Tiffany blue, black and white bedroom

When my daughter became 13 last month, I asked her if she would like me to redecorate her bedroom. Sure she said, with a tiny wee bit of enthusiasm; she doesn’t excite easily :)

I will forewarn you that this is a long post with lots of pictures.

I searched for a day bed for a while, then remembered that she had a daybed before and it kind of reminded me of a crib, so nix that idea.  While searching Craigslist I found this king size headboard; hey, that will work. I dashed off to another city to pick it up for $50. I absolutely love the shape. The colour, not so much but I had plans.

 

I had to do some McGyvering to get it to attach to the bed frame so that it didn’t rest on the wall and smoosh (that’s a word, right?) the curtains. The headboard is about 3 inches wider than the length of her single bed, so I attached some 2 x 4’s to the frame legs and drilled into the 2 x 4’s to attach it to the bed frame. Just in case you decide to do this, be forewarned.

Then I priced out damask wall paper and at $40 a roll, that was out of the question. I created a stencil and went to work. It took some time and some patience :)

Next up were the stripes. I measured to have 3 of each colour, coming out at 16” each.

I picked up a small vanity from Kijiji. It will do for now and serves as a night stand.  I’m thinking down the line I would like to get a long and narrow parsons table. MY BF had the little chair already and I sprayed it with silver and covered the seat with a tshirt that I got at the GW.



Rather than have a bazillion pillows/cushions on her bed, that I knew would only end up on the floor, I opted for one large bolster. I bought this table runner at Home Sense. I stuffed it and tied the ends in ribbon.



Let me show you a little piece of her room before



Let me take you on a tour of her newly decorated room



Headboard painted in Tiffany blue. Bolster created out of a table runner.



Matelasse bedspread and pillow shams from the thrift store, picked up over time.


I removed the ugly sliding closet doors and hung up the drapes that I made, using swing arms. Ribbon from the dollar store was added to the edges using iron on tape. The memo board was a couple of dollars from the thrift store and the butterfly art was made for her a while ago.



The mirror has lived in every room of my house in grey, but now it looks pretty in blue. I moved the swing arm lamp from the back wall and added ribbon to the shade.

This little Ikea table also received a quick update by adding ribbon.


 
 

Here is a close up of the damask pattern I stencilled on.


I can’t wait for her to see how the room has come together. The last things to do are paint her book case and return it to her room , paint her chandelier or get a new fixture, and make a floor cloth.


Please weigh in on your thoughts for the floor cloth. I was thinking of doing this zebra pattern.



Black and white may be a little too busy for this space so what do you think of doing it in the Tiffany blue?  Or should I do something totally different?
Cost breakdown:
funky 70’s headboard - $50
Vanity - $25
quart of black paint - $17
Ribbon - $5
Spray paint - $12
tshirt to cover chair - $2.50
Total: $110.50
Everything else I already had.

I just loved doing this room. Growing up, my shared bedroom was quite utilitarian, so it’s nice to make one that is pretty.

Update: Here is the completed floor cloth.  I don’t know why I doubted myself, it turned out wonderfully.  You can read about the process here



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A big thank you goes out to Kate at The Besties for featuring this project. Thanks Kate!

My newest toy

On Monday I was searching Kijiji, as I often do, not for anything in particular, but something made me type in the word projector.  Look at what popped up

This is an Artograph DesignMaster projecter. They retail here for $300 and I picked it up for $50. Swaeeeet!

I intend to make a zebra floor cloth, but I wanted to try it out on something first. I found a cool free vector online, printed it out and traced it on to an old sign that I got from work, for free.  Me and free, we go together like white on rice! :)

I’m not sure why I did it in red, I think it was the only sharpie I had anywhere close to me at the time. I’m also not sure what I’m going to do with this, but it turned out better than I had envisioned.

One hour in…

and two hours later, while watching tv…ta da

I am working on redecorating my daughters bedroom and hope to have the reveal by the end of the weekend.

Have a great weekend.

Inspiration Files – A new feature

In my effort to get outside and do more, I will be posting less of my projects, because well, I’ll be doing less projects :)

But of course I can’t stay away.  So, I would like to start something new here at Junkin’ Junky and feature some of the projects that I’ve found that totally inspire me.  Hopefully they will inspire you too.

The first project that I am featuring is by Jodie at Love, Laughter & Decor. Jodie’s project has all of the elements that appeal to me; frugal, creative and beautiful.  See for yourself and she has been kind enough to show all of us how to make this gorgeous tablescape. Thank you Jodie.

Her blog is relatively new and I can’t wait to see more of her creativity.  Head on over for the full tutorial.

 

Getting ready to get outside

I started working on my vision for my small outdoor space. But first, let me remind you of what it looked like; sad, sad, sad

This weekend I was able to recover the cushions on this set as well as the make new cushions for chairs that go with the table.
I took the outdoor rug from the dining room and brought it outside, naturally :)
I don’t have access to water out here and I am not a fan of hauling containers of water through the house, so I’m looking to get some super fantastic, never needs watering plants. Do they exist?  I’ll come up with something. 
My goal is to make the space usable, inviting and comfortable.  It’s a start.




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One bench, two ways

My BF and I both picked up a long bench/ottoman a few years ago for a song. Mine has lived in every room of my house and has had several slip covers.

Last weekend we tackled my BF’s.

Here is the before, blah…



She had picked up this fab piece of fabric remnant and almost gave it away (to me, which was ok. ha ha), but I talked her into using it on her bench. We had it completed in no time and it looks great.




We used a drop cloth on the bottom portion. Clever huh!?

She had originally started hers with a beautiful fabric but didn’t cut the pieces the correct size for reupholstering. She gave it to me and I pieced it together and made it work.  It’s not perfect, but I love it.

Before


During. I used a drop cloth to cover the bottom.



After

Finding time to do it all …

The warmer weather is almost here! Yippee!  At this time of year, I find that there are so many more things to do, events happening, demands of my time.  

I love the way we inspire, uplift and praise one another, we share our skills and most importantly encourage one another with our comments.  

I find that I have less time for blogging and have not been a good blogging friend. I haven’t commented on a lot of the fabulous projects I see. I doubt very much that it’s just me that feels this way, but if I’m not commenting on others hard work, when I post my work, it just seems like I’m being boastful (I mean that in the most humble way).

So, I’m going to step back and will post occasionally as I have the time, but I won’t be joining in on any parties unless I have the time to look at AND comment on others posts. 

Please stop in every once in a while and heavens to Betsy, have a wonderful Summer!

Subway Art – finally

I’ve attempted this project using various methods, only to fail. But this morning I found instructions at The Shabby Nest, and it worked out well.

My canvas is quite large at 24” x 48” and fortunately I have a Cricut that can cut up to 24”. It was time consuming but so much fun, as I decided which places I wanted to include and the fond memories they evoked.

Now I can say I’ve done it and don’t ever have to do it again :)






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Gettin’ my sharpie on

I plan on recovering these chairs soon, but in the mean time, decided to play around with my Sharpies. The difference is subtle from a distance and takes a very traditional pattern and makes it a little more fun.
Before

After

And a close up