Tween Bedroom

Anyone who has a tween can relate to the turmoil that is experienced when decorating. Half of them is still a child, the other half wants to be more grown up--it can get sticky...

A few weeks ago, I painted our daughter Jami's bedroom. It ended up being a transformation of the joint, and it was a blast.



With approval from our daughter, here is a peek at her bedroom. :)

This is a photo of her collage wall. The rest of the room is less busy, I promise. We saved it all for this wall! We embellished her quilt (purchased from Target) with buttons, fun stitches and pom poms. Owl pillow was a gift from Target. We have since made 2 new pillows, and I will blog about those soon...

Paper flowers were made using double sided papers, cut into strips and attached at the center. I LOVE how these turned out. I am working on two more to go up there still...

The white memo board on the right is from Creative Memories. I simply backed it with patterned paper, using magnets. It can be easily switched out if she gets bored with it, and we both love that!

The little purple shelf on the left used to be white. She won and painted it purple--and we both like how it worked! She has little candies in a jar on that shelf, for when friends stop by.

Go figure--a shadow box!! You'll be seeing more of these to come...I've been creating like crazy with these things! In this one, we wanted to showcase one of her favorite things--the beach. We included a few photos, shells and mementos from a recent trip. Took advantage of pop art editing using a single photo--we love how it turned out!

Paint color is Robin's Egg Blue--but it looks different depending on lighting in some of these pics.

The big fan/flower up top on the wall is covering up a cool air return vent that was unsightly. I hung it with a paperclip, and you can't even tell it is behind it! I made it with Martha Stewart wrapping paper that I found on clearance. I rounded the edges and punched the holes using my Crop A Dile hole punch.

The 9" square frames were found years ago. I removed the glass, added fun scrapbook paper (gave her choices from which to choose and limited it so it was easier for her to do so), and there you have it--wall art!

Found these fun frames at Marshall's. Found a new one today that will fill in that "hole" area at an antique store...

This is that same MS wrapping paper decoupaged on her dresser. A work in progress. Will post pics of the finished project soon... *I don't know if I'll do a tuitorial on the dresser, but I can surely post pics when it is complete. I just decoupaged it using mod podge--it is that simple. With luck it will be finished this weekend...

And finally, a photo of her banner than hangs over her mirror.

Notes: This was a really fun, but sometimes painful process. I had visions of her room--but so did our Jami. She requested bright, happy and fun--with a few elements from her childhood that could be easily switched out as she grew. I'm all about function and hiding clutter. So far, so good. She loves the way it has turned out, and that makes me a happy Mama. I can honestly say I really enjoyed the process.

Still need to finish her desk and dresser...and that will be on another post...

Feel free to ask any questions in the comment section, or email me at Turay413@gmail.com. I'll do my best to answer!

*The room dimensions are 13.5 x 15. The ceiling is vaulted, giving it the appearance of a larger room. The wall photographed is not visible unless you walk into the room and turn around.

*Yes, I do believe the owl pillow from Target is still available online.

*The other pieces of furniture in her room include: A huge desk (also under transformation), a dresser (pictured above), a Hope Chest, and a beanbag chair.

*Her bed is a daybed and was actually mine growing up. It has a trundle underneath that pulls out and pops up for sleepovers.

Thanks for the super sweet comments!!

Have a super Wednesday!