Monday, June 20, 2011

A new room for a "tween"

For my 10 year old daughter's birthday she wanted her room re-done, because pink is apparently far too "little girly" for a tween.  She requested green and blue.  It took me 3 months, but I'm done.  I do miss the pink, but I love the end result too.

Here are the before pics:


And the after:



The project breakdown:
-The dresser was found at an estate sale for $25.  I used leftover paint from another project to paint it.  Not pictured: the second drawer down is a desk when pulled out. :)
-The paint cost the most at $75 and took the most time.  I got a high quality paint because I had to cover all that bright pink.  It was well worth the cost.
-Fabric: $30.  I made the duvet cover, curtain, and yellow pillow.  When she gets her permanent bed (my daybed from when I was a kid) I'll have to make a bed skirt, but I have plenty of fabric left over.
-The Love wall art was made for her by her cousin.
-Storage baskets: $18 from HomeGoods, Target and Hobby Lobby.  Most were bought on clearance. 
-The lampshade was the shade from her nursery. 

The stuffed animals will go into a plastic bin under the bed when she gets her bed. She has agreed to keep out up to 6 at a time.  Her American Girl dolls now have their very own room on the floor of her closet.  Her reaction seeing it all put together for the first time was the best part.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Amy's orange catch-all

 






 So I have no idea how Stephen acquired this piece of furniture, but  it was not looking so good, so we made it better by painting it orange!