One house, three ways, two magazines and a painting

Confused by the blog title? Of course you are....let me explain.<br /><br />Ever since I started writing this blog, I've loved to post about beautiful homes. There is a gorgeous old Queenslander here in Brisbane that was listed for sale after a complete overhaul. A short time later, it was on the market again, with a completely different look (you can check out the full post <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2010/11/hamptons-style-comes-to-brisbane.html">here</a>). Well, as luck would have it, it's now the home of our very own Melinda Boundy, of <a href="http://lilygnew.blogspot.com/">Lily G</a>. Of course, it's looking better than ever now - so much so that it's just been featured in not one, but two magazines.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD45LsAMVWd2DdAS7iJrBNCeILW6YN0uyg-dd3cPcdzlq8JLBYqsbezLmmSRiFv1wRvdT63vWQsNq1ESTmbfMOTPYICgiy9Y6J4OX09PesSBADTTgfl1EhTipQwameB3ozUfDV9wKvs-Aw/s1600/melinda+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD45LsAMVWd2DdAS7iJrBNCeILW6YN0uyg-dd3cPcdzlq8JLBYqsbezLmmSRiFv1wRvdT63vWQsNq1ESTmbfMOTPYICgiy9Y6J4OX09PesSBADTTgfl1EhTipQwameB3ozUfDV9wKvs-Aw/s640/melinda+1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3loQyYRMzDD5FvvAyI2BXW-vcOrzm6Pblxik2oykornSlWyrKVrzeDGuSIFZos7cX_4246QOAN1cBzFl7uM17krtI4KK1SZC-uCEbUFDjteVBNsb7H1hO8ey4etpxslHxxuAfHz_GMCNI/s1600/melinda2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3loQyYRMzDD5FvvAyI2BXW-vcOrzm6Pblxik2oykornSlWyrKVrzeDGuSIFZos7cX_4246QOAN1cBzFl7uM17krtI4KK1SZC-uCEbUFDjteVBNsb7H1hO8ey4etpxslHxxuAfHz_GMCNI/s640/melinda2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtP3z4mAiFqb-6gTw80SoJnG_sFsKdkgm_Ey8CfhKoqvysksr76R6TicEPYIUgNqtL-lE92U8eg8-vrfqO81x9wWQL10YDOfyfoz3H8S8MPdYuS06L8NS9uRDrbsqRsSQKWohvp7__6dn7/s1600/melinda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtP3z4mAiFqb-6gTw80SoJnG_sFsKdkgm_Ey8CfhKoqvysksr76R6TicEPYIUgNqtL-lE92U8eg8-vrfqO81x9wWQL10YDOfyfoz3H8S8MPdYuS06L8NS9uRDrbsqRsSQKWohvp7__6dn7/s640/melinda.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">The above images are from the new <a href="http://www.queenslandhomes.com.au/?product=431">Queensland Homes Gold Annual 2012</a>, and were snapped by photographer <a href="http://www.johndowns.com.au/">John Downs</a> (a really nice guy who was kind enough to send me these pics - thanks so much John).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I'm thrilled to say that the lovely Melinda (who has been one of my biggest supporters, and was the very first to stock my original artwork) commissioned an original Butterfly painting to hang in her living room. It's similar to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78893582/butterfly-print-in-black-and-white-the">'The Monarchist'</a>, with some aqua accents to compliment her scheme. Here's a close-up...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRAdaBWYlGRfz8Oz1AzuEYS-qAlTsm3DZTFbXwGRY-hbSgRBHOZ1EjtNs9a_Nc7o9H4cfUvZ894JgdFiW3t1HKoCOeFHBzNURibTMxQsxQtLzqKS1njpQK-kJbjfBOQcbhUHRzhiDOH8B/s1600/aqua+butterfly+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRAdaBWYlGRfz8Oz1AzuEYS-qAlTsm3DZTFbXwGRY-hbSgRBHOZ1EjtNs9a_Nc7o9H4cfUvZ894JgdFiW3t1HKoCOeFHBzNURibTMxQsxQtLzqKS1njpQK-kJbjfBOQcbhUHRzhiDOH8B/s640/aqua+butterfly+2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-small;">How lovely is this frame Melinda chose? And by floating the paper on the mount, those lovely deckled edges were highlighted perfectly. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Want to see more (and let's face it, who wouldn't?). Well, grab yourself a copy of this month's <a href="http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/">Australian Women's Weekly</a>:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFBtHQHSGTPZ1L0fQZyrUddKHwnevrkpzrBNUEG5FuNNNMGJ1EHEG7swNDdd-UF-U04zpCm9bOY-nmOx3wKMoKx6pO4PQRhEg46Q1kpkfueLYV1E5aKOphVTSLVJWhEYzmXxCpWm2BRLD/s1600/melinda+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFBtHQHSGTPZ1L0fQZyrUddKHwnevrkpzrBNUEG5FuNNNMGJ1EHEG7swNDdd-UF-U04zpCm9bOY-nmOx3wKMoKx6pO4PQRhEg46Q1kpkfueLYV1E5aKOphVTSLVJWhEYzmXxCpWm2BRLD/s640/melinda+2.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwVlmg7x2PyC-Um8RIbdYEFDdv9LX-615BlmStDUYOIde5_lefu7maFrjbIp4wvCmlzx7P1_MferJQAh1KMuP66uxBRwDCvCqqQVcMMilCh9yUalvUaEFY65njt3o71IxBC0g56mlfs8h/s1600/melinda3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwVlmg7x2PyC-Um8RIbdYEFDdv9LX-615BlmStDUYOIde5_lefu7maFrjbIp4wvCmlzx7P1_MferJQAh1KMuP66uxBRwDCvCqqQVcMMilCh9yUalvUaEFY65njt3o71IxBC0g56mlfs8h/s640/melinda3.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-small;">photography by Simon Kenny, words by Catherine Shields</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Looks great, doesn't it? No wonder the glossies are knocking her door down for a chance to feature it. And how great it is to see the same home, decorated so differently? I know which is my favourite, of course :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope you all had a great day yesterday - the sunshine was short-lived and we're back to rainy and miserable today. Oh, and for those who've asked - I've finished the <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2012/01/happy-days.html">book</a> and it's a cracker. I'll be back next week with a little review, so pop back in for the full rundown.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great weekend, </div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

One house, three ways, two magazines and a painting

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HOME DECOR: CHILDS PLAY

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love creating rooms for young people</span>. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Children have boundless imaginations and interviewing them for a room redesign is a lesson in possibilities. Whether tweens, teens or preschoolers, they have no fear of color and they know exactly what they love. Nine year old Hailey wanted purple, hot pink, butterflies and fairies. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, and her other favorite - turquoise. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Her mother was a little worried about that combination. </div><div style="text-align: center;">She feared that Hailey would grow out of a theme room and </div><div style="text-align: center;">wanted something that would grow up with her daughter. <img alt="" border="0" height="423" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338238356755337122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKEDd9PT1Vz23k0b4wvzt1uPx-GzcMFHmW6zrMNS8_hZquuIqJ7wepjUjtoQNm4BkDIdTYadVn-su9rQgbkcZQOZ6n1MakK19Eu7lREgZjbuR8TRmYk1d15GVqR4_mFjVzFgaB32yOyY/s640/Davis+-+Haileys+Room.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /> Here is Hailey's new room. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Fit for a beautiful princess, it is sophisticated enough to grow with her with minmal changes, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and has all the elements she wanted in a room of her own. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We started with the walls. A soft lavender with a touch of grey. </div><div style="text-align: center;">More subdued than Hailey first wanted. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I convinced her to 'wait and see' on the wall color. </div><div style="text-align: center;">If she didn't like the finished product, walls were easy to paint over. </div><div style="text-align: center;">What I wanted was a wall that complimented the room and didn't overpower it. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338198538944801810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOfytGoOxmGMRcPS5Jp50UOT7SLWC6zWfMUW4NixAqHuFygUVCaY9xpz1nzDkwyunqxFubUADti0nw7E34Yk_laYVgPeX9xbFdTcXzoooCTzoY65QnRPt9DzV-lK5cMoSdS4PXoYNpC8/s320/lavender+walls.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 228px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 217px;" />Next came the fabrics. Mini check and larger checks in lavender. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Solid hot pink in the softest minky, </div><div style="text-align: center;">soft pink and white stripe. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiED_W4ZSq1dDefflv4ySPeFqVJBULBol75H4srQs_7RzRxCJmvjioHr18iNap_k29eXRM4IoUlAP4WhmsGDgpxkr5-LtCu1astH9RsIjvGwuq1_-i1BYeSWRnvbZOBSCxc43F1xU6y4/s1600-h/small+check+purple.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338198341657817794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiED_W4ZSq1dDefflv4ySPeFqVJBULBol75H4srQs_7RzRxCJmvjioHr18iNap_k29eXRM4IoUlAP4WhmsGDgpxkr5-LtCu1astH9RsIjvGwuq1_-i1BYeSWRnvbZOBSCxc43F1xU6y4/s320/small+check+purple.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 176px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 193px;" /></a> <br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8nKLvqQoGh3WKnX44SiAcij7MkReloehl74UzgxB8PaLFpFzDwdj39ZhGqh2htaVPh19odxz6slemt1woB5deku7wOFaSSuHIrpwhKY_7ZzMxyDLFFh8xcyhkXqQ3z04c3In90XXSZ0/s1600-h/kravet+la++gardencheck+orchid++LA1127+1059.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338198333772898594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8nKLvqQoGh3WKnX44SiAcij7MkReloehl74UzgxB8PaLFpFzDwdj39ZhGqh2htaVPh19odxz6slemt1woB5deku7wOFaSSuHIrpwhKY_7ZzMxyDLFFh8xcyhkXqQ3z04c3In90XXSZ0/s320/kravet+la++gardencheck+orchid++LA1127+1059.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> And one wonderful floral with pink, hot pink, lavender and purple to pull it all together. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpU3EykJ9KYmVBtobhsx0zl84J4dcgfOCdZQo7SRMbEfPs6sllunuF2UFlo1ITXryxZMStqxLpqQOwY_VBmKuBtH8QbOnKuqcvGETBFJshlHwjZTiELTo3LfgB1xZFvYelaYed3pVXvM/s1600-h/flora.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="181" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338198332428690546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpU3EykJ9KYmVBtobhsx0zl84J4dcgfOCdZQo7SRMbEfPs6sllunuF2UFlo1ITXryxZMStqxLpqQOwY_VBmKuBtH8QbOnKuqcvGETBFJshlHwjZTiELTo3LfgB1xZFvYelaYed3pVXvM/s200/flora.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="200" /></a>I was careful not to use juvenile patterns. </div><div style="text-align: center;">These fabrics were fresh and grown-up enough to last for many years. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg665c4HONON3AQkqxgw-fqeBEaHBvdSTnDgqcVfrs4dhvIhcGpIHbYwa2UbnitWpbYsYtQ4u_Z4pU7STPJkjShmNvMmAbECfPP0xvUFn11C_xfWkAAu2GzEpOqJPQ_knVHFl0hy9mX8nw/s1600-h/valance+closeup.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="353" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338198330414441474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg665c4HONON3AQkqxgw-fqeBEaHBvdSTnDgqcVfrs4dhvIhcGpIHbYwa2UbnitWpbYsYtQ4u_Z4pU7STPJkjShmNvMmAbECfPP0xvUFn11C_xfWkAAu2GzEpOqJPQ_knVHFl0hy9mX8nw/s400/valance+closeup.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="400" /></a>I designed a simple cornice box valance for the smaller window in the room and had it covered in the larger check. A scalloped bottom added a feminine touch and the puffy posies - a fun little project I did myself - added a touch of whimsy and youth. (They are removable for when she is a little older down the road). </div><div style="text-align: center;">The room had a large window in an alcove that was a natural spot to create a window seat. We built it and framed it with draperies.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkou8-DdABLQUDhCbeI8kdPPAytcushOCuOXj8Wep2ebOJOj9qcAkAD3U1qE0biZtYy7EAllJdzbMSgj-ZpjVHqZm8jfdpXoMSmvZq9HbERBIpsOhPdX3MPQ6EgTL4vEozKXuvGsfFII/s1600-h/valance+detail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338198331786331378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkou8-DdABLQUDhCbeI8kdPPAytcushOCuOXj8Wep2ebOJOj9qcAkAD3U1qE0biZtYy7EAllJdzbMSgj-ZpjVHqZm8jfdpXoMSmvZq9HbERBIpsOhPdX3MPQ6EgTL4vEozKXuvGsfFII/s400/valance+detail.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="305" /></a>I added floor length drapes to the scalloped cornice valance there. On the inside edge I repeated the scallop detail. We flanked the window seat in bookshelves. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2H74EyHKDbtjUlYrS3FCKxihaKyop4LdT3lmxelvZUk_tT_G27iczTZfeWgCu_09zPW7UvzgbXSmX7_Feb-yvAgeYk3L0ljhapxPM1-IMB78Rjd8yY5Rkih6jTK2miZ7JPkCFGkVsEY/s1600-h/pompom+poof.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338197335918766098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2H74EyHKDbtjUlYrS3FCKxihaKyop4LdT3lmxelvZUk_tT_G27iczTZfeWgCu_09zPW7UvzgbXSmX7_Feb-yvAgeYk3L0ljhapxPM1-IMB78Rjd8yY5Rkih6jTK2miZ7JPkCFGkVsEY/s640/pompom+poof.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="411" /></a>Note the detail of trim and larger check fabric on the bottom of the curtain. Next to the curtain is a pompom pouf - one of Haileys favorite things in her room. Hot pink pompoms in varying sizes were glued to the lid of this soft pink ottoman, creating a very girlish and very soft seat. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsgUEY_ddalst8rdNLGF4VeSBbvu9gCfcuqt0Ny0gp4lumWfYbhQVj3egbcusD_qV8uqGkixeSWy7T0_Zs7fFeKNvcriQpBiW9xHAhqJBJ-yTa6xmV-7KHWyhmxljtaFRIuAR7-zfo-k/s1600-h/Davis+-+Haileys+room+-+window+seat.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="424" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338197335749085762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsgUEY_ddalst8rdNLGF4VeSBbvu9gCfcuqt0Ny0gp4lumWfYbhQVj3egbcusD_qV8uqGkixeSWy7T0_Zs7fFeKNvcriQpBiW9xHAhqJBJ-yTa6xmV-7KHWyhmxljtaFRIuAR7-zfo-k/s640/Davis+-+Haileys+room+-+window+seat.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Here is the finished window seat. I wanted it to be inviting, so covered it in a soft hot pink cushion and filled it with fabulous decorative pillows. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-avdxDEfH3_y74tY1-uLNazlRxjW7kUNHjMTywnOnepdFaY-1Y-2y3XWZcFdc5Q_AahhH_b7M-mUjXq_9WqluTvaF1mWa2EJUlCFlaAicn4H3V80LHx7H-xyBwErIUXwZQsQU9IGSxZw/s1600-h/IMG_2803.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="509" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338197332686693890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-avdxDEfH3_y74tY1-uLNazlRxjW7kUNHjMTywnOnepdFaY-1Y-2y3XWZcFdc5Q_AahhH_b7M-mUjXq_9WqluTvaF1mWa2EJUlCFlaAicn4H3V80LHx7H-xyBwErIUXwZQsQU9IGSxZw/s640/IMG_2803.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a>The window seat is a wonderful focal point and draws you into the room. Adjacent to the room, a private bathroom gets the same valance treatment and a shower curtain in the same fabrics as the bedroom. Above the doorway is a series of photos we had taken of Hailey at Blue Moon studio in Laguna Niguel. The studio provided wings, dress and floral wreath for her head, transforming her into a fairy. The photos were magical! Not only does she have a room fit for a fairy princess, she IS the fairy princess. Each time she looks at these photographs she will see how beautiful she really is. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlAAaOGCTfxvh6JCITuiDKgv2NjtvyNXGSsewQx5jNINOsXJ89R-dDiuzwm9quqyxSBvxxTcOTlktbPMWYqKJWjnxgLc0OATQVUJZhRa5Jx3PcJmKjs7Uxgv_IBdUR4H5COH9Gw1wMbM/s1600-h/fairydoll.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="417" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338197326196798946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlAAaOGCTfxvh6JCITuiDKgv2NjtvyNXGSsewQx5jNINOsXJ89R-dDiuzwm9quqyxSBvxxTcOTlktbPMWYqKJWjnxgLc0OATQVUJZhRa5Jx3PcJmKjs7Uxgv_IBdUR4H5COH9Gw1wMbM/s640/fairydoll.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Here is a close-up detail of the window seat pillows and a fairy doll I created from a pattern. Oh, and don't forget the turquoise our princess requested. We didn't forget the turquoise - I created a butterfly pillow in turquoise minky fabric and trimmed out some of the bed pillows in the same color. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The fairy doll has butterfly wings and pointy toes - and hair the same color as my little client. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6w2-JM1HDSetHmUHzng6TpVsUisqWY5RKtEX3hnmhCcTmTxq50nR3XzKjG7A6H_maQq-rAysTcXvtnPW1gyFpgnqt2Cr5IvDpUm-wGhdpjueGfPO7ayxfPqcj7Q5bPM3bAjgpReZNmNY/s1600-h/chandelier.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338196155780236930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6w2-JM1HDSetHmUHzng6TpVsUisqWY5RKtEX3hnmhCcTmTxq50nR3XzKjG7A6H_maQq-rAysTcXvtnPW1gyFpgnqt2Cr5IvDpUm-wGhdpjueGfPO7ayxfPqcj7Q5bPM3bAjgpReZNmNY/s1600/chandelier.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> The crowning touch for the window seat is this chic little chandelier, complete with pink crystal beads, clear droplets and soft pink shades. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCSHwqMNsoq60d0mudr5dFZj_jlQzP-poOJ7w6j8LtgzX2y3NKIlXL6RCa5JTOFnTIHKYz1QB_sppxgIbuKZAF2A7caax0vFNfkWTeFdaAki0yeqHfcoVt1dAERsk0ukFgj4axw0_QZQ/s1600-h/sconces.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338196149982898946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCSHwqMNsoq60d0mudr5dFZj_jlQzP-poOJ7w6j8LtgzX2y3NKIlXL6RCa5JTOFnTIHKYz1QB_sppxgIbuKZAF2A7caax0vFNfkWTeFdaAki0yeqHfcoVt1dAERsk0ukFgj4axw0_QZQ/s640/sconces.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="582" /></a> We added wall sconces to match at each side of the bed and draped the bed curtains around them. <br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__H0zEZE2SIvik498rrZjxrvV_cLyiDp7QoPWIrdhuwLRngPwsafo5-2erCPrTDf4hZA4A9dX3sFceZrZQNl0EilqDHDM1EPRuUqmnFkShvidXc3GlXRRg75WFbn5-qoUmJ-Qd9So20E/s1600-h/headboard.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="445" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338196150932496562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__H0zEZE2SIvik498rrZjxrvV_cLyiDp7QoPWIrdhuwLRngPwsafo5-2erCPrTDf4hZA4A9dX3sFceZrZQNl0EilqDHDM1EPRuUqmnFkShvidXc3GlXRRg75WFbn5-qoUmJ-Qd9So20E/s640/headboard.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a>Our growing girl needed a bigger bed. We removed the twin size bed from the room and brought in a queen sized mattress and box spring, elevated with risers to allow for possible storage underneath. We turned the bed sideways because of space concerns and so that the bed didn't completely block the beautiful new window seat. I created and upholstered the headboard, in deep purple corduroy. The darker color adds a little drama, a little sophistication and a little depth to the room. We added a plush chenile shaggy area rug in the same color at the foot of the bed. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zpjnJli3JGSusKx0rrKnUrfQEpPFzCXkYRlG1Ky5Nskj1wS2epzLmrBjn0TijQwZiKBqkLRVqrcg1jb0Jk5n24RyditGW5gT-r6PiEFCcpV7YJWZIeN0jZDtGVQUfwclPtxFWXUuHoU/s1600-h/cornice+detail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="457" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338196144367187362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zpjnJli3JGSusKx0rrKnUrfQEpPFzCXkYRlG1Ky5Nskj1wS2epzLmrBjn0TijQwZiKBqkLRVqrcg1jb0Jk5n24RyditGW5gT-r6PiEFCcpV7YJWZIeN0jZDtGVQUfwclPtxFWXUuHoU/s640/cornice+detail.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a>The crowning touch of the room is the bed cornice and draperies. My carpenter created the cornice from my drawings and specifications. Painted white and trimmed with decorative molding, it holds the beautiful draperies and valance that frames the bed. We used the pink and white stripe against the wall and repeated the same curtain as in the window seat area. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHcEcejPpPBfnW8PKuCoPiJJxbVUqy-rAXiAyhv_f4cX4sZCbpu18WIpmI4Ey1YMynfD8mFbim7PsDxR7jWXBBCJgKPLIVjX5EUJ3ItQ4EVux5J47AD_7gZDXkh8KBZN59FzECHfqRlI/s1600-h/beaded+fringe.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="273" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338196141591068770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHcEcejPpPBfnW8PKuCoPiJJxbVUqy-rAXiAyhv_f4cX4sZCbpu18WIpmI4Ey1YMynfD8mFbim7PsDxR7jWXBBCJgKPLIVjX5EUJ3ItQ4EVux5J47AD_7gZDXkh8KBZN59FzECHfqRlI/s320/beaded+fringe.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="320" /></a> Our valance over the bed is trimmed in 3" long lavender, pink and white sparkling beaded trim for drama. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is a little girls dream.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEith8cJsmg-iou3nhxWEuCE92u2y00QoHLJ31mm3ij-zuKOdH7He1vV2rrnnCF3-EARIIeRSuD_M0q8e6FraozEkqW2y3A0V7Y5Hx_WIajH3VcrPFfwg-D0W_-Bzd_1CvYvYJuh0gztRwk/s1600-h/fairy+doll1.jpg"></a>While Hailey wanted butterflies and fairies, I didn't want to create a 'theme' room. </div><div style="text-align: center;">So we brought in the fairies and butterflies in more subtle ways. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I created butterfly appliques to add to pillows on the window seat and made the fairy doll with golden hair and butterfly wings. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglogJIgX9zv4DwbavHW6sB2vtLVTYUBOpLf4bM6O7g16Akot77csiaHzpbpSFj7hdgVY6PMUkUiHLvHYLMBPm9hkekgH1XDni1oRZPtnZvqVjlxd4GXTQVIlTFZ1lHnOnwtV21414kjME/s1600-h/more+fairy+hints.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338195056488409186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglogJIgX9zv4DwbavHW6sB2vtLVTYUBOpLf4bM6O7g16Akot77csiaHzpbpSFj7hdgVY6PMUkUiHLvHYLMBPm9hkekgH1XDni1oRZPtnZvqVjlxd4GXTQVIlTFZ1lHnOnwtV21414kjME/s320/more+fairy+hints.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="280" /></a>A bronze fairy sculpture sits on the nightstand (along with the most perfect lamp with a glass shade that has hand painted flowers in pink and purple). </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYq6Ux9Ti5EGPiM7wmlpWbGqfBJsoXwSqLKYPaReI3-ZfIubjVPVcY3FM533NNn9vcI36MmJ8YqKf2uegwghviI-0hYAj-TeXG4s0_f7cc5wP4HT1BJyxpaGo8ZV3lC1EWdRYrn-vSg4c/s1600-h/reflection.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338195050397849522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYq6Ux9Ti5EGPiM7wmlpWbGqfBJsoXwSqLKYPaReI3-ZfIubjVPVcY3FM533NNn9vcI36MmJ8YqKf2uegwghviI-0hYAj-TeXG4s0_f7cc5wP4HT1BJyxpaGo8ZV3lC1EWdRYrn-vSg4c/s640/reflection.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="558" /></a>Hailey's favorite thing in the room was the fairy garden under a glass dome that I crafted. The base is a soup tureen, minus the lid, and the pedestal is a scalloped bowl, turned upside down and epoxied to the tureen to give it height and the importance it needed. The glass dome fits it perfectly. <br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMAugn22SWRXhnx9YWlQ4-ULhIHkZzcj0f0bHkSU_IPvxPCziAwrNCfAVgU1fGmmi4dAJ8tuPMdjDjS8ZrLbf0ub0UMcc8poyo78iDXJZ2-rwTmXgDTz2FnYVdy8hh8dZNcmIGGketNU/s1600-h/justfairydome2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338195048552504082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMAugn22SWRXhnx9YWlQ4-ULhIHkZzcj0f0bHkSU_IPvxPCziAwrNCfAVgU1fGmmi4dAJ8tuPMdjDjS8ZrLbf0ub0UMcc8poyo78iDXJZ2-rwTmXgDTz2FnYVdy8hh8dZNcmIGGketNU/s640/justfairydome2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="568" /></a>I love to add a personal touch to a room, and in Haileys room I was able to add several things that I created. This fairy dome was a delight to make. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I found the tiniest silk flowers, tiny ivy and mounds of dried preserved moss. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I had previously attended a fairy garden class at MandM Nursery in Santa Ana with a friend. </div><div style="text-align: center;">There I found Flower Fairy figurines, a little gated metal arbor and a tiny brick pathway. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This indoor version needs no watering! </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkfiB_YJfyOOyXFY5DF9xd0egN1yfSWKY83VDMUQvf_AAv4mjNBggOdKhcXckMuo_oO96M6vrnpdVKT7Ahw33k_SFTOn0WbjzsLP5c8ssXpcFNuxjYU2E_1-nD3oDfc6gdJbQrmaAedM/s1600-h/fairydome.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338193430533497634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkfiB_YJfyOOyXFY5DF9xd0egN1yfSWKY83VDMUQvf_AAv4mjNBggOdKhcXckMuo_oO96M6vrnpdVKT7Ahw33k_SFTOn0WbjzsLP5c8ssXpcFNuxjYU2E_1-nD3oDfc6gdJbQrmaAedM/s320/fairydome.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 329px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 444px;" /></a> It is difficult to see because of the glare on the glass, but if you look closely you will see the arbor covered in ivy and the fairy standing beneath it. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LVpzZ4EK1_NX2tva5cgNCydwcfR7bxRh_rk08pu5poBrXcYBYXsvJweGJzxqWqz4AiXE_qgmmA2kHj8N4W-Wt84jtrcaswvYZMkYVeOVgQ313XGUZaSzmwWJtOMKhT87LID5f8yxle4/s1600-h/disk%231+019.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="424" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338193425198782226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LVpzZ4EK1_NX2tva5cgNCydwcfR7bxRh_rk08pu5poBrXcYBYXsvJweGJzxqWqz4AiXE_qgmmA2kHj8N4W-Wt84jtrcaswvYZMkYVeOVgQ313XGUZaSzmwWJtOMKhT87LID5f8yxle4/s640/disk%231+019.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> <br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1xjuVd57XGmnKaK7N9VoHy8cRTnQBEwhjF4ZpfAaGEJNO0B__jym-40iimd9pD3tb3vdu9mdyYWbCFnAF6agEKJIEgiEokyLqS-cun55u7Yhvkjk6FyLtPWTyyfjQgz8Zm8E5TledQc/s1600-h/bathroom+fairy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338193422548733730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1xjuVd57XGmnKaK7N9VoHy8cRTnQBEwhjF4ZpfAaGEJNO0B__jym-40iimd9pD3tb3vdu9mdyYWbCFnAF6agEKJIEgiEokyLqS-cun55u7Yhvkjk6FyLtPWTyyfjQgz8Zm8E5TledQc/s200/bathroom+fairy.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="140" /></a> The adjacent bathroom has a large bronze fairy sculpture on the vanity, </div><div style="text-align: center;">bringing the fairy realm into that room as well. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ec2kSq3X_qNnejpe4_2dDR5snhBc5NKcR1tByX8DJpOZieX4UM0nykxttwGmlNLxVM5XZEMcB8iD96ueUFnwQ4dtPgGFFx6nEQxwM7g262QDRH3KRSJ1h_h0hqHRdrEdCjcHC8uM5gQ/s1600-h/IMG_2801.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="462" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338193413799175634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ec2kSq3X_qNnejpe4_2dDR5snhBc5NKcR1tByX8DJpOZieX4UM0nykxttwGmlNLxVM5XZEMcB8iD96ueUFnwQ4dtPgGFFx6nEQxwM7g262QDRH3KRSJ1h_h0hqHRdrEdCjcHC8uM5gQ/s640/IMG_2801.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a>Another view of the bed. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The picture on the wall is another portrait of Hailey </div><div style="text-align: center;">taken at the Blue Moon Photography salon in Laguna Niguel.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you enjoyed seeing this room. </div><div style="text-align: center;">My client and I think it is magical - </div><div style="text-align: center;">which is after all what we were going for.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">The very nature of a kids room is over the top as far as color, pattern, drama, whimsy and creativity, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and is the better for it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Where else in your home can you have as much fun with as much abandon? </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would love your comments! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Please click on 'comments' below to leave yours. </div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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