A New Bedroom Fit for a Princess

I’m currently in the process of trying to redecorate my daughter’s bedroom. It’s been a long overhaul to say the least! Before the remodel my three year old had a hot pink accent wall which really overpowered the entire room. I thought it was a good idea to paint the wall this color when I decorated the room with Disney princesses, but it really limited any future designs.

So there’s the before... and after! Here’s how I transformed the room (thus far).

So with a new plain white comforter from Target that I got on sale for $79.99 in January, I got the bug to re-vamp the rest of her room to match! I purchased a green, blue and rose argyle rug from www.capeldealers.com for $138. Yeah, it’s kind of a stretch for me to spend this much on one piece, but I knew I really wanted to base the room these colors so I splurged!

I finally got around to painting the hot pink wall light blue to match the other three walls. I have plans to do a damask stencil design but the overall blue walls is a big change thus far! I put a green glider from her old nursery in the corner with a pink accent pillow to bring out the rose color in the new rug. I’d really like to find a desk to refurbish for that area, but until then this is a perfect place to read her favorite books!

I also purchased a mirror from Pier 1 Imports on clearance for $20. It was an off white so I painted it green to match the chair, then sanded it down to give it a rustic feel. While I was there, I picked up a green damask pillow on clearance for $17 for her bed.

Next I found some silver shadow boxes on clearance from Michaels ($32 for 4 total) and lined them with scrapbooking paper to match the decor in her room (only $8 for the paper!). I also used multi-colored scrapbook paper to cover the wall letters from her former nursery and give them an up-to-date look.

Ah, the transformation is almost complete. I know her light and breezy color scheme doesn’t really go with the rest of my house, but I love it! Just waiting to get my large damask wall stencil from Cutting Edge Stencils to get delivered so I can finish her walls. Keep checking back to see how it turns out!

Laundry Room Makeover

One of my favorite DIY websites is www.centsationalgirl.com. Recently she featured a bare wall transformation creating an instant mud room. I loved this idea and decided to use it for my laundry room since it’s right off the garage.

I started with painting my white walls to a desaturated olive green that matches my kitchen (which is located right next to my laundry room). Luckily I had enough paint leftover from that project and the paint was in good shape. Also, I knew that I only had to paint the top half of my laundry room since I would be adding some bead board to the bottom half of the room.

I purchased the 4x8’ panel of bead board from the paneling section of Lowe’s for $19.98 and it almost fit perfectly! Just a smidge off the side and we were in business. I finished the top of the bead board with a wide baseboard trim for $8.50 from Lowe’s. I chose baseboards because I needed at least 5 inches to screw in some hooks for hanging coats and jackets.

Luckily I had some finishing nails, caulk and putty from recent projects to get the bead board in place. First I measured the placement of the wall outlet in my laundry room. I cut a square out of the bead board to extend the outlet. Once I knew the board would fit properly around the outlet, I spread Liquid Nails across the board and positioned it into place. I double checked that the paneling was level, and then secured it in place with finishing nails. Just some caulk for the edges and putty to fill in the nail holes which I later sanded down.

I painted the bead board with an Antique White finish by Zinnser that I purchased at Lowe’s a while back for another project.



Next I bought some white hooks from Walmart for $5.97 each (5 total) along with some red baskets that I can easily label for organization ($20 for 4) and a plain runner rug on clearance for $5. I also purchased some bulletin boards from Michaels for $24 total with the help of a coupon.

I needed some additional storage for odds and ends. I found the plastic drawers down in my basement when I used to keep it in my daughter’s closet with burp cloths, blankets, etc.

So it cost me about $105 plus some change to complete my transformation. What do you think? I’m loving it so far!

Also, you can get the full story for the Centsational Girl mud room here.