With a Little Help From IKEA!
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| How perfect is this Rug for a little Girls Room.....Ikea.... of course... for a mere $39.99 Purchased for Miss B awhile back for her NYC Bedroom.... with space at a premium.... and a minimum... it was a bit overwhelmed in this bedroom of a typical 6 year old... So with Grandma in town for the week.. We decided it was time to Re-Decorate! "Translation" she has too much crap and it was time for a Major Overhaul.... |
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| Major is an understatement.... This Kid owns more toys and "stuff" then FAO Schwartz... so it was time to purge while Miss B was with her Dad.... Our Plan was to re-do the whole room before She came home on Monday..... Working last evening until 12:30 We were pleased with the results... |
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| Kids... it seems... love to collect tiny doo-dads...McDonald's toys.. Gumball toys....little plastic things.. Just general junk... And we...the parents...and Grandparents contribute to this Mess... |
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| If she never got another toy or Stuffed animal...I don't think she would even notice.. |
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| It was time to get rid of the Pee Wee Herman Playhouse plastic furniture... The metal tiered rack which at one time was thought to be a good idea for the sake of organizing.. Dis-regard the luggage....That is mine.. |
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| We tried to get the Cat to read the Ikea instructions....after all there are no words to read Just pictures to follow... We figure it was something the Cat was capable of doing.... Here she is asking... "I see all the screws...where's the Allen wrench?" |
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| Her attempt at pretending she's asleep... and ignore us... Only she forgot to shut her Left Eye.... |
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| So the Mom stepped in and assembled everything... From her new desk chair... To a brand new girlie pink desk... To an 8 sectioned Cubby unit... Daughter has been building Ikea furniture for years now and is really an expert..... |
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But it's grandma who has the eye for furniture placement....so first up.... After removing all the crap from the room Was to move the bed against the window.. This opened up the entire space... |
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| Next came the Cubby Unit....meant to stand tall... For safety reasons we decided to have it lay horizontally...two rows of four cubby holes... We went with orange fabric containers for Four of the spots... |
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| We added the infamous "Dead Bears" because they are so colorful and a few family photo's... The Bears were daughter's.... |
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| Next up was new bedding...... Ikea also....$29.99 for the Duvet Cover and striped pillow case... |
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| We decided to keep the book rack... and with so many stuffed animals... We piled them in the corners... But neatly inside of large laundry like containers.... The pink chair was all of $12.00 The pink and White desk was $79.99 |
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| Above the desk is Sophie's Name made with advertising letters from signs in Europe...I showed you all the ones daughter made us a few posts back... She photographs interesting single letters off of signs and then turns them into names.. The letters came from France and Amsterdam... The large picture with all the faces also came from Ikea...It's actually a fabric remnant That daughter stretched over canvas.. We picked up the desk lamp...the shade is also pink and orange dots... About $20 for both...the base and the shade.. |
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| The top of the existing dresser was cleared off (all the junk was thrown out) making a spot for some more animals... |
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| Our whole basic theme was... Color...Color...and more Color... |
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| We fit more stuff in this unit then you can Imagine.. |
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| One of her favorite things when she first saw the room was the big "B" bookend.... After all she is "Miss B"... |
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| The room was not big enough to fit two of the Button Rugs... We found this very cool looking hooked rug at TJMaxx....another $39.99 Buy... |
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| I said we were going for a Color Theme!! |
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B loves having pictures of herself in her room.... |
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| Ikea mouse... $7.99 |
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| She spent the whole day sitting at the desk... And yes...that's an I-Pad you see... A gift from Grandpa... |
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| The Whole Gang |
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| What a difference |
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| A little organization Makes... Miss B approved!! |
Comments
hugs,
Linda
You did a GREAT job. I loved the white and all the beautiful and wild colors.
It looked so much different and you did a great job.
She sure does have a lot of toys - looks like my house - too much.
sandie
xoxoxo
Spencer
xoxoxox
Sheila
GREAT job! I just told my daughter I would help her do the same. I plead guilty to contributing to the mess. Miss B's room looks great!
Your Friend,
Deborah
Post another picture of how the room looks in a couple of weeks. Those stuffed animals can come to life and wreck a room after everyone in the house is asleep. :)
I have some rooms that need help. If I ever get past the "removing the crap" part, I'll send photos for your expert advice.
Post another picture of how the room looks in a couple of weeks. Those stuffed animals can come to life and wreck a room after everyone in the house is asleep. :)
I have some rooms that need help. If I ever get past the "removing the crap" part, I'll send photos for your expert advice.
Love,
Sue