the girls room

i realized i never posted pictures of the *almost* finished room.  the first picture is the shelf above m1's bed ~ not quite what i envisioned (bead constallation project? not what i would have put up there, but it is her shelf).  the second picture is m2's shelf; minnie mouse usually has a sock on her head, i guess she gets cold sometimes. 

m1's bed has a pink flower pillow and m2's has a yellow flower and ladybug.  the long patchwork pillow was one sham before i cut it in half and sewed it into two pillows.  it matches the blanket at the foot of the beds which was a queen quilt that i cut in half and sewed up.

you can see part of the dresser that took me a while to paint ;-) with fabric pulls because the original pulls broke once the girls started using them.  the chair was painted by sister for micadoodle's nursery (hard to believe that girl is 12).  i need some artwork for the walls, but for now i am considering this done.  

this little stuffed animal corral was also painted by sister for micadoodle's nursery ~ i think she put books in it.

when drawer pulls break

this could also be subtitled "why you should wait for paint to dry". so there is this dresser i worked on during the summer, sanding and painting, only to not like it in the room. so i started over again, sanding and painting. once the girls started using it, the antique drawer pulls just did not hold up ~ probably all that time in a hot attic finally got to it. so using fabric i had on hand i improvised. trying to decide whether i like the knot on the outside or inside (i think on the inside). any opinions?

the girls dresser

so much better than the first paint job.

before & after ~ i didn't like it

so many hours sanding, priming, sanding, priming, sanding, painting, sanding, taping and painting... loved the piece in the garage, moved it into the room and was not wowed. monochromatic does not make me happy. went out of town, hoped to come home and realize it was just what i wanted. did not happen. out came the paint wheel... again. did not even move back to the garage, sanded and repainted right in the landing upstairs.

a little more contrast (drawers have already been tried out in the room) and i think this is it. well, it better be because i am not painting it again.