Hello friends! It’s Cassie here with my monthly guest post. This month I’m excited to share our daughter’s newly updated bedroom. We’ve focused a lot on the children’s spaces in our home this year, and we finally managed to finish one of them.
With our second child due this August—our baby boy—we needed to rearrange rooms. Our daughter’s nursery was in the smallest bedroom, while the second bedroom had been used mainly for storage and occasional guests. We planned to move her into the larger room and convert the smaller one back into a nursery. Because we intended to reuse much of what we already had, there wasn’t a huge need to buy new furniture.
We’re preparing to transition her to a “big girl” bed but decided to wait a few months until she’s a bit older. For now she still sleeps in her crib in the nursery, but we purchased a toddler bed and neutral bedding that will work for both her and her future brother. Choosing simple, gender-neutral pieces felt practical and economical.
Overall we kept the room largely gender neutral, with a few feminine accents. Since the space may someday be shared by a boy and a girl, I avoided bold, gendered choices that would require repainting or big changes later. I reused artwork from her old room and repurposed tissue banners from her first birthday to add a playful touch. I also displayed some of her pretty shoes—too lovely to hide in a closet.
We painted only two walls: the wall behind her bed and the section behind the shelves. The chosen color, Fawn Brindle, is a warm neutral grey that complements what we already owned without matching her old room too closely. To introduce a whimsical element, we added white and gold cloud decals on the larger wall.
The two main DIY projects were the dresser and the curtains. The curtains were simple white panels with blackout liners that we liked, so instead of replacing them I dip-dyed them to add color. I mixed light pink and tangerine dyes to achieve a coral tone. After following a few tutorials, the process was straightforward and the result was exactly what I wanted.
The dresser makeover took much longer. It’s a well-made piece that belonged to my husband growing up and was given to us when we married. It started as a golden-honey finish, and after finding an inspiring tutorial for an industrial-rustic look, I decided to refinish it. I finished with a selection of fun knobs and had my husband securely attach the dresser to the wall for safety.
There are a few small finishing touches left, but we’re very happy with how the room turned out. Even though she still sleeps in the nursery for now, our daughter loves her new space. By using mostly items we already owned and being selective about purchases, we kept the update both economical and meaningful.
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