From dungeon to darling...

A friend of mine needed to move her two little girls to the basement to make more room for an upcoming addition to the family upstairs. The girls were afraid of the basement (can't say I blame them) because of the dark paneling. After discussing paint options some friends and I went to work painting over the paneling to brighten things up a bit. I should mention that my friend is house sitting and recieved permission to paint the room ahead of time...still, because of the situation we had some limitations on this project. In the end I think it turned out great and most importantly the girls LOVE it! Makes me wish I had a little girl...

The lovely,or perhaps not so lovely before shot.

Wish I could take credit for this part but this was all Jess...so cute!

This photo really doesn't show it very well but the branches above the "sofa" are suspended by fishing line. It has a really cool three dimensional effect in the room with hanging butterflies and felt leaves for some whimsy. Also, the frames to the right were all picked up at a thrift store for 5o cents each and then painted lime to match the other walls. The old crib was something that had sentimental value and so instead of storing it in the garage we brought it in and positioned it in the corner as a "reading nook". Eventually the legs will be cut down slightly to accomodate little one's seating and look less like a crib.

Don't you just love these flowers on the wall (velcroed). Totally copied the idea from a pottery barn catalog but still love it. Another unique twist is the bed skirts which are made out of pieces of tulle fabric and tied to the bedframe. Attached are tulle butterflies. Underneath the bed is a "playhouse" of sorts so this worked out very well for the girls who are crawling in and out frequently.

Well, I think that's it on this one...and can I just say it was so fun thinking in pink!