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Baby Girl's Room
Overdyed Linens for Baby Girl's Room
The other night, I was sitting at my desk, working while sick with a cold, and all of a sudden I thought to myself, "Self? You should over dye those sheets for Baby Girl's room." Thanks to major hoarding... Read more »
From Silver Sage to Sea Salt
If you recall, when we last left our intrepid designer (that would be *ahem* me), she had just had her client (that would be the two-year-old) select a color palette (pale greenish-blue, lavender and pink) and an inspiration room... Read more »
My Toddler Client, Part Two
Last we heard from our intrepid designer (that's me), she was desperately trying to communicate with a young client... a very young client (that'd be my two-year-old daughter) in the design of her room. I don't know why sometimes... Read more »
What Do You Do When You Have A Toddler For A Client?
One of the things that has been the most challenging for me as I work on Baby Girl's room is trying to figure out what Baby Girl wants, rather than what I want. I know it's probably silly, since... Read more »
A Headboard for Baby Girl
So, as you know, we've been plugging along (sloooooowly) at making over Baby Girl's Room. We finished the trim a few months (!?!) ago, and have been doing the wainscoting a bit at a time. At the same time,... Read more »
Getting Inspired for Baby Girl's Room
Do you ever start out thinking you're going to decorate a room one way, and then realize halfway in that you're totally not? That happens to me a lot. I'm cruising along, making decisions, buying things, making things, and... Read more »
We've Got Trim!
I know this isn't the prettiest picture ever, but I just had to show you the progress in Baby Girl's room. You know about the chandelier and the new artwork, and over the last couple of weeks we've finished... Read more »
The Art That Caused A Renovation
You know how sometimes a little project will snowball into a big project? This is one of those projects. I told you about the chandelier the other day, and how I finally put the crystals back on it (longest... Read more »
Baby Needs A New Chandelier
For those of you who follow me on Facebook, you're already heard, but I've been working on Baby Girl's room for the last few days. It started innocently enough (doesn't it always) the other day when I was watching... Read more »Baby Girl's Room: Details
Thank you all so much for your ideas on colors for Baby Girl's room! I'm still deciding--I'll share more in a few days. But in the meantime, I couldn't resist sharing some more details. So here's some of the... Read more »Baby Girl's Room
So this is Baby Girl's room. Sharp-eyed readers will notice the missing baseboards and careening dresses. Clearly this is a work in progress. But I wanted to share, anyway! I have to say, I never intended this room to... Read more »
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