Big Girl Room Update

My daughter is turning three next month, and it was high time for a transformation of her long-outgrown nursery.  She was able to get out of her crib about 8 months ago, so we took it down and she slept on the bottom bunk bed in my son's room.  It was really cute- like they were "roomies" or something, but her room was bare and empty except for a toy shelf.  And I don't know about your house, but here in our crazy home, an empty room gets messy, chaotic and unorganized real fast!  It was constantly a wreck, likely because the kids would play in there all the time due to the lack of furniture in their way!

So, I started a pinboard and the wheels of my brain started turning for a Big Girl Room for my almost three-year-old.  

The basics:

Bedding:  Target (out of stock online; I found it in store)

Wall Color:  Valspar Lilac

Toy Shelf Color:  Valspar First Kiss

Furniture:  Upcycled from my childhood!

Hardware:  Modular Kitchen Cabinets

Curtains:  Target

Bookcases:  Helping Little Hands

Toy Shelf:  Inherited from Great-Grandmother's house

Some "before" pics, way before..... like before we even bought the home!  

I sold the vintage butterfly curtains to a consignment store in Winter Park.  LOVE the built-in desk that came with this room!!!!

Hubby painting the toy shelf

And the "after" pics!

I just couldn't resist this precious heart bedding from Target.  It stole my heart- pun intended!  :)

My dad built these bookshelves for Amelia many months ago, maybe even a year ago, and I first posted about them here, but they look amazing now that the room is painted, don't you think?

This wire basket was in the Target Dollar Spot after Easter for half off- so it was $1.25!  Score!

I picked up the clock at a recent consignment sale (Boutique For A Week) and the flowers were from her nursery.... I love the way they add class to the room!

This flower border may be my favorite part of the room.  I found sticker wall decals at the Dollar Tree when I was visiting my parents, and bought five sheets with the hopes that this idea would work and fit in the space.  It did, and I couldn't be more thrilled with how precious this part of the room is!

I was impressed with the quality of the wall decals and how easy they are to remove.  Great for renters, too!

But since Amelia doesn't sit at the desk and do homework or makeup, we use the chair cut out for stroller parking.  :)

The toy shelf was inherited from my husband's Great-grandmother's home.  It was originally green and sat behind her sofa.  We have loved using it as a toy shelf, and although it was a nightmare to paint, it {finally} turned out amazing!

We chose to take off the closet doors, since they were sliding {and ugly} brown doors.  They weren't secure on the tracks and I was scared they would fall on the kids.

So we painted the inside of the closet the same color as the room and put the dresser in there.  I updated the hardware {which was from the 1980's, or maybe before} and my mom put a new coat of paint on all the white furniture.

I used decals {once again, from Dollar Tree} for her name, and hung coat hooks from Target for her purses and baskets.

The baskets were also from Target Dollar Spot {can you tell I *love* Target?} around Valentine's Day.  Sorry they're no longer available!  I use them to hold hairbows, bracelets, and other small accessory items.

And that's it!  We love the new room, and Amelia does too!  It was such fun to decorate a girly room for her.

Still a few things I may add like some throw pillows, another piece of artwork above the toy shelf, and maybe some pendant bunting to the closet opening or window.... still thinking about that!

Sorry some photos are a little blurry!  I'm still learning how to use my manual focus lens!