I mentioned recently the baby steps I’ve been taking with my daughter’s room. I wanted to work on it for years, but it’s been difficult to do much in the past because my daughter was in here a lot. But since she moved out, it’s been empty during the week, and therefore easier for me to work on. She was home this past weekend, but no word on whether she liked the changes or not. She’s nonverbal, but I know she likes pretty things. Hopefully she liked the new look.
This is where it was last time you saw it. I had already changed the curtains, the rug, the chairs and the artwork.
If we go in the ‘way back machine’ then you’ll see it with dark curtains, the practical chairs and the dark rug. This look felt too dark for me.
We no longer need the larger table in here, so I went with this little column table from the guest room. I love the smaller scaled items in here a lot better. And now that my daughter isn’t in here every day, I didn’t need the larger table.
The chests have always felt too dark to me, but I’ve put off painting them for a long time. Well last week, I finally had time to get to them. I painted the chests with Amy Howard at Home One step paint in Luxe Gray paint which is a very light gray. It’s a chalk based paint, so I didn’t need to remove the finish first. After the paint dried, I added a layer of Howards Wax. Here’s my affiliate link for the wax, CLICK HERE.
Here the room is with the painted chests. I knew the lamps would probably need to go elsewhere once the chests were painted. I think the hand-painted shades that have been antiqued end up looking dingy next to the light gray chests. Sorry Ginger and Peggy, the lamps work perfectly in my hallway, so I won’t be getting rid of them (even though I know they would look better in your homes.) I went back to the original iron lamps. The lamp bases are dark, but the shades are white.
To try something different, I moved a lone French chair up here. I think it looks great, but I still might put the pair of chairs back, since I’m not sure where else they’ll fit.
It’s a really darling antique chair and very unusual.
Here’s the room again with the new (old) lamps.
If you scroll back to the top to see the room as it was a few months ago, you’ll see that it looks very different. What kind of money does it take for this transformation? The rug was new and I made the curtains. Everything else was just moved in here from another room. The artwork above the bed was in the room, but on another wall. So the point is that you can probably transform a room without spending an arm and a leg. Try moving things from one room to another.
As you might remember, my daughter moved into a group home. I gave them the two gray chairs and the larger table that are shown in the second photo. I’m working on redoing my daughter’s bedroom at the group home. I’m still putting my plans together, but hopefully I’ll be able to share that transformation on my blog later this year. Did you see what I did? I didn’t say next week, I said this year. The younger me would have said next week. I’m giving myself 6 months to get it done.
Love the pair of chairs in front of the window. The single chair is very pretty but I like the pair best.
Dear Anita,
I love the new look in every way. It just feels light and bright.
The newly painted dressers are beautiful! I would like to ask how you like working with Amy Howard products?
ps. I am so happy you are taking time to enjoy your life and BE! 🙂
Anita, it looks very beautiful and so French. I love the use of pattern. What a change for your daughter when she is home.
Anita…Love the painted chests in the room…Fresh and French..!!!Also…thank you for the article on Magic Linens…I ordered swatches from them and then ordered Bed Linens and Dish Towels…I was so thrilled when they came….Love the quality and look….Thank you…
Yay Kathleen! I am so happy you love them.
Oh, Anita! How quickly you nipped us in the bud on those highly coveted lamps! The new paint looks great on the chests, and the whole room has really lightened up. It looks lighter also with the one chair and column table. Now I can tell you I was never a fan of the gray chairs!
Hello Anita ?
Absolutely perfect, …. light and airy and makes room look bright and cheerful. Great job! Thank you for sharing your home plus wonderful ideas and products with us.
I love the painted chests! Just what the bed area needed. The little antique chair is adorable but I prefer the room with two chairs. I think the larger chairs are a better balance to the rest of the furnishings.
Love the changes you made to the room, Anita! Little pops of pastel are so pretty!
The room looks lovely! As I hope to be moving into a new apartment, I anticipate having to paint dark furniture to a lighter color. Thanks for the tips!
I think you’ll love the fresh new look Denise!
Really looks awesome. I was worried you painting the chests but they look great! Ok, I don’t get the lamps but surely you are ready to get rid of that armoire, aren’t you? Just kidding (sort of).
Peggy, she’ll get tired of those lamps, and I only need one! Neither of us will get the armoire, although THEY WOULD LOOK MUCH BETTER in our homes!
Anita, I love what you did in your daughter’s room. It’s so fresh looking and it was a good idea to paint the chests, they came out so beautiful.
I love the bed and especially the bedspread! May I ask where you got it.
Have a wonderful summer.
Thanks Louise! You are so kind.
We can have the bedspread made for you. We do custom bedding. What size do you want Louise?
Hi Anita,
Our guest bedroom has a double/full bed and it’s very hard to find a comforter made specifically for a double bed. Most advertise as double/queen size, but the comforter is so large on a double bed that it’s more of a bedspread, so I decided to just go with a bedspread!
Do you offer a selection of fabrics, and do you also make matching shams? And of course, the most important question, what do you charge?
Thank you for getting back to me.
Louise
P.S. I love everything French!!!!
Love this bedroom, especially the bedding. Can I have a different bedspread for every month of the year? Bedspreads are my decorating weakness. 🙂 The room is so welcoming and tranquil and that sweet little chair, sigh…
I love painted furniture since I’m not a wood fan. Do you mix different colored pieces in one room or keep all the painted furniture the same color? Or should I just not care what others might think? 😉
Ha Sharon, yes you can!!! I think you don’t need to work about what others think. I like different color painted pieces.
The room looks great & I really like the one chair and table. I’m sure your daughter loves it! Just moving items around your home is a great way to decorate. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday. Hope to see you at the party next week!
I always love to see how painting a piece of furniture lightens and brightens a room. The changes look very nice.
A little paint can go a long way in transforming not just the furniture but the entire room.
Where do I find the paint u used? I have wanted to paint my nightstands for over a year now and love the color and finish!!
I will have to look and see which paint I used for this. I often use Amy Howard paint.
Hi Anita,
The room is beautiful. I always enjoy seeing how you change a room by just moving things around. I try to do that too in my home and it works out pretty well.
Still loving the podcast you and Kelly put together each week. I learn so much!
thanks,
Michele
You did a fantastic job with decorating your daughter’s room. I also have a daughter who moved into a group home four years ago. It was hard in the beginning but she has adjusted to it now. She comes home for the holidays and some long weekends if we have something planned. She’s less than 30 minutes away plus I see her every week at church and at church functions and she calls me or text me whenever she wants to. We belong to a social group where the older parents are begging to pass away and their adult children and having to go into group homes and are having a hard time adjusting. I’m sure you will be glad that you made this decision now than later.
Thank you so much for this Mary! We get her almost every weekend, and she seems happy and settled. The girls in her home are happy, around her age and super sweet. And the staff is wonderful!!!
Oh Anita….. beautiful job on the painted chests! The room is gorgeous! And Blessings and Best Wishes to your daughter as she enters into her new Journey of living in her new Home! Knowing you….her Room will be fabulously decorated…….but most importantly you are leaving her with your love for her…. and every morning when she rises…..and every night before she shuts her eyes she will see her momma’s beautiful handprint all over her beautiful surroundings and feel your presence everyday! Blessings…. ? Roxann