Thursday, July 28, 2011

big girl bed

when we bought a 3 family home in South Boston…it was filled with more trash then treasure…..except for this bed we found in the basement.

and i knew it could be something special

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so….10 years, 2 kids, and 3 houses later….we finally had a plan for it!!!   Caroline’s 7th Birthday!!!

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here is her room before….

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when we snuggled in her bed i would feel like falling out.

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Ta Da!!! a new bed for our big girl!!! amazing what a little paint will do…..and a lot less stuffed animals!!!

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i made this pillow using her old baby pajamas…that i just couldn’t part with….

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hope everyone is surviving the summer!!!!

5 comments:

sloan said...

hey there, stranger, how are you?! I have been offline for well over a month, just got swallowed whole by the summer rush I guess ... but I just got caught up on all you've been up to - what a fun summer you've been having!! can I just tell you how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE this bed makeover?! it's beautiful - and what a special story, too ... love it!!

Lorri said...

Oh wow!!! It looks great!

Gabe said...

Beautiful job! Live that you held onto it all these years!

The pillow is so cute!

Kerri said...

What a great idea for the pillow- good job! And the bed looks awesome!

Kati Duncan said...

Awesome! And I love love love the pillow- so sweet!!!