Nesting With Grace

by Brooke Christen

Teen Boy Bedroom- Basketball Sports Vibe

Our friends, Casi and Andrew were hanging out at our house with their kids a couple weekends ago. Casi mentioned that she was going to makeover her oldest sons, Stockton, bedroom for his 15th birthday. I offered to help her! We think Stockton is such a good kid, always so polite and fun to hang out with, so we were looking forward to doing this for him. His only request was that it reflected his love of basketball and he was hoping to have a lamp!

Teen Boy Bedroom Plans-

Wallpaper // Basketball holder // Accordion Rack (for medals) // Sconce // Wall Nightstand // Iron Bed // Blue Rug // Tall Dresser // Green Quilt // White Shams // Bench

Teen Boy Bedroom Before-

Teen Boy Bedroom After-

Isn’t it so cozy?! Stockton truly loved it. He said things like “The room is sick!” and “Geez, that’s a makeover!”
Stockton is 6′ tall, and growing (his dad is 6’8″) so Casi knew that he shouldn’t have a footboard. Plus in a small room like this a footboard isn’t the best idea.
First thing we did was add board and batten to the walls (tutorial HERE). Then painted them in Puritan Gray from Benjamin Moore. After paint dried we hung this Moire Dot peel and stick wallpaper. The combo is very calming and really made it feel instantly cozy.
The room is 8’x13′, so I was able to just barely squeeze this blue 7’6″x 9’6″ rug in here. The rug honestly adds SO much. I like how it pulls in the bedding and really grounds the room. PS- they had that locker bench from a local school that just got remodeled!

Bedding-

After I picked the rug I went looking for bedding. The Company Store is one of my go-to’s for quality, classic bedding. And their inserts are my favorite! Happy to partner with them on this makeover. I knew he liked blue, because he is a big Utah Jazz fan and green is also a Jazz color (for now) plus the two complement each other nicely.
First piece of bedding I found was the white handcrafted quilt with the navy stitching detail that was too good! Instead of using a duvet insert and cover like I typically do, I stuck with just folding quilt at the end of his bed. In a small bedroom the oversized duvet might have been too big in here.
Then I found the green quilt. Honestly that green quilt is one of the softest quilts I have felt. It is called “Air quilt” for a reason!
For the green euro sham I used this down alternative euro insert (in firm), I have them on my bed and on actually on most all the beds in our home. I like how full they are and how they hold their shape.
The white shams with the navy stitching I used these down alternative inserts (I pick extra firm for the decorative pillows and medium for the sleeping pillows). Again, I like how they hold their shape, but also area comfortable to sleep on.

Nightstands and Wall Sconces-

Can you believe these shelves we used as nightstands are only $24??? For a small bedroom these are genius! You have space for books, a clock, to charge your phone, glass of water and a must-have diffuser.
I found these modern wall sconces to use instead of a typical lamp. They plug-in and have an easy to access switch. Very happy with how much the warm glow of the light adds to the room. Stockton didn’t have a lamp before, so he was thrilled to be able to have soft accent lighting before he went to bed.

Sports Decor and Memorabilia-

When I saw the before of Stocktons bedroom and some of the cool sports memorabilia, I got excited to showcase it!
Stockton is an awesome basketball player, just like his dad. He is ranked 11th in the nation at age 15! So he has lots of medals that we decided to display on this accordion rack. And his basketball trophies in these basketball hoop holders.
Ps- notice how we added drawer pulls to this basic IKEA dresser? Really adds a lot!
Trophies are on his dresser, there is room for a lot more!
I had asked Casi if she had any sports poster, prints, or photos we could frame. They luckily had collected programs from past Jazz games that I was able to frame. The art over his bed is actually the back of a picture …… I loved the quote and what it meant for Stockton, Casi agreed he would love it and he did.
We had it framed at Hobby Lobby (they will do a custom mat too).
We also framed two programs that were printed on a newspaper, that really look awesome! You could see how he had it taped to the wall in the before photo.
On both shelf nightstands I cut up a program and used that as art to hide the cords from the sconces (I put in these frames).
Happy Birthday Stockton, we hope you love your room!!! PS- he did agree that he wants to keep the room extra clean and make his bed everyday because it looks so good.
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