I am SOOOOOO excited to share this creative kids’ bedroom with you today! Our friends Adam & Charese are a fabulously talented duo. They have a great sense of style & are also amazingly handy DIYers. This is the boat-themed bedroom they created for their son, Cye.
Isn’t it amazing?! Adam created his own plans and built this boat bed by hand!
Their adorable bedding is from The Land of Nod. You can find the pillow here and the sheet sets here and here. The life preserver on the wall is from Pottery Barn Kids & is no longer available, but I found a similar one here.
Since Cye was a toddler when they built this, they included fold-down bed railings to keep him safe while he snoozed.
Check out the built-in hidden storage in both the “bow” and “stern” of the boat! It’s the perfect place to stash extra bedding and pillows, matey! 
The other side of the bedroom has a gorgeous DIY storage chest. Right now, Cye uses it as a giant toy box, and as he ages, there are plenty of extra drawers for clothes, too. Who knew toy storage could be so beautiful??
What I Adore About This Nautical Bedroom:
- The hidden built-in storage in the bed allows easy access to extra bedding without sacrificing style.
- The fold-down bed railing blends in as a part of the “boat” while keeping toddlers safe in bed.
- The toy chest has enough drawers for Cye to sort and store everything out of sight, and it’s low to the ground, making it easily accessible for little ones. It also has a very classic, timeless appearance that will allow the piece to blend in with any decor. Choosing a storage chest with drawers allows a lot of versatility as he grows, because it can easily hold clothing and school supplies when he’s too old for his toys.
- When putting your stuff away feels like a pirate adventure, who wouldn’t enjoy being “Arrr-ganized”? What a great way to make kids WANT to clean up!
Adam and Charese, thank you so much for sharing all of your creative decorating and organizing ideas! Cye is one lucky little boy!
How have you organized and decorated your kids’ rooms?
UPDATE: We are SO excited to announce that this blog post was featured on DwellingGawker! You can check it out here! Woohoo!!
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Casey – you are amazing! Love this post of Cye’s bed! I have enjoyed looking around your blog – you are a crazy talented young lady!
Aww, thanks so much, Charese! I am totally getting Leif to build this for our kids one day — thanks again for letting me share your space!
this is incredible! thank you for linking up with “Hey, That’s Pintastic!” If you wouldn’t mind including the button or a link back to ILYMTC, I would greatly appreciate it! I’ll be pinning this awesome DIY to the HTP pinboard shortly! Thanks, again!
Thanks so much for hosting! I added your link, but couldn’t find your button. I’d be happy to add it if you don’t mind telling me where to look! I’m also following you on twitter and pinterest — love your blog (and carrots, haha!)
This looks sooo cute! I think kids would love this! Great idea.
Sam @ lifeinsamsbox.blogspot.com
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Thanks so much!
This is way cool! What incredible talents, and what a blessed little boy
We’re beginning to plan for our son’s “big-boy” room. He’ll be 3 in February, so we hope to have it done by then. We’re hoping to DIY most of it, besides existing furniture pieces.
Cool! I think I’m going to love decorating for my kids when we start a family of our own — there’s so much creative freedom! Are you thinking about doing any kind of theme for it? What are you DIY-ing?
We’d love to DIY a desk, some shelving, and other decor.
We’re thinking about trucks and tractors for the theme–he’s obsessed with them! I got some major inspiration from Jen’s last post at http://iheartorganizing.blogspot.com/2012/11/totally-diggin-this-toddler-bedroom.html.
Love, love, love!!
That sounds awesome! The toddler room from IHeart Organizing is so sweet — I really love that Silhouette wall art! Maybe you could get your son to color in a few outlines of tractors & frame those as well? Messy kid drawings are the best!
That’s a fun idea! Writing it down…
Super cool!
I would love for you to link up at the Mommy Archive – we’re focusing on bedrooms this week, Alice x
Ooh, thanks so much! Will do!!
Wow – so cool! Alice @ Mums Make Lists
Thanks, Alice!!
would love to purchase a bed like this …..Would you be willing to make one to sell?
Hi Amanda! I will have to check with our buddy Adam. (He’s the one who made it!)
I liked this Kid Room Ideas designs a lot, specifically the last design I think it’s the most beautiful one, keep going.