When I originally decorated her room, we decided to go with a "Beach Cabana" theme. So that's why we chose such bright colors. At that time, Target just happened to have a complete line of linens on the clearance rack, that would work perfectly. When I have a project in mind and products I want to buy, it really pays off to keep an eye on the markdowns...especially at Target. Once I had a plan in mind, I bought items available and totally adapted them to my needs.
So here is the big reveal!
First is her bed and headboard. The headboard itself was free. I looked on freecycle and found a college student in Boulder who wanted to get rid of his bed.The center board comes out and originally had an ugly piece of maroon felt on it. I removed the board and covered it with material from a table cloth. The palm tree came from my friends tanning salon. When they bought the salon, it was stuck in the back room and knew I had to have it!
This great picture on the wall was an Ebay buy. I did a search on ebay and found an artist who was selling her prints and I thought this one was perfect. Hip and tropical! I then found a frame that had a bamboo feel and together it made a great focal point in the room.
Although there is nothing creative about her dresser and hutch, it is the collecting spot for her various collections. Marie's, fairies, waterglobes, barbies, and little nic-nak items from all over the country.
Originally her corner window had a sheer curtain, but it quickly rotted from the sun, so when I was in search of a replacement I found this one on clearance. Only problem was, it was a full length curtain. I bought it anyways, thinking I would cut it down to size. After I got it home, I didn't even have to cut it, because once it was folded in half, it was the exact length I needed. I just pinned it at the top and left it that way. For this window I used a single bamboo stick as her curtain rod.
Next is her closet. The doors never did fit right and dragged really bad on the carpet. So when we moved her into this room, I decided to take the doors off all together and use a curtain instead.
This set up is a modge podge of items. First the big portion of the curtain was actually I shower curtain. To make it the right length, I added decorated hand towels on the bottom. The flowers on the hand towels are the same flowers on her duvet cover.
The top valance is actually napkins that I sewed together to fit the full length of the curtain rod. We used a double curtain rod to hang both, but because the shower curtain didn't have traditional loops like a curtain, I added one of those plastic shower rod covers to the curtain rod and that allowed us to use basic shower curtain hooks to attached the curtain itself.
The next area I decorated was above her door. Now these were fun items that I knew I wanted, but I didn't know what I'd do with them. After some brainstorming I finally figured it out. The pineapples are actually pot holders. The center piece is a bamboo charger that I flipped over and attached the plastic plate too.
Her book case is next and it's used to store books, clocks, dolls and I- pod charging. Both her night stand and TV stand were purchased at Big Lots. They also have that bamboo, tropical feel to them.
Then comes her new "vanity" area. It's not really anything fancy, but she asked to have a stool so she could use her full length mirror without having to hold it in place. I mounted her mirror, found this stool at target and added the little blue table in the corner so she would have someplace to keep her makeup and curling irons. The new light I bought for her room, had an extra lamp off to the side and that is perfect to add lighting to her face while getting ready.
If you can believe it, I found this guy at a garage sale. Who would of thought?
Her chester drawers have this great mirror above that I found on craigslist. If I remember correctly, I did an swap for something to get it. I was going to toss the green lamp, because the top portion is broke, but I just detached it and left the side lamp to giver her even more light. You can also see the new headband holders I made off to the right.
Above her drawers is a window that's really not reachable unless I use a ladder. I didn't need to cover it entirely, because you can't see anything but the ceiling from outside, but I did want to block some of the light. The curtain panels are very large kitchen towels. The pinapples on the towels, matched the potholders I used above her door. The valence are napkins that I sewed together. These napkins also match the table cloth I used on her headboard. The pineapple on the window seal I also found at a garage sale. It was a horrible brown, but I lightly painted it with white. Most of these ideas are my own, but I do have some help from my BFF. When we get together, our creative juices get flowing and the outcome can be priceless.
Last, but not least is the ceiling. I found these paper lanterns and knew I wanted to hang them from the ceiling. They serve no purpose, other then looking cool. However, they definitely are a topic of discussion when someone new comes to our house and from outside, sees these great big balls hanging from her ceiling. Lots of people, also mistake that pineapple in her window, for a head when they are outside. Pretty funny!
I know this current post isn't exactly about organizing in the traditional fashion, however it is about organizing your creative thoughts. With a little effort, anything can become something! Just step back and evaluate what you have and what it may become.
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