Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Lou's Room: The Reveal.

Bit by bit, we have been working on Lou's big girl room since last spring.  And I am proud to finally show all of you the finished product.


In between work, kids and blogging, we built the room, step by step.  It all started with a plan.


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Unfortunately, the fabric for the curtains has been discontinued.  It is a P. Kaufman fabric.  The Pattern is Camelot and the color is Lake.


We were able to repurpose the bed skirt from the crib to make the bed skirt and borders for the throw pillows.  The sconces were on sale at Restoration Hardware.


Corrine Marlowe painted the stripes on the ceiling in the same Melon Shine paint that I used on the bed. 


 I kept the Little Castle glider from the nursery because I love it so much.  The store that I bought it from (that has since gone out of business) allowed me to customize it with my own fabrics.  The little chair was a gift that Mom brought back from Rhode Island when she found out I was pregnant with E.



 Luckily our changing table was convertible.  The mirror was a originally a butterfly picture that I scored on clearance at Home Goods.  I painted it Pear Green.


I knew exactly what I wanted for the chandelier... the problem is that it didn't exist.


Then I found Lindsey at Simply Salvage, who worked tirelessly on this baby.  Poor Lindsey had no idea what she got herself into with me.  This took over 4,000 hand painted beads.  She painted them Bird's Egg to match the walls.


My little Lou Lou Bug simply adores her room.  When it was finally done she stayed in there for hours.  While in another room, I heard her talking to herself saying "This is a dream come true!!!  I love my room.  I love my chandelier... I love my pink bed... I love my special lights (that would be the sconces.)....  I love my flowers.. " Yada, yada, yada.  It warmed my heart.  And that my friends, made it all worth it.  She has slept in her room every night since.

48 comments:

  1. Lou is probably the luckiest girl in the world. Seriously Lou! I am moving in!

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  2. Every inch is just gorgeous! What a perfect room for a girl!

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  3. Gorgeous! I know I asked earlier, but where is the silver side table from??

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  4. Love this! You did such a beautiful job.

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  5. Hi Kristy! The silver table is an antique find from Design House in Lucketts.

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  6. fabulous job Krista! I need to email you back. I just got back in town. =)

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  7. Absolutely amazing Krista! I love every single detail!

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  8. This is breathtaking! absolutely amazing attention to detail. Looks like something off of Pinterest :) you should add it on there! Maybe I will add it for you and pin it!

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  9. I love it, I love it...I LOVE IT!!!!!!!

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  10. But the most important detail you left out...where the heck did you find that amazing chrome table?!?!

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  11. Wow, beautiful! Great inspiration as we're starting to plan out our little girl's room to grow by next summer! Love it.

    Were the curtains custom made?

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  12. WOW. I am speechless. This room is so very beautiful, from the color scheme (love the pear mirror against that lovely soft blue wall!) to the hot pink trundle bed, the striped ceiling - and the chandelier!!! It is one of the prettiest little girl's rooms I have ever seen - truly!
    My daughter is 11 and I let her design her room with me - it shares a similar color scheme - except on steroids, with a whole lot of compromises thrown in :)

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  13. Amazing. Every detail is just perfect. I must paint stripes on my daughter's ceiling now.

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  14. I am absolutely blown away by this room! So perfect for a little girl...heck I would take it for me! You did an amazing job...love every single details! :)

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  15. This room looks amazing! You did a fabulous job! Love the details especially the bold stripes on the ceiling, the curtains, the pillows, the bedding and chandelier! A new follower! :)

    Have a lovely weekend!

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    Jessie
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  16. Your version of the chandelier is gorgeous. We're featuring it over at DecorHacks.com next week (on the 13th.)

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  17. What a gorgeous room. i love it i wish i had a room like that growing up xxx

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  18. Simply Darling! Your choice of colors and detailed feminine touches are perfect!

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  19. The room looks AWESOME!! Thanks for sharing!I have a website about nursery chandelier

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  20. Just found your blog and this adorable room. You are very talented, it is beautiful!

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  21. so beautiful! I wanted to see where you got her bed? I am starting to do my three year old's big girl room and I think we will have to do a day bed (it's so tiny). I haven't seen any that I liked, until now!! Was it hard to paint? How many coats did you use?
    Thanks for any advice you have.
    Brie

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  22. this is just absolutely perfect!! All my favorite colors in one amazing space!! Well done! Thanks for sharing with House of Turquoise so I could find you :)

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  23. such a gorgeous, gorgeous room! I love absolutely everything about it. Fantastic job!

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  24. love love love this room! that pink striped ceiling is super fab!

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  25. Hi! Do you remember the name or the company who made the fabric for your drapery?

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  26. Sure thing! It was P. Kaufmann, the pattern is Camelot and the color way is Lake. Unfortunately, it is discontinued. :(

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  27. Where did you get the pick stitch quilt and shams from? Love love love the room! This room is inspiration for my little girl's big girl room!

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  28. Hey there! I had some leftover fabric from the old crib skirt and had it sewn on white Ikea pillow cases.

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  29. This room is absolutely beautiful! How wide are the stripes on the ceiling?

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  30. Where did you get the shelving from on the sides of the bed? Love all of that storage. The room is gorgeous!

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  31. This room is so stunning! The layout works fabulously for my daughters room. I am wondering where you got the pink ribbon? and what colour it is?? I tried to click on the link but it don't work.

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  32. Hi Sherry- It is a JKM Ribbon, the color is Coral. I am not sure, but I think it may have been discontinued.

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  33. How far apart are the stripes on the ceiling? The room is awesome!!!!

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  34. oh my goodness, this is gorgeous!!!! LOVE the ceiling!

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  35. In LOVE with this room Krista! You have done such a fabulous job on it! Thanks for sharing.

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  36. I am wondering about the bedskirt...did you just velcro it on the sides? I am planning one for my daughters daybed and I am not sure what to do.

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  37. Thank you for sharing this beautiful room designs. This really looks so refreshing and the details are simply amazing. Those who would see this post will be inspired and maybe come up with their own ideas for their cabinets NJ or closet space as well. The striped ceiling is so unique and the addition of the light fixture completes it all. This room is such an inspiration and will certainly benefit several homeowners.

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  38. This is the most beautiful girls room I have ever seen! Absolutely gorgeous!

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  39. This is beautiful... so pretty

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  40. This room is beautiful!! I am redoing my girls room and stumbled upon this room. Exactly the colors I wanted as well. Where did you find the fabric for the curtains? I tried to click on the helpful picture you have but it does not show anything?? Can you please give let me know, thanks.

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  41. Hi Laura-

    I am so sorry, but the fabric has been discontinued. I have so many readers email me about this fabric-- I wish they would make it again! It's a P Kaufman fabric. The pattern is Camelot and the color is Lake. I have scoured the internet trying to find it for my readers, but no such luck. :(

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  42. Hi Sherry- Yes, we did velcro the sides to a piece of wood that we attached to the bed.

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  43. Hi! I was wondering how you painted the bed?! Did you use a certain kind of paint? We got my daughter a bed just like this but I'm not crazy about the creme color and thought of painting it and just have no clue where to start! Thanks!

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