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Kid’s Animal Room

October 24, 2018 By Taylor 3 Comments

You guys… this animal might be my favorite room makeover yet! If you remember a few months ago (on Instagram) I mentioned I was going to split the boys apart this school year. They are very close but I wanted them to have their own space and we had the room. Their previous room (HERE) is now just my oldest son’s room and my middle got to move into his own room. His one request… “I want an animal room.” He is 7 which is still little but I didn’t want it to look to juvenile or like a nursery. This room is an actual bedroom but up until now we had been using it as the playroom (link is HERE if you want to check that out!). I had already painted the chalkboard wall a few years ago but being the only wall that the bed would fit on, I didn’t like the idea of chalkdust on the bedding all the time. Neat freak problems. That and the idea of painting over the chalkboard didn’t sound fun so that is how the animal “wallpaper” idea came to life :)

We have a local vinyl store in the area so I went and got 2 sheets of every single color they carried which ended up being around 30 different colors, so 60ish 12×12″ sheets. Then, in my Silhouette software I created 6 different pages of animal silhouettes. I just google searched random animals and used the trace feature until the page was full. I did that until I had 6 pages of different types of animals in different sizes. I had the kids help me think of both common and obscure animals. Then, making sure we didn’t have two colors of the same animal sheet, I fed them all through and cut them out making approximately seven billion stickers… kidding. But there were A LOT! Fun Fact: because I only had 2 sheets of each color and made sure not to cut the same page in the same color… no two animals on the wall are alike!

When I started placing the animals on the wall I made sure to spread out the big animals so I started with those and filled in with little animals as I went. I also ended up cutting some of the vinyl stickers in half on the edges of the walls and door (both horizontally and vertically) to make it look more wallpaper-like. Once I finished the big animals that needed 2 hands the kids pitched in and helped. Who doesn’t want to spend a Friday night applying 800 stickers to a wall am I right haha?? But honestly it was very easy and I absolutely LOVE how it turned out… and I love that it was all under $30!

I knew the wall would be the bright focal point of the room so I didn’t want to go too crazy with the accessories, I tried to stay as neutral as I could :). I DIYed the “mexican pancho” pillows from an old costume we had lying around and I found the Otami pillow on amazon. I will link all sources at the bottom of this post.

I’m really in love with this bed too! It has a vintage feel but it’s brand new (from Walmart of all places). It was super affordable but it’s very sturdy and seems really well built… I highly recommend it!

This room has a funny layout because of where the bathroom door is on the wall so I was left with one more skinny area and a huge open wall. Besides animals my son’s other loves are legos and art. He is very creative so I thought a long skinny desk with a pegboard wall would be a great use of space.

My father in law cut, sanded and finished the wooden top piece of the desk for us. Then I just got two little end cabinets and the board is just siting on top of them. He also framed out the pegboard and painted it white for us. I got most of the pegboard accessories from Amazon and Ikea. The desk is a huge hit, in fact all three kids love it and they are often all in there coloring or drawing together! I should have bought 3 stools instead of 2 haha.

I needed something on the left of the pegboard wall so I drew my son’s favorite animals (inspired by some prints I had seen on instagram) on my iPad Pro, sent them to a local print shop and had them printed in poster size.

The last little area was all I had left for a small dresser so I was so happy to find one that fit the dimensions I needed! I’m telling you, this room design is weird. It had to be shallow enough to fit behind the closet door but short enough to fit under the window sill… tough job! I also left the Ikea book rails up from the playroom days because I still love them!

I found this rug at Target and although it’s a little grown up for a boy’s room I thought it went really well in here. One good thing is it camouflages stains well haha!

Of everything I spent time on in this room, these lights right here are my son’s favorite part of the room! We leave them plugged in but they have a remote, so you can dim them or turn on timers etc! They really are so pretty… I guess the saying is right, it is the little things. Speaking of… I love his personal touch that he left on the door :)

Needless to say, he is LOVING his new room. I secretly think it’s the coziest room in the house (honestly this “cheap” foam mattress we got him is heaven). I will link all the sources below but let me know if you have any questions about where I found something :)

Sources:

Wall: DIY

Bed: Walmart

Mattress: Walmart

Duvet Cover: Walmart

Pillows: DIY and Amazon

Rug: Target

Fairy Lights (on headboard): Amazon

Desk: DIY and Target

Brass Desk Lamp: Target

Pegboard: DIY, Ikea and Amazon

Dresser: Amazon

Woven Basket: Target

Curtains: Ikea

Metal Stools: Target

Throw Blanket: Amazon

Filed Under: bedroom, home goods, remodeling, Silhouette, vinyl Tagged With: room makeovers

Big Girl Bedroom

May 7, 2017 By Taylor 4 Comments

big girl bedroom

I can’t believe I’m writing a post about a big girl bedroom! Feels like just yesterday I was posting about a Nursery and now here we are :) A lot of things are the same… gallery wall, most of the same furniture, rug… but yay for a new big girl bed!

big girl bedroom

big girl bedroom

big girl bedroom

big girl bedroom

This bed has a story too! I will save the story for the next post… the one where I write about how we restored the bed :) But trust me it’s a good story and the bed is now considered a family heirloom.

big girl bedroom

big girl bedroom

big girl bedroom

I had a little trouble with the layout of the new room once the bed was in here. I decided to keep the toy storage and the dresser on this wall so it made sense to keep the gallery wall the same. Not too sure about this rug in here now, it made much more sense in her nursery but I will keep it until I find something perfect.

big girl bedroom

big girl bedroom

I used the rolling cart (IKEA) to create a little book nook with her chair. Three years later and The Dot Wall is holing up perfectly! The wall art is from Hobby Lobby and Minted HERE.

big girl bedroom

big girl bedroom

big girl bedroom

big girl bedroom

This bedding. It’s basically my favorite thing… ever. It is from Biscuit in Houston and just love it so much haha! The big pillow is also Biscuit, and my friend monogrammed it :) Middle pillow is Wren and Rumor and the small pillow is Anna Joy French.

big girl bedroom

big girl bedroom

big girl bedroom

The Bee’s Farmers Market sign was painted by my sister @HandwrittenJane for Bee’s 2nd Birthday party and I couldn’t dream of throwing it away haha!

big girl bedroom

big girl bedroom

I played musical curtains in the house… moved the nursery curtains to the living room, living room went to the Playroom, these are new and I love them! They are from Overstock. I added a flower crown to one of her new animal friends on both sides of the windows. The unicorn is from Target and the Flamingo is from Hobby Lobby.

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Overall I love how it turned out! It’s a little whimsical and eclectic but also a little classic, I’m actually a little jealous of it :) Thankfully I know where she lives!

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big girl bedroom

Filed Under: bedroom, furniture, girl, home goods Tagged With: room makeovers

Master Bedroom Update

January 21, 2016 By Taylor 2 Comments

master bedroom

A few weeks ago I went through my house and took some current pictures of all of our rooms. We have been here for 2.5 years now in this house so things have changed a little in some rooms and a lot in others :) I also wanted some pictures to update the HOME TOUR tab up there for my blog, because I love stalking home tours on other blogs! I really didn’t clean up and I especially didn’t “style” these pictures like I should have but I have decided if I wait for it to be the perfect day then it will never happen, right?

master bedroom

Last time that I posted about my Master Bedroom it was to show off my DIY Headboard… which I still am so in love with! I haven’t changed anything around that much as far as bedding because speaking of love… I also still love my Queen Ann Bedspread, thankfully you can’t go wrong with a classic!

Master Bedroom

We do have engineered hardwood floors in here now because when I was pregnant with Bee I had a “pregnant-woman-freak-out” about having dirty carpet because I’m allergic to cats and the previous owners had cats and it all seemed really logical at the time. So my awesome husband put the floors in a year ago. The floors make the room so much more cozy to me :) I also added some stuff on the wall around the TV so it wouldn’t stand out as much. I want to add a lot more but this is what I had on hand.

master bedroom

master bedroom

master bedroom

They bathroom is still pretty 90’s, complete with shell sinks, but we did remove the wallpaper, paint the walls and add tile flooring (can you believe the bathroom was wall to wall carpet when we moved in.) Also… added some new fantastic wallpaper over the tub that I love! My husband is a saint for letting me having this wallpaper in an area that he has to look at everyday! This is the last room that we haven’t really done much to, maybe this year or next we can tackle it but after a kitchen remodel we are happy to just leave things alone right now :)

master bathroom

master bathroom

That is basically it in a nutshell! Let me know if you have any questions or if I left out any sources :)

Sources:

Wallcolor: Colonnade Gray Sherwin Williams

Bedspread: Amazon

Headboard: DIY 

Rug: Rugs USA

Lamps: JC Penny

Nightstands: World Market

MidCentury Dresser: Overstock

Chair: DIY 

Curtains : IKEA

Bathroom Wallpaper: Fab.com

Filed Under: bedroom, home goods, remodeling, Uncategorized Tagged With: room makeovers

Colorful Eclectic Nursery

June 24, 2014 By Taylor 11 Comments

colorful eclectic nursery

The great nursery reveal is finally here! I’ve been finished for months but I just now got around to the pictures. Welcome to this girl’s Colorful Eclectic Nursery. With some bright, modern and floral moments too… basically all of my favorite things. My overall theme was “whatever I like and I don’t care if it matches”. We (my husband) put down the wood floor before we started anything and I posted all about her DOT WALL HERE.

Before I was pregnant,  I stumbled across this crib sheet from Candy Kirby Designs on Instagram and knew I needed it for my hypothetical next child. It was kind of a splurge for me for a crib sheet but it’s way too perfect. Not only that but I know what it’s like to make handmade goods! As soon as I went to that first doctor appt, I bought “the sheet” and that was where the whole color palette started. I was going to make it more boy or more girl depending on what I was having.

colorful eclectic nursery

Next up I made the crib skirt with a yard of fabric for each ruffle and I used an old sheet under the mattress. I didn’t do a tutorial because I kind of just tried things out as I went. It isn’t perfect at all but I figure I will be moving her mattress down in no time anyway.

Colorful Eclectic Nursery

Here is the post about her quilt. I love it in here.

Colorful Eclectic Nursery

To the right of her crib I hung up her heirloom quilt. This has the best story! My great grandmother (and her great-great) was part of a wedding quilting bee. This quilt  is all hand done and in perfect condition!! It says it was started in 1921 and presented in 1932. My mom brought it over as soon as we found out I was having a girl, I didn’t want it sitting on a shelf so I am displaying it, if I start to see that isn’t a good idea I will have to box it back up but right now I love that it’s out.

colorful eclectic nursery

colorful eclectic nursery

This amazing art print was given to me by Minted. It’s called the “Peony Bottle” and I love it! They have smaller prints for a gallery wall but I especially how big they will do them! They even come framed if you want.  I got the dresser at Overstock.com and the owl lamp I found at Homegoods.

colorful eclectic nursery

I also love her little bow tree for her amazing bow collection. If you follow me on Instagram you know I might have gone a little crazy (taylormadeblog). My mom potted that little cactus in the mug and my Mother in Law found the Bee Print on the wall.

colorful eclectic nursery

colorful eclectic nursery

On the other side I have the changing table, gallery wall and the pink chair that I couldn’t refuse :)

colorful eclectic nursery

I am using this console from Ikea for her changing table and I found the perfect baskets for toys from Target. I also got another Raskog Ikea cart in grey (I have the aqua one in my craft room) for all of her “baby needs”.

colorful eclectic nursery

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I’m going to fill the top basket with diapers and I already have her wipes and cream etc. on top. Next shelf I have burp cloths and on the bottom, some swaddling blankets.

colorful eclectic nursery

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Moving on to the gallery wall… I didn’t have to get much for this- I had a lot of it. I bought the raindrop print and the Katie Daisy print. And I got the dream catcher from MavenMercantile on instagram. Everything else I had and re-purposed. Do you see the ostrich print that matches her crib animal!?

colorful eclectic nursery

colorful eclectic nursery

The PINK CHAIR! I love it!! I got it at World Market and I want to sit in it all day long. Which is good since that might be happening soon :) The pouf is from Target.

colorful eclectic nursery

The curtains are just 6 yards of Amy Butler Fabric that I cut in half and hemmed.

colorful eclectic nursery

The rug is from RugsUSA.com, they have big sales often and we scored on this one! Fun story about the bird mobile- my friend sent me a link to a project she saw on Homemade by Jill in 2008! I was pregnant with my first baby and I had never even heard of a craft blog?! I had been crafting my whole life but now there are others who share projects… what? So I looked it up and made this bird mobile for his room. I felt so cool after I finished it and I still adore it. Thanks Jill :)

colorful eclectic nursery

colorful eclectic nursery

The closet side… she already has plenty of options for clothing! colorful eclectic nursery

colorful eclectic nursery

I think that’s about it! If you have any questions about where I got something or how I did it, leave it in the comments and Ill answer back! I leave you with the rest of my photo dump :) PS 1 WEEK TO GO!!!!

colorful eclectic nursery

colorful eclectic nursery

colorful eclectic nursery

colorful eclectic nursery

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