DIY Black and White Toddler Airplane Room

So J was with his dad all week on vacation, so mommy decided to be productive and finally tackle a project I have been planning for a while...J's room.

Unfortunately, Jonah's room was just that, a room. Not a place where he could play, and have fun, but just a room where he would sleep. I really wanted to change that, because everyones room should be their space that they enjoy spending time in.

Thanks to Pinterest I found all sorts of amazing inspiration, and decided on a black and white airplane theme. I chose this because upstairs we have black carpet (dont ask me why the previous owners chose BLACK carpet), and Jonah is huge into airplanes right now. I didn't have a lot of money to spend, so I decided this was going to be a complete DIY project.

After a week of hard work, its finally finished, and J LOVES it! It turned out amazing, and was worth all the hours I put into it.

Hope you like it too!

xoxo
K

This is the before shot...YUCK

The back wall was painted with Disney brand black chalkboard paint, purchased at Walmart for 10 bucks. It went on super nice, and I only needed to apply two coats.

The pillows were handmade by me....I stenciled in the patterns, and sewed the black pillow cases to fit the smaller 16x16 pillows.

The bookshelves were just crates I bought at michaels for $14, spray painted white, and screwed into the wall. They are perfect nightstands that also hold all of his favorite books.

The helicopter print was made by me on Adobe Illustrator, and then just placed in a frame. You could do this by cutting out images from the web or a magazine if you dont have access or know how to use Adobe Illustrator.

The monster print was also made by me on AI

The curtains started off as just one big white, full size flat sheet purchased at walmart for 6$. I then stenciled in the planes and clouds using acrylic paint. Once finished  I cut down the middle and sewed a hem. I sewed the top of the sheet over to create a tube for the curtain rod to go in.

The desk was a $5 garage sale find purchased last summer, and the top was painted with the same chalkboard paint that I used for his wall.

He is a happy boy! I love hearing him tell people, "I got a cool new airplane room!" All the hard work paid off, and it was awesome to know I did it all by myself!