A teenagers room refresh - Finn's bedroom update

Finn was away all last week on a school camp where they hiked and did various other activities in the Kangaroo Valley. While his room was empty it gave me a chance to give his bedroom a good tidy and organise it a little better. While I was respectful of his things and his own style touches that he had put on the room I was just going to update a few things for better organisation.

We built our house 15 years ago but in all that time we had never properly organised the wardrobes. Inside his closet there was one rail for hanging, a shelf up the top for various things to be stored and the remaining things were stored on the floor of the wardrobe. This remained tidy for a while but over time the closet door was opened and clothes and other things began to be just thrown in! As I was the one picking the clothes up and rehanging I decided to organise things a little better. 

The majority of Finn's clothes and shoes used to be kept in lockers (you can see this in his old room update) instead of this we put a chest of 3 long drawers in his closet and sold the lockers. I culled all his old and outgrown clothes and got rid of anything not used or unnecessary. This left enough space for another bookcase to give Finn more storage and room to display his shoes. (his latest interest)

I shared a photo on Instagram the other day of Finn's room and had lots of requests to see the rest of his space. Finn wanted a minimalist look that showcased his interests - shoes + music. He kept his clipboards to display his prints and we added a couple more to the walls and above his desk. Finn bought a new, comfier desk chair and styled his shelves himself. He then added a clothes rack to display his favourite tees. The hanging plant was my only contribution! 

I would have loved to add a rug and style up the bed a little more but Finn wanted it kept simple and I went with what he wanted for his space. It makes me happy to see the pride he takes in his room and keeping it tidy.  I also like that it really reflects who he is at this stage in life. 

You can see more photos below........

(all his birthday, christmas and pocket money go towards shoes!)

Bookcases - Ikea

Bed - Fantastic Furniture

Blue coverlet - Kmart

Bedside - Kmart

Clothes Rack - Kmart

Desk - Officeworks

Lamp - Kmart

Artwork - Etsy

White frames - Kmart

Teen Bedroom - Finn's Room Makeover + Pallet Bed

We made over Finn's bedroom in the holidays. We wanted to give it a freshen and a more mature vibe. We wanted to give him a bigger bed (as he was outgrowing his single bed ) and also incorporate a comfy space to chill out. 

The layout of the room stayed the same as his shelving and skateboard racks are bolted to the walls and I didn't want to have to remove them. Also his desk fits well underneath the window.

I had seen lots of pallet beds on IG and Pinterest and loved the relaxed look of them. It was also a low cost option instead of having to buy a new bed frame. We just had to buy a double mattress.

I've shown how we decided on the size and readied the pallets at the bottom of the post.

I found so many amazing pieces for his room at such great prices. Kmart was a treasure trove!

I am also using bits of our linen in his room as our queen size quilt covers sit well. 

I've listed below the suppliers and items I've used.

Here is how his room looks now.......

How we assembled his bed.......

We bought 4 old pallets for $50 from a local building materials recycler. 

Due to our space constraint we wanted to leave enough room for a double mattress and about 40cm around the edges to use as a little side table/ledge. 

Simon cut approximately a third off 2 of the pallets (these went closest to the wall) this gave us the dimensions we wanted.  He then used the pressure hose to clean them. They were then given a light sand to get rid of any splinters and rough edges. I'm the ideas girl, Simon is the handyman ;)

We were just using up some white paint we had left over from other projects. We used 2 coats of Taubmans Endure low sheen in white. We found a paint brush was better than a roller as it worked the paint into the grooves in the timber. We weren't overly precious with the application as I knew the texture and imperfections would add to the overall look. We started to run out of paint so decided to skip the middle bit that the mattress would be covering!

A new mattress was purchased and then the fun bit began........ the styling!

It really was a team effort as Finn had quite strong ideas on how he wanted his room to look.  

We're all really happy with the result!

Jasper loved it so much he now wants his own single bed version. We'll see........

Did you do any room makeovers over the holidays? What is it about the start of the year that makes you want to change things around?

Suppliers List

(Note - I bought all of the products myself. None gifted or sponsored. Just things I truly loved)

Pallets - $50 from a local supplier

Lamp - Kmart

Plants - Palm from Bunnings, Fern from a local nursery, Fakes from Kmart and Freedom

Rug - Kmart

Side table - Kmart

Desk - Officeworks

Peace sign - Typo

Skateboard racks - Ebay

Wooden surboard (Alaia)- Simon shaped it himself from Paulownia wood

Tall white lockers - Kmart

Bookcases - Ikea

Roam Free banner - Pony Rider

Baskets - Freedom

Quilt cover - Kip and Co 

Throw and Cushions - Adairs