Big Girl Bedroom {REVEAL}...

My baby turned "4" in April.

It seems like we were just getting her nursery ready!

You can see the post that showed the transformation from office to nursery 

HERE.

I started talking about her "Big Girl" room about a year ago and showed a few of my "inspiration" photos HERE. 
I was slow to getting around to sharing the reveal, but here it is!

This is how her room looks now...

I sold the crib and the hutch, which left me with the money to buy her new bed, the bedding and a bookcase for my boys' room.

Then we received a $200.00 gift certificate from RcWilley as a gift because we had spent so much on our appliances when we remodeled our kitchen. 

 That paid for a mattress, I even had a dollar something left on the card!

I got her bed from Ikea...

It was a great price for only $79.95. 

I think it is adorable!

I purchased THIS bedding through Amazon and it was $39.00.

All of the reviews said to buy a size bigger than you need and they were right.  

They didn't sell it in a king, but the full size worked because it is up against the wall, so it doesn't matter if it's short on that side of the bed.

The picture is also from Ikea.  

I moved this from my kitchen when we were switching around furniture in a few rooms.

These are the same letters from her nursery. 

I used plain wood letters from Hobby Lobby and covered them with scrapbook paper and mod podge.

It's still a great focal point for that long wall.

 Her room is one of my favorites in the house, it's so bright and peaceful!

I love the quilt my sister in law made for her too, it still looks great in her room!

I found these flowers on clearance at Gordman's for $6.00, I love how they look real.

Here little desk/nightstand was $10.00.  It used to be bright turquoise, but we painted it a light pink.

 

I had these little frames on her old hutch, so I hung them by her bed and the mirror is from Hobby Lobby.  It was yellow, so I painted it the same color as her desk.

Her little kitchen set matches everything too...

 I'm glad Santa picked one that matches her room!

 Her room is fit for a princess...

It fits her personality perfectly!!

Because I love a good before and after here you go...

{BEFORE}

{AFTER}

 It's a great change!

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Parade Of Homes 2014: Beautiful Bedrooms

There were so many beautifully decorated bedrooms!

I probably took way too many pictures, but here are 'quite' a few of my favorites!

Enjoy...

 I love the simplicity of this room!  The bedding and wallpaper are adorable!

 I thought this bed was unique, I like how it had such a tall headboard.

 This was an adorable girls room!

I love the tufted bed, pillows, bedding & colors!

 The curtains were ADORABLE!
I also love that the bathroom connected to this room had a ruffled curtain to match the other room...

Ruffles are so fun for a girls bedroom!

 I loved the the woodwork behind this bed...it was stunning! 

 The bright colors were fun in this room.  It's amazing how pillows and bedding really make the room!

 Oh, how I love the tufted headboards!  

After going to the parade of homes, I need more pillows on my bed!

I thought this room was fun!  The big letters and lighting were my favorite!

 Decorating with animal taxidermy seems to be popular, it's not really my favorite style, but this was a fun way to use it in a room!

 This was a beautiful room, I loved the bed (notice it's tufted!) and the picture collage.  It had a little too much furniture in the room.  I think a bench at the end of the bed would of looked nicer, but it was still very pretty!

 This was my favorite master bedroom!

The colors were so calming!

I LOVED this wood headboard!  It is so unique & such a pretty color!

 This nightstand is perfect...It is such a pretty color! 

 The "beachy" theme was a trend I noticed in quite a few of the homes.  I love it!

This was on the opposite side of the bed...

 I thought it was a beautiful room!

I loved this toddler room, The antique bed was beautiful!

 This room is a little more modern, which usually isn't my favorite style, but I loved the chevron wall!

This room was pretty beautiful too... It's my alma mater, Go Utes!

After touring all of these bedrooms, I am now in love with the tufted & upholstered beds!  

I also noticed the bedding makes a huge difference in the look and feel of a room!
We changed our master bedroom a few years ago & it's amazing how the bedding affects the whole look of the room!  I'm not sure why I loved the gold & red so much...ha,ha, ha! If you'd like to see the before & after, just click the link below:

Master Bedroom Makeover

Which bedroom was your favorite?

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Master Bedroom Makeover

We recently changed our master bedroom.  

When I look back at old pictures, it's so fun to see how my tastes have changed over the years. 

Here it is before...

 I was totally loving red & gold!

And 

Here's the after...

I really love the fresh feeling the room has now!

Another before...

I don't think the bedspread really goes with the log bed or the checkered pillows on the couch!
And here it is now...

I'm really enjoying the lighter color bed spread...

 It makes such a difference in the room.

Here is another before...

And the corner now...

I stained the little dresser, which used to be in my entry way & I actually got the mirror for FREE! We fixed it up & I still might add some decorative wood to the top of the mirror to finish it off.

Here are a few pictures that explain what we changed...

I think changing the bedding & curtains is one of the most dramatic ways to change any bedroom.

I didn't realize how expensive nightstands can be, but I found some in the classifieds for $20.00.  If you want to see how they looked before you can see it here.

I'm really happy with this change & I'm loving that it is more classical, hopefully it won't be outdated any time soon!

I did decide to go with a white comforter because you can always add more color with pillows if I need a change later on, which knowing me, I probably will!

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