Teenage Daughter's Room - Done!

 Sweet 16.

Sorry, no before pics on this one.

Imagine clothes, books, a laptop, more clothes and you're there.

Oh,  the walls were pale yellow - and spattered with different colored paint.

(another one of dad's ideas when I wasn't home. sigh.)

But this is a whole new deal:

{Here's the scoop}

• MK- (daughter) - has been collecting vintage album covers for a few months.
•  I hung them on the wall with double sided adhesive squares.  Scotch brand - $2.99 a pack. I used 2 packs.
• I tweaked the faux headboard to make it less clawish than when I started.  Way better.
• The painted chalkboard is framed by cut-up album covers.  I didn't bother to measure- just eyed it.
• The curtains were clearanced at Target - $2.54 a piece- score! The ties are just ribbon - 4 yrds per window.
• The Paris poster was given to me by my friend Jenny. Thanks Jen!
• The big white mounted shelf unit is actually an upper we used in a hutch. We repurposed it.
• For some reason the closet door was taken off a while ago (no memory of this...) but I've had the curtains w/ the puffy ball trim for a while... this seemed the perfect home for them.

  

I really like how the faux headboard shaped up.

The album by the standing lamp - we put a hook in the center.

It was a REALLY great way to have her clean out her dresser drawers..the dresser is now gone.

She was also able to clean out enough to get rid of a nightstand and plastic storage drawers.

MK is a great kid who deserves a great room.

She loves it.

xo Jeanne

aka Mama.

Faux Headboard - painted on the wall.

I've painted a faux headboard on my daughter's bedroom wall. 

 It's pretty funky.
This is one of the first steps to her room redo.

Click here to see it Finished - the final touches done.

Not only have I been granted supreme permission

to actually enter my 16 yr old daughter's room -

but she has also let me paint on her wall. 

Perhaps there are other mother's of teenage girls who can relate. 

{The Faux} Headboard

• She found a picture of a real headboard online, then I made a mock -up drawing of it.
• I measured 42" on a sheet of paper, marked the middle then folded it in half.
• I drew half of the headboard design. (think of how you made Valentine's where you were a kid - making 1/2 a heart on a folded piece of paper, then cutting it out and opening the page.  It's the exact same thing.)
• After cutting it out - revealing the full size, I taped it on the wall.

•  I just used a pencil and followed the outline.
• Then I painted it, 2 coats.

This is just a teaser as it's not done.

I need to tweak it a bit.

Here's the colors my daughter has put together:

Here is my own drawn design - which she vetoed.

She's going hip and this was too princess-y.

Sigh. 

(I'll save it for another sweet girl.)

{I still think it's fabulous.}

The room is coming along tre' chic  - stay tuned!

xo Jeanne.

Giving a Friend the World.

My Friend Jen is doing a globe theme. 

She asked my my opinion of how to incorporate it into her decorating.

I suggested going with a travel theme.  Then she could branch out from round globes. 

She could bring in maps, old suitcases and other fun things. 

About this time I spied a blog where a gal had painted a sillouette of the world on her wall. 

 Here is the link to Girl in Air. 

I knew this was it!  That was in December.

We set a date for February for me to paint it on Jen's wall. 

That gave us time to gather our materials and research how to do. 

Time flies and this past weekend was it! 

{Here's how we did it}

I googled "world map sillouette" and printed it.

Jenny took it to to a copy shop and had it printed on mylar - 80 cents.

She rented an overhead projector - $22.00

She bought pint of paint, Dutch Boy - Barley Hops.

We set the projector up and positioned the mylar where we wanted it- then taped it in place.

(we just played a bit and eyed it - nothing fancy)

Then I simply traced it.

And then painted.

2 coats, it took me 4 hrs.

I cut it in with a small brush, then filled in the larger parts with a bigger flat brush.

Chloe the Cat gave me company.

It was an fun and easy project to do. Instant art.

Thank you Jen for asking me!

I am happy to give you the world.

You can sit under it anytime you like.

{Just remember not to carry it on your shoulders.}

xo Jeanne.

Redressed the Desk... Tick Tock!



With this, I had some fun.

I wanted to change my desk area up a bit.

The original flags were fine, but I wanted to be a bit more eclectic and vintage-y.

I wanted clocks and words and wasn't sure how I was going to pull it off.

 So just got my materials ready and went with it. 

I googled 'vintage clock face', found what I liked and printed 5 of each.

Then I typed some of my favorite 'words of the moment' and printed them,  font size 200.

I spray glued it all to thin card board. (spray adhesive is my must have craft item)

Then, I cut each piece out. (I didn't worry about cutting the clocks perfectly round.)

Next, I punched a whole in each piece.

First, I nailed up the burlap ribbon.
 I laid the clocks and words out in a line on the desk.
Then just tied each piece to the burlap with twine. 

I started at the right, then just tied as I went along.

I added some stuff along the way.  A few vintage pins. A crucifix and a skeleton key.

The birdie - I have been wanting to draw for a while.  Good to finally do it.

The Cabinet Maker made a little shelf to hold the printer so I moved that over.

I pulled out my vintage typewriter to add character.

The silver coffee pot is this week's thrift store find- $3.99.

A perfect place to hold my paint brushes.

The cool note cards are from

 my decorating co-captain Linda.

She made them.

I'm not sure quite what it actually IS, except for maybe

 'chalkboard bling'  Hey! I like it!

I could also easily move it to the fireplace as a banner, which would look fab.

It was super easy to make.

Seriously,

if you can make photcopies and tie knots,

you can make this baby.

xo Jeanne.

   {i agree}

Kid's Room - The After Pics!

Being that currently my daughter 8, and son 12, share a room -  it couldn't be too girly or too boyish. 

 Hmmmm - What to do.  My idea was to put board games up on the wall. 

 I want cool old Monopoly and Scrabble boards.

However, they were tougher to find than I thought they'd be. 

Then it all came together when...
 I spied these completely cool retro school

bulletin board people at Goodwill - still in the packaging!

I ended up putting up a glass shelf above the long dresser (we had this)
It's a place to put the games so maybe the kids will actually play them. 
Instead of games being hidden away in a cabinet.

The letters I bought at JoAnne Fabric.

They're made of cardboard.   I painted them to match what I have goin' on in the room.

They're attached with velcro.

Here's a rundown of the before and after:

The big N and M are traced onto foam board , then cut out and spray painted. They're hung w/ velcro.

I painted 1, 2, 3 on the curvy white dresser  & moved it into another corner.

I hung some of the bulletin board people above it. 

 I attached them to Styrofoam to give them some depth.

The canister set - $3.99 was also a Goodwill find. 

 I thought they'd be a good place to throw wayward lego pieces.

I love the bread delivery guy.....we had one growing up - the "Helm's Man!"

Then there's the Police Man, the Bus Driver and the Fire Fighter.

$2.99 for the set of 6.

And the nurse cracks me up - the cape.



I couldn't use the Dr. 

 He's just creepy. (eebee geebees.)

So there you have it.

I'll have to keep my eyes out for the vintage Monopoly and Scrabble boards.

Garage Sale season is calling my name.

Have a great week!

For the 'before' kid's room post, click here.

(It explains the horrid sponged walls.)

xo Jeanne