Updating A Girl's Room - Design Boards

If I had created a basic design board for my youngest daughter's room a few years ago, this is what it might have looked like. She was about 8 years old then.

 

Source List: 

1. Scroll Tree Wall Stickers - Wall Sticker Outlet

2. Bed by Young America - local furniture store

3. Dresser and mirror - the same store above

4. Table lamp - PB teen

5. Kids' artwork inspired by Maria Carluccio - made by my kids

6. Curtains - west elm

7. Bed linen - PB teen

8. Paper table lamp - PB teen

9. Jenny Lind night stand - Land of Nod

10. Desk and hutch - local store

11. Blue Bayou - Benjamin Moore

12. Shag carpet tile - Flor

13. Bean bag - Pier 1

14. Bungee Office chair - The Container Store

 (Please note - Some of the items listed above are no longer available).

 

The room used to be my study. Blue Bayou by Benjamin Moore was already on the walls. When she moved to that room we kept  the color and worked with it to bring in additional colors and pieces which she was excited about. We already had the bed.

Now she is 11. It is time for an easy update with a reconfiguration of the same furniture. I strongly believe in the power of paint to transform a room. She is into shades of purple - the medium tones.

 

There is a purple in the linen as well as the chandelier. This color will also go well with the golden yellow curtains from west elm. The butterfly artwork done by the girls will tie in beautifully.

 This would be the design board with the new plan for the room.

 

Changes to Source List:

1. The Tree wall sticker will be "edited" - we shall keep the owls and some of the other cute animals but not the whole tree.

5. The artwork done by the kids in a Maria Carluccio style.

11. The new wall color from the 3 below.

 

 

 

 

(The bean bag has been removed so #13 is the Bungee Office Chair from The Container Store).

 

The furniture has been reconfigured and the room looks bigger than before. That will be shared in time. The next step is to paint samples of the 3 shortlisted colors (above) on the walls and pick one.

 

As you can see, this is no major overhaul. In a couple of years, she might want something different. A new paint color on the walls is the easiest and most cost-effective way to update and to change the look and feel of a space. And yes, a new layout of the furniture, if possible, works wonders, too.

 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and if you, like us, are heading into inclement weather, stay safe and warm.

 

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Creative and inspiring kids' rooms

While I consider what I might do to redecorate my youngest daughter's room, I have been looking at some truly inspiring pictures to see what others have done.

 

Creating a child's room, whatever the age, should be about allowing one's imagination and perhaps that of the child, to run wild. This is where they will spend time relaxing, perhaps doing homework, reading, dreaming, tapping into their individual creativity. It should reflect their personality. If you can, give them what they want.

 

 

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I love all of these - the color, the artwork, the imagination. For such a space I believe there should be no rules in terms of designing. Are you inspired?

 

I will share further details of our room makeover next week.

 

Enjoy your weekend! Where did January go, I ask!

 

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House and Garden's Top Rooms

Today I am sharing some of my favorite rooms listed among the top 50 rooms according to Australia's House and Garden.

 

My choices here are centered around these factors for the most part - gorgeous natural light, indoor-outdoor spaces, unexpected architectural details, contrasts, colors that are bold and stunning, a feeling of comfort and in some cases a fun element.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you have one favorite or would it be tough to choose? To see all 50 rooms go to House and Garden.

 

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Silver and Gold

As promised, here are some more pictures of my table at Christmas. This post is about the Salvation Army thrift store spray painted glasses. Eight of them. I wanted silver and gold to be the predominant colors; less of the red, even though it was Christmas. Green is always a color incorporated because it introduces nature.

This is with all the candles lit. I decided on flowers in white and settled on hydrangeas which I picked up the day before.

 

This was earlier that day, as the table was taking shape.

Later....

I found these little sparkly metallic Christmas trees on sale at Crate and Barrel. They are placecard holders. The added an additional Christmas element.

 

I asked my kids to make the placecards and they chose to do some in red and some in green. This tied in the festive colors as well as those in the garland I had draped around the chandelier.

 

 

 

 

I will enjoy using these painted glasses to hold colorful florals throughout the year either collectively or individually, as the need arises.

 

 

They certainly helped dress up my dining table at Christmas.

 



 

I used Rust-Oleum's American Accents spray paints for this project.

 

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Christmas Table - A Glimpse

I know it is January, but I want to share some of my Christmas dining table with you. This could be applied to any occasion.I had picked up some glasses at the local Salvation Army thrift shop back in December, as you know, and had decided to use them for my as centerpieces. Here is a glimpse of the table.

We were hosting and as you can imagine, it was a busy day. I had taken some pictures earlier in the day as the setup was coming together and then forgot to take some when the candles were lit and the rest of the table was laid but thanks to a family member I got a few great ones.

Going back to what I used in the center. The glasses from the thrift store.

I loved their shape and height and thought to repurpose them as vases. They could be used collectively or individually throughout the year. I wanted to paint them silver and gold.

There was no time to work on a pattern - something I would like to consider down the road. We had a ton of windy days so spray painting was ever so difficult but I was determined. Were it not for the weather, this would have been an easier project.

I spray painted the smaller glasses silver...

....and the larger ones gold.

 

I had to do several coats due to the wind.

 

Overall, I am thrilled with the color and the idea.

 

I will share further details and more of the table with you later this week.

For now, a glimpse.

 

 

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