as she sees fit. A sweet quote, some great watercolors, and two more pieces made by her grandfather help finish off  the wall decor as well.

Wait! Before we move on, take another look at that desk chair.  The black and white stripes along with those cat ears? Too cute! Such a statement piece.

One of the best elements in this entire room would have to be the rolling ladder. Originally when we were coming up with ideas, we had thought of making the area above her closet into a library (remember Belle in Beauty and the Beast when she's at the castle with all those books and she swings on the rolling ladder all across the room?). Same idea with the exception of books. Instead, we made this an area for K"s cats and I think it turned out way cool.

Step 5: BEDDING

"K" really wanted a large wood headboard that she could drape fairy lights from and that's just what she got. Nate Koogle built and painted the headboard while PB Teen provided the wire cable system used to string those lights. Along with the glittered clothes pins I picked up from Hobby Lobby, this headboard really got some "umph" added to it.

The vibrant quilted bedding was also a PB Teen (Keala Floral Quilt) purchase and offers a serious punch of color that helps kick up the fun factor in her room and really play off those Tame Teal walls.

Pottery Barn Teen for the win on yet another lamp and beautiful finishing touch to this room.

Hobby Lobby did a fabulous job framing these items and I really think they all came together beautifully. 

Brand new shutters (thanks, Hardin Dvlpt.), along with these repainted moldings make such a difference...they make all the difference, really. Crisp, white, bright, and fresh are all words to describe the lift this room got.

In the end, all of "K's" requests were met and her style really came through. Just look at where we started and where we finished. check out these before and after comparisons frame-by-frame one last time. Pretty Cool!

The Details:

Paint:. SW Tame Teal (25% reduction), SW Fundamental White for ceilings, remaining walls, trim, and moldings. Labor provided by A Fresh Coat-Yuma.

Furniture, Cat Chair, Lamps, Console Mirror: Pottery Barn Teen

Custom Matting & Framing: Hobby Lobby Framing Services

Bedding & Pillows: Pottery Barn Teen

Shutters: Hardin Shutters and Window Coverings-Yuma, AZ

Kitty Cave, Custom Headboard, & Library Ladder Install: Nate Koogle, Carpenter-Yuma, AZ

Fairy Lights: YIHONG-Amazon.com

Full Length Mirror/Jewelry Storage: Pottery Barn Teen

Cat Watercolors: Everyday Shenanigans-Etsy

Rolling Library Ladder Kit: VanDykes.com

Love, J

Bed of Roses: Tween Girl Room Makeover

I love the opportunity to work on "coming-of-age" rooms. It's a bittersweet time when girls are ready to put the dolls and Shopkins away and break out into a more mature look and design within their bedrooms.  And it's so neat to hear their likes and dislikes...and then coordinate their spaces accordingly.

Last year, I worked on big sister "K's" room, and now it was little sister, "N's" turn for a new room and a totally fresh look.

I sat down with her and her mom and through our consultation we came up with some really fun ideas; fairy lights (they're the "it" thing right now), new bedding, a fresh coat of paint for her walls, new drapes, and lots of glitter and gold (I love me some gold!). 

Here is where we started:

This room is SUPER cute but "N" was more than ready to ditch the bubblegum pink walls and Pottery Barn KIDS items. This girl wanted to take it to the next level and I think AFC was able to do just that.

There's lots to discuss when it comes to this room. So many details and lots of little tidbits I'm itching to give the scoop on. But this room makeover wouldn't of even existed if it weren't for a little inspiration: the Bed of Roses Pottery Barn TEEN linen line from Emily & Meritt. Isn't it gorgeous?!!! That rich black color paired with those roses in varying shades of blush pink and slight hints of coral? Holy smokes! Love it!

Once we had the bedding, we needed the paint! We wanted walls that coordinated with the beauty of those bed linens. "N" selected SW Romance and it was P-E-R-F-E-C-T! Look at that color.

As soon as the bedding and wall color had been decided upon, we needed to address "N's" reading nook. The canopy (scroll back up to the "before" pics to grab another glimpse) was cute--and she definitely wanted to keep it--but in order to work with her new room, this piece needed some sprucing up. This simple, tasseled Pillowfort canopy from Target got a sweet makeover that went a little something like this:

First I removed all of the tassels. I then purchased these awesome (and inexpensive) flowers (intended for wall decor) at Hobby Lobby. Aren't they cute?

I brought some home and got to work cutting them up. By removing the backs and hangers, I was left with a lightweight flower that could easily be sewn onto the panels of the canopy.

Once those bad boys were sewn in place, I added the black pom garland (found at Hobby Lobby) to give it a little somethin'-somethin'. The final step? Attaching a large and super fun flower front and center as the finishing touch (also found at Hobby Lobby). However, they didn't have the color I wanted...but they did have a large selection of spray paint which did the trick!

Worked like a charm. Once it had a chance to dry, this large flower was secured and voila(!). The canopy was completely different...new...and fresh. And now it coordinated with what was about to go down in the rest of this room makeover.

Soooo, after a few weeks of painting, shopping, gathering, and ordering, this room finally came together. The end result? A bedroom fit for a tween...not too old, not too young, but just right. The best thing? This space will grow right along with "N" so there's no need for another room reno in those teenage years. 

Ready for the rest of the "after" pics? I absolutely love how this bedroom turned out. Definitely girly, very soft, and plenty pretty. And? I kind of want to move in. ;)

Her North-facing wall received a small gallery of age-perfect items ( I'm loving the unicorn!) that coordinate with her beautiful new bedding. A custom-made gold monogram sits front and center above her bed, while a mixture of gold, black, white, and blush-hued throw pillows definitely make a statement..

"N" was adamant she wanted fairy lights and I totally understand why. I grabbed this gold frame from Hobby Lobby this past summer and attached the eight-speed fairy lights to the back of it. Even cooler? These lights are super convenient in that they run off of a remote, have a timer, as well as a number of options as far as light sequencing goes. "N" will soon attach pics of her and her friends using the gold-glittered clothes pins we added.

This sparkly gold vase? Sooo pretty! Also? Faux flowers for the win! 

The reading nook is ready to go and "N's" armoire received a few finishing touches as well by means of more faux blooms, a chalkboard accent board she can change out anytime she likes, and a little word art too.

Last but not least, the Pottery Barn Teen drapes and accompanying pom garland are simply beautiful and accent the bedding just perfectly. And how about those curtain rods? They coordinate with the gold geometric lamp that sits on "N's nightstand.

This tween girl's room is officially made over.

The Details

Paint: A Fresh Coat Yuma using SW Romance

Canopy: Target, Hobby Lobby. Labor provided by A Fresh Coat

Decor, Frames & Accessories: Hobby Lobby

Gold Geometric Lamp: Hobby Lobby

Monogram: Crafty Monograms-Etsy.com

Pillows: Hobby Lobby, Kirkland's

Fairy Lights: YIHONG--Amazon.com

Bedding & Drapes: Pottery Barn Teen

Curtain Rods: Cost Plus World Market

Love, J