Cowboy Bedroom and New Dresser

She chose the cowboy theme because both of my boys were born in Texas. J’s quilt has cute features that MIL free handed (I told you she was awesome!).

I just love the cowboy hat! And the Longhorn star? Yeah!
Hookem’ Horns!

The back of the quilt has a bluebonnet and Texas flag material. Love it!

After seeing the beautiful quilt, I knew I wanted a cowboy room for my little Buckaroo. It worked out well, too, because growing up I had a crazy obsession with cows. Don’t ask me why…I don’t even know. I have a few really sentimental items left though, so I was able to use them around J’s room.

The cow in his bed is one that was given to me by one of my all-time BFFs, and this cow went with me EVERYWHERE. Camp, vacay, sleepovers; you name it. Now J cuddles right up to it, and his little puppy, at night.

I got this rocking chair as a gift when I had Pickle. The denim goes perfectly with the cowboy theme. I love that the cactus is fake and doesn’t hurt – it just sits there lookin’ cute.

I wanted to spell out J’s name in his room, but buying some of those cute letters can get pricey. I saw a craft online where the person sewed a letter to a piece of square fabric, and I thought it would be a cute alternative to wooden letters. Because I cannot sew to save my life, I enlisted Crazy Cool MIL to make it for me as a Christmas present. She DID NOT disappoint! She made an awesome banner spelling J’s name. I draped it across the window as an alternative to curtains. Again, this lady FREE HANDED the font. For Reals. I about died when I saw the letter J looking like a boot. Seriously. So cute.

The red bird house is a night light. It was free, and I removed some of the weird “accessories” it came with and spray painted it red.

I turned a little straw basket upside down to look like a hay bale for this ceramic cow to sit on. The picture is one of my faves of little J’s first time at the beach.

This lampshade is a bit of a head scratcher. J’s light in his room is literally just a bulb. (Who designed that?) A friend and I fashioned this shade out of leftover fabric and a free lamp shade, but I cannot FOR THE LOVE figure out how to attach it to the ceiling. Any thoughts?

I found this dresser at a garage sale for $10. (Not to be confused with the $10 garage sale dresser in Pickle’s closet.)

A little banged up, but nothing to worry about! It’ll look great soon!

I sanded down the dresser a little – especially the parts where the paint was chipping.

I collected paint samples for a few weeks trying to pick out a great turquoise color. The winner is Martha Stewart’s Sunken Pool.

While the paint was drying, I tackled the unsightly drawers and their hideous knobs.

 The knobs had come loose and scraped against the paint.

A little wood filler covered up the mess. I also added the wood filler to the second knob hole – I only needed one.

I’ve never used wood filler before, but I didn’t tell the wood filler that. It just assumed I had, so it worked like I wanted it to.

While it dried, I moved back to the dresser. Combining brown craft paint and a little water, I brushed on the paint and immediately wiped it off. I repeated this step until I liked the way it looked. 

Once the wood filler dried, it was dark, so everyone moved into the garage. (Sorry for the yucky lighting.) I sanded the wood filler down and painted the drawers the same way as the dresser.

Next I added the CAAAUTEST knobs. These little rusty stars were $2.99 each at Hobby Lobby.

 Now J’s dresser was ready for it’s new place in his cowboy room.

 I added a basket with some diapers and a cow from another shelf.

I love how the brown paint ages the dresser a bit and enhances it’s details.

I really love how his dresser turned out! The blue was the exact color I had swimming around in my head, and the rusty knobs are my favorite part. I think it looks great with his little cowboy room.

It’s a bit weird not to see a changing table, though.  J really is growing up fast. I better go give him a squeeze before he’s out the door to Prom! Love you, J!

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