wallflowers aren't so bad

Happy Friday!!

Today I get to share the room I worked on for the sister of the room I shared with you on Wednesday

 This sweet girl is 7 and super excited about her new room!

  

I knew that just lightening up the walls would make a huge difference, so once again I used the trim color (Divine White) at 75%.  

Divine White

Raindrop

After trying several colors (those are samples I already had), I decided on a mixture of this color, Raindrop (SW), and the wall paint.   

...love the distressed details on this framed mirror...

For the bed, my client found this twin trundle online.  It was worn and chipped, but instead of painting it I sanded and distressed it.  It's so pretty in person!

The girls already owned these flowers, but hanging them together made such a statement.

I love these details.  

You might remember from Wednesday's post that both girls wanted canopies over their bed; this one is similar to the pink one but is dip dyed in aqua.  

We had so much fun painting together.  They did a great job and I love how their painting looks in their space. 

I adore these lamps. 

We were looking for the perfect dresser, and right before she was about to spend several hundred on a new one, she texted me this photo--"this is an old one at my mother in laws, you don't think we can use this do you?"   Haha, Of course!!!  So I painted it, bought new knobs and rub n buffed the handles.  It's definitely one of my favorite furniture redoes I've done. 

I love this "I am a child of God" word art, but is was a little small.  I've had this spray painted frame in my garage for years.  I'm so glad to finally have a use for it!

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Plenty of pink

Happy Wednesday friends.  Today I'm sharing a room that shows how a love of pink doesn't always mean pink walls. 

I've been working on two rooms for two precious sisters and I'm excited to share one with you today!  First up, is the oldest sister's room; she's 9.  

Her room was cute before I got started, but they were wanting something a little more custom and different.  The walls were pink, and while we totally could have left them alone, I knew going lighter would make such a difference.

I chose Divine White (at 75%), by Sherwin Williams for the  wall color.  It's a soft creamy color.  The trim was already painted Divine White but I wanted to go a smidge lighter on the walls.  For the ceiling I used Romance, also by SW, but after painting a swatch I decided to mix a little of the wall paint with it to get the right intensity.  

Painting a ceiling can be tricky because the color can reflect on the walls and cause them to look off.  Thankfully, this ceiling reflects in the best way on the lighter walls--depending on the light and time of day sometimes it looks like the whole room is the perfect shade of blush and sometimes it looks like the soft neutral that it is.    

I've painted a color on the ceiling several times and I've learned if you want to try it, you need to be willing to try a few sample colors, and maybe even redo it once or twice to get it just right. 

I replaced the chandelier with this simple shade and pendant.  

The base was silver so I painted it gold. (I know you're surprised.)

 My client found this desk at a local flea market.  I decided to sand it down to bare wood instead of painting it. 

 I applied wall paper to the back of the shelves and used rub-n-buff on the knobs.

I've heard that the girls sit at the desk together and "work" for hours..

...love the art of natural wood...

Here's my trick for adding plants that are long lasting...

I don't love fake plants, but these were $3 and look real, so there ya go.

The girls came over on a Saturday to paint their abstracts with me. They were super excited to paint and even more excited to include their art in the design. 

We had so much fun, ate lots of brownies...

they even learned how to tump my son out of the hammock when we finished.

I think their art is my favorite part of the room.  

Both girls wanted a canopy over their bed so I found these online.  You can't tell in the photo, but this one is dip dyed pink at the bottom.

  

I used the curtain ties to add trim to the lamp shades.  

Adding trim to something is always a good idea. 

My client found this dresser online.  I usually change knobs but I liked how subtle these were so I left it as is.

...reading corner...

I'll share her sister's room tomorrow.

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