<p>My boy refused to go shopping for colleges bedwear. The most I could get out of him was “blue” would be okay. His room is very plain with one mathcounts poster on the wall. I agree with the other posters, sheets, curtains etc should be plain, and leave the sports stuff as decoration.</p>
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That’s very good advice.</p>
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Leaves home? Leaves home!!! Excuse me very much, but the Prince of Perfection, the Precious Baby King, the Emperor of the Universe is never, ever, ever leaving home.</p>
<p>I made my oldest a UMich comforter when he was 8. Painted the walls maize and blue. Walls have since been repainted, but he’s still using the comforter. He’s 28.</p>
<p>Just a mom: can I please have the Tweety watch?</p>
<p>Agree about the full-size bed. We got rid of the bunkbeds and went with fullsize for each boy when they started middle sch. It’s a good thing. S1 had friends constantly sleeping over and S2 turned out to be a defensive lineman who would have never been comfortable on a smaller bed.</p>
<p>We wallpapered S2’s room with sports theme paper and border when he was 4. It stayed up until he was 15 when he decided it needed to go. He helped me strip it off and repaint it a more manly green color.</p>
<p>Mine would notice the teddy bear curtains about the same time he thought to change his sheets…(HINT: Never!)</p>
<p>S4 is into sports themes, particularly a specific football team. The others did not care. I like keeping the room itself pretty neutral and letting the belongings like posters, and stuff make the theme. My youngest one’s room would be fine for an older child if the toys and car bed were removed. My oldest’s room transitions nicely into a guest room.</p>
<p>dmd77: It’s MIP (mint in packaging), never been worn!</p>
<p>All 3 S’s had their favorite team theme in their rooms until they left for college and someone else took over the room. Then the general shades of blue took over. They seemed to like it since they would complain if someone else got “their” team sheets. But then, that was just probably a way to drive us nuts instead of actually caring about it :)</p>
<p>This thread is hysterical!</p>
<p>Re: full/queen sized beds–one of these would, literally, not fit in S’s room. So the six-footer spent his time on the twin bed, which was up against one wall, and sat on it to work at his computer on the opposite wall. Yes, our house is tiny. He did survive it though.</p>
<p>We never did his room in any planned way, but at 23 has not outgrown the Mets and Devils posters or Giants blanket (very eclectic “theme”.)</p>
<p>And Zoos–don’t listen to that Yankee fan; you go right on encouraging him to root for the Sox (if he’s not going to be a Mets fan, of course.;))</p>
<p>Zoosermom - You’re from NYC, right? How could you??
PS We bought our 6’6" S a queen size bed when his calves were dangling off the bed…never got around to painting his room though.</p>
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we do not know how this has happened. We choose to support our son, though, in spite of his, ahem, differences.</p>
<p>Red Sox? RED SOX??!!</p>
<p>Zoos, just do it in a Yankee theme. </p>
<p>This made me LOL:</p>
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<p>He will, and you’ll cry, and then you’ll kinda like it. Trust me. I do.</p>
<p>Both my boys never got tired of Yankee stuff, lol. But I think around 10, I started to phase out the all theme room, and went with solid bedding, and just decorated with posters, game memorabilia…they like more then baseball…they both had Yankee throws, etc…but, underneath all that was a very neutral theme. My son who went off to college and is now a senior, has gotten away from the whole team thing, but still has some of the special memorabilia…my disabled son, is all sports, from baseball to nascar…the more the better for him:). All kids are different…I’d just ask your son what he wants?</p>
<p>And as for the crying forever when they leave home? lol. My freinds and family were so worried about what would happen to me, when the 2 went off to college. I worried myself for all of their senior year. LOL…I cried for a day…day 2 it was like, not bad…one week later it was…wow, its so much easier…first break? I was like, uh…when’s your break over? haha. I LOVE when they come home…it fills the house up again, but…I don’t hate it when they are off doing things they love, making new lives. I guess its what I’ve known I was trying to let them do eventually:)</p>
<p>It aches, but its not anguish…and there is a new exciting life to come:) for everyone.</p>
<p>S created his own ‘wallpaper’ out of clippings from the sports pages, SI, etc., which he affixes to the walls with scotch tape. He’s been doing this since he was about 8, and about 80% of available wall space is covered. It’s not standard decorating, but the room is definitely ‘him’. </p>
<p>We got him a full-size bed when he was in 8th grade. He and H bought it together - it’s more comfortable (with one of those very squishy pillowtops) than the bed H and I have. But, as zm, says, he’s the Prince! :rolleyes:</p>
<p>zoosermom,
After my initial horror at his team choice, 
let me say that with three boys in the house they all have sports stuff in their room. The oldest, 23, who no longer lives at home, still has his wall decorated with sports pennants. One has a baseball themed room in the sense that his walls are covered with autographed photos & posters, primarily NY Yankees. He wanted navy blue carpet put down with the interlocking NY of the Yankees, but we drew the line there, and just put down blue carpeting. You can decorate the room with Red Sox accessories such as a garbage can, framed posters and photos, linens and bedspread (which have to be replaced eventually, anyway.) There is probably a small Red Sox themed area rug to be found, too. How about this link as a starter <a href=“http://shop.mlb.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2768907&cp=1452345.1452685[/url]”>http://shop.mlb.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2768907&cp=1452345.1452685</a></p>
<p>I was going to say something like what momof3sons said.
versatile blue carpet, dust ruffle, valance/blinds/whatever, with a Red Sox comforter
[MLB</a> Boston Red Sox Bedding - MVP Micro Suede Comforter](<a href=“http://www.sportskids.com/superstore/MLB/Red+Sox/Red+Sox+Bedding/p/819301.html]MLB”>http://www.sportskids.com/superstore/MLB/Red+Sox/Red+Sox+Bedding/p/819301.html)
that can easily be replaced if he gets tired of it
and plenty of posters and photos.
And a cool Red Sox wastebasket. 
Easy to update.</p>
<p>It’s a good thing we sold our house and moved! Gave our 2 college boys a chance to get rid of some old stuff. We left the bunk bed in one room for the new owners. The other son still had his beadspread with the little bears on it. (not the football team) lol.</p>
<p>Don’t listen to the Yankee fans, ZM! Your son has excellent taste! Go Sox! </p>
<p>Sox colors - red and navy blue - would make it easy to decorate the room as others have said, using the colors for a theme, but just putting up Sox accent pieces - a poster, perhaps an inexpensive (JC Penney?) comforter that can be replaced in a few years.</p>
<p>DS’s room had a Red Sox border print on 2 walls and Patriots border print on the other two walls (yes, it was odd, but luckily the color schemes were virtually identical) and just last summer after his freshman year in college he steamed them off.</p>