BEFORE: This is the bedroom we selected for Calista's. It was coated with loverly flowery wallpaper from floor to ceiling- including the ceiling. Oh, and when the removal had begun, we found layer #2 underneath. It just had to go.
Lots of scraping and 2 layers of primer and 2 layers of paint later, it's a cheery terracotta/ salmony orange. Calista loves it.
The bed is also the fruits of our labors. Pottery barn? Nooooo. I found it at a thrift store in Maryland (I miss you, Value Village!) as we anticipated Calista moving into a big girl bed. It was dark brown but had a great classic style I knew would be cute in a little girl's room, once painted white. Voila. After she fell out of the bed twice the first night, we put up the rail and told her to keep her head on the pillow. Now she's good as gold.
It's really nice for her to have her own space for her toys and books now.
The closet is her dresser for now. We're on the hunt for her dresser still.
And the painting continues...
3 comments:
Nice work - when we moved into the house on Jefferson Street, we had about 10 layers of wall paper plus paint to scrap off - 75 years worth! The room looks great and I'm sure you love all the extra space you have now. Congrats on the remodeling project. Looking forward to seeing your next one.
Nice job Danae. That takes a lot of work, I know-- especially when taking care of a newborn. I'm sure that Calista loves it. The other day Sydney told me that she misses Calista. I guess having her at our house was like borrowing a little sister.
Vast improvements from that first week in the house! Good job.
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