Fantasy Football Bedroom (Photo Diary)
During the summer of 2008, Mummy and Daddy decorated Daddy's old bedroom from when he was a boy, ready for you so that you had somewhere bigger to play. You had been sleeping in the nursery, which was Auntie Jessica's old room and Mummy and Daddy thought that we may need to keep the nursery for the future in case a brother or sister came along.
Daddy wanted to make you a Gillingham Football Club room, but Mummy was worried that you would grow up and not like football! I said that she was crazy, all boys take after their Daddy's! We had both seen a brilliant football bedroom idea in a book called, Creative Spaces for Kids
so decided to model your new bedroom on that, complete with a changing bench and football goal built into the fireplace. Daddy decided to take the idea further and wanted astroturf instead of carpet! Although he did get carried away, he knew when to stop, the floodlight and advertising hoarding ideas he had were sensibly scrapped!!!Mummy and Daddy took photos all the way through the project so that you would be able to see how your room was made. Daddy was really suprised by the red as he had only ever known the room to be a various shade of blue!
Image: We used it as a spare room/storage space
Image: And it was ALWAYS ever Blue
Image: An alcove, space for a changing bench
Image: Fireplace, remove that and put in a goal!
Image: Fill in all the holes
Image: Fireplace - GONE
Image: Wood Cladding, finished
Image: Uncle Stuart popped around to plaster
Image: And the next day to finish off
Image: Before Daddy painted everything white
Image: Then added some COLOUR
Image: Which was a total shock to the system!
Image: Adding a little football detail
Image: And a football light-shade
Image: There's you climbing your new bench!
Image: A few accessories
Image: Astroturf arrives!
Image: More Astroturf
Image: Your new football bed
Image: The other side
Image: A look at the changing bench
Image: Footballs everywhere!
Image: Ready to play!
Image: The goal finally installed!
Image: You having fun in your new room at last!
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