When I look at this room, I don't see the furniture. I still see me, slowly trying to sneak out, crawling on my hands and knees, all the while praying to God that my knees don't crack and wake baby Ava! As a babe, she didn't sleep often, so when she did, I did what I could to keep her that way! That was almost 8 years ago now, but as we all know, they never stop being our babies!
I still remember when I painted this room Tea Rose yellow by Martha Stewart. It was a gray day outside and the paint was seriously glowing with a life force of it's own! I thought I was going to cry, hmmm yes I think I did cry being all hormonal and all. I wanted a soft yellow for a baby's room, not some neon from the 80's. Frank calmed me down and said to wait till tomorrow, and sure enough, it wasn't that bad and indeed I liked it.
We added true wainscotting, which was a score from a friend who worked in a woodyard!
When we walked through the model home, we knew instantly that this would be our baby girl's room. We both thought that the window space was screaming for a built in bench. Turns out that was our first project when we moved in.
The hutch was from Ikea and I just adored it because it actually came with the rose petal knobs!
The hatbox and hats were from Ava's third birthday party. The theme was a tea party, so I made all our guests their tea hats. I put our hats above her armoire for a keepsake.
I feel a happy, cheerful feeling every time I walk into this room, well when it's clean that is!
Oh yeah, did I mention she wants her room RED now!!!!!!!!
Ava's bedroom is so sweet. The wainscotting really adds a great element. I love a yellow and pink pallette. She is a beautiful little girl! I know the feeling of tiptoeing around a sleeping baby:)
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a model home. It's a dream bedroom. Love it...maybe get her a red pillowcase or red towels, not red paint. It's too sweet to change!
ReplyDeleteLove your daughters room!
ReplyDeleteI think we may add wainscotting to our daughters room as well!
Enjoy the day!