my wandering mind...

You will see this post title quite a bit from me. It is because I find it nearly impossible to focus on just one project, just one room, or just the house, or just the yard. You know what I mean. I take everything in and I am perfectly happy that way. It drives Mr. LOH pretty nutso, but, he married me knowing I am like that. I should be focusing on the final touches for Anna's bedroom. I know. I know. I know.

With the celebration of Christmas just around the corner, I start thinking about what I should get for my three deserving children and wonderful husband. You're thinking that we ALL do that right? Well, do you all think about what kind of gifts would look best in your house? Do you think about a current project you are working on and how that gift should be a slam dunk with that project? I do. I am so bad like that.

Benny's room has been slowly evolving into a sports-themed room. It began as a woodsy-camping-wildlife kinda thing and "evolved" into football and basketball. The boy changes his mind with the wind. I can totally relate.

 

We started out with Vintage Camo sheets from PB teen. One navy and one black.

 

Our final answer? Circo Score! sheets from Target.

 

Benny loves the pattern and they have a vintage-y vibe to them. Don't you think?

I love PBK bedding. It is divine. However I can't justify spending money on the sheets anymore. My kids burn through their sheets for whatever reason or they go from spider-man to squirrels to football to elephants to star wars or something wildly unpredictable like that. I bought these sheets from Target and actually like them more than the sheets I have previously purchased from pbk. They are a very nice quality! They aren't on the beds yet - I plan to save them for the reveal. Once we start using them and washing the bajeebers out of them, I will let you know how/if they hold up. I have high hopes for these.

Any who, I've been looking for basketball hoops for Benny's room. There are a gazillion choices out there. I would like it to mount to the wall. I have this ambitious itch to paint the backboard myself and do something fun and funky. I just might do that. We shall see.

 

Pottery Barn Kids hoop. But do I want a toy? The chalkboard score keepers are a nice touch. No prob for a DIY project.

 

 

Or a real hoopy hoop? Sorry about the photo. Just couldn't get it right.

Any ideas out there for indoor basketball hoops for a young boy's room? I would love to hear from you.
It should be D-U-R-A-B-L-E. Boys will be boys!

Have a great weekend and thank you so much for visiting!
~Emily

sports...

I have two sons and a husband. My husband and I met because he came to my hometown university on a football scholarship in college. I happen to love football. Lucky him.

Now that Anna's room is just about complete, I find myself occasionally (ha!) browsing the www looking for things for Benny's room. He and Isaiah share a bedroom. Thankfully, they both have the same interests so I don't have to tape any divider lines on the floor nor do I have to hang a long curtain to separate them and their private space. We don't allow computers or gaming of any kind in the kids' bedrooms and they don't have TV with the exception of dvds that we find acceptable for all of them to watch. In other words, they don't spend much time in this room anyway.

Nevertheless, I find myself wanting to make it welcoming and comfortable for them and their guests. I also want this space to grow with Benny. He is only six years old. I don't want a do-over on this room anytime soon.

I am thinking about picking up a couple of these from Ikea.

Ikea doesn't offer consumers the option to read reviews on their products. I am looking for any feedback on these pieces that you may have.

Do you like the red?

Or do you like the white?

I think either color is safe for a boy's bedroom. I just can't decide. Something about that pop of red is really exciting to me. The white feels safe and definitely neutral. Maybe I should let you all decide...

I will mix them up with some walnut-finished beds. I haven't found any that I like that I can afford, but this one had me at hello.

                                      Thanks for stopping by. Have a fabulous weekend!

Warming up...

Anna gave it some thought. Perhaps, furniture isn't so bad. She said we could work on her room together. Actually, she pronounces room as "woom". She doesn't pronounce the "R" sound very well. We'll work on that. Too dang cute.

My numero uno design inspiration for Anna's woom.

via House and Home

This gave me an idea for furntiture. Nice legs.

via pinterest

Love the cornice and the fabric. I haven't decided if I will do this yet for Anna's woom.

It looks so amazing.

via pinterest ~ I could not find source

I can safely say, a reveal is in the near future for LOH.

Hang in there!