Help designing my daughter’s big girl room
My daughter is three and her bedroom is small and oddly shaped, so I have to be creative with her bedroom furniture. I’m looking for two lingerie dressers to go on either side of an oversized window. I found this, but I’d like to change the drawer pulls. Initially I liked the idea of bow knobs, but that won’t work with this style handle. Plus, that might be a “bit much”! Any suggestions of what type of handle would look good? https://www.homelegance.com/bedroom_chests/lingerie-chest-hidden-drawer/2147w-12/
I also have this RH crown that I’m going to hang over an arched mirror, over a horizontal dresser...so the finish would have to go with the crown. The lingerie chest has a coordinating horizontal dresser, but I’m not sure if it’ll be TOO matchy...unless I do different pulls on the dresser 🤷🏼♀️
My daughter will need a twin bed as well. I’m debating between a daybed (I’m a tad concerned it’ll be a pain to make) or an upholstered bed, or a light pink Jenny Lind. I’ll probably do white bedding with pink scalloped trim and a pink monogram.
I want my daughter’s room to have a soft, feminine feel. The walls are currently BM Pink Essence (very, very pale pink).
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PROSabrina Alfin Interiors
3 years agoI think this is a fun room for reference:
Girl's Rooms · More InfoI like the mixture of light and dark pinks, along with the lime green accents. And they did a good job here of adding the upholstered canopy to the twin beds, while still having a rather tailored feel to it. Note the damask pink wallpaper behind the beds. Nice detail without the pattern becoming too dominating.
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decoenthusiaste
3 years ago
nlmackay
3 years ago
Katie B.
3 years agoI adore canopy beds. Would something like this work in the room?
You can get it with upholstery or simpler, just a metal frame. The tall dressers aren‘t ideal- I’m sure you know to anchor them to the wall. Get her a cute stool to reach the top drawers.
As for the pulls, look up 2-hole pulls/handles and the center-to-center distance. So many cute ones.
these are adorable...on Etsy
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3 years agoKatie B.
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoYou could go with a less princess-type canopy bed that’ll work into her teenage years (Lose the canopy, more modern styling when she’s older).
if I didn’t have a husband with an opinion I’d probably make him sleep in one of these, even at my age.nlmackay thanked Katie B.
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