This post has been sponsored by KILZ®. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Ever since we painted our bonus room dark charcoal gray, I’ve been itching to do another big bold room! I love the dark wall trend happening right now, so I jumped at the opportunity to paint my son’s room a beautiful navy blue. Picking the right paint color can be tricky, so I tested a lot of navy blue paint colors and decided on KILZ COMPLETE COAT® Paint & Primer In One Prussian Blue (RD100-02) with a flat finish.
Navy Blue Boys Bedroom
I have shared a lot of variations of this room over the past three years. It’s amazing how it’s changed over time with just a few simple changes here and there. With this mini makeover, I wanted to keep the majority of the decor in the room the same and let the paint do the talking!
Before Room
Here is glimpse of the previous room from a few years ago. I had originally placed the bed against the corner wall but decided to change things up this time around! I wanted the wood striped wall to become more of a focal point and create an accent wall against the headboard. I hesitated doing this before because I was worried the bed would stick out too far and take up too much space in the room. I was wrong. I actually love this so much more, and I wish I would have tried it a long time ago!
And a quick note, In some cases, it may be helpful to use a separate primer to prep your space for new paint. If you are painting an older home that has stains on the wall or maybe you moved into a rental and want to get rid of a bad smell, you can always use KILZ 2®Latex Primer first.
It’s funny how I look at the before pictures now and it feels so plain.
Rustic Boys Room
The new look is so much bolder, richer, and actually warms up the room. The dark navy wall color allows for the medium wood tones and the white accents to really pop.
I still like the overall rustic feel to this boy’s room, so my goal was to keep as much as the current furniture and decor as possible. But when you make a big change like this, it always creates a little bit of a domino effect! I did end up picking out a few new accessories, like this gray bedding, black and ivory patterned pillow, and a new night stand! While I absolutely love the color navy, I didn’t want to overpower the room with it. So I kept most of the decor to black, white, and gray, and kept the navy to only the walls.
I love having the bed this direction; it actually allows for a proper night stand setup! I couldn’t pass up this galvanized barrel night stand; it blended in so well with the current decor!
Navy Blue Wall Color
The thing I’ve noticed with darker wall colors is that they take up the dead space on the wall without you having to over-decorate! Does that make sense? Keep reading…
I like to keep my designs fairly simple; I don’t always believe in adding stuff just to add it. But looking back at previous versions of this room, I realize that they might have come across as too plain. Now, the darker wall color adds so much depth to the walls. It allows for the current decor to stand out and really brings the entire space together.
It truly is amazing what a little paint can do! And for fairly inexpensive, too. The KILZ Complete Coat Paint & Primer in One
It only took one gallon to complete this space (pretty much exactly a gallon, barely made it, but it worked!). So, think about it, $20 to paint your room and completely transform it. Not a bad deal!
This little reading corner is super fun and well loved. We store all the books in the drawers of the bench, and it makes for a fun treasure hunt every night before bed!
And oh my goodness, where did time go? My little guy isn’t so little anymore, but I couldn’t resist hanging a few of his baby pictures up.
Industrial Boy’s Room
I must say, I think this is the best his room has looked yet! I don’t think I’ll be making any more changes anytime soon since this is a pretty timeless space at this point!
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About Taryn Whiteaker
Hi! I’m Taryn! The voice behind Taryn Whiteaker Designs. I launched this brand over 11 years ago when I became a stay-at-home mom. What started as a small craft and mom blog eventually grew into a full time design and DIY site. My goal has always been to inspire others (especially women!) with design ideas, DIY tutorials, entertaining ideas and give you the tools you need to complete them yourself!
His room looks fabulous! Navy is always a favorite of mine.
Thanks so much! Yes! Navy is one of the only colors I really love too :)
Love this room. Where can I find the wooden planks you have on the wall?
Hi! Thank you! These are just basic lumber from the hardware store and I stained them Dark Walnut. You can see the tutorial here: https://tarynwhiteaker.com/diy-wood-striped-wall-3/
The room turned out amazing!!! I love the dark walls. I have done many walls in dark colors throughout different homes. It wasn’t until about 3 years ago I went lighter on all our walls. I painted Balanced Beige throughout our whole house (it’s a 3 bdr ranch), and now I’m seeing the dark walls coming back into play!!!
You did a great job :)
Thank you! I feel like I’ve gone through the same stages! Went from colored walls to all beige, then all gray, and now I’m added some bolder colors back in. It’s fun to change things up and I like how dramatic the bold walls look in here.
Hey, Taryn,
LOVE your boy’s room! Did you say where you got the galvanized nightstand? If so, I didn’t see where. Would you please mention it? Thanks for your time. Love your posts.
Thank you SO much!I’ll be providing a list of all the sources next week, but here is the link to the nightstand: http://bit.ly/2DIhafk
Love what you have done with the walls. I know I have asked you before about where you got the bed. It was out of stock at the time and I can’t find the note you sent me with the name of the source. Hoping it is still available as I never got a “back in stock notice”.
Thanks much!
I love a navy blue room. I did this with one of my bedrooms. I couldn’t get the dark blue I wanted so I mixed extra black to darken the colour. I highlighted with black and white prints of rural scenes to enhance the moodiness plus frames of blue butterflies. Dark blue sheer curtains. While bed linen with dark blue throw. White skirting boards etc and dark stain wood bedside cabinets. I loved it. And then I moved to my house with exposed brick and hate it
Oh this sounds so pretty! Sounds like you styled it perfectly!
Came out gorgeous! Could you post links to bed frame and throw pillows!
Where did you get the bed from?
Hi! It’s available at a few locations but looks to be discontinued or not available right now.
Where did you find this bed and what is the name of it?
It’s unfortunately not sold anymore :(
Where did you find the throw pillows?
Hi! The leather ones are from Amazon, they are by Ashely Furniture but they aren’t available anymore. And the black and cream one is from Target. http://bit.ly/2DAKRiw
I’m curious what kind of boards you used? Also what stain color did you use?
Hi! You can get the full tutorial here: https://tarynwhiteaker.com/diy-wood-striped-wall-3/
Hi, I love the bedding. Where did you get it from?
Hi! It’s from Target! you can find all the sources to this bedroom here: https://tarynwhiteaker.com/rustic-navy-blue-boys-room-decor/
Where did you find the black and white buffalo pic?
World Market!
What color stain did you use and what type of wood? Looks great!
It’s Dark Walnut by Minwax :)
How far did u space the boards part?
Hello can you link the beautiful rug please!?
Here is the link to the rug: https://bit.ly/2DzJXGK
Where did you get the buffalo picture from?
Hi! It was from World Market, but I don’t think they sell it anymore
I love this room! Do you mind sharing the color code of the dark blue? I’m painting my son’s room tomorrow! Thank you so much.
Hi! It’s called Prussian Blue
Did you paint the light and curtain rod? Wondering if there both black or a different color?
Hi! I did, I painted the metal black but it is a little distressed.
Hi! I’m obsessed with this room! Where did you find the R EAD sign? :-)
Hi! Thank you so much! I actually made it :)
Ok that’s awesome.