Thank you all SO much for the great response to the Map Wall in the boys’ room! I’m so glad y’all love it as much as I do! It really is so fun to go in and look at all the places in the world…many I’ve only ever dreamed about.
Things are coming along well in the room, but there are still a few changes I’d like to make. And today we’re making some. In the form of bedding. 
About 6 years ago I purchased the blue striped comforter on Pickle’s bed from Target for $20. My mom loved it and bought one for my brother, too. We joked that someday, if I had two boys, my mom would give me the other one when my brother got tired of his. Little did I know then that I’d have two boys! J inherited the comforter when he grew out of his crib.
They’re cute and stripey, but sad and tired. It was time for new ones for sure.
Do you ever take a good look at one of your pin boards and realize you’ve subconsciously pinned the same idea over and over? Yeah, I totally do that. It’s a sign of genius…or so I’ve read. (Not really. I just made that up.) One day I looked at my board “Boys’ Room” and noticed I have a thing for wide stripes when it comes to boy bedding.
Like in this ridiculously cool boy’s room:
Loving the wide stripe, the blue and orange combo, and the trunks at the end of the beds:
Oh, hey! Do you see the rope wrapped around the lamp in the picture above? Maybe that’s were I got the idea for my desk legs. Hmm.
Wide navy stripes, super cool bunks. I Wish.
And, my ABSOLUTE favorite room in the group…
Wide, navy stripes. Trunk at the end of the bed. White headboard. Map wall. 
(P.S. I cannot seem to find the original source for this one. Was it a West Elm or Pottery Barn pic? Anyone know?)
The navy and white stripes are my favorite color combo. And I like a burst of color, too. (This is a kid space after all, not a funeral home. Sheesh.) So I decided a splash of orange at the end of the boys’ beds would be perfect…like this room:
(Love the orange stripe on the roman shade, too!)
Then one day I was hangin’ out at my friend, Allison’s, house. She says, “Come upstairs and see the new bedding that I bought for my son.” When I saw it, I about died. My stripes!! (And, yes, the hint of orange! Great minds think alike, right? Right?)
And the kicker? She bought the duvet at Target. For $20. And it comes with a sham. Seriously.
It was like the best freakin’ deal I’d ever heard. After showing her my entire pin board of striped bedding so she knew I wasn’t a huge stalker copycat, AND after making sure she didn’t mind if I bought the same duvets for my boys’ room, I went over to Target and grabbed two sets.
Thanks SO much for the heads up, Allison!!
I thought it would be a little easier to find an orange throw in this Texas Longhorn lovin’ town (Hook ‘Em!!), but it was a bit harder than I thought. Luckily my BFF and favorite store, Ikea, had a really nice two-toned orange quilt that also comes with two shams. (Find out more about the Karit bedspread HERE.)
It was easy to just cut the quilt in half and give each boy a new throw and a sham.
After a little duvet ironing, the boys’ old comforters were just shoved into the new duvets. All the new pillow shams fit standard pillows, so I grabbed a few extras and stuffed them inside.
The boys’ room is now on it’s way to becoming one of my favorite places in the house.
I’m loving all the different shades of blue in here!
I would still like to add a headboard to each bed (instead of the one J has), as well as a wicker trunk and rug, like the inspiration pictures above. Of course I’ll have to put my Free Stylin’ stamp on things…so that means unusual uses for ordinary items. You’ll have to come back and see what I mean!
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So cute! I love the orange.
Thanks for the mention, Beth! Love what you’ve done with your sons room. It looks great!
Be the way, I made that blind and added orange grosgrain ribbon for a pop of color.
Have a great weekend!
Lori
Very hip!
Maybe the orange and blue is a shout out to our high school (Go Bengals!). just a thought. Super cute, love it! like always, you don’t disappoint! oxoxo
I love the new bedding! The bright orange mixed with all the shades of blue looks so good! And that map wall…too freaking cool. Love this room!!
btw thank you for your nice comment on my egg shelled bowl the other day!
Oh my – Beth, what a huge difference! Those bold, larger stripes and the orange (and the great price tag!!!) make the room great. I have a friend, who when she was teaching me ages ago how to apply eye makeup – that she did well…and I did wimpy, who always said “Be bold…and blend.”
That works for makeup…and design!
Thanks for commenting so nicely on my blog about my ceiling design (much appreciated!). I have a new blogpost today about creating and Old World effect on my range hood in my kitchen. Hope you will take a look!
Linda
PS – Lucky you that you are friend with Allison from Hepworth’s. Jealous, jealous!!!
this is DARLING. i have a thing for stripes too. love them.
thanks for linking up!
{love} lauryn
Hi! I’m here from FJI #129 …I love the boys room.
the maps, the stripes,the colors!
all wonderful.
Their new bedroom looks great! Love the new sheets!
Those are lovely bedding for your boys. Thanks for the share.
eula_w
Very cool room for boys. I LOVE the blue and orange combo! The maps are perfect, too… I bet they will ace World Geography class when they get to that in school!
Thanks for sharing your home. I found you on ABFoL’s linky party.
That looks so great! I love those bold stripes, what lucky boys to have such a cute room!
Just found you via Katie Bower (I think) – at least that’s where I started clicking on links.
It looks so great! I love how you combined all of your inspiration pics into a room that works for you and your boys.
The bedding looks great and I love the pops of orange!
Those look great! I just made a striped quilt for my son’s room! I would love for you to share this (and any other house projects) at my “May House Par-tay” at http://www.cheapcraftymama.com!
Found you off TDC link party! I have some of those same map pictures pinned! I also did a world map in my son’s room….check it out if you would like! Great job on your room
http://creativejuicesdecor.blogspot.com/2012/04/world-map-inspiration-and-sneak-peak.html
that bedding makes the room so much more sophisticated! and i love the map wall!
This room is awesome! I LOVE that wall! You are so clever! It totally did reminds me of that old PB catalog pic {i think it was from PB anyhow. } Great choice- and I saw Allison got that bedding- what a great find, you two!
xo Becca