This is one of those projects—-the kind I get so excited about I can hardly wait to reveal it to you guys. The type of project where I’ve been given complete creative liberty and the green light to do whatever I want.

Yes, you read that right…WHATEVER I WANT!

Projects like these are rare (and I understand why), but when they happen, I just can’t contain my excitement.

Plus, I LOVE kids rooms and am totally in my element when working with a theme.

It. Is. The. Most. Fun.

Like, ever.

Ok, enough babbling already. Here we go. This is where we started, friends:

“E” loves Avengers and his mama wanted to give him a room that screamed ‘em from the ceiling to the floor. Of course I was happy to oblige and wanted to do something a little different…like wall mural type of different.

In the process of searching, my inspiration came into focus after locating this amazing wallpaper mural from Rebel Walls.

Now, this isn’t for everybody but I so dig the city vibe it gives off. Not only that, but this can in fact grow with this kiddo well into his teens, which means my client is getting the biggest bang (pow, splat, and kerplunk) for her buck. Get it?! LOL!

As always, it starts with a vision board and this one was packed full of color.

So even though this kiddo has yet to hit double digits, the items presented and purchased in this room will give him years of joy. And those he grows out of (namely throw pillows and a few art pieces), can be replaced by something else.

Those of you who follow me on Instagram might have seen me having way too much fun on a semi-recent trip to the Pottery Barn Oulet up in Phoenix. I scored a number of pieces for this room there and the rest were located online.

Okay, so let’s get to the details of this space. Here’s how it went down.

The first thing that had to be addressed was the wallpaper. Here in AZ we mostly have textured walls. Textured walls and wallpaper (for the most part) do not mix which means this wall had to be skim coated and then wallpapered. Thanks to Ramon Navaratte and his crew, this got done in no time at all.

I can’t stand it. Ready for the “after” pics followed by all the details?

I mean, I can’t even. I just love how this room came together…and all that color balanced with those neutrals. It’s just F-U-N!

Let’s chat about the paint first.

This room doesn’t get a lot of natural light because the curtains are usually drawn tight (hey—that rhymed!), so I wanted to make sure the wall color I was using was light and bright. I opted for Sherwin William’s Crushed Ice. With just a hint of grey, it really did brighten up the room and allowed that wall mural to pop. We took that dingy 90’s yellow and reworked it!

Now this is where the fun began. After buying striped grey bedding and basic grey draperies, color was brought in everywhere else. From the rug, to the throw pillows, to the shelving, and everything inbetween. Superheroes are all about color and I wanted to give “E” tons of it.

This included a one of a kind, custom lampshade. I almost gave up hope on this one until I posted a plea to my Instagram followers and they came through. Clutch! I got the name of a pro tagger/artist who was amazing to work with and tagged this lampshade just for “E.”

Color was also introduced by means of framed artwork via Etsy. I always get most of my pieces from the fabulous creators on that site and this job was no different. Superhero sayings, a monogram, along with a few other prints, and the shelves were decked out.

Furniture was another issue that needed to be addressed and placement for this space was a bit of a challenge. It actually kept me up at night because I didn’t want to place the bed length-wise up against the windows because it always makes the draperies wonky. I didn’t want to place it up against the wallpaper as tyo help preserve it and not rub against it either. I also didn’t want to keep it as it was originally because that wasn’t ideal either. Long story short? The TV was moved across the room, the bed rearranged, and the dresser tucked away in the closet. The result? A more open space, additional room, and an area that works.