My Breezy Room

In my last post I talked about preparing Graham’s big boy bedroom, but we didn’t have his poster ready yet. I wanted a huge poster so I ordered this modern black and white poster in the 24×36″ size. I absolutely love how it looks with the room! (You can get the free printable at the end of this post.)

This post contains affiliate links.

I don’t usually like to decorate with sayings. In fact, this is the only one in my house. I guess I just put too much thought into it and don’t feel like I would ever say any of the popular sayings. A lot of them are just too mushy for me and while I appreciate the message, it’s just not me.

I’ve been seeing large black and white posters in kids’ rooms on Pinterest (like this one) and decided to look for something I could handle. I found a reversed version of the be bold, brave & brilliant on Urban Outfitters (here’s one from Esty for $5), and I just decided it’s a saying I could get behind.

I decided I’d prefer it with a black background and white letters. So instead of purchasing it I just made my own and printed it at Office Depot. Just pop it in a simple 24×36″ poster frame and it’s good to go. I had ordered the print before getting the frame and at first I thought it was going to be way too big. But we tend to buy things that are too small rather than too big and I’m happy with the large size.

Graham really loves the giant letters and spends a lot of time pointing to them. (And calling them by the wrong name…) He also likes looking at himself in the reflection. A poster, a mirror and an alphabet tool all in one. #winning

DOWNLOAD MODERN BLACK AND WHITE POSTER FILE

This poster fits in great with a modern kids room, but I love that I can move it to any room in my home. If you want my file for a 24×36″ poster with a black background and white font, you can download it here.

If you enjoyed this post, pin it!

We’ve been talking a lot lately about when we should transition Graham from his crib to a bed. His second birthday is next week! I’m not sure I’ll do it quite yet because he hasn’t even thought about climbing out of his crib. But I’ve been enjoying working on his modern toddler boy room for when he’s ready! This post is sponsored by DHP, but all opinions and ideas are my own. #Mainstays #BelieveInSleep

Most of what we’re working with here is what I already had on hand. There’s definitely a little more work to do. I ordered a HUGE poster for above his bed but it’s running behind so that’s an update for another day. The biggest addition to the room is definitely the bed itself.

I decided not to transition the crib to a toddler bed, because I assume we’ll need it again some day and I never bought the toddler bed kit. When he does move over to this bed, we’ll definitely be adding some sort of guard rail for safety.

The mattress is a Mainstays mattress from Walmart and it actually comes compressed in a small box that can be delivered to your door for convenience. It’s affordable (which is what everyone wants in a kid’s bed) but also made to reduce tossing and turning. Hopefully it will result in a lot of great nights of sleep for Graham – and me!

Graham “helped” me build the bed frame right before we decompressed the mattress. He was completely obsessed with hanging out in between the slats. Kids are weird.

You can see in the above picture how small the box is. And while it’s not the lightest thing I’ve loaded into my house (there is a twin size mattress in there after all), I was easily able to manage it up two flights of stairs to get it in this room by myself.

It’s definitely far more convenient than the time my sister and I tried to unload a full (not compressed) king size mattress and get it up a flight of stairs by ourselves. We were unsuccessful and the mattress hung out in a stairwell for a few hours until we could get help… So yeah, I’m pretty happy with the way they get mattresses into a box these days, ha!

The picture below was taken within minutes of it decompressing. We left it like that for 48 hours so it had time to fully expand. I’ve laid on it a few times and I think it will be great for Graham to use when he’s ready. It should also be perfect for him to stay in as he grows. I see us getting a lot of life out of this Mainstays mattress!

Decorating a Modern Toddler Boy Room

Then came the fun part, decorating! I want to keep his room simple and fairly neutral. I painted the walls a super light grayish white color earlier in the week and a picked up some sheets, a bedspread and a fun lamp that I think are perfect for a toddler or an older boy.

The toy box that’s also acting as his nightstand has been in his closet since he was itty bitty. I used to keep all of his books on a shelf in the corner (that still needs to be reconfigured), but it just became a game for him to rip them all off. So we’ll see how this way of organizing them works. I still have plans to get rid of the rocking chair and turn that corner into a reading nook with maybe a couple bean bags to hang out in.

I’d also love to add some shelving and some plants on the opposite wall above his dresser. His room doesn’t get much light, so fake plants would probably be best. And a toddler lives in this room, so definitely fake plants!

If you’re in the market for a mattress, I definitely recommend looking into the Mainstays mattress at Walmart and taking advantage of the ship to your door service!