Makeover in Progress

BEFORE

AFTER

Here's my latest project. From the day we bought the M and W this bedroom set we all hated it. I'm not sure why we bought it, but it was a decent set so we were stuck with it. Two weeks ago I decided to tackle the job of sanding down every piece....to bare wood....so that I could paint it white. Every girl needs a white bedroom suite, not brown! I'd hate to know how many hours I spent with my palm sander but I did get the job done. I added 1/4" MDF board behind the headboard, footboard, and across the top of the mirror so that hopefully the Shaker look would be transformed to be a more cottage look. I'm thrilled with how the paint looks. We bought an airless sprayer so the coat is nice and smooth...no brush strokes. And we found this darling comforter set that both girls agreed on.

I have clear glass knobs ordered for all the pieces which will hopefully be in the coming week. I needed 38 of them just for the dresser, chest of drawers and nightstand!!! The lamp on the nightstand is a work in progress. I painted it purple today and pinned on the boa but I don't like the look. It's too fluffy for that size lamp so I think I'll go with some cute beads instead. And both girls love the "diamond" that is below the lamp. W was thrilled to find it at Hobby Lobby and really thinks it's real. I just don't have the heart to tell her it's glass : )

Now if I can just find the right accessories to decorate the room. I didn't realize what a challenge it would be to find cute girly decorations!