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Everything child's photography should be- fun, brilliant and laugh worthy.

|all images photographed by Jay P. Morgan|

Before & After: Kid's Bedrooms

Elizabeth Meyerson from Gambi Design sent over two child bedroom transformations.

The first bedroom is a shared bedroom by two children. Does this storage system look familiar to any of you?  Toys stacked on top of each other, filling every nook and cranny possible.

The transformation is amazing!  Don't you agree?  The toy storage is neatly tucked away behind closed doors, and most of the exposed elements are in organized baskets.  I love the color choices too.



This second bedroom was designed for a young boy.  I love what an impact a change in window treatments made.  I also love the new desk and storage system.





What do you think of these transformations?  Is there anything you would add?

Thanks for sharing, Elizabeth!  If you have any before and afters you'd like to share, please send them to admin AT freshnestdesign DOT com.

Room Redesign-Boy's Room

Tammie needed a new design for her boy's room.  On Friday she let us know what her goals were with the space.  Here's her new floor plan and furnishings!

1. White Bunk Bed.  This is a steal at $689 and includes free shipping!  This one has great style and will work well in your space.  Later as the boys are older you can separate them and they will be fine in two separate rooms.  These would also look more like a teenage boys' room if you repaint them later in a nice blue or green.  These should last you the entire span that your boys live at home!  :)

2. The Ikea Tullsta Chair with round pillows made from Fabric Worn fabric:  Dottie Porch. Super durable chair and very reasonably priced.


3. Downloadable Illustration:  Download it or make your own at a larger scale for a little DIY project.

4. Large Round Floor Pillows made with this Joel Dewberry fabric.  Stack these by your chairs so there's plenty of fun seating options for both you and your children!

5. Table Lamp from Target on top of end table, also from Target.

6. Rotating Bookcase and Storage Unit.  Love this piece!  It takes up a minimal amount of floor space and provides lots of places to store books for bedtime as well as special toys and a board for special messages to your boys!

7. Keep your closet wall painted the Benjamin Moore Grecian Green, but paint the rest of the room a warm blue, Benjamin Moore  704 Del Mar Blue.

Thanks for letting us assist you with designing your space!

Spray Painting a Wooden Chair

I've been very busy around the house with spray paint.  Everything that is wood, or metal, or ceramic has taken a hiding place in the corner for fear of getting a new color.  We just announced our 2nd design challenge and this is where some of the inspiration came from.

This project was very simple.  I sanded the entire chair down with a 100 grit sandpaper and then used Krylon Indoor/Outdoor Wood spray paint {in cherry red}.  Make sure to do this outdoors on a good day with no wind, away from the house {the smallest wind can pick up the spray paint and start decorating for you- not good}.  This paint dries in about 10 minutes so I applied a couple coats back to back.  After I let it sit overnight, I sanded it down with 320 grit sandpaper, and applied a Lacquer gloss spray paint to the chair.  I also did a couple coats of this.

Don't you think it adds a nice color pop to the room?

Go here for more details and to enter the design challenge for a chance to win a toddler bed.  For this challenge, you can change the color of anything in your house, using whatever you want.  Paint a wall, change out your pillows, hang a new picture, or frames so it adds a different feel to your room.  If you have any questions, be sure to let us know.