On Wednesday, I will be FINALLY sharing some photos of Grace’s 'big girl room', something I’ve been promising you all for ages now. However, before I do, I thought I’d share a few images that inspired this little makeover to give you an idea of the vision I have had this whole time. Since the rest of our house has a casual/gender neutral vibe, I wanted Grace’s room to be girly and pretty with lots of handmade touches… On my list was…
…a patchwork quilt, sewn by me – I’ve always loved this gorgeous one above made by Kelly McCaleb with its myriad of patterns and colours and a simple design…
…a vintage style bed…or more recently, an antique bed head…
…a place to display the many trinkets and treasures little girls collect…
...a mix of ‘old’ and ‘new’
I’ve come across some great posts recently on decorating children’s bedrooms which you should read if you are about to embark on such a project. Steph’s article on ‘10 Stylish Children’s Bedroom Ideas’ gives some great tips as does ’10 “Somethings” Every Child’s Room Should Have’ over at Apartment Therapy. I discovered both of these after having completed Grace’s room but am happy to see that I’ve pretty much covered these tips anyway.
Pop back Wednesday to see some photos of Grace’s room…
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I love all those pictures! So girly and pretty. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'll be looking forward to the big reveal as your inspiration is beautiful. I hope you had a nice Easter and ate far less naughty food than I did! X
ReplyDeleteCan't wait Amanda! I bet it looks absolutely gorgeous! Hope your Easter's been lovely
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I love that last pic :) Ella wants a room makeover, so I too am looking for inspiration :) I kind of know what I want to create....but then when I throw all her toys & loved 'stuff' in....the whole decor plan doesn't quite mesh anymore. Make sense? :)))
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I only found that last picture fairly recently, otherwise I think I would have based Grace's whole room on it because it's so lovely!! Check out the link to see more gorgeous photos of that room. I totally understand what you mean about 'stuff' - especially when everything girlie is pink :) For Grace's room, I've tried to create a room with several colours so nothing she wanted to display looked out of place. I didn't want to be saying "that can't go on your shelf because it's the wrong colour" :) we keep lots of toys and books in our family room too so I didn't have to store everything in Grace's bedroom.
DeleteGorgeous inspiration! I can't wait to see the room reveal. x
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it's going to look beautiful :) Hope you had a great easter with the fam x
ReplyDeleteHello lovely! I can't wait to c Gracie's room!!!
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Gone are the days of me having any say in how our daughter's room is decorated as is the way with most teens but we will soon be moving Kaizer in with Dawson and I can't wait to get started on giving it a makeover :)
ReplyDeleteLove the inspiration you have shared here Amanda, looking forward to seeing Grace's room.
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I was thinking yesterday as I sat in Grace's room taking photos how one day, she'd probably want to decorate her space herself :)
DeleteCannot wait to see photos of Grace's big girl room! I love the patchwork quilt!! I am also working on my daughter's big girl room...it's so much fun watching it all come together!
ReplyDeleteThanks Julia! A lot of hard work went into that quilt as I'm not an expert seamstress by any means. Will look forward to seeing your daughter's room too :)
DeleteI would love to have more opportunities to work on children's rooms and these gorgeous spaces are the perfect example of why! Love the inspiration pics you've chosen - that little antique bed is stunning! xx
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Love love love all your ideas, Amanda! I can't wait for Wednesday to see the big reveal!! I'm doing Amelie's big girl room up at the moment too so can't wait to get some beatiful ideas.
ReplyDeleteThis is a real eclectic gem! Lucky girl!
ReplyDeleteThese rooms are full of inspiration, I can see why you feel in love with the quilt it's gorgeous. xx
ReplyDeletePRECIOSOS DORMITORIOS....AQUI LOS NIÑOS SERAN MUY FELICES.
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