My daughter came to me in the early part of the summer to tell me that she had grown up sooo much that she didn't want her little girl room anymore. She said she COULD NOT STAND THE COLOR PINK!! She didn't want to wear pink or see pink. Mom, "I decided that I am just not a pink girl. I like soft colors and simple patterns and I don't want a theme of any kind." All this coming from an 11 year old! Does this happen to any of you who have girls that decide they are women over night?
So, we sat down and discussed what this very old mature 11 year old would like in her new room. She said she wanted to be able to be in the room in her 20's and still love it. Umm... 20's you say! How long does one plan on living at home with mom and dad? Apparently a while!
After talking everything over, we decided to cut costs where we could by picking up thrift furniture and repainting it, building furniture, and using some things we already had. And by WE in the furniture building part, I mean my dad and husband. I come up with the plan and then become a really good assistant to those that can actually build. You do not want to sit on anything I put together with a hammer and nails!!
I have to say, I LOVED finding out what my daughter really liked for her space! She wanted to be surprised by all of it, but I wanted to make sure I was on the right track. I gave her options of fabrics and got her approval on them. I took her shopping with me to pick out some of the accessories. I put together a design board so she could give her opinion on whether or not she felt like it was what she envisioned. After that we hid her away from the whole project! We kept everything covered and hidden in the garage while we worked on the furniture items. When we finally had everything ready to go, we moved her out of her room and into the spare room for a few days. Her hope was for us to give her a room reveal like we do for clients, so that is what we were able to finally do.
Here is the Before and After of the Room...BEFORE
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AFTER
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Now she can sleep well way in to her 20's in this space! ;)