Bedroom #2-Reveal

I had grand intentions to post the reveal of my youngest daughter's bedroom last week but in hind sight I think I was thinking I could do more that I could reasonably do. We had my dad here with us for Thanksgiving and with that in mind I just did not have the time I would've liked to have for the blog. I enjoyed the time with my dad. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Today, Dad is back in Texas and I have a bit of time to show you the finished product!

As a quick reminder, this is how the room looked at one time. Cute, right? But life happens and things don't always stay the way we would like them to. With that truth glaring in our faces, daily, (or at least when the door was left open and we walked by) we devised a plan to rearrange, reuse and refresh my baby girl's room.

Our first tasks were the floor and closet. You can see that here.

Next we set our sites on bedding. My girl is tall and has long legs. Her old day bed was ruined because of trying to fit a big body into small bed. I was looking for more of captain's bed set up but we compromised on a headboard with a little storage.  I found a headboard on the internet that we both agreed upon but did not want to pay the list price. No worries, I found it on Craigslist for $40 including the frame!

We reused netted shear panels from another room. They were from Ikea ($5 each). We love Ikea! We call it Stuff Mart. (If you have ever seen the Madam Blueberry episode of Veggie Tales you would understand.) They were hung on swing arm rods on either side of the headboard. I purchased a string of white curtain lights from Amazon to drape over the top of the shears. I folded the string in half securing them together with white zip ties. It gives an ethereal look to the bed. I plugged them into a button that sits on the floor for activation; typically used for Christmas trees so nobody has to crawl under the tree.

I purchased a new comforter and sham from Walmart. The monogrammed pillow was a gift from a dear friend from several years ago. 

The floor was covered with two coats of paint; two shades darker than the wall.

wall                                                                              floor

I originally wanted a small 5x7 rug but while we were at Stuff Mart we found some round rugs, two feet in diameter that worked well when placed together and we couldn't beat the price at less than $10 each.

Remember the old tea cart that I turned into a vanity? It needed some attention and freshening up. I removed the broken glass and replaced the pink shelf liner with a hounds tooth patterned paper. We both loved the results. 

Mister brought home two cd holders, at least that is what we think they are. We cut one up and mounted it to the wall for book and stuff storage above the vanity area.

Lighting is an issue in this room. There is no overhead light or switch. We reused her swag chandelier and hung it in the corner over a barrel back chair (purchased new for the room) from Ikea. Thrift is the name of the game on this remodel project. I reused her window valances that I had made for her 5 years ago. I reused art work from her old room. The Paris photo was from a staged apartment at Mister's work-free! The lamp base is also from Mister's work. The picture collage above the bed was purchased for $5 on a local yard sale site. I was thrilled to find a Pottery Barn lamp shade in zebra print on one of the local Facebook yard sale sites for $5. Yes, new, still in the box, and $5! Sweet.

There had to be a space dedicated to friends. We tried to edit that a bit as it can get out of hand. We selected artwork made by her friends. Friends, clothes and music are very important to my girl and they needed their own space in the room.

And there you have it! Bedroom #2 is done.

I have been decorating for Christmas so come back soon and see what I have been up to!

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