I am so excited to finally be able to show you guys my daughter Bella’s room revamp project. We have been working on it for over a month and it was my goal to have it finished by Bella’s 10th birthday. Her birthday was a week ago and I finished the room the night before her birthday.
Spending the last month transforming her room from a sweet little shabby chic girl’s room into a fun and bright tween space has been so much fun for the both of us. Â I just love her colors and we just couldn’t stop with all of the fun projects!
My goal for this room revamp was to try and use everything that she had and transform all of it with paint. Â Before I jump into some of the project details, let me just show you around:
My girl picked all of the colors and patterns for her new room. Â She wanted bold bright and fun and layered patterns. Â Ten is interesting age in that they go back and forth between little girl and teenager. Â I guess that’s why they call it tween. Â There is little girl mixed with big girl in her new room but the most important thing for me since the day she was born is to surround her with creativity and art.
Bella’s art is framed throughout the room to remind her that she can create anything she wants for her environment:
As we began planning Bella’s room revamp, I gave her the Pottery Barn Teen catalog to look through and she immediately went to this geometric sea foam green duvet cover and sheets:
After the bedding came in, I asked her what other colors she wanted in the space and I wasn’t surprised to hear that she wanted hot pink. Â Although, I was surprised by all of the pattern mixing that she wanted.
After we figured out her colors, we went to town revamping her old Pottery Barn little girl furniture. Â We wanted to use what we had furniture-wise and get creative with paint and fun patterns. Â All of the painted pieces that you see (everything including the bed), was done with the new Velvet Finishes paint line that I am completely obsessed with. The colors of this paint are so incredibly highly pigmented and the finish is unbelievable.
I have already posted tutorials of two of the furniture paint projects a few weeks ago here:
We also transformed my daughter’s old junk toy box into a chic upholstered bench. Â It was such an easy and quick transformation because we used a faux fabric panel trick.
If you’re interested in the toy box tutorial that I shared last week, you can find that here.
We also revamped this chair and I’ll be sharing that tutorial next week:
By the way, the dog silhouette is a piece that Bella and I did several years ago of our sweet dog Ava. Â It was such a fun project for us. Â You can find that tutorial here.
Bella also wanted hanging paper party lanterns somewhere and we just hung a few over her hutch in the corner. Â We just hammered a nail into the ceiling with the string tied to the nail:
We added a much needed Ikea Billy Bookcase to help keep my girl organized:
We added cookie/candy jars from Target to the top shelves to help with organizing the little stuff:
We love how pretty the chandelier turned out and how it pulls the room together. Â We were inspired by a very high end chandy and we painted an inexpensive piece from Lowe’s:
In case you missed it, I shared a tutorial for the chandelier a few weeks ago here:
The last thing that went in to the room were two large art pieces that I painted. Â Bella ask me at the beginning of the room project to paint her the largest heart that I could and I surprised her with it on her birthday:
and because I just couldn’t stop painting and adding even more fun stuff for my girl, I painted this fun “B” in a colorful circus monogram for her other blank wall:
This has been such a fun project and I love that we transformed the space using mainly the pieces we already had in the room. Â I have several little projects to still share tutorials for in this room and those will be coming up. Â Bella is so excited about her new room and I’m so glad that she wanted to be so involved in choosing everything.
Thanks so much for stopping by and thank you Bella for letting me share your room project on the blog. Â Happy Birthday sweet girl! xoxo
Cheers!
Cyndy
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Khaki says
This is a fabulous room! You outdid yourself on this project. <3
Heather Young Brandon says
Cyndy,
I love your ideas. Do you mind giving me a few more deets on the bookcase? Thank you!!!
Thanks for sharing.
Heather
Stephanie says
This room turned out stunning! I bet your daughter absolutely adores her new room!
the cape on the corner says
that is gorgeous! i love the color combo, the jars from target, and that desk area!
Cyndy says
Thank you so much!
Marty@A Stroll Thru Life says
I love, love, love this. What a fun and delightful room. The colors are fantastic. I would love for you to link up to my Inspire Me party this afternoon. Party goes live at 3 PM. Hope to see you there.
Lindsay says
This belongs in a magazine. I absolutely love it! Wish I had a room this fun when I was a tween!
Cyndy says
Aw, Thank you so much Lindsay! Bella is loving her new room!
Megan @ Our PInteresting Family says
What an amazing room! I would have loved a room like this when I was little…heck I’d love it even now. 🙂 That chandelier and the painted furniture I think are my favorite parts. Hope Bella had a wonderful birthday! You are an awesome mom, Cyndy.
Cyndy says
Aw.. thank you so much sweet Megan! Bella had a wonderful birthday! Your note made my day Megan! xo
Laura J says
Love that dog silhouette. I can’t believe I missed it the first time around. I don’t have any little girls, so I miss out on all the fun pink decorating, but my 15 year old son would definitely appreciate that as artwork for his room. In blue, of course. It’s definitely on the to-do list.
Great job, Cyndy. I hope your daughter appreciates all your hard work and creativity!
Cyndy says
Thank you so much Laura! Yes, a dog silhouette is such a fun project to do! It would be so fun in navy or a indigo color for a boys room! If you guys do it, I would love to see a pic of your finished canvas. Thank you so much Laura for your kind words!
Beth C. says
What a wonderful project to share with your daughter! Every detail is amazing. Bella has inherited her mother’s creativity and style! Best, Beth C.
Cyndy says
Aw.. thank you so much Beth! Your words just make me smile. Thank you!
Jill says
Wow! Love how bright and colorful that is! I love the wall of gold dots!
Amanda Eck says
I bet she doesn’t want to leave her room! I know I wouldn’t! Love it
CD Loken says
A perfect little/big girl room! I love everything, especially Bella’s framed art work! Awesome mother/daughter team work on the design!
Lisa @ Shine Your Light says
Cyndy! Bella’s room came out so fabulously!! I love all the creative touches the two of you did together. The polka dot wall, art, painted side table and dresser, bench and both chairs all look so great, especially against the white backdrop. And of course that light – it just might be my favorite thing on earth. I just posted today about transitioning my daughter’s room from tween to teen. It is in a similar color scheme. We last did it when she was ten and now it’s time for another revamp…..so you get a few years off until the next room tweaking for Bella 🙂
Lisa @ Shine Your Light says
You earned a break after all that hard work!! Thanks for sharing all your fabulous ideas! I’m so inspired!
Kellie Smith says
Bravo!!! This looks amazing! So happy Velvet Finishes helped make Bella’s room special!
Jessi says
ADORABLE! I love the colors and the polka dot wall. Your daughter is a very lucky gal! (I am coming from the AtoZ linky party and have happy to have found your blog!)
Jenn @ HomeStyleReport says
Bella is one lucky girl! I love her open bookcase/storage, it’s so glam and girlie!
Suzanne @Sprinkled Nest says
LOVE this room. I recently painted my daughter’s room so I know what you just went through. Great idea on the candy jars. Might have to try that! Sharing!
debbie says
Bella’s room is the bomb. The colors are fantastic. Y’all did a terrific job !!!!
Maureen says
What a labour of love! It turned out fabulous! Rivals Teen rooms shown in Home Dec magazines! Be proud of your accomplishment! Your daughter is a lucky girl!
REbecca says
Are the dots on the wall painted on or are they stickers?
Cyndy says
the dots are vinyl Rebecca. You can find them on Etsy in all sizes.
Melanie says
Curious as to what size dots your chose for your daughter’s room? Love it!
Lisa says
It looks great, well done to you both 🙂
Kim says
This is so so cute, Cyndy. My favorite is the dog painting.
michelle says
I am actually looking to make a big painted heart for my little girls room just like that one. So when I saw a picture of it on pinterest I came to check it out. You didn’t say how you did the heart, did you just trace the heart as best as possible?
Jenny says
Wow Cyndy! This looks fabulous! I would have loved this room when I was growing up.
Nancy says
Love this tween room! Just a little adjustment put the two euro shams in back ,then sleeping pillows, then the standard decorative shams, fold down the duvet just a quarter down, viola! P.s. Basically make beds for a living 🙂
ellen says
I LOVE this room! This is exactly how I want to do my daughter’s room in our new house.Can you tell me where you found the gold dots? I have only seen larger ones online and I love this size. Thank you!!!
Jackie says
Love this and it came just at the right time as we are in the early stages of re-doing my 9 1/2 yr. olds room. Did you paint the gold dot wall?
Isabella says
Very beautiful room!!!!! We’re did you get the sheets and quilt?
Cyndy says
Thank you Isabella (that’s my daughter’s name too!). The sheets and duvet cover came from either Pottery Barn Teen. The color is called pool. Thank you for stopping by!
Isabella says
Thank you. We are trying to do my room too.
Thanks again.
Isabella says
I forgot to ask you, we’re did you get the side bookshelf were her lab top is sitting?
Isabella says
Also I forgot to ask,were did you get the corner bookshelf?
Isabella says
Never mind. Sorry
Ann says
Love the room! The Pottery Barn pool color is a great color. QUestion. Does anyone have a suggestion for a wall color to go nicely with the pool? My 10 year daughter wants a similiar PB bedding in pool and is leaning toward a matching tourquise /pool color and that to me is going to make a small room even smaller! Suggestions anyone?
eugenia says
Hi I love the gold dot wallpaper, may i ask where you got that?
thanks
suzanne says
This is truly inspiring!
Christina says
I love the heart painting! Would you mind telling me how you made it would you? 🙂
Emlyn says
How much would you charge to paint one of those fabulous hearts :)? Thanks!
Rachel says
Love the room! I’m curious how you painted the heart and kept it so clean?!
Lacie says
Love this room! I’m wondering how big the gold dot decals are? Are they 1 inch and how far did you space them apart? So perfect!
nicky says
Does anyone know what color of paint would match the pool pottery barn stuff? I have seen SW 6486 (reflecting pool) but I just don’t know?
Rachel says
Me again! Still wondering about that heart print! Maybe you could do a tutorial?
Shelly says
We love this room! I am doing my daughter’s room in similar colors! Where did you get the paper lanterns? I cannot find the different variations you have and they are just adorable!
Michelle says
I’m sorry Becky!!! I was really nervous at the time. I kept searching and found it finally! Thank you, thank you, thank you. Now I have one littel favor… could you delete my clumsy comments. …
Hannah Reid says
Love the hanging poofs and lanterns! I’m planning this in my daughter’s room, so I enjoy seeing how others have done them…thanks!
Heather Frank says
Love, love, love this room. Would you ever make and sale that heart painting? And what color is the ceiling? Thank so much . 🙂
Linda says
What size canvas did you use for the heart painting? ?
Tricia G. says
Would you mind sharing or emailing the colors you used and sizing for your heart painting? It is beautiful! Thank you!
Sara says
First off, your daughters room turned out amazing! Did you use a stencil for the gold polka dots? If so, where did you get it from? Thank you!
Sara
Karen says
Love the Billy shelf. Would be perfect for my child’s room. What are the doors you used on this? Thanks for the idea ?
Chrissy says
Love the heart canvas too! Which size canvas and did you free hand the heart??
Hillary Stull says
What size are the paper lanterns?
Carie Gaglio says
Where did you find the chair that sits in the corner next to her bed. I love this chair.
Melissa says
Is the desk in the corner a DIY project or did you buy it?? We are looking to do something like that in our office !!
Liesel says
Would you consider making/selling me a dog silhouette exactly like the pink one?
Cyndy says
Hi Liesel. I’m sorry but I don’t make them for people. I don’t have the time. The process is very easy if you follow my tutorial. Thanks for your note!
Mhara says
Hi, lovely space! I was just wondering where the corner hutch/bookshelf is from? Thank you in advance – Mhara
Cyndy says
Hi Mhara! The corner hutch was from Pottery Barn kids about 11 years ago. Not sure if they still sell it but I would check there first. You can also search “Corner white hutch” in Google shopping to see if you can find a similar one if PBKids no longer sells. Good luck! 🙂
Kristin says
Where did you get that hutch?!
Ciera says
Cute room!! Where did you get that hutch?
Amanda says
Hello,
How big are your gold circles and how far did you put them apart? Thank you
Respectfully,
Designed challenged
Andrea says
Hi! Can you please tell me about the wall behind the bed? Is that wallpaper? If so, can you please share the manufacturer and pattern? Thanks!
Diane says
I know this a 4-year-old post, but my granddaughter has chosen this room from the hundreds on Pinterest as inspiration for her room that we will complete together. I have been unable to find reference to the wall color. Do you mind sharing? Thanks so much. Glad I found your awesome blog!