How I Spent My Summer Vacation ...

So Maddie turned 13 in May and I have said several times that I needed to redecorate her bedroom to something more age appropriate. The girls swapped bedrooms in late spring so Maddie had the pastel striped bedroom and bunny hutch dresser. She has wanted a Paris themed bedroom and wanted purple. She left town for her trip and I started my quest to create a gorgeous, teen bedroom with little budget but cheap labor. I found bedding and a headboard at outlet stores, the vanity desk and chair at a discount retailer, and accessories at IKEA. I painted for 3 days ... covered the sky ceiling, sanded the stripes, painted the walls a lovely purple and taupe gray and repainted the dresser. New hardware went on the dresser, Ed replaced the ceiling fixture with the chandelier and I found the perfect finishing piece with the blossom pillow for the bed. The completion came so down to the wire, Ed drove to the airport to pick up Maddie while I stayed home to finish putting her bed up and getting everything in place. She was surprised and loves it. It really is a pretty room. I'm hoping it will inspire her to keep it clean. Only problem now is the other two kids are asking when I am going to re-do their bedrooms!