Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Times, They Are a Changin'

When Kendall was 13, I painted her room like this. (Prior to that, it was baby blue for eight years, so she was due.) I bought the bed from Craigslist and painted it white.

Recently, she decided she was ready for something a little more mature. Her room also gets a lot of light, so it can handle dark colors; we picked the bedding and then chose this milk chocolate color...

Soon, she'll have shelving above her desk. Her dresser (a tall, older type) is now inside the closet (and the curtain is leftover from the previous decor.)

Of course, the room still needs some accessories and stuff for the walls, but Kendall loves it and has thanked me many, many times. The old bed is gone, and she finally has a new mattress (to replace a very old, mushy one.) She did encourage me to tuck her in tonight, and she exclaimed that she felt "like a princess." So yes, the pain was worth it.

Never mind that her mom is a little sad to say goodbye to the kid-stuff. It's part of life, right?

33 comments:

  1. Ooh, very sophisticated! I love it!

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  2. It turned out very beautiful! It is definitely a room for a very grown up princess!

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  3. Beautiful work! Boy do you work fast too.

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  4. It turned out awesome! Nice job. Kendall deserves to be treated like a princess!

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  5. I sure love that huge window! What a nice thing for her to say to you. So glad it was worth your trouble! I kind of liked the more colorful one though myself, but I do remember a time when I was going to go with browns too and make my room look like a cave. My parents didn't go for that though so I settled for a green wallpaper with a wildlife border around the top.

    I have no idea why your blog keeps saying I'm linking to your posts. Yes, I link to some, but didn't to this one or the one you mentioned the other day. Computer mysteries never cease to baffle me!

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  6. Simply beautiful!!

    I was thinking about the exact same thing as I dropped my son off at school this morning. Evan is 15 and is not playing baseball this spring. After 10 years, up to 3 teams a year, he has decided not to play because his part-time job starts next week and because of school. Mature decision on his part but... gulp.

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  7. I can totally see the sadness in saying good bye to the old room. The new room is very mature and beautiful. Kendall is lucky to have you as a mom!

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  8. Wow - that's gorgeous!!!

    And knowing she LOVES it probably helped with those aches and pains :)

    Lucy

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  9. You did a lovely job, the room is beautiful.

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  10. The colors are beautiful. Nice job!

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  11. Very mature colors, I like them.

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  12. Oh WOW. I love the new look! Very sophisticated. You did a fabulous job. I would have been a bit nervous putting that dark of a color on, but the result is fabulous!
    Love that window! Looks like a nice place to read.

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  13. Your Princess now has one of the most sophisticated room I've ever seen for a teen. Ya need to remind her often how very blessed she is to have you for a Mom. Ya did a great job there.

    God bless and have a wonderful Wednesday!!!

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  14. Oh, I love that color; we used the same or similar color for Hannah and Eli's rooms when we moved in. It's just so warm and homey!

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  15. This is quite a transformation. Good job, mom!!

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  16. You done good, mama!! It looks great and she appreciates the work you did!!

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  17. Her new room is beautiful. I love the color selection.

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  18. That is beautiful and *I* want it for my room! LOL Well done.

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  19. I like both decor's.

    the old was cheery and fun.

    The new is so serious. But beautiful!

    Who says you have to grow up anyway?

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  20. Oooh! I love it! I'm a big fan of dark colors and you have used them beautifully.

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  21. Beautiful room! I love it! I keep trying to convince the hubby we need that bed set in our room. I just love the colors!

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  22. I would totally sleep in a room like that. Gorgeous.

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  23. *sniff* That's not a little girl's room at ALL anymore. It looks nicer than mine! Nice job. I'm jealous - can you come do my room next?

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  24. nice change, very sexy! I remember when my room was pink! and then I wanted it to be blue, lol. wish I could be that girl in the pink room sometimes but we have to grow up don't we?! :)
    nice job!

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  25. yes, that room is very grown up! I love the before and after pics! it is kinda sad to get rid of the kid stuff, just another milestone that is harder for the parent then the kid!

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  26. Looks fabulous! I'd feel like a princess, too! We'll be doing Aria's this summer, in a "teen"-ish theme! Fun!

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  27. What a transformation! I thought the old colors were very princess like. The new one is ultra sophisticated. Watching design shows, the "accessories" often are the most expensive part of a room.

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  28. I would have to agree that the new look is more mature. The chocolate gives you a lot of decorating options too. I gotta like those big windows with ledges.

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  29. That looks awesome! Love the colors! Can't go wrong with brown I think! The girls' room is bright yellow right now and I'm dreading the day I have to change it! I hate painting.

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