room makeovers

we've been doing mini-remodels to the girls' bedrooms for what seems like most of the summer.  while little sister was away in florida, we converted the playroom into big sister's bedroom.  it was a bittersweet moment for me, since the girls have been sharing a room (by choice) for their whole lives.

first big sister picked out new bedding,

then we painted the walls teal blue to match.  in total, it took the better part of a weekend to do this.  the only things we purchased were: bedding, paint, two small nightstands, curtains, star light strand & memo-board supplies.

then when little sister came home, she started planning her own room makeover.  she also got new bedding, and we had pulled the bunk bed out of the attic for her since big sister had taken the double bed.  she really liked the configuration of the top bunk only over a sitting/tv space below.  then she got a crazy idea: she wanted to paint one of the walls with a hexagon pattern.  we first painted the builder-beige wall a bright white.  this only took a few hours on a saturday morning.  starting on sunday, she taped (and taped, and taped) off all of the hexagons.

by friday, she was done painting and we were able to put her furniture back into place.

 

 now both girls barely come out of their rooms and seem to be happy with their new setups.