When we moved to our new/old house, my oldest daughter called dibs on the best bedroom for herself. It has French doors leading to a sunroom with great windows, and is quite charming. In fact, it was one of the selling points for the house. My younger daughter waited very patiently while we decorated her sister's room first. So, I have been secretly planning to redo my younger daughter's bedroom for her birthday. I have yet to figure out a way to get her out of the house for a weekend while we repaint and install all of the new furniture and draperies. I have already received some of the furniture, but need to order some things ASAP to get them here in time. I thought I'd share a quick sketch of the plan:
I just picked up this bed from IKEA and need to paint it white. You may have seen it recently in Domino:
We already have this bedding from Pottery Barn, shams and Duvet Cover. So the walls will be painted a coral-y pink:
I received these nightstands from Bungalow 5 the other day. Storage is always an issue for my little fashionista:
I need to get these Pagoda lamps ordered right away from
Worlds Away. I am going to add some grosgrain ribbon to the shades top and bottom to add a little color like these shades from
PB Teen:
I have these drapery panels from
Pottery Barn, and just need to pick up some wood rods from Home Depot to paint an espresso brown. This is the most economical way to get a substantial looking rod. (I have a thing about telescoping rods. I can't help it but they really bother me.):
We already had this area rug from
West Elm in her room which she picked out quite awhile ago (in the dark brown):
A quick sketch of the dresser wall:
I am thinking about this dresser from Pottery Barn mostly because of the size. It is a good size and not too big for the space. And I like the detail at the bottom of the piece:
I am planning on painting it a warm black and changing out the hardware to something a bit more interesting like this from My Knobs:
I am thinking about this mirror from
Horchow, a very good price at $189 I think:
And then add these resin branch sconces from Oly Studio on either side of the mirror with perhaps shells on them. (Somehow I think I may be overruled along the way with a couple of Hello Kitty items):
And there has got to be flamingos. Photos or vintage prints. Somehow flamingos are going to be in the room. I think a couple of pieces to the right of the bed to balance the window on the left. I may frame some photos I have taken. But if anyone has any other ideas, I would love to hear from you!
I am dealing with a pretty tight budget and a short time frame. I am hoping I have time to get things repainted. I might take a quick look at some shops for a more unique dresser and some other one-of-a-kind things to make it more personal. But I promise to show you the results. We'll see how close I get to the sketches!
