The Boys Rec Room

Welcome to the dollhouse Rec Room! With seven boy dolls living here at Dandridge House they needed their own space and they are finally getting one! Here they can hang out, have snacks and play video games!

When the Xbox gaming set came out in 2020 my wheels started turning and my thoughts went to a boy basement hangout. I decided to get started on it earlier this year and ordered the now retired Xbox set off eBay. I also purchased an extra gaming chair for under $12. A lot of my inspiration came from my own sons and their spaces. I have always tried to design their rooms with a theme in mind like basketball or music depending on that boy’s personality, but their other items slowly would creep in until it was just full of their gear and toys. That is how I wanted this space to look, lived in.

The Rec Room is directly under Courtney’s Totally Rad Bedroom and is 25” tall, 22.5” deep and 39” wide. It is the middle “floor” in an IKEA Pax frame. I decided on a baseball theme for the décor (since hubs is a fanatic) and sometimes teases that he doesn’t know which he loves more, me or the game.😆 I chose a forest green vinyl for the top portion of the walls and next laid the faux hardwood vinyl floor. Hubs created board and batten wall panels with pine. I wanted to keep the natural wood color for this room for a more masculine feel. (To see a room with painted board and batten check out Ella’s Bedroom.)

I used the retired Music and Movies Entertainment Set for the TV and stand. I have had this set for years with no where to put it and it finally found a home! I covered the baskets and doors with the vinyl I used on the walls to make it less girly and to help it coordinate with the room. All of the screens that came with the set didn’t really go with the Xbox/gamer idea, so I made a Minecraft screen for the TV. That game was always a favorite with my boys! A hockey stick, skates and skateboard sit in the corner. My boys always had shoes of every kind all over the house!

For the room art I chose an antique looking baseball print and baseball patents framed in black frames. Hubs made a pegged shelf for the room that I painted black. My sons have always had medals and trophies hanging all over their spaces ever since toddler T-ball.😉 I wanted the boy doll space to be similar to real boy rooms so I hung medals from the AG Olympics set on the pegs.

I really put the AG Softball Uniform set to use in this room. I laid the ball and glove on the shelf, hung the hat on a peg and framed the jersey in a shadowbox. Also on the shelf are elbow pads from the All Star Hockey Set and the race number from the USA Track and Field Set.

Next came the drop zone. Every boy space needs a place for their gear! I added two hooks for backpacks and a crate for sports equipment. The volleyball, soccer ball and cleats are from some of the AG Olympic sets and the bat is more of the Softball Uniform set.

No boy space is complete without snacks! When our boys were teens we wanted them to have a great space for them and their friends. We had a snack bar with candy, chips, bags of microwave popcorn and Rice Krispies Treats. The mini fridge was always stocked with water, Yoohoo and Capri Sun! I decided to use the AG Movie Popcorn Machine in the space. I have had this set in the box for ages (it retired in 2017) and had never found a place for it. The purple machine didn’t work in the room at all, so I painted it red. The black table was a wall shelf originally but it holds the popcorn set perfectly! The bottom shelf fits a basketball and sneakers to complete the area.

The gaming chairs fill the middle of the room with a low side table. You always need a place to put your snacks and drinks. I found a set of two small stands at Target and after painting the smallest one black, it makes a great side table between the chairs.

I hope you have enjoyed the newest room in the dollhouse, the boy dolls certainly will! I’m sure there will be lots of girl dolls in the space as well! Until next time, Happy Collecting!❤️

To see more of my modern doll house rooms visit these posts: The Little Bitty Nursery, Luciana’s Room, Isabelle’s Studio, The Dollhouse Kitchen and Emma & Ella’s Walk-In Closet.