Tween Girls Bedroom Makeover

Tween Girls Bedroom Makeover

I was itching to do a makeover so it was my middle daughter Malorie’s lucky day…so I thought. She had rules, yep my daughters demands… nothing to girly, nothing pink including the walls, and absolutely nothing frilly. OK so what do you want? Nothing, you can leave it the way it is…Not an option! So this is the directions of things she liked…the color blue, wood, and keep her ceiling fan….Really? This is all I get.. fine challenge accepted.

 

Previous Bedroom

So here is her bedroom before we moved in. It was someone’s cute little girly room with pinks, greens, and frilly things.

 

Bedroom Before Makeover

It was basic. We painted the walls gray and I added some Paris/London theme decor when we first purchased the house. To be completely transparent she didn’t care about her current decor, so why was she being so picky now? She never used her room, except to sleep. This kiddo was always outdoors playing. But I had my marching orders…I could redo her room with her minimal rules, so I could’t complain…to much! The pictures below shows what I had to work with. I wasn’t going to spend a lot of money and I would re-use almost everything she already had.

Let the Makeover Begin

 

First, I started with painting strips on her walls.

Next, wood planks and crown molding was added to her ceilings.

Time to Decorate

Trying to come up with a color scheme as I scoured the internet for bedding, nothing caught my interest.  I decided to take Malorie shopping so that we could hopefully find bedding that she liked. As we pranced all over town stopping in Wal-Mart, Target, and everywhere in between, as she moaned and groaned that she hated to shop, we were still empty handed…I mean absolutely nothing!  As a last resort we headed to Bed Bath and Beyond. Up and down isle after isle of the kids/tween bedding, she didn’t like anything there either. OMG who’s idea was it to remodel this kids room! I decided before heading out I would look at the bedding for myself, and what do you know…she finds the perfect bedding on display. It was a hallelujah moment, that was only briefly lived after looking at the price tag. No way sister, not on this side of heaven was I paying over $200 for bedding for a kids room…and it was just a duvet. After we finally left and headed home, I did however leave town with an idea of what she liked.

Back on the internet, I was able to find something similar on amazon, it was just a comforter at the fraction of the cost…sold. So now what am I going to do for a bed skirt and curtains? Hmmm, I will just make my own. The next weekend I was off to Jo-Ann’s, to find something that would complement the comforter…alone! This is what I came home with and a ton of fabulous ideas.

Legs were added and fabric wrapped the mattress box-frame. Malorie was not excited about the pink color I chose, but I told her it was more salmon and just wait until the finished product before deciding against it.

Window Treatment

Window valance and curtains were made and hung.

 

Bedding

For the bedding, remember I purchased it online, but I ended up making more pillows to tie the room together with the bed frame and window curtains.

Wooden Storage Crates

Since I raised the bed up with legs, I wanted to incorporate some easy to reach storage. I wanted something that would make it easy for Malorie to clean her room, but hide the clutter. The wooden crates were perfect to slide right under her bed.

Dresser Makeover

The black dresser was reused. A new wooden top was added with draws and trim. And a little decor on the dresser top.

 

Night stand

I also reused the old black night stand. A little paint for it and the baskets.

Wall Decor

All there was left to do was add a little wall decor.