I have to admit, as I write this post I am a bit sad. Not that the big girl room isn’t great, it is…but we just finished watching some old videos of the day we brought Firecracker home. Princess M was just a baby herself, 14 months, but at the time she seemed so big. I can’t believe how big they are now. To me they are still babies, but watching those videos……Oy. And to watch Princess see her new little sis come and be in our home and apart of our family, just nostalgic. She didn’t love it at first but I knew that their closeness in age would be something special. And it is. They love each other. Don’t get me wrong they fight like sisters do but they always want to be around each other; follow each other all around the house. And now they are sharing the same room. Sigh.
I had ambitious plans to get them together a long time ago but they were both sleeping so well. It was hard to interrupt a good thing. But our trip to Cali was the perfect transition period. They had no choice but to share a room and it was easy. Much easier than expected and when we returned, they INSISTED on being together. The first night! I had to throw mattresses on the floor to make it work. I had the new beds but they weren’t put together and we hadn’t made the purchase of the 2nd mattress at the time. But they didn’t care. They moved in together and 3 months later, I am FINALLY done! They LOVE it.
I wanted to do a Princess room last year when I had grand visions of them together but I didn’t want a princess theme or anything Disney. No offense. I love Disney, it’s just not what I was going for.
Then I discovered Ohdeedoh and then I discovered this poster.
But fabric proved to be tough. I am so glad I waited but cause the “Hallelujah” sang out when Heather Ross announced her new line of fabric. I waited patiently for it to come in and the minute it was in I headed straight to my favorite fabric store and bought up most of the colorway! My niece and I sewed up both duvets using the fabric.
I love that the girls are in something made by us. Made with love. It sounds corny. But it really means something to me.
And it’s Princess. The perfect Princess for me and the girls to grow and love.
Thank you Nat. And thank you Heather.
PS…my niece now is a huge fan of Heather Ross. She is a little artist herself and when I told her Heather’s story, she was inspired. I love that a simple fabric can bring up inspiration in someone.
The dresser and the kids’ table are also really special. The table was handmade for me and my twin sister by our grandfather when we were very young. He also made these great spool stools which I wasn’t able to pull into the room but I am hoping to use somewhere else in the house. Honey-Do sanded it down and refinished it. The dresser belonged to Honey-Do’s grandparents. I was hunting for months for something when he mentioned that there was something old in his parent’s basement. I instantly fell in love. I would have left it the way it was or just painted it some modern colors but Honey-Do and Grandma wouldn’t agree to that. They wanted to preserve it in its natural state. And you know what, I am glad they did. It’s my favorite thing in the room.
Gorgeous.
Middle hand print artwork is from Etsy artist The Wheatfield. The other 2 handprints belong to the girls and were made by me.
The beds, chair, and frames are from IKEA. The old highchair, baby bed, and stool are from a local antique store. The letters on the wall are from PB Teen. The fabric curtains are from IKEA and just pimped out with a little Far Far Away love. The duvets were made with a little free spirt and a little tutorial found here.
I sewed up the end of the bed bags from coordinating linen I found. The girls use it as a place to store their PJ’s in the morning as well as a sleeping place for their dolls. Elmo makes it here most of the time.
Another favorite part of the room are the bookshelves from Land of Nod. I really wanted to make sure we had something to hold all of their books. They love to read. I thought these were perfect. We can sit in the bed and grab books. They also have a overflow space in their closet of books that we rotate from. It works perfectly.
It’s late and I am out of words so I will exit with some Princess Quotes……
“Life itself is a most wonderful fairy tale.”
“All you need is a little faith, trust, and pixie dust.”
“Princess is what you were meant to be because being sweet comes naturally.”
I love my girls and I hope they enjoy their new room.