Finished Girls Bedroom

I think I finally got the girls room to be as finished as it's going to be.  If I've learned anything these past three years, it's that kids needs change so quickly as they grow.  This always gives me the perfect opportunity to start over, so I know I'll be back at it soon enough and this room will evolve once again.

You've seen the headboards in this post, now let's look at some other fun DIY projects.  Since the girls are sharing a room, that leaves one extra bedroom to use as a playroom, so their bedroom does not have to house their toys.  As far as function, this room really only needed to be a place they could sleep, read and enjoy some quiet time away from their toys.

They needed a bookshelf to hold all their books and it needed to be narrow enough to fit between their beds and tall enough for a fan and a lamp that they couldn't reach.  I found this bookshelf on Craigslist for $25, painted it white and added a subtle pop of color on the back.  It was a perfect fit.

And yes, it's totally anchored and strapped to the wall.  It won't be tipping over during any earthquake or toppling over if one of the kids should decide to test out their climbing abilities.
The closet in that room holds the girls dresser.  Yes, all their clothes fit in that one dresser.  You would be surprised at how large and deep those drawers are, and I only keep the clothes they are currently wearing in the dresser.  I took the mirrored doors off that closet a long time ago, and wanted to dress up that little niche in some way.

I took the pelmet from Avery's big girl room and recovered it in a pink canvas, added a burnt orange pom pom trim and ribbon around the top.  Looking for the easy way out (meaning I didn't want to put any unnecessary holes in my freshly painted walls!), I used a shower curtain tension rod, some ring clips, and hung up two tablecloths as curtains.
In each of the girls nurseries, I hung up their footprints that were taken right after birth.  For this room, I just cut new matching mats using scrapbook paper and painted the frames white.

One morning, Zoe and I dashed into the Salvation Army and found two "granny style" picture frames.  They were a terrible cheap guilded gold color, but they had a linen filet which was nice and they were fairly large for only $9.99 each. 

I painted them white, leaving the natural linen filet and just a tiny lip of the gold.  Another plus was they didn't have glass, they were perfect for the two new prints I ordered:

One day the girls and I were strolling through Target when I spotted this fabulous body pillow cover in the perfect shade of aqua.  It had a bumpy chenille texture that was really interesting.  I brought it home, cut it up and sewed two new covers for some throw pillows.

I love this room, I'm pretty sure the girls do too.  Sometimes I'll find them both in there, sitting on their beds, looking at their books, listening to their music from their crib aquariums (yes, they each have their own- less fighting this way).  It makes my heart smile when I catch them like that.  But, just to keep things real here, this is usually what the room looks like by the days end:

*Yes, both my kids sleep on a mattress that sits on the floor.  We still find Avery half on half off the bed most nights, and Zoe is still too little for anything higher.  Eventually they will both get "real" beds, but not for awhile.

Source list:

Wall Paint- Lowe's Valspar Delicate Bliss 7001-8

Bookshelf back- Lowe's Valspar Stillness 7005-2

Aqua Lamp, Tablecloths for closet curtains, Aqua body pillow, yellow jersey knit sheets- Target

Yellow and White Chevron Throw Blankets- Homegoods

Floral Heart Print- Urban Outfitters Print Shop

Fox in Socks Print- Society 6

Yellow square mirrors- Ikea

Check back later as I have a pretty fun post about how rooms evolve.  It will show what this room used to look like 5 1/2 years ago when Franz and I were first married, and all the different rooms it's become since then.