Owl themed toddler bedroom
A two month break from our caravan travels has given us the time to get lots of jobs done at home – many of which are in preparation for the arrival of Tin Box Baby 2.
Top of the list has been evicting Tin Box Tot from the cot and transforming her bedroom into a roost fit for an owl loving toddler.
I’d love to say we managed to get this done in a weekend, but it has taken a fair few weeks to complete the task. However, with such a big change in TBT’s sleeping arrangements I think that slowing down the transition has allowed her time to adjust to her parents’ crazy plans.
Stage one – the bed
TBT has been in her cot since about two months old, so moving to a ‘big girls bed’ was a significant moment in her 22-month life.
The wood cost us about the same as a ready-made bed but was worth it because of the extra space we now have in the room.
Stage two – the furnishings
Stage three – decorating
We bought our paints from B&Q – tubs of brown and green as well as tester pots of five other pastel colours to match the Tot’s new bedding. The paint cost us about £20.
The Tot was packed off the her grandparents while we got down to work. I created a the tree while Mr TB cut out wooden owls and added the base colours.
This took most of an afternoon and we soon had to pick up TBT from her relieved baby sitters – she is non-stop!
She was very excited to see the latest stage of her bedroom makeover and kept touching the tree trunk that had grown out the top of her bed.
We were able to finish the job a few days later. I added some more detail to the tree and finished off the owls. We picked up some sticky gems from Wilkos as an after thought (98p a pack), but I’m really glad we did as they added a bit of extra glitz to our luminous birds.
So there you have it! One owl themed toddler room. TBT seems satisfied and we hope she’s going to enjoy it for a few years to come.
For more owl inspiration see my Pinterest board.
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Thanks you – I hope so! 🙂
Love the creativity that went into this bedroom – it looks fab 🙂 I love anything Owls!!
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Ooohh that's lovely! I'm sure she'll love it for years 🙂
Alana x
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Thanks Gemma and thank you for the opportunity to share on #MummyMonday 🙂
Lovely stuff! 🙂
The owls are really down to Mr TB – he's a whizz with a jig-saw 🙂
Thank you. I love the cube storage too. We're thinking about getting some more for the baby's room. They are so much more interesting than a chest of draws 🙂
Tin Box Tot is definitely not an overly 'pink' girl so I hope you're right 🙂
Thank you. I'd like to say we do this sort of thing all the time, but the rest of our house is pretty dull 🙂
Aww, thanks 🙂
Thank you! Owls seem to be a massive hit with everyone. I love them too 🙂
What a great room..you've inspired me! Thanks
What a beautiful looking bedroom. I love those owls-they look so well made. It's great that you've done it yourself. #MummyMonday
This looks brilliant and well done for doing so much of it yourself! She's going to love sleeping in there. I love those cube storage boxes and I'm going to get one for Amelia's room when its done up. ( I actually included it in my Toddler bedroom inspiration post)
Decorating can be a slow process but worth it when it looks this great.
Thanks so much for linking up!! #MummyMonday
So cute!! I love stuff like this but I can never get things to look as good as they do in photos! I like how it's pink but not overly girly and it will suit her for a long time…. #mummymonday
Wow that really is amazing, and how clever are you making it all yourself! Id love to be so creative!
Absolutely gorgeous. I love the owls and that tree effect is brilliant. Beautiful room. #MummyMonday
That's gorgeous! We have some owls and a tree for my daughter too, but stuck to stickers as my artistic skills are definitely not up to permanent birdlife…
Thanks! I've added a inspiration board to my Pinterest too if you want to take a look. I must link to it from this post 🙂 Good luck with your own project!!
Wow! Looks brilliant. So nice that it's so personal and handmade. I'm thinking of an owl theme for my daughter when we redecorate her nursery. Not as 'handy' at woodwork as you guys but hoping to add some nice Owl features for her.