Two's Company, Three's...Gratitude

A couple of years ago, we moved all three girls into one room. Our decision was not because we didn't have space for Fifi to have her own room, but because nothing good happens when a tween has that much privacy! I know. I remember. And she's proven to me that I'm right, right, right and it's true, true, true over the past couple of weeks. She's been sleeping in the guest space while we repainted and redecorated, and she's been drifting -- I can sense it.

Hopefully that will all change now that she and her sisters are back where they ought to be. There is something about having less and sharing and serving one another that bonds siblings for the better.

This was a funny redo. We let Fifi take the lead in choosing the look of the room. If it had been me? Pink gingham...everywhere. I love pink gingham. Or yellow gingham. What did I expect Fifi to choose? English Ivy and eyelet and doilies and lace. Imagine my surprise when she decided upon lime green! I was very skeptical, but I think she chose well. It turned out very nice and accommodated many accent colors (which was what I was after in the first place).

We had a budget for the redo...what?...no we didn't! Husband just trusts me not to hurt us too much. I really did a lot of "hunting and gathering," which I despise, and I am so glad it's over. My favorite cheap-cuts: the headboard for each bed was cut from one piece of MDF to which I stapled batting and...can you guess?...canvas! Canvas! Everywhere canvas! So versatile. Anyway, the princess and castle pictures are painted MDF board with ribbon and $13.00 worth of applique I found at the do-it-yourself store one day. The dresser is a salvage piece from Grandpa's house -- the story is it used to belong to my dad. He doesn't remember it, but that's the story and I'm sticking with it.

Here's some pics of the redo and then a YouTube of the reaction...


And the big reveal: