Daddy and I were one of "those" couples, the ones who don't find out if it is a boy or a girl when they are pregnant. We picked out a neutral crib bedding and also two paint colors, one boy and one girl, to paint the room after the baby was born. LilE's room is purple.
For the past 9 months or so, she has been sleeping in her crib turned toddler bed waiting for us to paint furniture for her to have a "big girl room."
Here are our must haves when we were planning the new space. Well, old space turned new.
1. Sleeping space.
We took down her crib and replaced it with a daybed that was in the office. I thought about taking the sides off her crib and using the full size headboard it was designed to become. But then she would have ZERO play space in her room. And I wanted to girl her room up a bit with the white furniture.
2. Storage space.
Closet space is less than desired at our house. All closets are bi-fold, her room included. We do have an extra chest of drawers that was moved into her closet to have more organization in there. We ended up painting the one in the closet and swapping it with the one in her room. A little paint, decorative trim, and hardware make a world of difference on a piece of furniture. The chest in the closet is for storage as well as games, toys, and dress up clothes. It is easily accessible for her, but not in baskets cluttering her room. She does have a book basket on the floor, but we plan to get this book shelf cubical (the 6 cube one) to better organize the books she has.
3. Decorations.
LilE's room has been neutral since day one. I wanted to make this big girl space a space that is unique to her. As stated before, we used the wall color as an inspiration. I love her new bedding. Matching the bedding were some great wall decals. JD, being the artistic one in the family, took the blank canvas and transformed it into a butterfly garden. Love it! Not sure if you can tell from the pictures, but he striped the wall behind her bed after she was born. Love that too! In the near future I plan to add more frames to show off family and friends.
So, what do you think??
7 comments:
I LOVE her new room!! It's so beautiful! Can't wait to see it in person. You all did such a great job on it!
Its fantastic. If I was a little girl, I would want to live in that room.
(we have the same comforter on the day bed in S's room- i love it!)
It looks great! You did a wonderful job:)
WOW! What a precious room for a precious little girl. Your hard work was successful,(thanks to mimi & pop too)! Anxious to see it in person.
Very cute!!
Very sweet big girls room. I know she just loves it.
It looks great! y'all did a wonderful job!
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