Monday, May 23, 2011

Evyn's Room

I have been so excited about how Evyn's 'room' is coming together. I say "'room'" because she bunks in with McClain and me. We have 2 bedrooms and they are HUGE, so instead of moving, we decided to have her room with us which has been fun..at times. :)
Just to give you an idea of the size of our rooms, Collin has a bunk bed, a playhouse, a big couch-like chair, an end table, a big dresser and TONS of big toys in his room with more area still to play! Our room is even bigger than his. Wow!
Anyway... I had the idea when I was first preggers that I wanted to do a Peacock theme for her (even though I we didn't know yet that she was a she), so I started keeping my eye open for peacock stuff. I had the hardest time finding any crib sets that were peacock feather pattern. I was frustrated, but I didn't let it get me down! I decided to piece stuff together instead.
What actually ended up happening was that I integrated butterflies and bird-type stuff into the room decor as well. It is even better than expected and I am in love with it. I can't wait until we do move and Evy has her own room because it will be spectacular.
The color scheme is the same: Peacock themed colors (blues, greens, purples, blacks). It has a Victorian feel to it without it being too formal.
Shelf above crib. Shelf was .50 at a garage sale. It was blue and broken. I fixed it up and painted it black.

This was a splurge..sorta. Target for $10. I had to have it!

Peacock feathers from craft store for super cheap. Twisted them together etc to make 'bouquets'. Vases were something I have had for years packed away. Peacock feather on candle is a hair clip I got for $.75

The big picture! Evyn's sticker was also a splurge. Vinyl sticker store in St. George mall ($30 OUCH!)


Cutest pillows. Buy one, get one free at World Market. Had coupon, so paid $10 for both! Regularly $20 EACH!

Crib flat sheet. All the colors I have used. Funny thing is that I just got this! It came way after the decor.

Her crib is white, yes. I got it off of KSL for $40. It is antique (but to US crib standards!) It was SO ugly when I got it. I white washed it. Was going to paint it, but I really like it white. It isn't 100% finished yet. Still have to wood glue on the little wood plug thingys. :)
Rug was purchased before too. Great use for it since I had nowhere for it prior.

Ikea dresser $99. We got one for Evy and Collin. Collin's old dresser was  picked up on side of road and I had planned on refinishing it, but it was a piece of crap. No salvaging it. 

Another great piece I already had. It was packed away. Why? I don't know  because it's a great piece of decor. I LOVE hanging lamps. It's just so pretty.

Another item I reused. My sister in law bought this tree for me to display my jewelry when I was making and selling it. I brought it out of storage and am using it for Evy's hair clips. (Yes, I made all the felt ones!) So fun!

Got these (two) hanging wall decorations from a yard sale for .50 for both! They were gold (ew!), so I spray painted them black. 

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First item I bought once I decided to bring butterflies into the scheme. It's a Peacock Butterfly, too. :)  Ebay for $9. Ebay is the best for finding pinned and framed butterflies and bugs.

Another closer pic of the whole shelf.


Hope you enjoyed Evyn's room! I am always adding things I find. Once we move and we can paint, I am going to go crazy. So many ideas!

2 comments:

  1. You have an amazing eye for all this older stuff, made new!! I need you to decorate my shack! :) Great job Mal!!! Looks amazing!!

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  2. Thanks Jackie! I always wanted to do interior decorating. It is so much fun to find cool stuff and change it up. :)

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