Since we’ve moved in to our new house, we haven’t had much time to design or decorate our home.  I guess this is the final phase of moving.  So, the last couple of days, the boys and I decided to make-over their bedroom.  When we moved in, we didn’t assemble the boys’ bunk beds because we were just so tired.  We just pushed both beds together and all three boys slept together in the make-shift king bed.  And, there was nothing else in the room except for a space heater.  This has all changed the past couple of days!

We assembled the bunks and put Ty’s toddler bed in the room and then it was time to decorate.  We had a limited budget, so we mainly used what we already had.  The only purchases were the large area rug we found on sale for $20 and some cork that we bought for about $10.  We had a great time doing this and now they absolutely love their room!

They wanted a calendar and they chose what they wanted on the side table. 

Ty’s side of the room with 3 squares of cork we attached to the wall.

The older boys’ side of the room.  They wanted to hang up their own pictures and memorabilia so we measured and cut out strips of cork and attached them to the wall.  Micah has his strip by his bed and Manu has his on the top bunk.

They love their Guam map and also the caricatured map of Houghton/Hancock.  It has all of our favorite hang-out spots from when we lived in the U.P.

Since we set up their room, they now faithfully make their beds and have kept it very clean.  It’s amazing how much pride and care they now have for their own space.  We put two baskets of toys – one for stuffed animals and one for their cars/trains/planes.  We made a rule that they can only play with these toys in their room, and that they must put them away after playing.  Just having 2 baskets has made clean up very simple and easy and it has made their play room much neater as well. 

And now we’re on to the rest of the house…