02 November 2010

oh no, we lost the roof in the storm . . .

Greetings all,
In all this wild & windy stormy weather, the children were stuck inside & we lost the roof off the house . . . the GingerBreadHouse that is!!  It remained untouched for long enough, then suddenly the children had a penchant for gingerbread.  The house smells glorious!!  Should take a week to get through the rest.
 Today the boy's bed was finally ready to collect from Harvey Norman.  I think this style will last him well into his late teens, i'm especially thrilled i managed to knock a further $90 off the sale price!!
 After years of ensemble base & mattress beds, i chose wooden beds for everyone, with slat bases so i can FINALLY vacuum all the way under . . . but my son clearly has other ideas on how to use the space.
 Love his Ooshka by The Red Thread.
 The room is coming together, but i think the Dr Suess mobile might have to go & put some pictures up on the wall??
& yes, he's still under the bed putting the ramp for his Skull Fortress together - i think he'll sleep there tonight!! 
Poor bloke inherited some marks on the carpet from his twin sisters (former tenants of this room) so what a blessing those $12 IKEA round rugs are!!  There is more work to do on the room, like adding an oilcloth covering on the thrifted retro coffee table & the Designer's Guild wooden trunk at the end of his bed.  Stay tuned for more boy's room renovations soon, with my live in handyman - handsome soldier who i've just tallyed up . . . has 16 weeks leave.  Yippee.  Love Posie

10 comments:

Chantal said...

Quite an attention grabbing headline.. you had me : )

Sally said...

At our house the $12 ikea rug is the "thinking spot" ... a place to be sent to reflect on how things could be handled better.

Tina said...

Oh I love the missing roof on the gingerbread house....YUM!!! Your little man's room is looking fabulous. Love the new bed and I LOVE our $12 IKEA rugs:) Will your son really sleep under the bed? Too funny:) Hope you have had a wonderful start to your week ~ Tina xx

Elisha said...

I was really worried for a second, roofs do come off sometimes.... My girls like to use the space under their bed to hide all their mess when I ask them to clean their room..... Thanks for visiting my blog :-)

Heidi said...

I love his new quilt!
Your right those Ikea round rugs can hide a multitude of sins.

Sheila said...

Mmmm ginger bread!!! How pretty!!
x

Wynona said...

I was worried when I read the title of your post - but happy to see it is only the Gingerbread house and not your real house! Love the white chair in your son's room - was looking at buying one from King Furniture for myself not too long ago (a replica of course!) but then decided I would go with French decor instead! xx

Wendy said...

16 weeks leave? Yahoo! Savor every minute!

Anonymous said...

16 Awesome weeks!! YAY!!

Chicken Willow said...

Wow, 16 weeks, that's brilliant. Love the room. xx