{House Tour: Lukka's Room}

Okay, I know. I wrote Monday. The last week just got out from under me. I've got a few more rooms to show you this week, and a ton of thoughts swimming in my head for future posts. Also coming up is a lot of Christmas presents revealed since all gifts have been given.
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Enjoy Lukka's room. It's one of my favorites in the whole house and perfectly suited for a mischievous boy of three!

The two kids' rooms are upstairs, and with each having a slanted ceiling, these make charming child-size rooms. I immediately knew where he'd like his bed, and this was very easy for me to throw things together I already had to decorate. Banner above double window was made by me for a friend's baby shower awhile back.

Here's the little goof showing off the main attraction to his room-two cubbies to play in with friends and sister alike. I often find him with all his blankets and teddies in there reading to them during his quiet time.

These open shelving units are great storage for toys, found in both kids' rooms for toys, books, etc. We still rotate their toys every week so they don't get tired of them, so that's why it may look a bit bare. Art on this wall is a print I won from Arian Armstrong titled The Shore.

Here is a better view of his 'reading nook', it's a bit of an unused corner with tons of light from a large window. I'm still working on making a large pillow or bean bag to put there, and then one of these to finish the job! What a cute room for a little boy, huh? We just love this house!

Comments

Holly Smith said…

I really miss those charming slanted ceilings in our house in Lincoln. They just made the rooms feel instantly cozy. Thanks for the tour Sarah.

January 4, 2011 at 2:02 PM

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