Something a bit different....a Bedroom makeover!

Well I haven't got any painting done whatsoever over the past few weeks whilst my daughter was in Japan.
But there's a very good reason for that.
We decided to do a surprise makeover on her bedroom whilst she was away. :D

And it turned out so well! We love it!

...the great news is...my daughter, who is now back from Japan, absolutely adores it too!
Her exact words when she opened her bedroom door...
"O.M.G.!!! WOW!!! ..It doesn't even look like my bedroom anymore!!"
...and then she spent the next half hour asking us about how we did everything.
Made us feel very good to see how much she loved her new room I can tell you! ♥

Anyway, I thought I would share the photos so you can have a look too. I made a lot of the deco myself. (got a few great ideas from Pinterest ...My FAVOURITE FAVOURITE SITE!!). I'll explain what I did below each pic.

The before photo

Forgot to do the before pic until after we'd cleared out the room. 

Our two helpers! NOT! lol

The finished room!

Isn't it lovely! :oD I just adore it!
The whole room was repainted. & The wallpaper is so gorgeous I want it for my room too!! ;oP My first attempt at wallpapering and I did a bloomin marvelous job (If I do say so myself! lol). Hubby was my paste-man! ;o)

Pretty new bed. Beautiful new bedding from Bed, Bath & Table.
The garland laying on the bed was made by me. Flowers made of hessian and calico as well as salt dough hearts which have been stamped. A combination of 2 ideas I saw on Pinterest.
http://pinterest.com/pin/222576406554772781/
http://pinterest.com/pin/185703184605294446/
Gee's I LOVE Pinterest!
The garland will eventually hang on the wall behind the dressing table.

Another view of the bed. Isn't the bedspread pretty.

2 cushions I made. (post card & birdy) Both made from tea-towels!! :oD

Picture frame photo display

I had sooooo much trouble finding this picture frame!! Finally found it at a local second hand market. 
The molding had some damage (bits missing) so I had to get out the gap filler, and my little knife, and sculpt it til it was the right shape. It came out perfectly. A coat of paint and it looks like new.
Got the picture display idea from Pinterest. http://pinterest.com/pin/222576406555049026/
Maddie has a Polaroid camera that takes tiny photos. I thought the washing line & pegs look was a great way to showcase them. Looks really nice against the wallpaper.

Side table and lamp

The side table has the same revamp as the dressing table (see below). Lamp (bought on ebay). Shade recovered. Candles are battery operated (no fires from these beauties). They look like candles, feel like candles, flicker like candles, and they have a beautiful smell. I dressed them up a bit with some hessian (burlap) and string.

Main window

Got rid of the vertical blinds. Made a shelf so we could add more deco above the window and added a curtain rod so we could add curtains to soften the look. http://pinterest.com/pin/130182245448203058/ Also made some roman blinds.

Bookshelf & baskets from Ikea

The letter 'M' I covered in hessian (burlap) put white paint over the front. Then made a little hessian flower and stuck it on.
The plate sitting on the bookshelf is filled with more salt dough hearts and also pebbles that I stamped with letters to spell Maddies name.

Salt dough 'cookies' and 'pebbles'

Birdy in a cage

Vase & flowers from Ikea.
The gorgeous bird cage idea also came from something I saw on Pinterest. So sweet!
http://pinterest.com/pin/222576406554828123/
I searched 'everywhere' for the perfect book. In the end I found it at the Second hand Markets.
  The book is called 'The Honourable Mr Tawnish'...which I thought was a very good name for my little birdy! So Mr Tawnish he became.
The cage is made of wire. Mr Tawnish is paper mache covered in book page feathers.
I'll try and get some clearer shots so you can see him better.

Be.You.tiful

I saw one of these signs on Pinterest and thought it was lovely so I made my own.
http://pinterest.com/pin/130182245448203058/
A piece of wood. Blackboard paint and white acrylic.

Couple of birdy pals

I really love little wooden houses so I just had to make some.

My hubby cut the shapes for me and I then painted them with acrylics

They're so cute :o) I'm going to make some more ...for me! lol

This dressing table (which matches the bedside table) belonged to Dave's sister when she was a little girl. Its belonged to our daughter for years now but we thought it was about time it got a makeover.
Repainted. Removed the handles and added some pretty pale blue knobs. Cut out the middle drawer so its more like a desk and Maddie can get her knees under.
This still has more to go before it's finished....something a bit different. ;)
I'll share pics when its done.
Bought the chair on ebay and gave it a revamp too.

The wall that the dressing table sits against hasn't got anything on it yet. But we've got plans. Hopefully we'll get that done soon.

Side window & roman blind.

 Isn't it pretty! & the room looks so much bigger and brighter. The wallpaper is just gorgeous. If you're interested here are the details. It is made in Germany but this is the company who supplies it here in Australia. www.eurowalls.com.au. It's in the New England range. It's 'paste the wall' type paper. VERY easy to apply and supposedly really easy to remove too.
If you have any questions about anything please feel free to ask. I'd love to hear from you. ♥