Wednesday, October 28, 2009

A facelift

Last week I had fun with a 2 day nursery facelift for my friend, Terri. She gave me a budget and off I went. Oh, so fun to decorate with someone else's money, right? (Then, she and her hubby were out of town so they were surprised to come home and see that it was done!!) I am pretty streamlined and simple in kids rooms. Here is the result:
BeforeAfter Blue chambray Ralph Lauren sheets I found on clearance at Ross were used to make a duvet and curtains.

I adore this stripe. Lots of work, but worth the impact.


I painted this fun little growth chart for little B and his sibs (I am also working on one for my kiddos toy room). We also found this small armoire in another room and switched it out for the dark green long dresser. (ooh, and see that lamp? Not so much. It's a shade sitting on a wooden candle stick. Terri said she would never use a lamp, but I had this left over shade and wanted to use it.)

This polka dot fabric is so soft and adorable. Thank you Hobby Lobby (aka Heaven). Then for the both the pillows and curtains, I just added a grosgrain ribbon with iron-on adhesive.
Man, it's fun to make things perty.

7 comments:

Jaimi said...

Really?! When are all my multi-talented friends going to rub off on me? Fabulous work,as always, Miss Lisa!

the Wilcox Family said...

Uh, hello Design on a Dime! I love that your friends are now hiring you and then leaving town--just like any of those decorating shows. It turned out beee-autifully! Wanna come do mine next??

CK said...

THis really is beautiful!

The Gage Cage said...

Darling! Perfect! Wish you lived closer to ME!!!!!

Wilson Family said...

oh, i do hope to be able to afford you one day...don't be surprised in a few years if you get a plane ticket in the mail from me so we can have some girl time and you can decorate my house for me. cau'se i can't do that kind of stuff, and you definately can!

The Moore Family said...

Lisa! I love it, that stripe is awesomeness! I bet Terri was just in HEAVEN!!!

Jenny said...

Great job! You are so talented! I love the white stripes.