Well, I finally did it. I finished Peanut's (I decided to change her blog name to something we actually use!) room. It only took me one year :). We had painted (one wall soft pink and the rest a light grey) and set up her room last Summer, but I never added any decorations, diys, or Momma-love to it. After finishing Big C's room Peanut asked if she could have some pillows and things on the wall in
her room just like Big C. Que Momma-guilt: her room
was quite blank. So, I headed over to Pinterest and started searching for cute ideas for a little
big girl room.
The first thing I made for her room were a couple of pillows using some fabric that I had laying around (including some excess from sewing her curtains). She also asked for a "soft" blanket just like I had made for Big C (aka a blanket with minky fabric). So I went out and bought some minky fabric from Len's Mill. These "finishing" touches were completed pretty quickly and easily for me. Next was figuring out some cute wall decor - something I find a little more stressful. Then I found
this adorable idea via Pinterest and just knew I had to use it for Peanut's bedroom - lets call it Hoop Art. It was so easy and fun to make. I even hung them myself! Next I made a small garland out of different materials for the head of Peanut's bed - it looks quite cute if I say so myself. Something was still missing so I headed back to Pinterest to do some more searching.
What I found was only the biggest trend in decor right now - don't know how I missed it: PRINTS! There were hundreds of cute little girl room type ones!I used
this website to find some really great free prints! It took me a while to narrow it down to just a few because there were so many! I put them in cheap black wooden frames from the Dollarama across the road (super handy). Once again, I hung these on my own - with a hammer and nails!! (This is a huge accomplishment - just ask my hubby!). Add in a cute little rug from Ikea, a chalk board with coloured chalk in a flower pot, and lots of plush animals and I think her room looks really cute.
That's 2 rooms done and a house to go - for those of you who are counting;).
Room View:
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| Peanut's little bed, with some DIY wall art, and her shelf of stuffed animals. |
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| Peanut's open closets - Love this! Adds so much space to her little room. |
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| Peanut's reading corner, with the pillows and blanket I made her. Also her books and chalkboard. |
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| Another view of the closet/door wall. There is a print in the closet that reads "I'll love you always". I should have gotten a better view of it! |
Some details:
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| Some of the fun FREE prints! |
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| Hoop Art |
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| Peanut spends many hours playing on this chalkboard during "quiet time". |
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| Because every little princess should have a chandelier. Peanut points this light fixture out to anyone and everyone who comes into her room! She proudly tells them, "look what my daddy made for me!". |
