It has been quite a few months since our 14-year-old was able to move into his new bedroom that used to be a kitchen and I thought an update was long over due.
The photos aren’t the best but I hope that you’ll be able to see what we’ve done.
The photo below is what the kitchen looked like a year ago.
And this is what it looks like now. I found the old set of drawers on Gumtree. They sit in the old alcove where the oven used to be. The old slab of terrazzo has been left as a reminder of what the room once was.
The old possum house (the cupboard at the top) has been sealed off and the old pantry has been cleaned and painted inside and is now a wardrobe.
The old back door and ‘dunny’ have gone and replaced with a lovely little study nook.
The study nook is painted using Wattyl – Midnight Seas. It’s a nice contrast to the bedroom which is painted using Dulux – White on white
The table was given to us by our neighbours who were moving out and it was on its way to the dump!!! I stripped it back and painted it yellow.
The desk lamp was a bargain at Target, $35!
I found the fabric for the blinds at Fabric.com. I was looking for something that would suit a teenage boy and not look out-of-place as he grows into a young man. The fabric was $8.47 US per yard.
This is a great price as many of the fabrics that I’d looked at here in Australia were around the $30.00 mark for similar fabrics. Shipping to Australia was approximately $30.00. We needed quite a few metres for the three windows, yet the total bill (including shipping) was under $100.00!!!
Just recently, I bought some shelves for the study nook at the Freedom mid year sale. They were too hard to photograph so I’ve borrowed the image from Freedom’s website!!!
Old Pearly Jenkins 
The view of the back of the house has changed so much. So much of the garden was hidden by trees.
I know!!
When I was looking for some old photos of the back of the house. I was quite shocked at how much it has changed.
Absolutely gorgeous transformation. xoxox
Thankyou Teddy and Tottie!
Awesome work! I love it! The table looks great and I love the blind. Did you make it yourself? I’m about to attempt sewing a roman blind for my son’s room. I hope it works out!
Thank you Mum E!!!!!
Sadly I didn’t make the blinds, my clever mum did. I did thread the cord through the rings at the back though…….lol .
Have you started the blinds for your sons room yet?
Very nice colors and finishes–love the study nook. I would like this for my room if I were 14!
D’Arcy, I would have loved to have had this room when I was 14 too!!!!
I know he appreciates all the effort that’s gone into it.
Wow it is really transformed from what I saw last. Cant wait to see the rest. Well done guys.
Thanks Cheryl!!!!!
Come over and see it when ever you want!!!!!!
Everything you’ve done has transformed your home so much. Love the table makeover! Isn’t it funny: someone’s trash to your treasure? Love when I can find them. 🙂 So, are you sewing the blind yourself? And, are your possums gone; as in forever? Loved reading about their antics. -Joanne
Hi Joanne
The possums are STILL in the roof!!!!!!
My lovely mum made the blinds, she’s a clever clogs.
We were so lucky to get the table, talk about being on the right place at the right time.
Your possums are so much cuter that the variety in the U.S. Ours have long skinny noses and even longer, skinnier tails.
Ha ha!! I agree!!!!
They’re protected here too!!!
But I didn’t they were very cute a few days ago when I discovered one of them had completely eaten some Italian Parsley that I’m trying to grow. Roots and all!!! I had it protected (or so I thought) under a special ‘wire’ cloche. Little buggers!!!
You’re brave. I would have ran screaming into the sunset after seeing the possum.
Ha Ha this comment made me laugh out loud!!!
They’re really quite sweet, I promise.
Would you have the same reaction if you came upon a mouse or a rat????
However if it was a large spider in the cupboard, then you would definitely seen me screaming and running into the sunset!!! lol.
Gorgeous! The blue and white work so well together.
Thank you. We’re happy with the result. Our son spends a lot of his time in his room. I don’t go in there as much as I’d like. Maybe to let some much needed fresh air in LOL
Really smart, done the make over at good price too. I like the table you painted and converted to a study table, that is pretty cool.
Thanks Maria. I wish it was being used as a study table. Its more of a ‘I’ll just dump all the stuff from my school bag’ kind of table at the moment. One day my son might actually use it for what it was intended for.