We all know the saying, “When the cat’s away the mouse will play”…well around these parts the saying goes like this; “When the hubby’s away, the wife will…redecorate”. And redecorate is just what I did.
I’ve realized that once I get a vision in my head, 1-no one get in my way, and 2-I need just two days (give me more than that and it won’t happen.
Eric has been wanting a sports room for years. A room that is “his”, and a place where he can display all of his Philadelphia Sports paraphernalia and the plethora of signed baseballs that he has. When we moved here 7 years ago he staked out what is supposed to be the “study”. We painted the walls and he put some stuff out. But, let’s face it…the room became the “junk room”. Everything got thrown in this room which drove me cra-zy because it’s on the main level and everybody and his brother saw it…ugh!!!
This past weekend, Eric and our son, went away on a weekend trip, so I thought it was the perfect time to transform this room. In a matter of 48 hours I painted the room, took down a ceiling fan and hung a new light fixture (thanks to my good friend, Laurie), painted shelves, made curtains, and put the room back together literally 10 minutes before he walked in the door. I swear, I could have my own HGTV show! LOL
Now before I show pictures I will tell you that it’s not quite 100% yet. I still want to buy a high top table and there is a TV on the floor that will soon be leaving, but for the most part the room is ready.
Well, here you go:
What started out as a tan mess with stuff crawling all over the floor and very disorganized, has become a nice clean museum if you will for his sports “stuff” (don’t tell him I called it that 
After moving in, I painted a faux finish on the walls in a very light tan…but honestly I’ve never liked it. However, with it being the only room in the whole house with stained wood trim instead of white, I wasn’t sure what color to paint it. As I contemplated what colors would work with wood trim and then taking into consideration all the colors of Philadelphia sports teams, there was only one color I knew I could use…white! That’s right, people, I painted a room white. I think this is a first ever in my life. Hey, there’s always a first time for everything, right?
The color I chose was actually called “Cool Grey”. Now, don’t be getting all excited…there is not really a hint of grey in this color, it’s just not stark white. I love how it turned out. It really makes the wood stand out and look rich.
If you notice the latter shelves on the left of the door and the dart board on the right side, those got a face lift too. They were both weird wood colors and really wouldn’t look good against the new wall color, so I painted both of them black. The Dartboard was small and fairly easy. Then it came to the shelves. I knew I was on a time crunch so I decided to spray paint them. Yep, you just read that right. I went to Lowe’s and got their Rustoleum spray paint that you could use on wood. I also picked up some grey primer spray paint made by Valspar. It took a few hours and probably a little more inhaling paint fumes than I needed, but they turned out awesome. I love them black now!
The light fixture was an unplanned event. I was not thinking of changing it, but when I saw this beauty at Lowe’s I knew I had to have it. No one needs a ceiling fan in a study/sports room, so I decided to change them. I’ve changed bathroom lights before no problem, but the fan part actually made me nervous. My friend, Laurie, came up the street and helped me out. It wasn’t hard, just awkward positions, but we got it done and I love it!
Over the fireplace, I just cleaned it up, got rid of clutter, and made it more of a gallery wall.
The jersey wall looks a little sad. I’m hoping to get a high-top table to go against that wall. We’re also waiting on an old school Phillies jersey…it’s at the framers now. But, I love how the McNabb jersey stands out against the white walls.
I love how this wall turned out. The shelves were a pain in the neck to hang, but I love how they support the lighted case. Eric’s looked for a long time for a case to hold some of his things. He found this one on Craig’s List. We hated the color so I restained it a while back….loving it now.
And then there’s the curtains! It’s the reason I started this project. It’s always the fabric’s fault. I spotted this killer fabric while shopping for fabric for our new porch. I knew it was it…and this project snowballed from there. They were super easy to make, and I just love how the bring a very stark but masculine feeling to the room.
Well, there you have it…my quick 48 hour project. Now I won’t be so embarrassed when people walk through this room to our new porch.
Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you come back again real soon!!
S~
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