Cue the tears, our baby girl is moving into her very own big girl room! Once we found out that we were expecting baby #2 we knew that we wanted to leave the nursery where it was and move Lola into a new "Big girl room". I posted quite a few months back with my design ideas for the room and i'm happy to say that 5 months and a new baby later, her room is done (well mostly)!
*I had an adorable little model for this photoshoot :) I see you buddy!
My initial inspiration for this room came from pantone's color of the year, "Rose Quartz". After seeing the paint swatch in person I ended up choosing a slightly different shade of pink and used it to paint the back wall and closet door in. The rest of the room was already painted in Benjamin Moore's "Going to the Chapel", which is a really pretty greyish tan so I decided to keep the remaining three walls this color. I originally wanted to put up some removable wallpaper on one of the walls but couldn't commit to one design without seeing it in person. So my compromise? A stencil! I bought some stencil paper from Hobby lobby and traced onto it a bird silhouette that I created using photoshop. I cut out the bird using an exacto blade and a few minutes later had my very own custom stencil! Stencils on etsy can cost up to $25. The stencil paper was only a few dollars after my 40% off coupon from hobby lobby and since I was able to creaet my own design that part didn't cost me anything. I mixed a little white paint in with the pink that the wall was painted to get a real subtle pink.
*I had an adorable little model for this photoshoot :) I see you buddy!
My initial inspiration for this room came from pantone's color of the year, "Rose Quartz". After seeing the paint swatch in person I ended up choosing a slightly different shade of pink and used it to paint the back wall and closet door in. The rest of the room was already painted in Benjamin Moore's "Going to the Chapel", which is a really pretty greyish tan so I decided to keep the remaining three walls this color. I originally wanted to put up some removable wallpaper on one of the walls but couldn't commit to one design without seeing it in person. So my compromise? A stencil! I bought some stencil paper from Hobby lobby and traced onto it a bird silhouette that I created using photoshop. I cut out the bird using an exacto blade and a few minutes later had my very own custom stencil! Stencils on etsy can cost up to $25. The stencil paper was only a few dollars after my 40% off coupon from hobby lobby and since I was able to creaet my own design that part didn't cost me anything. I mixed a little white paint in with the pink that the wall was painted to get a real subtle pink.
This picture doesn't do them justice. The birds definitely show up more in person. I like how subtle they are. It allows me to hang up art on that wall without it competing with the stencil!
In my post with the ideas for this room I was still trying to find a twin bed that looked nice and wasn't too expensive. Well, I ended up going with the one from Target that I first posted about! I got it on sale and it came with free shipping. I couldn't love it any more :) I think it's a piece that will really grow with Lola as she gets older.
In my post with the ideas for this room I was still trying to find a twin bed that looked nice and wasn't too expensive. Well, I ended up going with the one from Target that I first posted about! I got it on sale and it came with free shipping. I couldn't love it any more :) I think it's a piece that will really grow with Lola as she gets older.
The cute Rhino head above her bed was one of the first things I got from her room. It's from the new Pillowfort collection at Target, though I don't think they carry this option any longer. Can you tell that Target is my happy place?
Another inportant part of Lola's room is her reading nook. This girl loves books! I bought a curved curtain rod on Amazon and had my husband install it right below the ceiling height. I used 4 panels of these curtains from IKEA and put in a few pillows and a cute faux sheepskin rug (also from IKEA) to make it extra comfy for her. To say that she Loves this corner is an understatement! She has so much fun sitting behind the curtains, reading and playing peek-a-boo!
I grabbed a few of these shelves when I was at IKEA, and we hung them next to the reading nook for Lola to put her books on. I love that she can reach the books herself and can take them down or put them back (we're still working on that one) whenever she wants.
I was able to use the curtains I had in her nursery and picked up a few pieces of art for the wall with the windows. I do need to get her some new blinds. I had a major oops moment when I was trying to trim the cord length and totally cut them too short. Now the left blind only goes down half way. Sometimes I have to laugh at myself.
Since we were keeping the dresser in the nursery, we had to get a new one for Lola's new room. My mom found this one at a garage sale for $50 and I knew it would be perfect. I painted the main part of the dresser in a white paint in a satin finish and had my husband stain the top in a dark walnut color. I absolutely love the way it turned out!!
I do still need to get pulls for the drawers. It is a little strange and only two of the pulls are the standard 3" size. All of the others are 2.5". This has made it a little tricky to find some I like.
I am so happy with the way this room turned out, but what makes me even happier is how much Lola loves her new space.