For the last couple of years, Brenden’s bedroom has consisted of an IKEA dresser and a secondhand IKEA pine bunk bed that was missing some parts and whose safety was slightly questionable. By questionable, I mean it was missing some fasteners and slats. But hey, who wants a bed that safe? BORING.

For months we kept saying we needed to go get some type of board to place atop the broken slats, but…you know, life happens. The final straw came when the boys, while playing along for a bit in Brenden’s room, decided it would be fun to jump off the top bunk and try to grab the ceiling fan cord on the way down. Miraculously, both boys and the fan survived this game. However, it finally persuaded us that it was time for a change.

We wanted his room to finally have a look, to appear to have some semblance of intention and style. Or at least to match. We decided to keep his IKEA Malm dresser in birch and buy a few matching pieces. Here is the result:

Bed and Nightstand

Bookshelf and Reading Chair

Testing the New Reading Nook

I dig it. Brenden digs it. And it keeps them from rolling around in the floor or from ending up in the ER with a concussion from a falling ceiling fan.