I can't stop...

...Making wall art for my boys' new room redo!

Late, late, late last night after a fun few hours spent away from my family with two of my favorite new friends, I spent a while thinking up some more ways I could fill wall space in my boys' shared room.  I plan on redecorating their room on a tight budget and when I found this print and fell in love, I knew I had to have it...or something like it, anyways:

{ photo via apple jack designs on Etsy }

What I really like about the inspiration print above, is the navy blue on white.  It comes as a pdf file for an 8x10 print your print yourself at home for just $8.  Not a bad deal at all.  But, I have to remember my budget, and I think I could do a lot with $8.

I decided to play around on picnik.com again and use the same grey and white background that I used when I made this rough draft subway art

to make my version of the inspiration print

It is still very possible I'll end up purchasing the original print by Apple Jack Designs because I really do love it.  Until then, I'm adding my copycat design to my Boys' Room Redo board on Pinterest for future reference. 

If you like my design, feel free to copy and save and use however you like.

Dreaming of a Redo

My home decor needs a makeover.  Bad.  Normally, when I feel something is outdated I just apply a coat or two of spray paint and abracadabra...good-as-new!  But I'm really feeling a big change coming on.

I have a ton of great ideas for redoing the room my two boys share, thanks to Pinterest.com.  In fact, I have an entire board dedicated to ideas for their room's face lift.  I'm on a tight budget, so nearly everything needs to be handmade by me, thrifted, or salvaged.  I'm on the lookout on Craig's List for two matching white twin beds for the day my baby turns into a man...or is ready for a big boy bed, whichever comes first.  They'll also need a tall white dresser to take place of their wide, low dresser...It'll save space.

With all the sewing I've done in my life, I've never made a quilt.  But I think I can tackle it.  I plan on making matching grey and white chevron quilts for their beds, 

{ photo via }

making a giant "A" and a huge "M" in navy blue yarn to hang over their beds,

{ photo via }

And hanging fun prints in bright white frames with bright white matting like these:

I've been in love with all the subway art I've been seeing on different blogs and in different Etsy shops lately.  Since my budget is tight, I decided to play around on picknik.com a bit today to see if I could make a great one on my own to go with the boys' new decor.  Here's what I came up with.  Feel free to copy, save and print if you like it!

I consider this one a rough draft.  I plan on playing around on the website to see if I can get all the blue colors to match exactly.  I'd like more of a variety of fat and skinny lines, too.  And maybe even a different font.  

I plan on taking a before and after picture of their room and keeping a close count of how much money I spend doing it.  I think I can do the complete room { furniture, bedding, everything } for under $200.

So far, I've spent $0...

What do you think?  Have you tackled a huge project on a tiny budget?

Have you completed a Pinterest inspired project?  How did it go?