Pink isn’t the only option for a girl’s bedroom. A yellow bedroom is a beautiful option as well…
Kids’ bedrooms are so fun to decorate. I had so much fun with this one…it’s our daughter’s yellow bedroom.
The cape cod home we bought had been on and off the market for well over a year before we stumbled on it. When I walked into the house, I immediately knew it was “the one”.
My husband was completely underwhelmed (but luckily is game for just about anything).
Our realtor thought we were nuts for wanting to put an offer on it. “Why” you ask? Well, there are many examples I could give, but we’ll just talk about our daughter’s room right now.
This was the bedroom BEFORE.
This may come as a shock, but compared to several rooms in the house, this one is only mildly offensive. Smurf-er-ific, right?!
We wanted to kill the smurf.
It’s not very P.C. to say, but it’s the ugly (in this case, very ugly) truth. The smurf room had to die. We had other ideas in mind for this kid bedroom.
We started by getting rid of the carpet and installing hickory hand-scraped hardwoods.
A bold yellow damask wallpaper was chosen for the walls. We took out the ceiling fan (even though I do agree that a nice ceiling fan can be very useful) and installed a petite shabby chic chandelier.
See the random ledge that sat under the window in the picture above?
And here:
That’s where a bunch of HVAC ductwork was housed, so the hubs and my Pop made some built-ins on top of it to help make some sense of it being there.
Here’s how the yellow bedroom turned out!
We used a striped fabric for the window treatments that brought in the yellow from the wallpaper as well as some pinks and greens. My mother-in-law was kind enough to sew them for us.
Had a little cushion upholstered for the window seat and piped with extra yardage from the window treatments.
I used some inexpensive unfinished wood chairs and painted them with colors I had matched at Home Depot from a swatch of the curtain fabric.
The table and chair set we ended up with is similar to this one (linked), which is already done for you. We used the little chairs to make a little tea party/crafting area.
Used some inexpensive, simple white picture frames and scrapbook paper to create budget-friendly, but very sweet artwork…
Our daughter loves her yellow bedroom. And we hope she’ll like it for a long time to come. So, what had been “smurf blue” is now our little girl’s dream come true.
girl’s yellow bedroom source list
- Chandelier
- Wall Art Frames and Scrapbook Paper
- Kids Table & Chair Set
- Tea Set
- Wallpaper: Seabrook, Vivace, Printers Guild Productions
- Handscraped hickory hardwood flooring
Remember…
A girl’s bedroom doesn’t have to be ALL PINK, to be pretty.
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tammy thomas says
Guys this room is AWESOME!!!!!!! This is a very loved little/big girl by all her family. The room is amazing and to be loved by any little or big girl. The color combo is gorgeous.
Heather says
THANK YOU so very much 🙂 We really do love that space, too. It was a little slice of little girl heaven for her.
Condo Blues says
I like how this bedroom can grow with your child!
Jill @ The Rozy Home says
It’s so pretty!! I love it!!!
Christy James says
I think this is the cutest little girl's space I have ever seen! Love it! Shared on FB 🙂
Heather says
Thank you so much Christy! I am thrilled that you love it, as I LOVE your site! Cheers! Heather
Cat Golden says
Wow! What an amazing little girls room! I love it! We just moved (again) so we get to redo parts of our little girls room. I am so excited! She is 15 months right now, but I want something she can grow into. I love how this room will grow with your little one. Great job!
Amy | Canary Street Crafts says
I'm so in love with this room!! It's gorgeous and I love every single detail, especially the wallpaper and shelves.
Kyla @ HouseOfHipsters says
Hi Heather! We just wanted to drop by and say we loved your room so much! We are featuring it on Found & Foraged tonight!
Kyla @ HouseOfHipsters says
Fit for a princess! I love the wallpaper!
diyapril.com says
I thought I kind of liked the wall color… before I saw the after photos. Wow!
Kristen Whitby says
This is so stinking adorable!!!
Ginger Bergemann says
Wow! Amazing transformation. I am so jealous of your built-ins. I've been asking for a very similar built-in set up for a while. Great job! Nobody is going to miss Smurfy. Thanks for sharing at Show Me Saturday link party.
Audra Renewed Projects says
I totally love what you did with the window! We added built-in bookshelves, too, to our windows. They are so handy. I see what attracted you to this house, those sloped ceilings in the bedroom are so fun!!!!
Carmen G says
Wow what a gorgeous transformation!! Love the bookshelves!!
Carrie This Home says
Oh my goodness…this room is ADORABLE! Your kids have the best bedrooms! I don't know what I like better–the chandelier or the damask wall paper. It's all gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing this with our Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop readers.
Allie Bobe says
You are so talented. I love, love, love this room makeover! I love the wall paper and the shelves. Man I wish I had this room. I am featuring it for worthwhile Wednesdays! Were live at 8pm. Stop by grab your button, and link up again!
~Allie http://WWW.CRAFTYALLIEBLOG.COM/
Heather says
So sweet of you Allie, thank you very much!
Chrissy@SimpleJoysBlog says
Drooling over this room! It's adorable!
LZ Cathcart says
I love the before and after photos. It really shows how much of a difference color makes in a room. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Shonee Smith says
wow that is a huge transformation!! It looks awesome, I would love it for my room!
-Shonee
http://www.hawthorneandmain.com
Aida@TheCraftingFoodie says
Heather,
Seriously gorgeous! All traces of the Smurf room are completely gone! Love the colors and wallpaper. Wow! Love it!
Edea Smith says
This is beautiful – well done you
Sarah @ EDEA Smith
http://www.edea-smith.co.uk
Jeannine says
This room is fabulous! The built-in shelving really just took it over the top!! The wallpaper is pretty amazing too. Great job!!
Jeannine @ The Concrete Cottage
Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions says
What a great room, Heather! So pretty and such a great size. This will really grow with her. Love the wallpaper you chose. I did my granddaughter's bedroom makeover when my daughter moved into her first/new house a few years ago and it was also blue. Due to budget we did keep the blue carpet and used blue as a very minor accent color, but everything else was white or cream colored. As little as my granddaughter was (2, I think), she loved and still loves her room!
Heather says
Your granddaughter's room sounds lovely Kathy! Thanks for the kind words 🙂
Trish Martin says
This is such a pretty room. I absolutely love that wallpaper.
Annie says
What a lovely room! Your little girl is so lucky!
Sherry Fram says
Amazing transformation!! Love the wallpaper and the little table and chairs!!
Our Pinteresting Family says
WOW…this is absolutely gorgeous!
Ashley @ 3 Little Greenwoods says
Holy Moly! I'm so excited for y'all that you got to kill that ugly Smurf! 😉
The room is gorgeous! Well done!
~ Ashley
Corey W. says
Oh my goodness this room is awesome! I love that you had a vision for that offensive room. The lines of the ceiling are amazing and what a great little girl's room it makes. You did a great job making sense of that ledge too! Love everything about it!
Corey @ TinySidekick.com
Darla from HeartWork Organizing says
Beautiful little girl's room. I thought for a moment that you had stenciled the walls, which would have been awesome, too.
Katie Nathey says
I know I already wrote on your Facebook page about how much I LOVE this space, but seriously, this is the best little girl's room I've ever seen! I want to hang out it here. Thanks so much for sharing it at The Makers!
Heather says
You are so sweet Katie! We'll have a tea party someday in there 😉
Ashley - Giddy Upcycled says
What a beautifully perfect room for a little girl!!! That wallpaper is gorgeous. Love it!
Sylvia says
Awesome! I hope you have shown your realtor photos of the house now.
Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says
What an absolutely magical room for a lucky little girl! I love the wallpaper and the built-ins. Every little girl should have a special reading nook. And all the angles in the room just add to it's charm! Very sweet Heather!
Heather says
Thanks so much Sharon!
Marie Blackburn says
Wow Heather what a fabulous makeover! Such a lucky girl to have such a beautiful room with built-in bookcases and a reading nook. Love the damask stencil – so soft. You killed that smurf gooooood! LOL
Marie@The Interior Frugalista
Heather says
Oh my goodness, thanks so much Marie!
Suzan Sweatman says
What a spectacular makeover – WOW – ( and it was ugly – and it DID need to die LMHO )
Beautiful vision – love love love!
Pinning a couple of these photos for inspiration
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the cape on the corner says
my eyes no longer hurt from looking at that smurftastic room. i loooove the built ins. darling.
Cheri, the Quilting Nanny says
Amazing job! Love the window shelves…whats the tiny little door lead to? THat is awesome. I love stuff like that!
Ann@farhouseblues says
LOVE all of it! The wallpaper, floors, chandelier-really beautiful together. I just found your blog and am looking for seeing more of your projects!
Emily says
It is gorgeous, what a lucky little girl!
Erica Gott, aka Erratica says
This looks great! If I had a house, I'd hire you to consult and design for me.
ℳartina @ Northern Nesting says
BEAUTIFUL!!! Love that wallpaper!