Big Girl Room....

To make things easier (and more fun), Paige will be changing rooms into what we now call the "computer room". Unfortunately the computer room is home to 4 laptops, a regular computer, 2 desks, a dresser, a futon, an ironing board, and a bookshelf. And in the closet is all of my crafting supplies, our vacuum, all of our filing folders, and all of our board games....so if you follow Harry Potter, you could consider it the "room of requirement". Why don't I take a picture of it in "as is" condition. Consider it the before picture.

It is a particular dump right now since I have emptied out some craft stuff and am in the process of bringing it to the basement. We will have to clear out all of this stuff and put it in the basement to make room for Paige's big girl bed and dresser, which luckily will be coming UP from the basement (it was my old furniture as a kid to age 25 but is still in fine condition). And then we can only hope that the room will look lovely. Anyway, today I went and bought a quilt, blanket and pillow sham from Pottery Barn Kids. If I wanted to I could have easily spent an additional $1000 or so, but we need to start off slow! At PB kids, they give you a paint swatch booklet to show you which Benjamin Moore paints will match with their bedding. I am extremely greatful for this and it will make life much easier, since we have had many almost disasters when choosing paint colours, and trying to find anything matching in general. Anyway, here is a picture of the quilt and things...

Now try to juxtapose these above pictures....hmmm...which of these pictures looks nicer? And which one will be a more welcoming place to look as you come up the stairs? I cannot wait to get moving on this room, as the computer room is the bane of my existence!!

So Paige's current room is neutral and can remain as is for the new baby. Fun to decorate a whole new big girl room. The room is quite dark which is why I chose light coloured pastel bedding.