Girls' Room Makeover

We have done so much work to the house since we moved in three years ago, but the bedrooms have always fallen to the bottom of the priority list.  Now that Willow is in Kindergarten and starting to have more playdates, I wanted to give her ( and Julia) a room she could be proud of, with lots of handmade touches.

Here is what Willow's side of  the very long room looked like before:

And here is what it looks like now:

I made the duvet cover by sewing together squares of different blue fabrics to line the edges of a red polka dot fabric.  I am so happy with the way it turned out!  I also made the pillow case and throw pillow for her bed, in Willow's favorite colors of turquoise and red.

 Julia's side before:

Indigo sleeps in the (former) book nook!

And after:

I made a "J" pillow for Julia Indigo, along with a pillow sham in her favorite colors-- red and blue.

I added pom pom fringe (can you tell I love that stuff?) and stamped the shade with a feather motif.  I think it adds a little funk to the room.

I printed out the partial lyrics to the song "Julia", by the Beatles, which Julia was named after (along with activist Julia Butterfly Hill).  I added a little ocean themed watercolor at the bottom.  The frame was an ugly faux wood, until I spray painted it turquoise.

Willow's "artwork" is a horse portrait I traced from a coloring page and she then painted.  Love how she happened to choose the colors I am using in her room!

Above Willow's bed is lyrics to Scarlet Begonias, by the Grateful Dead.  We often sing this verse to Willow because her name pops up in it (and it is one of her Dad and I's favorite songs).  To make this I just painted an oval canvas turquoise, added sparkly letters, and painted a little Willow tree along the edge.

I love to make buntings!  I couldn't resist adding one above the dresser.

More projects and pictures to come!!!