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Home » Attention to the Details – My Little Girl’s Room
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June 9, 2011 · 16 Comments

Attention to the Details – My Little Girl’s Room

DIY· Frugal Find· Getting Organized· ReStore Deals· Weekend Projects

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My daughter is the youngest of the four of our children.  She also happens to be the only girl.  Her bedroom furniture has been passed down from the older boys.  Her headboard was part of the crib that we got for my 14 year old when he was born.  The dresser she is using was his dresser/changing table.  Anyway, everything in her room needed a little facelift and some organizing.  That was my task this week.

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First, I picked up this little chest of drawers at a garage sale a few weeks back for only $5 and decided to paint it white for her room. I’m storing all her baby doll clothes in here.

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Then I pulled out her old dresser/changing table and painted it white too.

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I love the results.

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 Then as I got to the point of putting her things back I decided to organize a little.
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 This is how I organize her hair clips and ponytails.  I got these little containers at my dollar store for $1.

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Then I picked up some other little containers to store her makeup and other odds and ends.  Once again only $1.
Like I told you a few weeks back when I was organizing my dining room closet, we only have closets in two rooms in this 100 year old home and this room is not one of them.  So my husband made built in shelves on the one side of her room and a little built in closet on the other.

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This is one of my favorite pictures of all time.  My husband took this just a few days after our daughter was born.  This is her grasping his hand.  I dislike the frame greatly so I took a shot at sprucing it up a bit too.

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LOVE IT!!!!!!!
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I also wanted to give her some place to hang her artwork.  So I took a $.10 ReStore cabinet door…painted it white and then used some of the paint from her bedroom to frame the edges.  I used Gorilla glue and attached some large paper clips.  Now she can hang and change her artwork as often as she wants.
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  1. margo says

    June 9, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    Looks’s soooooo good! Tell her, her aunt says she’s too young for makeup! 🙂

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  2. ~Beth D. says

    June 9, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    i love the white dressers! and the built-ins are beautiful!!!

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  3. Lulu Lane Designs says

    June 9, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    Cute! My little girls room needs some serious work too.. maybe I can get it done this summer!

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  4. Nichole says

    June 9, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    That’s such a fun little girls room! It’s amazing what a simple coat of paint will do for almost anything

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  5. Veronica says

    June 10, 2011 at 4:43 AM

    It’s very cute!! Nice paint job. I bought a few pieces of old furniture from my neighbor that I want to repaint. The furniture looks like it’s unfinished I wanted to get some tips on what type of paint to use and how to start. Thanks!!

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  6. Carrie says

    June 10, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    Hi Veronica – I just use a primer…Kilz is what I had on hand and used for these pieces. Although it says it covers in one coat…I don’t agree. I put at least 3 coats of primer on these pieces. I also use Behr occasionally, and it says the same thing…that it covers in one coat…not true! Then I just used a white Satin Acrylic paint for the top coats. Once again I put on about 3 coats. I spray painted the hardware with the cheap Walmart $.97 white spray paint.
    I’ll be showing pieces in the weeks ahead that I used black enamel on. Enamel dries harder than regular acrylic paint and apparently can withstand more than acrylic paint. I only had white acrylic and so that’s what I used for these bedroom pieces.

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  7. Lina - Fancy Frugal Life says

    June 10, 2011 at 10:59 PM

    What a sweet little girl room! I love the cabinet door upcycle! very clever!

    Lina
    PS Thanks for stopping by fancy frugal life!

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  8. Emily says

    June 11, 2011 at 1:01 AM

    What a great turn around!

    Stopping by from the hop and am your newest follower! I also just started a new community for bloggers we would love to have you stop by: http://www.blogaholicnetwork.com

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  9. Katy says

    June 14, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    Loved the picture your husband took…very sweet!!! I wish my daughter’s room looked that neat and organized, instead of the aftermath of a twister’s devastation… 🙂

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  10. Carrie says

    June 14, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    Hi Katy, I wish I could say her room always looks so neat. We certainly have some “aftermath” days too!!!

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  11. radhika says

    June 16, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    I love how you recycle the cabinet door to display art! These are the kind f projects that I like to blog about!

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  12. JennyLynn says

    June 16, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    It looks so amazing. I love the twinkle lights around the window & curtains.

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  13. Handy Man, Crafty Woman says

    June 19, 2011 at 3:54 AM

    Great storage. What a pretty room! Thanks for linking this to Wicked Awesome Wednesday.

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  14. Courtney ~ French Country Cottage says

    July 9, 2011 at 3:25 AM

    Such a pretty room~ I love the pretty touches you added and the cupboard door idea! Thanks for sharing at FNF 🙂

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  15. Our Back Porch says

    July 9, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    What a lucky little girl. Her room is amazing! Enjoy the weekend!

    Waving from Our Back Porch,
    Rebecca

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  16. Precious Crafts says

    August 9, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Lovely work! The old dresser looks amazing! I have tried repainting furniture to white but the paint doesn't stick well, I guess I should have had some primer or stripper first. Hahaha!

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