Yesterday I told you guys that I was redoing the girls' room. Currently Natalie is in a tinkerbell toddler bed and Lily is in a crib that has been converted to a toddler bed. Natalie is definitely in need of a bigger bed. Unfortunately the room is not ideal for two twin beds. One wall is taken up by a closet, the other has two windows and another has the door. That leaves one wall which could accommodate two beds if we didn't need to open the bedroom door ;-) Here's a series of pics showing you around the room. I had already started painting. The walls before were each painted a different color. One a light green, one aqua, one yellow, and one a purplish blue. I painted the room before Natalie was born. I decorated around the quilt that came with her bedding set. The new color is Ballet slipper by Martha Stewart.
Here's a picture of the inspiration quilt.
Here are the pictures I painted above the door and closet.
I had a really tough time painting over them. I couldn't believe how emotional I was. I'm just glad I have pictures to remember.
Okay so now you've seen the sorta before. I made a mood board to show you my ideas. I used the free site
Olioboard. It's awesome! You can pick photos from their gallery and/or upload your own!
It was so much fun that I have plans to make one for my kitchen and master bedroom very soon!
Okay so here's the plan:
The wall that Lily's bed is on will be a full size bed that the girls' will share. I found that awesome white bedframe at a furniture consignment shop. It was quite a trek to get it but SO worth it!! I love the details on the headboard. My original plan was to make the girls' a duvet. Then I realized that the quilt I made in the quilt along had the color scheme I was going for!! With some help from Cassie I decided that I would buy a cream or white coverlet and drape the quilt at the bottom of the bed.
I found the vintage pillows on Etsy. I LOVE them! They will most likely go on the bed.
I showed you the
nipple dresser yesterday. It will most likely go on the wall next to the door. Either that or between the windows. I'll have to see once I get the bed in there.
The petite dresser I plan to put on one side of the bed and am going to paint it, not sure what color yet. Maybe a warm yellow or a darker pink????!?!?!?? I also found a little pedestal table for 5 bucks that looks similar to the one on my mood board. It will go on the other side of the bed and will most likely be yellow.
The aqua rug I found on
Olioboard. I thought it mimicked the pattern in the headboard. The girls' room is carpeted so not sure with all the furniture whether or not a rug would look okay. But I still love it!!
I plan on doing a gallery wall somewhere in the room and I thought the reverse silhouettes would look awesome above the headboard.
I still have to figure out storage for books, whether I want to embellish the plain curtains that are already there or buy new ones, whether I needs to put up shelves, etc, etc, etc....
A lot of decisions will come along the way as I see how my ideas play out. So what do you think so far? I would love any and all opinions, suggestions, ideas etc.!!! Thanks!!