Jackie's Room

Awhile back, before Summer, anyway - I set out to transform my middle daughter's room from the drab and dreary yellow it was to something bright and fun. She's 8 and I'd asked her several times about what she'd like to have as a room theme since I'd already taken my son's room and began a Space and Sky Theme, and each time I asked, she'd said she wanted an Ocean or Underwater Theme.

I did some research on the internet, browsing both pictures of what others had done for their children along these lines, as well as various sites where I could purchase pieces of underwater imagery to include. In the end though, I settled for my own ideas, coupled with a few trips to places like Christmas Tree Shops and Spencer gifts to put together the look I had in my head. The result was, well - she loves it.

And here it is:



You can see how just plain UGH her room was. No inspiration whatsoever. It's enough to make your brain feel as though it's turning to mush.



The bed was a little better, I guess. At least there's some color and texture involved. Kind of like an oasis within all that drab.



This was the other thing - too much dead space. She deserved better. The plaster patches were part of the fix-up. Yes, she'd been living with cracks and holes in her walls.



And here she is, allowed to come into the room for the last time before I started painting, etc. She wanted one, final look out the window with her room the way she remembered it. I'm no Ty Pennington - but the difference is night and day...



Step one. The window wall. Just this alone took the room to a new level. I could already see life beginning anew within that one, small change. It made the room feel both vibrant and energizing - which just made me want to plow ahead with the rest of the task.

























And now, for some pieces and a theme-coordinated bedset to enhace the look. Note the Diet Coke. Hell yes!



Dead space? No more.














How did she like it when she walked in? Let's take a look.





One of life's joys at this point in my own, is the ability to bring joy to my children. When it hits, there is nothing to equal that feeling of self-satisfaction. This pic sums up whatever i need to know about whether or not I did good by her.

And that's it for this post. There's quite a bit more catching up to do, though - and quite a bit of investment I still need to commit in order to make this countdown something like what I intended it to be.