What should I do to finish this little girl’s bedroom?
Tristan Garvin
2 years ago
We painted the built-in’s creamy-white and the walls are Sherwin Williams China Doll. The bed and bedspreads are new. I don’t think a rug will work because of the trundle. I was toying with doing a floral accent wall with wallpaper but what else should I add? An occasional chair? Maybe a vanity or desk? This room has a full walk-in closet so we don’t need a dresser. Toy storage is in the built-in’s.
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everdebz
2 years agolast modified: 2 years ago- PRO
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Comments (23)Love the bedding and the pink accent items. The bedside lamp is super cute. Perhaps a valance or some curtain panels in a pink print like used in that toss pillow on the bed would add a nice touch to the window. Good luck finding some art work/pictures for the walls....See MoreShould your master bedroom furniture finish match your bath vanity
Comments (23)Snookums I agree: Everything does not go with everything, and the bathrooms pictured do have to be considered in context of the adjacent rooms. And if I recall, all of these bathrooms were complementary to the adjacent rooms in terms of color, wallpaper or window treatments, and architectural style. The blue bathroom in particular was a Jack and Jill between two bedrooms, and it coordinated very well with both. But one bedroom was 1960s French Provincial and the other bedroom (and much of the house) was 1960s Asian Moderne. (This was one of the most intact and beautifully furnished time capsule houses I've ever been in, the owner was around 100 yo when she died, I think). Anyway, the bathroom coordinated with both (even though it is unapologetically blue instead of neutral). But since this post started about Vanities in particular, lets look at that: One bedroom is furnished in French Provincial with a painted sort of grey blue patina finish, and has French looking curly hardware and such. One bedroom is furnished in Asian Modern, in blonde wood and little oval recessed pulls. So if you are redoing this vanity to coordinate with furniture, which one? While the rooms coordinate as a "whole" within the house, I don't think you could really swap any of the case pieces from one to the other bedroom. The notion that the vanity is built in and looks like "generic cabinet" and not like a freestanding furniture style at all means it can bridge both rooms. Mtn: maybe the examples are far afield from what a lot of people are doing now, since furniture vanities are a trend (not a fad but a trend), but my idea is that technically a vanity, if it coordinates in some plain fashion with the House, rather than a particular piece of furniture, it does not need to Match Anything to coordinate with Almost Anything. The examples you pictured definitely do NOT belong in adjacent rooms. But, take down the wallpaper paint the vanity the color of the walls in the bedroom and put different hardware on the vanity, and it Would. The vanity does not have to be a combination of Queen Anne and Chippendale just because that's what the current bedroom furniture is--if it is treated as a cabinet and not a piece of furniture. The problem with the two rooms you show is that each is treated as a "theme". I am not even sold that the bedroom is an actual bedroom but is a catalog shot to show a "Bedroom Set" for some furniture company. But I do see this sort of adjacency a lot. Look at real estate in areas where full-on decorating is very popular. Sometimes you can say "This room is original; this room was redone around 1985; this room was done in 2000; they just freshened this room up to put the house on the market this year". Each room has a distinct and discordant "theme". For anybody who lives in this area look at Cherry Hill, Penn Valley, Elkins Park, Rydal, on occasion and you will see time capsule houses and time capsule by room on a pretty regular basis....See MoreWhich table? And what else should I do to make bedroom look more done?
Comments (35)I love those pictures with the beautiful curtains. But looking closely at my room, I'm not sure I have room for sheers to the side of the windows. The space between the window trim and room corners is not very big. If I do do curtains, would I only do them over the window behind the love seat? Not around the two windows on the wall with the bed next to the night stands right? I am definitely going to move the art. Building for the CATS, that bedding is very pretty! The lamps are also very nice... but would I have to get an electrician? I'm not sure I want to get into that... I had an electrician come last year and move a plug 12 inches in my media room and it was very difficult, time consuming, and costly b/c of the way our attic is constructed. nosoccermom, I do like the glass table, some of those overstock ones look nice. They might pick up the color of the little birds in my other table. I really like the idea of the ceramic garden stool too and I'm looking for one that would pick up the sofa colors... ingrid, not too critical at all. I do like a cozy bedroom :) k9arlene I will look for lamps... maybe blue ceramic from the prior suggestion. Thanks so much for all the suggestions. I am on the hunt for bedding now!...See MoreWindow treatment ideas around a radiator for little girl’s bedroom
Comments (8)I agree with Glo. I’d do inside mount roller shades. They’re cute, easy to use, allow your pretty window trim to show, and can be budget friendly. If you google ‘diy roller shades’ ... ‘diy roller shades girls room’ ... ‘no sew roller shades’, etc, lots of tutorials come up. They’d be great because you could pick the exact fabric/covering you want. First one I saw: https://thediymommy.com/make-a-no-sew-fabric-covered-roller-shade/ ________ I like something like these, too (they can be embellished with cute trim, etc), but they might be pricier than you want, since you have four windows to do. https://www.blinds.com/p/bali-light-filtering-roller-shade/500969...See More
PROSabrina Alfin Interiors
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoAny chance you can change out the carpet for something lighter? I would put in a desk and chair for her as well as fill up the shelves with a few colorful bins/baskets for storage.
I'd opt for wallpaper on the bed wall vs. decals.
I'd also recommend you have a bench cushion made for the window seat and get some coordinating fabric for the window treatments.
Here are some inspo photos:
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2 years ago
Cecilia
2 years agoI like the suggestions above. Depending on the age, input from the little girl could help. If she's young then maybe do things with favorite color and other favorites. I could definiely see the wall ehind the bed becoming more special with a wallpaper or something. Color on the shelves in the form of baskets or paint in the backs. Definitey a cushion on the window to make it more cozy. A pretty little teepee tent, with lights
on it even would be very magical in a little girls room.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoMama Cita
2 years agoMaybe a mesh canopy over the bed, with fairy lights, to make it feel like a hideaway. A shelf within reach of bedside for a small lamp and a glass of water. Her name, on a sign or pillow (Etsy for this!).
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