Well, she's officially 12. And since I knew it was coming, I planned a little room update for her birthday which we surprised her with this morning when she woke up as a twelve-year-old. The challenge was to come up with a design that's as bright & beautiful as she is. And it was a challenge!
I didn't have to change everything since the paint & curtains & chandelier were new when we finished the house 11 months ago. But the bedding I had made about 5 years ago was overdue for an update. Here are a couple of before shots:
You may recognize the butterfly projects from when I posted about them here & here. They were staying as well.
I had a lot of existing color already in the room, so it was a little bit of a challenge to keep it simplified. And after a lot of brainstorming & even scrapping one plan half-way thru, having a mini panic attack, and consulting my best friend, I started over & came up with this:
I did new bedding in my all-time favorite color, "black&white", with a few accent colors in the pillows. The bedding was a great deal, very much like the PB Teen Dottie Duvet Cover, but from walmart.com for less than half the price! I also spray painted the bed turquoise, which turned out to be one of my favorite parts.
I made these pillows to add a pop of color...
I also updated her lamp ...
And printed a custom corkboard for her desk space. (Visit my etsy shop to see my printed cork designs.)
Also hung some "polka-dot" pom poms over her desk space.
I added my own version of the famous "Keep Calm" art, printed on canvas (also something that can be done in my etsy)
I came up with these custom initial frames for over the bed...
And made her her own jewelry organizer from a thrift store mirror we had found together one day. Click here to see how to make one of these for yourself.
Abby was thrilled with it, which thrilled me as well. She's so worth it. Thanks to so many of you who wished her a happy birthday! She had a great day.
If you'd like to know more about how I made some of the things in the room, stop by this week. I'll be posting some more details & instructions on how some of it was done!
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So cute!! What a great present!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE read, pillows, and old bed frames...can I move in?
I LOVE the headboard!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lucky daughter you have. Her room is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThat's a gorgeous room! I really love the bedding and that red night table!!
ReplyDeleteNice job Julie! I love all the details and that red nightstand!
ReplyDeleteJulie-what a lovely room for your newly "almost teen" girl. I'll bet she loves it and you have filled it with wonderful things that she will treasure for years! Thanks for sharing your daughter's happiness with us! Diana
ReplyDeleteWOW!! What a lovely room!!
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna copy your butterflies, they look very cute with printed papers
It turned out ADORABLE! I just love every detail you put into it =) Well done!
ReplyDeleteit looks awesome! i love the more gwon up colors and the pops of red as well. i am sure she is thtilled!!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely darling. Any girl would love to have that cute room. She is so lucky.
ReplyDeleteBrooke
I think I'm glad that you scrapped your other plan. It couldn't be any more fun than this. Love the black and white of course. It gives the room a bit of sophistication - perfect for a tween but the polka dots keep it light and youthful. Loving it.
ReplyDeletePam @ BeColorful
WoW! It looks great and I'm sure she loves it. we just did a tween makeover too and it's a similar look to yours. I especially love that red table and the mirror turned jewelry hanger.
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I really love your daughters room! So many wonderful details! I love the comforter, new color on the bed and chandelier ... ok, everything!Thanks for the nice comment on my guest room! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteIt looks great, Julie! Just enough to give her that little bit of "grown up" look. Love the bedding; what a great find! I think the black and white makes for a nice addition to her room.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful room you created. I bet your daughter just loves it.
ReplyDeleteLove the pink sign,lol.
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I love her bed--where did you get the headboard? The redo is just lovely.
ReplyDeleteMema's been bragging about the room redo, had to come and check it out!! Looks good. Love all the little touches like the butterflies on the wall. That black poke-a-dot really pops!! Love ya cuz, hope to see everybody in a few months when we are back on the mainland.
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Lucky girl! The room looks great...
ReplyDeleteSo cute!
ReplyDeleteAtta Gal!! You did good Mom :)
ReplyDeleteA very pretty happy go-lucky feeling room. I really like the board "Keep Calm and Ask Mom."
ReplyDeleteVery clever.
Wow, what a wonderful Mom you are!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful room. You did a great job. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love the pillows! Everything came together beautifully. I'm lovin' the pompoms as well! Are those jewels hanging down from them? Great job, great mom.
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Awesome. I love the "Keep calm and ask Mom" Print
ReplyDeleteAdorable, love the colors!
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable--love the dots and the jewelry organizer!
ReplyDeleteWow, nice room. Abby's a lucky girl!
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The room is just darling! I love the jewelry organizer, what a lucky girl I think her room is bigger than mine! So, I have to ask is it always that clean! LOL Happy Birthday Darlin!
ReplyDeleteCarol
My birthday is in April. I am just sayin' You did an amazing job! You should come over to my blog and link up. I would love to show all my friends. MyCraftieLife.blogspot.com
ReplyDeletethat's beautiful! i just redid my daughters' bedroom too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeletelove the bed and nightstand!!!
ReplyDeleteThis whole post made me smile. What teen girl wouldn't absolutely love a room like that??? I especially loved the bedspread and the head board, it adds such a perfect pop of color.
ReplyDeleteHow did you keep her out of her room?? That's like the PERFECT surprise!
What a fun room! I love the bright pops of color with black and white. And the turquoise bed is just perfect.
ReplyDeleteoooh! This is darling! I have 3 little chickadees at my house and my oldest would flip for some of these ideas! Thanks for the inspiration!! Happy Weekend!
ReplyDeleteThe ginormous fabric flower is fantastic! I love fabric flowers, but the biggest one I've ever made, and I felt it was huge, was about 5 inches across. Hello! Why do I limit myself so? Thanks for breaking me out of my fabric flower box. :D
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the feature at Tatertots & Jello! I found your blog there. LOVE LOVE LOVE the room revamp! It is perfectly adorable in a 12 year old girl kind of way ;) SO glad that you gave info on the walmart.com bedding! I have been waiting and waiting to get the dottie from pb teen for my 10 year old...but never feel right about shelling out the dough! So I just ordered the walmart version ... yay! I am now a follower of your super cute blog!
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We are so glad you joined us for Anything Related! Come back tomorrow for another great party!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this room! What a beautiful job you did!!! I have a very similiar bed in my garage waiting to be painted! You have given me much inspiration! :)
ReplyDeleteKristi
I never get tired of looking at this room. I've seen it several times, but had to pop back over after seeing it on CSI. LOVE the aqua/red combo.
ReplyDeleteAnd the keep calm & ask mom will go in my girl's room when she's older!!
So stinkin' cute and I bet she loves it! That little side table is the best color, too...so glad you linked up to the roomspiration party!
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