A Room Fit For A Princess

We're currently working on setting up Alexandra's "big girl" room next door to her nursery (soon to be baby brother's nursery) so we can have her all moved in and settled long before February so there are no hard feelings when the baby arrives. I had so much fun decorating Alexandra's nursery in our old house (same as our current house), and if it's possible, I'm having just as much fun if not more thinking about her big girl room! Such a big development for such a sweet little girl.

I started with the fabrics (all from here). All of the fabrics I picked out are Waverly - alot of the window treatments throughout our house are made with Waverly fabric and I always get lots of compliments on them. There is such a large and diverse collection of fabrics, and they are VERY reasonably priced.

The first fabric is Waverly Pinwheel Parade - this will be made into drapes (all of the sewing by my oh-so-talented mom, aka "Mimi") and a couple of shams for the full-size bed:


The colors are a little different on the computer than how they look in person - especially the pink (it's not as coral as it appears in the picture above). The next fabric I am in love with - Waverly Cross Section Green. I love how this is a more modern fabric pattern that compliments but also tones down the traditional vibe of the Pinwheel Parade above. The Cross Section is being made into a table skirt for a round table that will go on one side of the bed, plus the bedskirt:


The final fabric is Waverly Bettina Clementine - this will be used for some throw pillows on the bed, and most likely to cover a bench at the end of the bed:


Because there are SO many bright colors going on in the fabric, I wanted to go with a fairly calm, soothing paint color on the walls. I already had the perfect soft, creamy yellow in my dining room that I knew would be perfect - Sherwin Williams Jersey Cream. Here's a paint chip - unfortunately, this looks NOTHING like what the color looks like on the walls!


The thing I am most excited about so far are the two pieces of furniture I have purchased for her room off of Craigslist. The first is a dresser I purchased for $20 (yes, you read that right, only $20!) that we are going to use for a nightstand on the other side of the bed, opposite from the round bedside table. It's a diamond in the rough, but can't you see the potential?


I also got this lovely antique chest of drawers - someone had refinished it in a distressed light blue finish which is nice, but not what I'm going for.


I love the little details on both of these pieces, which make them both well-suited for a little girl's room.




Both of these pieces are going to get a complete makeover with new hardware and fresh coats of oil-based paint in Sherwin Williams Melange Green - paint chip below, which once again looks a lot different than what's in the can!


As there will be so much green going on in the room, I really wanted to bring in some more of the pink for the other touches. I love this pink ceramic gourd lamp from Shades of Light - though I'm going to try to find something similar from Home Goods.


I also love this little owl lamp from Target, just switch out the lampshade for one that is pink or green.


I also want to do a tufted headboard - this one is similar in look to what I want, but I will probably try to channel my inner Martha and make it myself.


So there you have it, a brief glimpse into the workings of a room fit for a little toddler princess - let's just hope it turns out so pretty that she falls in love and wants to actually sleep in her new room!