A Big Girl Room for a Big Girl

You know the PullUp commercial that boasts, "I'm a big kid now!"?  My daughter is oozing with "Big Girl-itis" since her birthday.  Okay- it's probably been going on for a while now- I have just refused to see it.  I suppose it's time to remove my pretty rose colored glasses.  It was time to make some changes in her very baby-ish room.  

My mom and I saved an old bed from being thrown away and I brought it home to my house.  It was filthy.  And kind of ugly.  But it had some potential!  

 I cleaned it up and did some sanding before I pulled out some pink spray paint and got to work in the backyard...

 Naturally, I had my trusty helper with me the entire time.  Note to self for next time though... Spray paint is HARD to clean off of a wiggly 2 year old (though really I suspect it's hard to clean off a non-wiggly 2 year old too... i've just never had one of those).

 The next phase of our big girl room actually had to be the room.  I cringe a little at these before pictures because it shows how messy and unkempt Kate's room had become before I finally addressed the problem.  Don't judge me too harshly...

 On the fly, I went up to the home improvement store and grabbed a can of paint and a paintbrush and started painting... Here's what we came up with...

 There is an oval mirror that goes over this dresser- but it needs some repairs before I put it up... so that's why there is a BIG blank space in the middle of the wall here.  The dresser and mirror actually came from my Great-Grandma's ranch in Central Utah... Kind of cool!  It's a little rickety- and I'm hoping that Shaun can carve out some time to re-enforce it one of these days.

 I think we need some curtains... but that's a project for another day!

What do you think?  Does the wall color bring "Enchantment Under the Sea" to mind?  I can't decide.  I think I like it.  And Kate LOVES it...  She got new Hello Kitty sheets from my mom for her birthday and just giggles as she crawls into bed each night.  I am currently working on a quilt for her bed too- it has the same colors as her wall and bed- hopefully it will tie in okay!  Working on a twin size quilt has been almost more than my little sewing machine and I can handle- so it's taken a little bit longer than I anticipated!  Too many projects... too little time!