Girl's Bedroom Reveal

Homegirl's officially got herself her very own bedroom. I love it. Seth loves it. She loves it.

Well, she loves it till bedtime. But she's fairly easy going, so I know it won't be long before she's sleeping soundly again.

Anyway, before I unleash the pink on you, I thought I'd share a photo of this room many years ago, when we only had one Thing and this was his bedroom.

Boring, dingy, gross carpet, dark wood trim, and no direction.

Through the years, it has sported many different looks. We removed the carpet and painted the very weathered wood floors underneath. The walls went from cream to dark green to gray blue and now to pink. It was a guest room, a boy's room, then a boys' room (subtle difference), then a school room.

It was hard to lose my sacred school room (and all that precious storage), but I think I'm content now with the girly space we've created.

These drawings are my favorite part of the room. When I was still pregnant with Thing One and had no idea if he was a boy or a girl, I asked my mom to draw some pictures for the nursery. I gave her a book of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" which had awesome artwork as inspiration, and she came up with more beautiful pictures than the book had. What I love most though, is that she had no idea how many kids I'd have or what their genders would be, but these drawings fit us perfectly. Not only do the genders match and the amount, but they even look like my kids. 

Thing One

Thing Two

Homegirl

It's both amazing and slightly disturbing. I've promised each child that they can have their assigned picture when they have a baby of their own. These are precious heirlooms and should be passed down.

I also did some spray painting for this room. I've always liked the metal stars and picked one up at Garden Ridge over Christmastime. It needed to be white though.

 I'm thinking of adding some owl/bird decor, so when I saw this in the dollar section at Target, I grabbed it. It was actually $2.50. Such extravagance, I know.

And lastly, I wanted to do something with this little table and chairs we've had for years, but it had definitely seen better days. After a thorough cleaning and some wrapping paper magic, it fits perfectly in here.

Perfect for future tea parties and artwork.

There are still a few things left to do. I need to paint her dresser, clear out the closet, add some curtains and artwork. The baseboards need some quarter round, but I'm putting that off because we're thinking before we sell we'll probably put carpet in here anyway. But the big things in here are done and I'm really happy with it. Honestly, I was one of those people who swore I'd never do pink in my daughter's bedroom. Now look at me.

I'd be ashamed if I wasn't so proud of my ability to adapt. Or something like that.


Source list:
Paint: "Pink Kiss" by Valspar
Trim/floor paint: "Country White" by Colorplace
Crib: Baby Depot (many moons ago)
Crib Bedding: Target
Rug: Target
Toy storage: Target (I'm sensing a theme)
Frames: TJ Maxx
Wrapping Paper: TJ Maxx
Star: Garden Ridge
Owl Lantern: Target
Drawing Inspiration Book: Amazon

Sneak Pink

Just popping by to give you a little taste of what I've been doing in Homegirl's room. Hoping to have a full reveal this weekend!

Before:

Currently:

Yes. It's pink. "Pink Kiss" by Valspar, to be exact. Never painted anything pink before. :)

Ahhh, fresh

My sister is my dealer.

It all started with a little Christmas gift, and now I'm hooked.

Every so often, I find myself running low on my addiction, and I let her know that I need more, and next time she sees me, she hands me this:

Doesn't it look scandalous?

I've had this in my car before and been kind of paranoid about getting pulled over.

Although, one whiff, and any officer would know that they have no reason to arrest me.

This is mostly baking soda, but my fabulous sister (who has been a whiz with essential oils for years now--ya know, before they were trendy) mixes up a brew for me. The blend is always different because we never write down the recipe. But I like that it's different. Usually, there's lavender in there, because that's one of my favorites. Sometimes there's some citrusy scents or woodsy scents. It's always a surprise.

I use this stuff mostly on my rugs. I spread it around, leave it for awhile, then vacuum it up. Leaves them smelling fresh and clean.

This time, I went with a different approach.

Since I was washing my sheets anyway, I spread some on my naked mattress and let it sit for a few hours.

My room smelled amazing. At least for a couple days. It made getting into the freshly bleached sheets even more compelling that night.

And, it's inspired me to make my bed. For two days in a row.

That's something.

Baking soda's great on its own for freshening up carpets and upholstery, but add a couple drops of essential oils and it takes it to a whole. 'nother. level.

P.S. A couple sprinkles of this under the seats in your stinky old van...good stuff. Especially when it's hot outside.