A Little Girl's Bedroom Makeover - for free!

It's another no-money makeover! This time, it was a sweet little girl's bedroom. This makeover was more about what we took out of the room, and less about what we brought in. In fact, simply going through her books and deciding which ones they no longer needed, eliminated about 50% of the books we had to bring back into the room. Another major change was removing the light green curtains - the color wasn't working well with the strong yellow walls. A third major change was bringing out a different bedding set the client already owned, which coordinated much better with the existing color palette of the room and its accessories.



BEFORE...

The #1 issue in this room - TOO MUCH FURNITURE! And on all the walls, furniture and floor - just had too much stuff everywhere.


AFTER...
I eliminated two major pieces of furniture - which weren't being utilized much anyway - and made the bed the star of the show by centering it under the window.



BEFORE...

more "stuff" everywhere...we just needed to simplify...

AFTER...

ah...much better...

BEFORE...

AFTER...

Here's a close-up of the little curtain makeover I did, because sometimes you can go a little over-the-top in a little girl's bedroom. I created a window treatment out of sheer white curtains, an organza tablecloth, and a bandana! Here's a better picture of it:

This photo's a little dark, but you can see how I layered a small organza tablecloth on the diagonal over the curtains. Then, I layered a brightly colored bandana over that. It was a fun way to bring a little more color to the windows, without having to use the lime green curtains that were there before.

I also left the client with recommendations for new paint, which I know she was very anxious to do. The yellow coordinated nicely with the bedding, but was just too strong for them - so I recommended two lighter shades of creamy yellow for both above and below the chair rail.

This sweet girl and her mother were really happy with the transformation, and I have to say I was too! They had wonderful accessories to work with, it was just a matter of editing everything down, simplifying, and bringing some calm and order to the space.