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There’s only so much time in the day and sometimes things have to take a back seat. Unfortunately, it’s been my blog!
I have been working on Lockheed Martin’s Cyber Security Initiative into the corporate sector due to the unprecedented number of cyber security attacks, which has been very time consuming since it is a new venture, but interesting, and completely unrelated to aesthetics.
Spending so much time on the technical, I’m so happy to spend some time on creative matters! So, on to my post…
When I was expecting my 2nd child, I knew there was a long road ahead in terms of fixing up her room. I started when I was first expecting and was still at it when I was 8 1/2 months. If only I had taken a before picture!
It was a major overhaul. We added crown molding, panel molding, door surrounds, two built in bookcases and ceiling medallions, I painted chandeliers and made and trimmed chandelier shades, I designed and made a rug, a play table, and (my favorite) three window valances WHEW!!!!
Even though this is a little girl’s room, all the projects I did can be done in other rooms.
I sketched out the design on plywood and made these fabric-covered valances for all the windows. This treatment can be used in any room and with any shape you want.
I added trim to further accentuate the outline of the valances.
We added both bookcases shown above, which also looks nice on either side of a fireplace.
Every time I go to take pictures of this room, I’ve missed the best lighting. I’m not a great photographer as it is and my pictures are always my weak point, so it takes me a while to get ones I think are even close to being good enough to post. I hope to show more soon and then talk about how we did these projects…
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the sneak peek!
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P.S. Since these are my personal pictures, please ask first for permission if you would like to use them. Thank you!
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A Detailed House 
Guess she lives in heaven there.
What a beautiful room! (So is your little girl 😀 ) I love the valances. And bookcases are always a weak point for me. I love them. Shelves are great. I’m a hoarder of books and other (select) dust collectors and I love love love shelves!
Wonderful job!
Thank you so much!! Haha on ‘other dust collectors!! I hoard books too!! I’ve never bought an ‘ebook’ because I want the book itself and I just adore children’s books. No matter how many bookcases, they always get filled up…not always with books though!
You’re very welcome. I lost a massive portion of my collection (books) in my last two moves. One of my boxes got destroy by water and I had to give away other books. I have a mammoth collection of ebooks too though, some of them repeats. Not entirely sure why.
Ugh – so sorry about the water damage! And that must have been so hard to give away some of the books, although I have a bunch of paperbacks I could easily give away! That’s so funny about the repeats – maybe you had bought them, but forgot, then read a review and bought them again?
What a beautiful room, I love the high ceiling and molding and I think it is a room that will change with her as she grows up. It’s fun to be a girl!
lovely lovely room. bet you little girl loves it 🙂
Aw I would have loved something like this when I was little. Kids should always have lots and lots of book space! Thanks for sharing x
Lovely….. I am still trying to work out what to do with my little girls room 🙂
I like the color palette…perfect for a little girl!
Beautiful! I love all the detail. Amy x
I love the shape on the valance! Those bookcases will come in handy forever – my mama & I used to fight over the family bookcases for my school books and her books 🙂
First, your daughter is adorable.
I love the cornices and the curtains. I am loving this room. Thanks for sharing this.
Cynthia
Thank you, Cynthia!! I’m so glad you like it and I can’t wait to see what you think of the whole room 🙂
I love it when windows have valences.
The room of a princess, which I’m sure she is! Great post!
Adorable! We need a detailed blog-post on exactly how you made the valences so that we can copy your creativity four our own little princesses rooms 🙂
Thank you! I can definitely do a post with the specifics and show how to make them. They are actually really easy and trust me, I’m no Bob Villa 🙂
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That little sweetie has a room fit for a princess! Very nice:)
Her own bookshelf! How very nice.
What a lucky little girl to have such a beautiful room.
You are one talented woman! Valances one day, fending off security breaches the next…. You’re making the rest of us look like big slackers, you know:)
Oh, I can slack with the best of them, trust me!! I go in spurts of productivity, then I idle for a good, long while 🙂
Okay….if you say so. Hope you get some idling in this weekend!
Gorgeous and I love the colors you chose. I really love the detail of the valances & of course the crown molding just makes everything look so elegant. Ummm, is the dog supposed to be on the bed?
On another note I know you’ve received many well deserved awards, but have forwarded on yet another to you for you terrific site, the Kreative Blogger award is yours. No pressure but we got to keep you in awards so you’ll keep on writing.
Thank you SO much!! That DOES keep me inspired, because honestly, there have been a couple of times that I’ve thought twice about blogging because I’m so scared of making mistakes or putting something out there that isn’t good enough! Your comment makes those fears melt away! So I am deeply appreciative of your words! You really came in at a time when I needed a boost!!
And yes, the dogs are always allowed on the beds 🙂
Those valances are awesome!
I love valences. They add so much depth.
I love that. Looks sweet!!!
Very beautiful room. You are so talented and have such stick-to-it-ness to complete the projects. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the house. Yes, you could teach Bob Villa a few tricks.
Great job, I love everything you’ve done. Looks so professional 🙂
Beautiful! What a lucky little girl. I am a book hoarder also but with not nearly enough shelfs so my bedroom is starting too look like a hoarder’s room.
What a beautiful room!
So lovely. You should charge admission and give tours!
Pink and green make such a lovely fresh colour scheme for a girl’s room. I could use book cases on either side of our bed. It seems we never have enough bookcases. My husband and I are pastors and books are a real passion with us. I love the different bindings too. It makes such a colourful addition to a room. Now, we just have to read them all…another thing entirely.
Absolutely beautiful…what little girl would not have sweet dreams here???
What a lovely room!
She looks very content in her pink palace 😀 – so sweet!
Love your cornice boards. I was thinking the other day that I might want to do some of those instead of the soft top treatments in my dining room, decisions!
Nice–like the cornices!
This is beautiful!
To bad you weren’t around when I was growing up, not that I would want a “girls” room, but something better than I had would have been great!! She’ll remember this forever. Thank’s for sharing.
I love the pale pink paired with green. Very pretty 🙂
beautiful colors, I love the book shelf and your daughter is so adorable!
Love it! Decorating my daughter’s room has always been my favourite room to do. Can’t wait to own a home and I’ll be sure to check beck to this post! Great job as always
I’m sure many girls would be envious of a bedroom like this. Really like the valances, impressive!
A cyber security initiative is as good a reason as any to take a blogging break. 🙂 Thanks for liking my recent post. It’s great to come over here and see how the pros do it. I’m also glad to hear I’m not the only one who struggles with photography.
Oh my gosh! That room is awesome. I would have loved to have a room like that when I was little. So lucky!!!
Beautiful room! Wish I had your creativity!
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Spectacularly beautiful! A dream bedroom!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your blogs….I don’t delete any email notifications so I can keep going back & looking at pics with ease. 😉 Wish I weren’t so design challenged! I can’t wait til your next post!
OMG – You are my new best friend!! That is SO nice of you to say!! Thank you 😀
Beautiful room. Your child is so lucky to have such a talented Mum.
Can you come to Provence and design my library for me! The room is so cute. You did a wonderful job.
Ashley
Hey Kearney! Did you say you made the rug? Do tell….
Tell me I didn’t somehow miss the valence lesson 🙂 How did you make the shape and then cut it? More importantly…how did you hang them?
Thanks for letting me camp out in your blog today. I had a great time and tried to leave my campsite as clean as when I arrived.
My daughter has decided to overhaul her bedroom :p She is asking for a bed crown/cornice and matching cornices for her windows….alllll in Toile…what a DIVA!
Oh, my!! How old is she? If she’s old enough, it could be a fun project together (and help with the work!!) 😉
she’s 6….go figure….im in a heap of trouble later!
Oh my gosh!! I assumed she was *much* older as that is a pretty sophisticated request!!
Cyber-hero by day….decorating Diva by Dawn…..!
Ha! Just wish there was more time in the day…I’ve written the post for the valances, but I’ve taken some and they are awful! I’m *terrible* at taking pictures, but I don’t like doing posts without them. I know you’ve commented several times about wanting to know how to do them and that you frequently reblog my posts, but I’m in a quandary because of the pics…sigh…