A Little French Room

I shared a few sneak peeks of my youngest daughter's room a couple of days ago and the time has come to show the whole room.  I've been excited to share it as some of my favorite things reside in here...I wouldn't mind sleeping in here myself! Pull up a comfy chair and a cup of coffee and get ready for picture overload...

My decorating motto is always about living beautifully, but without the price and this room is no exception.  I wanted to make a comfy, sweet room that my daughter will enjoy for years to come without spending much. The room may look a little stark (at least compared to the rest of my house), but I wanted it to feel serene, calm, and uncluttered with just touches of softness. At this point, I have not painted the walls and they are the original pale ivory that came with the house. After painting bright colors in my older two daughter's rooms, I wanted the opposite here.  I will probably paint them sometime this year, but since we've only been here a few months, I want to live with the room a little longer and see what inspires me.

While we moved the bed and settee across the country on our recent move, I was on the hunt for just the right dresser at just the right price (el cheapo) until I found this a few weeks back for $60. 

This was one of my first projects with chalk paint.  The body, detail on drawers, and handles are Old White and the drawers were painted with a 50-cent bottle of clearance Martha Stewart tester in Ballet Slipper Pink.  It's the perfect pale pink!  After having her clothes in baskets for the last several months, this dresser has been a welcome addition.

I found the adorable little pink-striped settee at a thrift store in Spokane for $50, but the frame was pretty ugly.  I painted it and the little white $15 table in the white chalk paint this last week and it's amazing how much better this looks!

$4 garage sale lamps

Now for my two favorite things in the room...the rug and the bed.  The rug is very old and special to me because it was my grandmother's.  I was very close to her as she lived in the main farmhouse on the dairy farm that I grew up on.  Naturally, I spent countless hours with her and she is the reason why I love antiques.  I always loved this rug that was in her spare room and it's one of the few things I have of hers.

As for this bed....it is my favorite piece of furniture!  It also has a bit of a story behind it...

I found this bed back in the Northwest before we moved to Raleigh.  It was in a sorry state and the beautiful ornate headpiece was broken in several places.  My INCREDIBLY talented step-dad that I can only describe as one of the most detailed people I've ever met, spent hours repairing it, even whittling wood to fill in where extensive damage was done (he also illustrated and designed my logo above too). 

As much as we would have liked to salvage the beautiful wood finish, it had to be painted.  The funny thing is that this bed has been for sale at several shows, but no takers.  As much as I wanted to keep it, I needed to be practical since my two older girls already had beds. 

When it came to pack up and move across the country last summer, we sold our last crib and were in need of a new twin bed!  It was a no-brainer, it was coming with us. I guess this bed was meant to stay in the family. 

Here are a few more details from around the room...

Lamps re-cycled from another room with ruffle and ribbon trim added.

$50 clearance chandelier from Home Depot

$25 goose-down comforter from Ross

$10 pillows from Bed, Bath & Beyond...I just got these a couple days ago so there is probably more out there!

Lastly, I just found these yesterday!  After looking for just the right curtain panels (on a budget), I found these on sale right now for $16/panel online only at Target.  I'll share them as soon as they arrive and I get them hung. 

I hope you enjoyed the tour! 

Kristen


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