You can see the finish process over on this IGTV post.īesides the armoire in the room, which Lucas stores his lego creation and books in, I had no furniture for this room. Then finished it off with this chalk paint top coat. I ended up painting it with this chalk paint, then lightly sanded the edges and applied a dark brown wax. I knew I could refinish it similar to another dresser I refinished. So I found the dresser at our town’s swap shop, which is basically the dump but a free-all spot. That means I needed to get really creative. Since we had just finished our kitchen renovation, my budget was tight, and I needed to keep my cost under for our modern teen boy bedroom. We have another guest bedroom on our third floor, but this one is easier to access and would be good for grandparents. I wanted to make it inviting for when guests come to stay. I didn’t want to get too heavy on the masculine colors. Another thing I wanted for this modern teen boy bedroom, is the ability to make it into a guest bedroom for when guests come to stay. I love the results! It’s a cool light gray that gives that touch of modern style. To keep this renovation budget friendly, we spent a weekend as a family painting the room. ![]() I wish I took a picture without the furniture because it was a mess! I will say that is was the only room in the house where I actually liked the color and I was considering keeping it, but to give it a more masculine and subtle look, we ended up painting the room a Benjamin Moore Shoreline. The below picture is from the listing of our home when it was on the market. You know I love to show before and afters of renovation project. By the end of last year we had friends come into town, so it was a good push to get this room under control along with the pressure of Lucas wanting his own room. Here’s the bad part–it stayed like that for almost an entire year! But hey, that’s what happens when you move as a family of six. Finally revealing Lucas’s modern teen boy bedroom! Shamefully to say, this bedroom was being used as a junk room of unpacked boxes, random furniture, donation pile and miscellaneous items when we first moved into the home.
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