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How we Killed the Smurf. AKA A Girl’s Bedroom Makeover.

Bedrooms· home decor· home tour· Kids· room makeovers· room reveals

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.

Gorgeous yellow bedroom with damask wallpaper! Such a pretty girls bedroom makeover! #yellowbedroom #girlsbedroom #kidsbedroomideas #kidsbedroomideas #wallpaperbedroomideas

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MY OTHER PROJECTS

 

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).

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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.

 

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This may come as a shock, but compared to several rooms in the house, this one is only mildly offensive. Smurf-er-ific, right?!

Image from Pop Culture Addict article 10-9-2010 (click link), illustration by Peyo

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.

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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 (similar to this)…

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See the random ledge that sat under the window in the picture above?

And here:

yellow damask wallpaper girl's room, room ideas for girls from www.heatherednest.com

 

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!

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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.

 

It doesn't have to be ALL PINK to be pretty! Girls room makeover with yellow damask via Heathered Nest.

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.

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The table and chair set we ended up with is similar to this one (linked), that is already done for you. We used the little chairs to make a little tea party/crafting area.

 

It doesn't have to be ALL PINK to be pretty! Girls room makeover with yellow damask via Heathered Nest.

 

Used some inexpensive, simple white picture frames and some scrapbook paper to create some budget-friendly, but very sweet artwork…
It doesn't have to be ALL PINK to be pretty! Girls room makeover with yellow damask via Heathered Nest.

 

 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.

 

It doesn't have to be ALL PINK to be pretty! Girls room makeover with yellow damask via Heathered Nest.

 

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Remember…

a girl’s bedroom doesn’t have to be ALL PINK, to be pretty.

 

It doesn't have to be ALL PINK to be pretty! Girls room makeover with yellow damask via Heathered Nest.

 

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damask wallpaper girl's room from www.heatherednest.com LOVE this girls room that's NOT ALL PINK!!!
damask wallpaper girl's room from www.heatherednest.com LOVE this girls room that's NOT ALL PINK!!!

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  7. 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
    Hopping over from DIY Showoff
    xxx

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  9. 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!

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  12. 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!

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  14. 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

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  21. 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!

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  22. 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

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  30. 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.

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  32. 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!!!!

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  33. 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.

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  39. 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!

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  43. 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.

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