This is my oldest son's bedroom. Firstly, here is the before photo, from the real estate listing. The previous old lady owner had a lot of rooms set up as formal rooms - two sitting rooms, a dining room, a study and only two bedrooms in the main part of the house. We decided to turn the dining room into a bedroom, which is what it most likely was originally when the house was built. The room had a door out onto the veranda, but it was a very pedestrian late 60's/ early 70's builders issue timber framed door with an unbalanced highlight window at the top.
We stripped the wallpaper, painted the room white, installed the new carpet (excellent colour choice for children) and the door was replaced with properly proportioned French Doors. A Wardrobe was installed on one side of the fireplace. Eventually the other side will have a build in desk and bookshelves, but it isn't needed at the moment, so his teepee goes there instead. I also chose the light fitting as it throws fantastic shadows across the room at night. The curtains are a Schumacher fabric that will grow with him (he was 5 when we moved in).
