In our home, we only have three bedrooms. One of them is the master bedroom and the other two are for our two children. We had to move Jackson over to a new bedroom so Addison could use the nursery furniture. So, we created a Cars bedroom for Jackson ... with help from our Uncle Frankie, cousin Michael and Extreme Painting and Wallpapering.
We started with new lighting by putting in high hats. Then, TK painted the room a light gray. We purchased Disney wallpaper to mimic diamond plating that you might find in a real mechanic's shop and outlined it with chair rail that TK painted red. Aunt Maria bought Jackson Cars Fatheads for Christmas, so those all had to go up ... of course. The carpet was purchased from Lowe's and installed by Gemini. It is nice and plush. I see us all lounging on the floor and watching movies in the future.
We purchased a Lightning McQueen bed, sheets and a comforter to go with the theme and it was super easy to do because there were a ton of options at Toys R Us, Kmart, Target and Walmart. The stickers for the bed were annoying to apply because they just show you where they should go and say, "Good luck!" Not my idea of an efficient assembly.
We bought a checkered valance from an Etsy shop and checkered knobs for the dresser. The dresser was purchased completely unfinished and TK painted it red and black and fastened the knobs. We saw a set of drawers that we liked on Pinterest and were trying to emulate that same garage look. The plastic desk was donated to us from my uncle and aunt, so that fit in quite nicely.
For decor, we made sure to hang up his framed Disney stock and an authentic Disney sketch of Lightning McQueen that we purchased while in Walt Disney World in 2013. On the outside of the door, we hung a metal Cars parking sign that we also purchased in Walt Disney World. That sparked Jackson's interest before he knew that he was getting a new, cool room. TK also painted the door with chalkboard paint so Jackson could draw on it, if the mood ever struck him. We also added framed photos, sports banks that his grandparents bought and filled for him, and his Mickey ears.
Fortunately, we already had a television for the room when we thought it would be an office, so we bought a bracket and got that up on the wall. He also has a Blu-Ray player to watch his Disney movies on.
Tonight, we finally showed Jackson his Cars Garage Room and he was so happy that he spent most of the time jumping on the bed. That led to visions of me rushing him to the hospital for stitches, but we are not going to worry about that right now. He also named all of the characters on the wall and the movie that was on his TV. (We made sure Cars 2 was playing when he walked in.) When it was bedtime, he even agreed to go in his room (with a small bowl of Goldfish) to go to sleep.
We still have a few things left to do this weekend, but the room is ready for him to sleep in. There is still a monitor to watch over him, so he is not that grown up or trusted yet, but he has made the transition nicely so far. Now, let's see what tonight has in store and if he gets totally freaked out when he wakes up in the middle of the night and sees vehicles with eyes staring at him from every angle. At least they all look friendly, especially Guido and Luigi.
So, the Cars Garage Room was a success. Ka-Chow!
We started with new lighting by putting in high hats. Then, TK painted the room a light gray. We purchased Disney wallpaper to mimic diamond plating that you might find in a real mechanic's shop and outlined it with chair rail that TK painted red. Aunt Maria bought Jackson Cars Fatheads for Christmas, so those all had to go up ... of course. The carpet was purchased from Lowe's and installed by Gemini. It is nice and plush. I see us all lounging on the floor and watching movies in the future.We purchased a Lightning McQueen bed, sheets and a comforter to go with the theme and it was super easy to do because there were a ton of options at Toys R Us, Kmart, Target and Walmart. The stickers for the bed were annoying to apply because they just show you where they should go and say, "Good luck!" Not my idea of an efficient assembly.
We bought a checkered valance from an Etsy shop and checkered knobs for the dresser. The dresser was purchased completely unfinished and TK painted it red and black and fastened the knobs. We saw a set of drawers that we liked on Pinterest and were trying to emulate that same garage look. The plastic desk was donated to us from my uncle and aunt, so that fit in quite nicely.
For decor, we made sure to hang up his framed Disney stock and an authentic Disney sketch of Lightning McQueen that we purchased while in Walt Disney World in 2013. On the outside of the door, we hung a metal Cars parking sign that we also purchased in Walt Disney World. That sparked Jackson's interest before he knew that he was getting a new, cool room. TK also painted the door with chalkboard paint so Jackson could draw on it, if the mood ever struck him. We also added framed photos, sports banks that his grandparents bought and filled for him, and his Mickey ears.Fortunately, we already had a television for the room when we thought it would be an office, so we bought a bracket and got that up on the wall. He also has a Blu-Ray player to watch his Disney movies on.
Tonight, we finally showed Jackson his Cars Garage Room and he was so happy that he spent most of the time jumping on the bed. That led to visions of me rushing him to the hospital for stitches, but we are not going to worry about that right now. He also named all of the characters on the wall and the movie that was on his TV. (We made sure Cars 2 was playing when he walked in.) When it was bedtime, he even agreed to go in his room (with a small bowl of Goldfish) to go to sleep.
We still have a few things left to do this weekend, but the room is ready for him to sleep in. There is still a monitor to watch over him, so he is not that grown up or trusted yet, but he has made the transition nicely so far. Now, let's see what tonight has in store and if he gets totally freaked out when he wakes up in the middle of the night and sees vehicles with eyes staring at him from every angle. At least they all look friendly, especially Guido and Luigi.So, the Cars Garage Room was a success. Ka-Chow!
