Ever since we moved into this house, I've wanted to decorate. I dreamed of beautiful girls rooms that you see in magazines and on blogs. But I didn't have the time, patience or money. I figured I could probably make most of the things I needed, or find them for cheap. So, I started by writing down my biggest goals for this makeover:
1. More Storage
2. More Color
3. Pictures
4. Functional Space
First I started with pinterest. I was a pinterest HATER for a long time. Why do I need a special website to tell me whats fashionable? I have my ideas organized. Right? WRONG. So I finally joined and started pinning ideas for girls' room. I found organization ideas, picture ideas, vinyl ideas.
You can see my pins here. I hope. :)
How about some pictures now?
Here is before the make over:
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| Beth's bed on the left, Ami's crib on the right. |
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| $10 Craigslist Chair, window seat covered in stuffed animals. |
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| Severely unorganized closet. |
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| $40 refinished craigslist dresser, super plain jane. |
My goodness, did you fall asleep? Talk about B-O-R-ING. Yeah, it worked. But I was far from loving it. I needed wall decor, pictures, and organization.
Lets see the NEW room:
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| I LOVE how it turned out! I moved the beds around a bit, added some vinyl on the walls, framed pictures, and so much more. I love how the yarn light fixture turned out. Inspiration here. This picture shows it best. But lets look at the others. |
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| Everyone needs a tree in their room! Beth says she LOVES it often. Inspiration here. |
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| Pictures. Owls. Including the Pirate Owl. Beth ripped off an eye and now says "Aarrggg. The Pirate Owl." It's so cute, I decided to leave it. The inspiration for the owls was found on pinterest, but the link went no where :( |
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| Ikea Spice Racks turned book shelves. Organization, Functional Use of Space and it makes it so much easier to SEE the books! Inspiration here. |
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I LOVE letters and so does Beth. So I wanted to add letters somewhere. Luckily I just happened to name my children A & B names. Worked great! Complete with a newborn picture and current picture of each of the girls! Inspiration here and here.
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| HELLO Storage. This closet was a disaster! Inspiration here, here, and here. |
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| Labeled bins for everything! |
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| Coat racks! Super simple 1x4s, painted with $0.88 coat hooks. Awesome! No real link for inspiration on this one, I think it was pretty easy to figure out! |
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| Shoe organization? SURE! I love keeping a few pairs of shoes out for the girls to grab quickly! |
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| The $10 Craigslist chair stayed, I love it actually. I made a window seat cushion and a few pillows. I've wanted to do this since we first moved in! |
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| I loved this fabric that I found on sale at JoAnn's. Well, that is it folks! Here's the break down: At the end of the day, it took about 3 months it cost about $250. The vinyl (tree and words) was the most expensive part of it at $100, but it was REALLY worth it. The photos I printed at Costco for $10, the frames I bought at Idaho Youth Ranch, for a whopping $1 a piece, and painted them with a $3.50 can of spray paint. The fabric for the pillows and window seat cushion and foam for the cushion was under $20. The coat rack project was about $15. The storage in the closet totaled about $50. I built and painted the storage unit, and bought the storage containers on walmart.com, 6 for $20. Done. The yarn light fixture and new wiring was about $10. It was super easy, just messy! I'm happy to finally have this post up! I'm excited to move onto other parts of the house and I can't wait to show you! Until Then, Happy Blogging! |
