With all that said, Monica and I will be showcasing our houses to you; not because they are perfect, far from it actually, but because they are a huge part of who we are. So, welcome to the evolving house.

This is C1’s bedroom. Just recently, we changed her over from a toddler bed to a full-sized bed. In one afternoon, it seemed like she grew older right before our eyes just because of the furniture! I love her room- it’s girly and sweet, but can also really grow with her. We painted the walls a really pretty shade of green (I’m sorry I don’t know the paint color anymore!), and we used all-white furniture. Every piece of furniture (except the headboard) is hand-me-down or was hand-made by my hubs. Her cute butterfly and flower bedding came from HomeGoods and was a gift from my mom. She has a great dormer window, in which Kevin built a toy box/window seat. When we were creating her baby nursery, I envisioned that little space as a great reading spot for her down the road. For now, she uses it to play and look out the window.
This shelf came from my mom’s attic (she has a great supply of decor and furniture she’s not using and is really generous with it!). I made the monogram, using adorable patterned and hot pink card stock, and put them in frames we already had. I hot-glued ribbon to the tops to make them a little more feminine.This monogram project cost me no money at all, since I used items I already had! The little porcelain shoe to the left of the frames was a gift from her great-grandmother and has all her birth stats painted on it.
This is my favorite feature in her room. Inspired by something I saw in Pottery Barn, Monica and I created a tree stencil for the walls. I then hand-painted the trees (there are two of them- one on either side of the dormer window area), and added leaves and pictures of our families to make it a family tree. One side is the hub’s family, and the other side is my family. I wanted C1 to have an understanding of the importance of family, and how blessed she was to have such a Godly inheritance, from an early age.
I haven’t seen it since the new bedroom! It looks precious.
oh my gosh, i’ve been saying since we finished the basement, that i want to paint a tree…and that is my exact vision. ihave to ask you guys how you made the stencil bc i was planning on free handing it…becca d.
PS can’t believe C1 is old enough to be in a toddler bed:)
Becca, we had a picture of the tree from Pottery Barn and used lots of paper (the big ones on a roll- like you use for crafts) and just free handed the tree, then cut it out and pasted it on the wall. Traced the tree with pencil, then painted in our lines. However, I did free-hand most of the leaves once on the wall. I’m sure there’s a better way (like using a projector!) but it’s what we had available at the time.
Becca, we had a picture of the tree from Pottery Barn and used lots of paper (the big ones on a roll- like you use for crafts) and just free handed the tree, then cut it out and pasted it on the wall. Traced the tree with pencil, then painted in our lines. However, I did free-hand most of the leaves once on the wall. I’m sure there’s a better way (like using a projector!) but it’s what we had available at the time.