Sleepykins // Boy’s Vintage Woodland Room by Home of the Wildlings

Tahnee Pownall of @homeofthewildlings recently poster her son’s room with these gorgeous teals and browns and we were smitten!

So we wanted to learn a little more about her process and get her tips and tricks on creating a room that’s beautiful and functional.

{Q} Are you a professional interior designer?

{A} No, I’m not an interior designer. I have never taken an interior or photography course and I am all self-taught. I just find it comes very naturally to me as it’s a big passion of mine.

{Q} What was your inspiration for your son’s room?

{A} I wanted to stray away from the typical boy’s room designs and loved the idea of setting up a boyish version of an enchanted forest.

{Q} Is the room based on any particular trend in children’s design?

{A} I think the room incorporates a lot of trends at the moment but that’s not the reason they are there, everything in Parkers room has been chosen to meet a theme and fit in with our style.

{Q} Where do you like to shop for children’s home goods?

{A} I shop for 95% of parkers things from small businesses and off of Instagram. It really is the most incredible place with such talented handmaidens.

{Q} Did you do a lot of pinning on Pinterest for this project?

{A} I actually don’t use Pinterest at all, i have the app but I just never use it.

{Q} Does your son have a particular area or item that he loves the most?

{A} He loves his house bed of course not being in a cot anymore and I think he enjoys the house bed idea and not just sleeping in a traditional bed.

{Q} What piece are you most proud of?

{A} I absolutely adore his birch wallpaper as I think it ties the whole theme and room together to give it that forest woodland theme and feel.

{Q} Did you have a deadline to complete the room by or did you work on it little by little over time?

{A}  I have just worked on it little by little and added pieces as we both grow and our taste changes. Just recently have I changed his bed around and added in the teal accents and I absolutely adore it, but I’m sure i will change it all again soon to add another accent colour.

{Q} Did you DIY anything? If so, what was your favorite project?

{A} We did do some DIY – I found the house bed unpainted and not put together on my local marketplace on Facebook – we put it together and my dad painted it for me. Altogether it would have been under $30 to complete!

{Q} Do you think other moms could create a room as amazing, without the help of an interior decorator? What should other moms consider or plan for when taking on a project like this?

{A} I think most definitely other mums can create a incredible room for their children without an interior stylist. I think people should stick to a theme or design they love and work on that from there – a great idea is to set up a mood board or pick one hero piece for the room or a certain colour and then work off of that.