Transformation nearly complete!

About 3 - 4 years ago, I made the terrible mistake of painting Elisan's bedroom Barbie pink. What looked like a nice muted pale pink on the paint strip was actually the worst color known to man. And, ask anyone... my favorite color is pink and even I HATED it! But, because I refused to re-paint a perfectly painted room again, I kept the putrid pink in E's room for way too long.



Mix in the fact that Elisan had mix-matched furniture... well, her room looked like the Clampett's had moved in.

I had finally had enough and I decided to begin scouring Craigslist for used bedroom furniture. But, after many, many weeks of not finding what I wanted I began to lose hope. Until one miraculous day I walked into the Salvation Army and there it was. A bedroom set fit for an 8 year old.

The furniture set came with an amoire, desk and nightstand. It is Lexington brand and is solid wood. It is in nearly perfect condition. I am not afraid to say either that we paid less than $300.00 for all of it. All I needed to do now was paint E's room.

Elisan picked the color she wanted... and I went one shade lighter. I knew better than to go brighter, since the pink that was in her room was very bright. I must say, the color looks phenomenal too! I am very pleased with this color and it reminds me of "Tiffany" blue.

I have some more decor projects I am working on and hopefully I will be sharing those soon. I'll also be on the lookout for a desk chair. In addition, I'm contemplating what to do about a headboard. I'm thinking of upholstering a headboard with a nice coordinating fabric, but I haven't decided yet.

But, until then, here's Elisan's room as it looks today.