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February 26, 2019

Navy Blue Boys Bedroom

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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.

 This is such a beautiful shade of navy! Dark and classy. Let’s see what a little paint can do!

Navy Blue Boys Bedroom

Rustic boy's room with dark navy walls and wood accents. Love the industrial decor and pops of pattern.

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

Awesome wood striped wall with dark navy walls behind. Love this rustic boys room with modern farmhouse style.

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.

Modern farmhouse bedding with gray duvet, cognac leather pillows and pops of black and white!

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.

Industrial boy's room with wood striped wall and navy 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!

modern industrial night stand for boys room.

Navy Blue Wall Color

Love this rustic boy's room with dark navy walls, wood accents and unique touches.

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…

Navy blue boys room. Love the deep bold dark walls in this space!

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.

Adorable boys room with reading corner.

It truly is amazing what a little paint can do! And for fairly inexpensive, too. The KILZ Complete Coat Paint & Primer in One

can be found at your local Walmart store (or ordered online from Walmart.kilz.com!) and is right around $20 a gallon! Just a tip: I did find that not all Walmart Stores have the KILZ paint cards handy, but they can all mix the paint! You just have to give them the paint SKU from online.

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!

Dark walls! Love this cute little reading corner in a boys room.

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

Awesome boy room design using dark navy walls and industrial decor.

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!

Rustic boy's room with dark navy walls and wood accents. Love the industrial decor and pops of pattern.

Is there a color you’ve been wanting to experiment with? Head to Walmart.kilz.com to browse through all their paint selections!

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!

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Comments

  1. Linzi says

    February 26, 2019 at 8:26 am

    His room looks fabulous! Navy is always a favorite of mine.

    Reply
    • Taryn Whiteaker says

      February 26, 2019 at 12:29 pm

      Thanks so much! Yes! Navy is one of the only colors I really love too :)

      Reply
      • Liz says

        April 11, 2020 at 7:20 pm

        Love this room. Where can I find the wooden planks you have on the wall?

        Reply
        • Taryn Whiteaker says

          April 14, 2020 at 9:40 am

          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/

          Reply
  2. Dawn says

    February 26, 2019 at 11:21 am

    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 :)

    Reply
    • Taryn Whiteaker says

      February 26, 2019 at 12:28 pm

      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.

      Reply
  3. Jan Barnes says

    February 26, 2019 at 11:55 am

    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.

    Reply
    • Taryn Whiteaker says

      February 26, 2019 at 12:27 pm

      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

      Reply
  4. Ginny Packer says

    February 26, 2019 at 3:14 pm

    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!

    Reply
  5. Vicki Philp says

    February 26, 2019 at 6:11 pm

    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

    Reply
    • Taryn Whiteaker says

      February 26, 2019 at 6:31 pm

      Oh this sounds so pretty! Sounds like you styled it perfectly!

      Reply
  6. Andrea says

    March 1, 2019 at 8:06 am

    Came out gorgeous! Could you post links to bed frame and throw pillows!

    Reply
  7. Chris says

    April 23, 2019 at 4:30 pm

    Where did you get the bed from?

    Reply
    • Taryn Whiteaker says

      April 23, 2019 at 5:23 pm

      Hi! It’s available at a few locations but looks to be discontinued or not available right now.

      Reply
  8. Jami says

    April 28, 2019 at 5:50 am

    Where did you find this bed and what is the name of it?

    Reply
    • Taryn Whiteaker says

      April 28, 2019 at 4:47 pm

      It’s unfortunately not sold anymore :(

      Reply
  9. Arielle says

    July 31, 2019 at 9:45 am

    Where did you find the throw pillows?

    Reply
    • Taryn Whiteaker says

      August 5, 2019 at 9:31 am

      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

      Reply
  10. Jennifer says

    August 6, 2019 at 4:23 am

    I’m curious what kind of boards you used? Also what stain color did you use?

    Reply
    • Taryn Whiteaker says

      August 22, 2019 at 9:24 pm

      Hi! You can get the full tutorial here: https://tarynwhiteaker.com/diy-wood-striped-wall-3/

      Reply
  11. Jennifer says

    September 12, 2019 at 5:09 am

    Hi, I love the bedding. Where did you get it from?

    Reply
    • Taryn Whiteaker says

      September 13, 2019 at 9:19 pm

      Hi! It’s from Target! you can find all the sources to this bedroom here: https://tarynwhiteaker.com/rustic-navy-blue-boys-room-decor/

      Reply
  12. Jaime waite says

    November 5, 2019 at 3:56 pm

    Where did you find the black and white buffalo pic?

    Reply
    • Taryn Whiteaker says

      November 5, 2019 at 8:40 pm

      World Market!

      Reply
  13. Mel says

    March 27, 2020 at 9:16 am

    What color stain did you use and what type of wood? Looks great!

    Reply
    • Taryn Whiteaker says

      March 27, 2020 at 9:35 am

      It’s Dark Walnut by Minwax :)

      Reply
  14. Winter says

    June 3, 2020 at 3:45 am

    How far did u space the boards part?

    Reply
  15. Margot says

    July 8, 2020 at 12:24 pm

    Hello can you link the beautiful rug please!?

    Reply
    • Taryn Whiteaker says

      July 12, 2020 at 7:50 am

      Here is the link to the rug: https://bit.ly/2DzJXGK

      Reply
  16. Amanda Pirrone says

    August 26, 2020 at 5:02 pm

    Where did you get the buffalo picture from?

    Reply
    • Taryn Whiteaker says

      August 29, 2020 at 1:54 pm

      Hi! It was from World Market, but I don’t think they sell it anymore

      Reply
  17. Lex says

    December 10, 2020 at 4:33 pm

    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.

    Reply
    • Taryn Whiteaker says

      December 11, 2020 at 9:56 am

      Hi! It’s called Prussian Blue

      Reply
  18. Vanessa says

    January 6, 2021 at 4:11 am

    Did you paint the light and curtain rod? Wondering if there both black or a different color?

    Reply
    • Taryn Whiteaker says

      January 6, 2021 at 8:04 am

      Hi! I did, I painted the metal black but it is a little distressed.

      Reply
  19. Sarah Mudholkar says

    February 18, 2021 at 8:03 am

    Hi! I’m obsessed with this room! Where did you find the R EAD sign? :-)

    Reply
    • Taryn Whiteaker says

      February 18, 2021 at 8:14 am

      Hi! Thank you so much! I actually made it :)

      Reply
      • Sarah Mudholkar says

        February 18, 2021 at 2:32 pm

        Ok that’s awesome.

        Reply

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