I had so much fun decorating her new room. With the nursery we designed it gender neutral and without a specific little person in mind. That is definitely one drawback about not finding out the gender, now my nursery seems so impersonal. I think that's why I'm so excited to find out the gender this time, to bond with my second child and create a personalized space for he/she to come home too. So it was nice to give Emelle a space of her very own.
I knew when we designed the room I wanted it to be a space that would grow with her. No character themes or kiddish colors were going in her room. We originally decided to do a grey and yellow themed room but that changed when I could not find a bright yellow duvet cover that I loved. (and trust me I scoured the Internet, department stores, specialty stores) So we tweaked the theme to include purple.
Here is the wall color. Its called stormy Monday by Benjamin Moore. I have to comment about the Aura paint line from Benjamin Moore - we LOVED it. Its a bit expensive but we only used 1/2 a gallon to do her bedroom, its has NO smell and dries in a hour. My hubby was able to do a first coat and then touch up right after because the paint was already dry. It only took 1 afternoon to paint the room. As for picking out the color its a fluke we love the color. I made so many trips to the paint store and returned because every color was too blue, too light, too dark - who knew boring grey was going to be so hard. Eventually, me and hubby just went to the paint store and picked a color. And its perfect!
Here is her brand new big-girl room! She loves it!
The furniture in her room is a work in progress. The dress is a family heirloom that was her great-grandmothers that we plan to re-finish and paint white. Her bed will be a white platform bed that her daddy is making for her. Her nightstand is a 1930's vintage side table that I found at a local garage sale. We are going to fix it up, change the knobs and put a white distressed finish on it. (So the pretty pink color still comes through)
The book wall was a pinterest find that I knew HAD to go in her room. The shelves are picture ledges from IKEA. I love how it turned out. She loves picking out the books by the cover and it adds an element of color and fun to her room. As she gets older she can use the shelves for books, picture frames, or whatever. I think they will be well used over the years.
The bedding was the only real challenge pulling this room together. When I set out looking I was looking for a bright yellow and white duvet cover. I never really imagined purple in her room. But, could I find a BRIGHT yellow duvet? Nope, and I searched everywhere - online, in department stores and speciality stores in Calgary and nothing. I did find this pretty duvet cover that had bright yellow in it, on sale at home outfitters - the first store we went too. It ended up being the one. Funny enough I found the yellow sheets after in my hometown boutique store. They are perfect and I love how everything came together in the end!
I found these "You are My Sunshine" prints off of etsy. When I found them I knew they would be perfect in her grey and yellow room. Every night before she goes to sleep I sing the song "you are my sunshine" to her. I think it adds a personal touch to her room and keeps it "kiddish" as my hubby would say.
As for accessories, the curtains are another ikea find. The picture frames of family photos are walmart specials. The doll chest and bassinet were made by a local crafter and were a gift from Grandpa to E last Christmas. I was on the fence about putting the dolls/stuffed animals in her room but with the baby on the way I figured she need to have a place to store the things of her very own. The blue beanbag chair is a BOON animal storage bag that stores her stuffed animals - so clever. The purple chair is another garage sale find.
So there you have it. Emelle's big girl room. Her closet is still a work in progress (this girl has WAY to many clothes) and I'm still coming up with a plan for the blank wall by her bed. Ideas? I'm thinking of putting up a white floating shelf to store some of her collectibles but I'm afraid it will make her room look to cluttered. I think I'm going to wait until her furniture is done and re-access.
