A couple of months ago we decided that it was time to get Keegan a new "big boy" bed since he was growing out of his toddler bed {it probably didn't help that he had like 100 stuffed animals on the bed also}.
Well along with getting a new bedroom set comes the task of redecorating...which I was sooo ready for! I had all sorts of ideas in my head as to what I wanted to do in his room. Then I finally decided what I wanted to do...his room has a transportation theme so to break up the light blue walls I was going to paint a "road" out of chalk board paint in the middle of the wall!! It was going to look amazing & I was so excited about it. Then we ended up getting black furniture so that idea went out the window. I'm not going to lie, I was pretty bummed about not having the chalk board road on the walls but it would have been too much black with the furniture.
What I really needed was something for the wall next to his bed where there was a big open spot that wasn't there before {the crib converted into the toddler bed so the back was high}.
See what I'm talking about? The big open space between the pictures and the bed {on the same wall as the window} so doesn't look right!
Then....I thought of the perfect solution! I would get some type of vinyl saying to put up there!! I am absolutely in love with these things and already have some in the family room and dining room. Then I came across this company called Trading Phrases {check out their website}. O.M.G. I fell in love with pretty much everything they have...I could see a potential obsession forming because of this company!! LOL They have such a wide variety of sayings and pictures that there is honestly something for everyone! And, if they don't have exactly what you are looking for...the do custom orders too!! Not to mention that they have tons of colors to choose from also!!
I did some searching and found exactly what that empty space needed! I went home that night measured the wall, decided on a size that would fit the space perfectly and ordered it the next day! As soon as I got it in the mail I immediately went into his room and started putting it up...I'm pretty sure dinner wasn't made that night either...I was just way too anxious to get this thing on the wall!! Are you dying to know what I got?!?! Is the suspense just killing you?!?! {Even if it isn't, just act like it, it will make me feel better! :)}
Well...I won't make you wait any longer...here it is
This is what it looks like before you actually stick it on the wall. It says "planes, trains, and automobiles..." and has an airplane, helicopter, train and car to go with it! It was actually all one big piece when I got it but I cut the pictures out so I could place them exactly where I wanted them! I have to say, it was extremely easy to put up also, even on our textured walls! I've bought other vinyl saying from the stores and lets just say they weren't nearly as easy to put up {one of them might have been ripped off of the wall half way through putting in up out of frustration on night...whoops!}.
And here is the final product! It turned out sooo good and it was the perfect touch for that empty spot! Keegan wasn't as excited about it as I was but I know he appreciated the extra little something I added to his room! The only problem with it...one day when he was suppose to be taking a nap he decided to play with it! He took a couple of letters off and stuck them onto the car, it read "planes, trains, and t mobiles..."!! Luckily Ryan was able to get the letters off and put them back where they belonged!
Since I loved the above saying so much I decided to check out the website again...they didn't have what I was looking for so I sent them an email and was able to get something custom made for the small spot next to his closet door.
We actually use this space to mark his height but it still needed a little something there. They worked with me in making it the exact height & width that I wanted and after multiple emails back and forth between us and a couple changes a long the way we finally came up with this!
And now there is a stop light, which can double as a growth chart....LOVE it!! I haven't decided yet if I want to paint the colors inside of the circle or not so for now it still looks like this!
There are still a couple more finishing touches that I need to add to his room and then I will show you the whole thing!!
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