Well, we have been remodeling and shuffling everything around for weeks. We are finally almost done. I thought I'd share some pictures with you today of Jillian's new room. She has Audette's old room.
Can I tell you something that makes me very HAPPY... we did Jillian's whole room for under $100. Almost everything for Jillian's room I've been collecting over the past year from yard sales, second hand stores and flea markets. It's easier and cheaper if you have the time to collect what you need over a period of 6 months to a year. Then you aren't rushing out to buy everything you need at full price.
The first thing we did was paint. The walls were purple, so it took 3 coats of cream to cover up the old color. I also did a lot of touch up on the trim and windows. We've already lived in our house for almost 4 years, so there were quite a few things that needed redone.
Jillian's theme is a vintage nursery rhymes.
Here is her dresser area. The dresser was given to us. I already had these shelves on hand from old room set ups. And everything else on the shelves have been from yard sales and such: the vintage cloth nursery rhyme books, the piggy banks, lamps, toy bucket, clock, binki holder and the old radio. I painted old frames blue and places nursery rhymes from old books in them.
This is her crib area. The crib was also given to us by friends. I found this large oval frame in the middle at Michael's this summer for $2 and filled it with different colors of chipboard letter J's. The other oval frames were from a yard sale. I cut out crowns on my cricut to put in the middle of those. Her beautiful shabby rose quilt was made by a friend of mine, Timi. She is an amazing seamstress and I LOVE this quilt. I found the sheets, mattress pad and skirt at YS and second hand stores. I crocheted the rug this summer from old sheets.
This a a view of above her closet. Renee made all these frames for Jillian They were a decoration at her baby shower. So was this cute bunting and rosette.
This is her changing table area. I found this changing able at a YS for $5 and painted it. Also the night stand was $2 at a YS and was painted. Her Pom Pom balls are made from old sewing patterns. I put a light in this old lamp shade, added lace and jewels and made here a little Chandelier. And these baskets are the ones I found at the dollar store right before she was born. Here curtains are all floral sheets I've been collecting the last couple years. I sewed 2 sheets together for this curtain and used rods and hardware again from a YS.
This her reading and toy area. I've had this cool book holder from pottery barn for years. Baskets are from the dollar store. Laundry basket, bookcase, book holder, chair are all from YS and flea markets.
The alphabet sign I made a few years ago for the other girls and had been saving it fore Jillian.
This table is in the middle of her room. It's a vintage nursery rhyme table from a YS.
Here is the star of here room...JILLIAN. She LOVES her room. She will play in here sometimes for a hour all by herself! (not in here crib...on the floor. I don't want you to think I keep her caged!)
And this is a view of her other window. Also the floral sheets sewn together. This window took 4 sheets. This chair we have had since we got married. We actually got it from Buck's grandparents. I just covered it with a chenille bed spread from a flea market! We (Jillian and I) hope you enjoyed this nursery tour! I hope you see how you can make a room look AMAZING with very little $$$! Come back soon for more room make overs!
