Vintage Military Inspired Boys Bedroom

Welcome back for a quick, fun and cheap bedroom makeover!

My 12 year old son is very interested in everything military which is why I decided to direct his room makeover in that direction. He’s also a Nerf gun collector which tied into the military theme nicely. He told me a couple of weeks ago that he wanted a new mattress from somewhere like Simba and I suggested that we do a full room makeover. He was very excited about the idea of a new room and he couldn’t wait to see how the ‘vintage military’ style turned out!

We only had a couple days to do this project, and it started with his closet makeover you can see here.

We didn’t really have to do too much to the room, just add some paint, get some new storage solutions and some cool toys, but you’ll read more about that later on. We haven’t long got a new bed with all new bedding so we didn’t have to buy that which was great. A friend told me that Getting a waterproof duvet protector can extend the life of your duvet so we’ve gone out and purchased a protector so that the room doesn’t have to be refurbished again for a while. It also helps protect the duvet from any accidents like spilt drinks or whatnot. I know his love for the military isn’t going anywhere any time soon so I want everything in this room to last for as long as possible.

For those of you that are new here, this room used to be the master bedroom up until a year ago. So for a year this boy has been camped out in our old blue room with my white plank wall. Not the worst thing ever, just not really his style.

The process of this project was pretty basic. We painted three of the walls white and the plank wall a dark gray color. On one wall I wanted to create a simple yet classic military design.

It was super simple and I did this entire wall in about 1 hour. I used the perfect ARMY green as an accent color and then painted the center stripe the same gray used on the plank wall and ceiling trim.

For some simple artwork (I didn’t have much time to pull this room together) I printed some free vintage military graphics from the internet and mod podge to mount them onto some scrap wood left over from craft club that I had painted black.

I had two matching black frames in my storage that worked perfect to surround my DIY plaques which made this a completely free design.

Hours before the kids got home I headed to Real Deals Sip and Shop event and grabbed a couple more items to finish off his space.

I also scored this free desk on craigslist that I knew would be perfect in his room. I planned to turn it into a night stand and take apart the broken desk part.

With just over an hour left before the kids arrived home, the room was finished!

We added the peg board gun storage as seen all over Pinterest, and let me tell you, it’s amazing! He has a vintage military bag that will now be his laundry hamper!

He officially has his own teen appropriate space where he can have friends over and enjoy their time in there. His grandma and grandpa got him this fun convertible couch for his birthday that he can have his guests sleep on when they stay over. It’s been a big hit so far! I think the only thing that I want to add is a new rug to protect the floor from getting scratched. I also think his room could use a little extra pop of color too! I think I’m going to buy a new rug (or ‘Teppich kaufen‘ as they say in Germany!), from an online website. I’m not too sure where I’ll end up buying one from but I’m sure I’ll be able to find the perfect rug for his new room!

Well, there you have it! Quick simple and almost free room makeover! Visit here to see his 9th Birthday that was Army themed!