One Room Challenge {Week One}: Eclectic Big Girl Bedroom

I’m SO excited to locomote sharing that I’ve been taking component division inwards the One Room Challenge, hosted past times Calling it Home. For those who haven’t heard of this challenge, y'all tin read to a greater extent than nigh it here. Basically, nosotros get got 6 weeks to completely transform a infinite inwards our home. For us, the choice was a no-brainer. We had a babe on the way, in addition to nosotros had 6 weeks earlier our due engagement (eek!). I don’t know why nosotros procrastinated SO much, but nosotros did, in addition to we’re re-thinking those decisions now… lol. Since nosotros already completed a neutral Gray, Yellow, in addition to Navy Nursery when my kickoff immature adult woman was born, nosotros figured nosotros would lay the novel babe inwards the nursery again, in addition to create a novel Eclectic Big Girl Bedroom for our daughter. I promise y'all relish next along every bit nosotros transform this space!

Here’s our blank slate. The quondam office, forthwith black in addition to empty, amongst a few massive holes inwards the walls.

Not much to locomote desired… when nosotros kickoff moved into this home, this room became an office, which was merely to a greater extent than or less other discussion for throw-everything-in-there room. Now that it’s been emptied out, I meet SO much potential again!

I similar to define my vogue every bit Eclectic in addition to Modern. I similar to accept inspiration from all unlike blueprint avenues in addition to blend them into a modern design. That’s essentially the approach I’m taking to my daughter’s room… eclectic, modern, in addition to cute? lol. *Styles may vary throughout 6 calendar week transformation*.

Here’s where I’m finding my inspiration:

I made this inspiration board ^^ amongst a few ideas I establish in addition to cruel inwards dearest with. I’m hoping to cash inwards one's chips on the room lite in addition to airy, sum of pink, grayness in addition to gilded tones.

[Sources:  white accent chair, small chandelier, gold pillow, faux sheepskin rug, gray pouf bunk bed, gold gallery wall ]

The beautiful fabrics inwards the inspiration photograph tin locomote purchased from the online Canadian textile retailer Nuts for Bolts. I’m hoping to role some of these same fabrics to brand my ain curtains, duvet cover, in addition to pillows (there’s a kickoff for everything right!).

I’m likewise planning to role this Clouds Allover Stencil past times Cutting Edge Stencils to create a beautiful characteristic wall for the room.

Finally, the colours inwards this picture past times Better Homes in addition to Gardens actually captures the unlike shades of pinks I want to contain into the room.

Since, I’m a list-a-holic, hither is our lengthy 6 calendar week “to-do” list:

[wish us luck!]

• Paint walls (including cupboard walls)


• Paint baseboards, top dog door, in addition to cupboard doors


• Paint stencil characteristic wall


• Purchase in addition to install cupboard organizer


• Cut, install, in addition to pigment crown molding


• Find thrifted dresser in addition to re-paint/re-design it


• Find thrifted mirror to re-paint


• Purchase in addition to get together bunk bed


• Find/make pastel accessories


• Sew curtains


• Sew duvet cover, pillow cases, in addition to throw pillow covers


• Find lite fixture


• Create fine art operate for DIY gallery wall


• Help Ellie (my daughter) create fine art operate for her space


• Find a chair for her/me to read in


• Find rugs for space


• Make DIY sleeping room hooks


• Possible DIY black stand


• Possible DIY bookshelf

For more inspiration, accept a peak at my Kids Rooms Pinterest board.

Now that the challenge is all done, hither are the posts from the other 5 weeks:

 Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4 / Week 5 / Week 6