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Another Year Older

A couple of months ago our oldest turned 20. And just this weekend our daughter turned 18. 18 and 20? How is that possible?? Seriously it was just yesterday that they came home from the hospital right?

Bright and Fun Teen Girls Room Reveal

In honor of my daughter's birthday this weekend I thought I would finally share with you her new room!! This was truly a collaboration between her and I design-wise, with her having the majority of the say. In the past I would always tell her she could design her own room. But, in the end it always ended up being more what I wanted. This time I was intentional about letting her have her way. Which proved to be difficult sometimes, I'm not gonna lie. :)

I shared with you earlier the how-to on the triangle wall. A labor of love for sure!

We did get to enjoy some crafting together along the way. The large "A" above her bed was all her (and her dad).

She drew the letter, dad cut it out, she painted it and she wrapped it in lights. It's super cute lit-up. :) She said she wanted a big "A" and I just couldn't see it, but it turned out great.

I shared with you last week the gallery wall I created for her. I walk down memory lane. :) So fun to put together, and she loved it - score!

She is very much what I like to call an out-in-the-open organizer. If the place for things is not out in the open, things will not get put away. So, I had stocked up on ideas from blogland for months and these are the ones we tweaked to work for us with a lot of supplies we had on hand.

dollar store tiered tray/ jewelry organizer - inspired by Charming in Charlotte / nail polish storage

The bedding is quite the combo. With all the orange in the room, I insisted on white bedding. Daring to be sure with this messy teenager, but I knew the room needed some light. We found this cuteness at TJ Max. The throw and the adorable pillow were handmade by her granny and are just the right touch I think. She was hoping for some fur pillows and I found these rather large ones at Sams before Christmas for $20 each, and they have feather inserts! Steal :). The curtains actually moved with her from her previous room and they were purchased from Hobby Lobby.

This room is so her, and I'm happy to have worked with her on this project! Do you have a teen you want to create a space for? Make sure and give them plenty of input. They need a space they can call there's during these fun years. ;) Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!!

P.S. If you are interested in seeing where this journey started you can check out this post.

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Labels: Bedroom, Color, Crafting, DIY, Gallery wall, Painting, Teenagers

Memory Lane Gallery Wall

So, I think I found my creative mojo folks!! Yay!! We have been blessed with some beautiful weather around here the past several days, and I took the chance to do some spray painting projects that were on my list.

First up was to work on a gallery wall for my girlie's room. She had some pics set aside when she moved rooms that she said she wanted in frames, so I decided since she was out of town this weekend I would do something special with them for her.

Months ago a friend posted a pic on facebook of a bunch of frames she was getting rid of. I don't remember how much I paid for the lot - but it was a great deal!!

So, out of those, I chose the ones that worked best with the photos I had. I removed all the glass, guts and backs of each frame {tip - somehow label the guts and the frame if you are doing a bunch all at once to make sure you get the right guts back in the right frame}. I chose a glossy black spray paint and went to work.

For the insides, I wanted to do more than just put the picture in. Not wanting to spend the $$$ on mats, I opted for scrapbook paper and some paper tape. {I think the tape came from the dollar tree - it was bought during the holidays on impulse :) - glad I did because it works great here!}

I simply cut the scrapbook paper to fit each frame and then attached the photo with the paper tape. {Don't you love that sparkly gold paper tape??} If she gets tired of these photos, easy-peasy to remove the tape and insert new ones without damaging the background paper or the photo.

After all the frames were ready. I moved on to the hanging and arranging. Gallery walls used to terrify me. But, after doing a couple, I now know that there is no wrong way to do it. It just needs to look pleasing to you! :)

The gallery was going above her vanity table, and around the mirror. So, I first positioned the mirror. Then, I measured my space, and found a spot in the floor to arrange the rest.