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Fiona's Room - Phase 3... the Purple Paint....

Including a child in the re-decorating of their bedroom is an important part of the job.  Making Fiona take ownership of part of the painting has kept her excited about the new room... and she is always waiting for the next color of paint to be opened.  As you can tell from the video (I recommend documenting this type of activity with your children).... It is truly entertaining. We started with blue and turquoise, and have now added a light purple around her window...  I am debating between using turquoise around the window, or using bright white...  and adding some beautiful lettering that says "Fiona's Fancy Cake Shop" or something similar is in the works.  Perhaps something in French... 

Fiona's Room - Progress Report

I am taking a moment to write while a layer of paint dries.  If you note the "before" pictures of the bedroom, you will notice that the upper portion was painted in a purplish blue, and the lower is in a peachy beachy color... The new color scheme is Blue, Turquoise and all the "princessy - mermaid" colors that will make a girl want to play for hours...  in applying the first layer of blue it was apparent that the upper half would take an extra layer to cover the deep blue of old...  I made a point to brush paint the corners first, and also brush a layer where the border used to be....  then apply paint with the rollers. Today I'm waiting for the turquoise wall, layer one, to dry and in a few minutes will apply the second layer. More photos will come as I move to the purple walls and get the new curtains hung... and of course, for the "design reveal" which will happen on Feb 5th....  that's when Fiona will see the finishing touches all put t

Baby Girls soon become "5 year olds" and declare it is time for a Bedroom Makeover...

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Fiona puts some pull into her bedroom make-over... down with the Laura Ashley "Seaside Border"... which was my dream children's nursery.... we pull off the paper layer we scrape and spray with water to get the glue and paper layer off... this is to make way for the grown-up "girls" room that she is getting color samples and design images will be posted soon.... Stay tuned for the next design installment....