Finally -- after six loooooong years of being the worst room in the house, the girls' bedroom might now be the prettiest room in the house:-) This room has definitely gone from worst...(and this was the clean version) ...to first. I had a crazy hodgepodge of furniture thrown in there and really couldn't figure out how to make it liveable for the two girls. My first choice would have been to add on a room, but since that hasn't happened, I was desperate to find some kind of solution as they are not six and eight anymore. The 14 year old really wanted something French, and she specifically wanted purple. The 12 year old -- not so much. I had to talk her into it. They both love it, though, and were really excited to see it come together. As you can see, I did a lot of painting ---walls, furniture and more furniture. (Links to those posts will be at the end of this post.) Even the art. You won't believe what this print was before, but I'll show it in another post. My 12 year old made all the origami cranes. I was inspired by a wall of butterflies in a photo of a French nursery. We definitely went our own direction with it, though. I wanted French style in this room, but not stereotypical French, so there are no Eiffel Tower prints or French words on the wall, and I didn't use toile. I really wanted something authentic and with elements that would be in a bedroom in France. The aubergine floral duvet covers were my jumping off point for color, so I kept everything else pretty neutral with shades of gray, white and silver. I found white matelassé spreads for the beds and after going back and forth with a "bed crown" idea, finally decided to hang plain white mosquito netting over each bed. I had to add the apple green velvet pillows as an accent, and the girls love them. I'll stop "talking" now and let you see the room:-) I will go into more details on some of the furniture in future posts. Now my girls have a pretty room they love and one they are proud of. That makes me happy. I really did pull this off with a pretty low budget using mostly furniture, lamps and accessories I already had. I did a *lot* of painting but what a difference that made when it all came together. This room was definitely a labor of love for me. If I had the budget, I could have gone out and just bought what I wanted, but in the end, it would not have been as special as this room is to me -- and to my beautiful girls:-) --Making a house a home. ***Click on these links for more detail about the furniture painting*** Painting the vanity DIY origami art and the silver washstand Antique chest before and after Source List: Paint: "Persian Seed Pearl" Colorplace White matelassé quilts: ebay (new) Floral duvet covers: ebay (new) Aubergine pillows: Roses Green velvet pillows: ebay (new) Chandelier: ebay (new) twin bed frames: Habitat Restore Marble-top wash stand: family antique I painted metallic silver Chest: family antique I painted Desk/dressing table: free Vanity: family antique I painted white mosquito netting: ebay (new) window treatment: aubergine fabric from Hancock Fabrics several years ago Gray fabric: from my mom Silver candlesticks, picture frames, mirror frames are all family pieces I painted. I'll be joining: Wow Us Wednesdays Vintage Inspiration Party Furniture Feature Friday Metamorphosis Monday September Before and After @ Thrifty Decor Chick