Small Space with Big Dreams
Sail Away Boys Room by Saruul Herz
This kid’s bedroom was a project that stayed close to my heart. It was a new condo that the family had just purchased in the heart of NYC’s SoHo neighborhood. Their baby boy was moving from crib life into a room of his own. Like all parents, they wanted an environment that was bright, happy, and had ample space to explore the world.
I had envisioned the entire room with a world map. Still, I had to make it memorable and find a unique design with quality materials. I wanted it to be authentic. So, I partnered up with a mapping company and printed blue tone-on-tone World Map wallpaper.
We printed it with a dark blue border and painted the wall in one of the light blues from the map. Both light and dark blues gave a nice framing border for the map itself. I had also made sure the map to be slightly smaller than the entire wall (6” shorter on all sides, to be exact) to avoid any unevenness. It happens a lot - the wall could have a bow, or the ceiling might have a slight slant.
With the wallpaper in place, the room came together naturally with bead-board furniture, a hand-hooked custom rug, and an authentic sailboat model. The room became a unique space to explore.
For any questions about the wallpaper, contact me here, or hit me up on Instagram!
Sources
The walls and the ceiling were painted in Benjamin Moore Beacon Gray
Custom Hand-Hooked Nautical Rug - this was custom made, but here is a similar one from wayfair.com.
Nautical Bedding (this is no longer available on PBK, but here is a star bedding that could work nicely)
Pillows and Accessories (former landofnod.com)
Twin Bed, Nightstand, and Dresser from Relics Furniture (unfortunately, this company is no longer in business)