I call it “the next kid’s room” when it’s not in use. It’s our foster kid’s bedroom and it will most likely be our baby’s room. Much like our next kid, it is in a state of flux. Meaning: I’m not sure if our next kid will be the one I’m carrying or if we’ll get a call for another foster placement before then. I suspect we will get a placement soon since the longest we’ve ever waited between placements was 4.5 months. (We’re just shy of 3 months now.) We have a twin bed in here that I want to move into Ali’s room, a dresser I want to replace, and a crib we don’t need anymore. I plan to move a couple pieces of furniture (dresser and night stand) in from Ali’s room when I move the twin bed frame into her room. I want to replace the current curtain with a light blocking one. Jason and I decided that we’re going to put a double bed in the next kid’s room so that it can be a more suitable guest room option. All of these changes are so fun for my planning addiction and my interior design hobby. I’ve pinned everything I plan to purchase to the Nursery board on my Pinterest. I put together a mood board last week to help visualize all the pieces are parts coming together.
I’ve also been planning where to put the furniture to make it all fit. I have a plan that I’m pretty excited about.
Now to plan our next IKEA shopping trip…
RELATED POSTS:
Room to Grow: Making a Bedroom for Foster Kids (this room a year and a half ago before it was occupied by Buzz and then later Bee and Firefly.)
Preparing a Bedroom for Foster Kids: Furniture & Decor (planning our first bedroom for foster children at our last house)
Preparing for Foster Kids: Bedroom Tour (photos of the above mentioned room that ended up generating a lot of interest on Apartment Therapy)
The Eames rocker is on the Chicago Craigslist for $75 (prob a knockoff). I look at it every day but I just don’t have an inch of room for it. Love the look of it though.
This is the one we have. It’s a knock off from Amazon. I believe it was under $100 at the time I bought it but I could be mistaken. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001HX36MI
I loved making up for foster kiddo room! These are cute plans!