I will admit I may have jumped the gun on decorating my son’s upstairs bedroom. After finishing the bathroom, I was anxious to get the rest of the room done and bought and painted this (full-sized) metal bed:
The bedroom is long with a little window nook, and the furniture arrangement tripped me up a little. Once he had a bed and a dresser (with a desk and bookcase in the nook), there was still a lot of room left that felt like wasted space.
Room before closest-to-bathroom renovation:
This will eventually be the room shared by both of our boys, but for now, it’s where the girls hang out (and usually sleep on weekends), where school is played, where rainbow loom bracelets are made and where wresting/bed jumping occurs (although they swear it doesn’t). It’s also where my parents stay when they visit.
So, we decided to rethink the room and replaced the one full bed with two of these upholstered queen beds:
(They’re made by Skyline, and I ordered them from Joss & Main.)
I wish I had two of the orange Nate Berkus comforters, but they’re no longer available at Target. :( So, he’ll just have to live with mismatched bedding on the two beds while I figure that out. . .
The two-bigger-beds-solution just makes more sense for the size and shape of the room. Plus, I’m sure that when we have two full-sized boys sleeping up there, they’ll appreciate the extra space. I think this set-up can work and not completely look like a hotel room. Here are a few good examples:
Morgan-Keefe Builders via Houzz
I’m making this my project for the Summer. More to come. . .
I am envious of all that extra space in one room. I would love to have a space like it for visiting family to use with two beds. Great inspiration photos as well. I look forward to seeing how you work it all out this summer. Good luck.
I think the queen beds are a good idea – especially with boys. Both my boys have queen beds now because with the tall genes in our family, a twin or full will be too short before we know it! Love the inspiration photos!
-Shelley
I think the two larger beds will definitely be appreciate down the road. I cannot wait to see the entire room. Your inspiration is beautiful.
What a great room for sleepovers and jumping from bed to bed ;)
Is the Nate bedding patterned on both sides? If so, you could separate the sides and add a coordinating fabric to the back of each one, giving you two matching comforters. Of course, it is also a good excuse to go on the hint for fun new ones.
LOVE the beds!
I have a question for you – in the Joss & Main photo, it looks like there’s a gap between the headboard and the mattress, but in your photo, it looks continuously blue from the headboard to the photo – did you change it all? I ask because I’m interested in that bed myself :)
THANKS!!!!
There’s no gap. I think it might be the way the mattress is positioned in the J&M photo. ??
Oh I would love to have that much space. The two beds are going to look amazing.
I was going to ask the same question about the headboard gap! I love many J & M beds but have never ordered b/c they all appear to have a gap while I would prefer a straight full headboard all the way down. Great to “see” yours in person and for the info. Love your style!
See my response to Sally. Would be glad to send you a better pic, as well.
Hi Emily,
Love the idea of two double beds for your space! I can’t wait to see what you design because those beds you ordered are divine!
Camille
Have you tried Ebay to look for the Nate Berkus comforter? I see all kinds of things for re-sale from stores like IKEA and Target, etc. You never know.
Have to tried looking on eBay for the Nate Berkus comforters? I found a duvet still in the package from one of the Target Shops collections a couple years ago. It might be worth a shot. :)
I have, but no luck. Maybe I’m suppose to go a new direction with different bedding? :)
Excited to watch how your summer project unfolds!
Emily, thanks for clarifying about the beds. I’ve read a bunch of reviews re: the Skyline beds that reference the gap between the headboard and the mattress, so I was concerned about it –
See this post – it’s long, but if you go to her 6th point, about 1/3 of the way down, she takes a closeup of her Skyline bed and clarifies about the measurement of the gap. It’s not exactly the same bed as yours, but the same general concept. To find the 6th point easily, search for “The space between the headboard and the bottom panel is too far” and go to the second time that it’s mentioned.
Thanks again!
Sally–if you want a better picture of our beds, email me and I’ll send you one. The room’s a mess but I’ll take a quick pic for you with my phone :)
Thank you! I’ll email you right now. Also, I forgot the link!
http://www.thenester.com/2012/08/my-tufted-bed-a-review-of-the-skyline-linen-nail-button-wingback.html
If you’ve got the room for it I think its a great idea! I love the beds you chose.
You might check ebay for another comforter and find another one. I personally love the look of coordinating but mismatched bedding and I know you will do a great job of figuring that one out.
Oooh, yay!!! You got the beds…are you happy with them?!?!?
Yes! I think they look even better in person. Thanks for the help :)