Teen Daughter's Bedroom Makeover - Sneak Peek

I am truly bursting at the seams with excitement to show you what I have been working on for the last week!

As I posted here, I decided to re-do both girls’ bedrooms while they were away visiting their grandparents. My plans didn’t include anything too complicated, I wanted to just give the walls a fresh coat of paint and change the look of things a little bit, and mainly using things I already had. If you know me, you are probably giggling, because you know that I don’t know how to do “simple”. I’m a sucker for over thinking things and making them as complicated as possible.


Natie’s Room took a lot more effort than I had intended and set me back a whole week. Once she returned, I was not able to continue putting every free minute I had into the “project” so I found myself with less than two weeks to pull off Kaitlin’s room. I wasn’t too worried because I thought I had things under control. I knew the paint color I was going to use and the furniture pieces I was going to get.


A couple trips to IKEA and Lowe’s and I had the room painted and the (very heavy) furniture on the hallway waiting to be put together. I also had a hands me down bedding set I was planning on using and a cute desk and chair I found on Craig’s list. So it was just a matter of putting everything together and getting it done, right? WRONG…


The trip to IKEA did me in. My eyes were opened to all the beautiful possibilities and my imagination started going into overdrive. Wouldn’t it be nice to find a cute bedding set with brighter colors than what I had planned on using? And this is when I made the first slip-up… I went to the Pottery Barn Teen website looking for inspiration. Big, big mistake! Once you look at a Pottery Barn catalog, everything else pales in comparison.

I was stopped on my tracks! What do I do now? How could I go back to using this bedding?

It was at this point that I made the worst mistake of them all… I sent my teenage daughter a link to the Pottery Barn website and asked her opinion as to what things attracted her. Of course, I also included the disclaimer that this didn’t mean I was going to get one of those sets; I was just looking for ideas as far as color combinations and styles she might like.


Her response surprised me. My normally subdued daughter was thinking in brighter colors than I would have thought she liked.

And so the hunt began, for the perfect bedding set, and the perfect bedroom look, all within a not so perfect budget. In the midst of this all I was blessed with a visit from my interior design muse. Unfortunately,she was also my enabler [grin]. Many shopping trips later and several additional visits to the ATM machine, it all came together. I am so pleased and excited for Kaitlin to see it! I still have to put a couple finishing touches, but for the most part it is done!


Without further ado I present to you the BEFORE shot.

Here are some snapshots of the new look. I don’t want to show the complete room yet because she reads my blog and I want her to at least be surprised as to how it all looks together. She does not tolerate surprises well, so I have shown her bits and pieces of the transformation, but she will at least have to wait to see how it all looks together.


Here is a peek at the new bedding set.

Her new dresser area.

One of my favorite spots in her room, her desk area.

I love how this wall area came together.

After the room resident sees it I will make sure and post a picture of how it all looks together. A BIG hug and thank you kiss goes to my cousin for her creative contributions, the endless hours spent hunting for just the perfect accessories, and the long nights helping me put it all together. H, it wouldn’t have come out this great without your help.