{"id":2027,"date":"2010-02-09T05:43:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T05:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\/"},"modified":"2010-02-09T05:43:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-09T05:43:00","slug":"my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/02\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\/","title":{"rendered":"My Best Girl\u2019s Bedroom Makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the projects I\u2019m working on around my house this year is my daughter\u2019s bedroom. At almost 8, she has become interested in design and thinks I have a really cool job (I do!) She has been talking about \u201cdesigning\u201d her room for the last few months and when I came home one day to find she had taped cardboard \u201cshelves\u201d to her walls, I thought it was time to get started. <\/p>\n

The costly part of the makeover will be replacing the builder installed broadloom with hardwood. It\u2019s in great condition so I\u2019m sure I can freecycle<\/em> it for use in someone\u2019s basement. Because she has developed allergies, new hardwood will not only look gorgeous but be better for her health. I am considering this 4 – 1\/4\u201d maple in a medium brown stain from Preverco<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"hardwood\"<\/a> <\/p>\n

It has been 5 years since we painted her room Benjamin Moore\u2019s Vellum (CC-200) and although I love this sunny colour, it\u2019s time for a change. Of course she wants pink for her walls (what girl doesn\u2019t?), but she is thinking of this:<\/p>\n

\"pinkMS\"

or this:<\/p>\n

\"\"

or this:<\/p>\n

\"pinkviasensationalcolour\"

While I am thinking of a paint colour more like this: <\/p>\n

\"sarastory\"

I love the peony walls in the Eddie Ross<\/a> designed room from Martha Stewart Living in the first photo but I\u2019m thinking we keep it a little more subdued and ethereal for her bedroom. I think I have convinced her that a lighter, neutral pink on the walls and a more vibrant pink in the bedding and accessories is the way to go. <\/p>\n

Speaking of Martha, I have always loved the subtle pink that was predominant in her guest cottage in Maine. See the images here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"pinkMS2\"

The grey wicker against the soft pink is beautiful. <\/p>\n

\"pinkHB\"

We are keeping her bed and dresser but she wants a small desk\/vanity. Even though her room is not small at 17\u2019 x 14\u2019, the only location to place it because of her dresser and the window configuration, is beside her bed like in this image. I think this desk is so cute and I would love to find something similar. <\/p>\n

(images: 1 \u2013 Martha Stewart; 2 \u2013 Country Living 3 \u2013 via Sensational colour<\/a>; 4 \u2013 Sara Story; 5 \u2013 Martha Stewart; 6 \u2013 House Beautiful)<\/em><\/p>\n

I have to do sample boards of a few paint colours but I\u2019m thinking of these:<\/p>\n

\"BMfondant\"

Benjamin Moore Fondant AF-255 (looks a bit peachy here but it really isn\u2019t.)<\/p>\n

OR:<\/p>\n

\"SW6049\"

Sherwin Williams SW6049 Gorgeous White<\/p>\n

I am loving these fabrics (for a duvet cover) from Clarke and Clarke<\/a> \u2013 just enough pink to make both of us happy:<\/p>\n

\"C&Chibiscus\"

Or maybe something like this pretty floral with the stripe as an accent:<\/p>\n

\"C&CMio\"

Though I think these graphic fabrics from Kravet will get her vote:<\/p>\n

\"kravetglance417\"

\"dominoviafrolicAmanda

This image from Domino of Amanda Peet\u2019s home was recently posted here<\/a>. I was reminded of how much I love it, especially the movie poster from the 60\u2019s. Maybe I will try and find something graphic and fun for the wall beside her bed.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\"H&G2\"

Love this fresh, fun room from House and Garden. The chair reminds me of one I spied at the Canadian Home Furnishings Market <\/a>and will work well with her desk.<\/p>\n

Blush pink glass lamp from Ikea:<\/p>\n

\"ikealight\"

Some cute accessories like these birds from West Elm:<\/p>\n

\"westelmbirds\"

Or this laughing buddha \u2013 doesn\u2019t it make you, well, laugh?<\/p>\n

\"buddhaurbanbarn\"

Now I just have to pitch this to my \u201cclient\u201d \u2013 wish me luck! (Stay tuned for the reveal in the months ahead.)<\/p>\n

If you are looking for design help with a child\u2019s room or any room, please email me at <\/span>vanessa@vanessafrancis.com.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the projects I\u2019m working on around my house this year is my daughter\u2019s bedroom. At almost 8, she…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,62],"tags":[],"location":[],"class_list":["post-2027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-design-work","category-girls-bedroom"],"yoast_head":"\nMy Best Girl\u2019s Bedroom Makeover - Vanessa Francis Interior Design<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/02\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"My Best Girl\u2019s Bedroom Makeover - Vanessa Francis Interior Design\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"One of the projects I\u2019m working on around my house this year is my daughter\u2019s bedroom. At almost 8, she...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/02\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Vanessa Francis Interior Design\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2010-02-09T05:43:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/S3D16TJ8oDI\/AAAAAAAABgY\/4NLN54XmPCU\/hardwood_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Vanessa\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Vanessa\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/2010\\\/02\\\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/2010\\\/02\\\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Vanessa\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5125269e370edc53bed3fd572a233960\"},\"headline\":\"My Best Girl\u2019s Bedroom Makeover\",\"datePublished\":\"2010-02-09T05:43:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/2010\\\/02\\\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":604,\"commentCount\":4,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/2010\\\/02\\\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/lh6.ggpht.com\\\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\\\/S3D16TJ8oDI\\\/AAAAAAAABgY\\\/4NLN54XmPCU\\\/hardwood_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\",\"articleSection\":[\"design work\",\"girl's bedroom\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/2010\\\/02\\\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/2010\\\/02\\\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/2010\\\/02\\\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\\\/\",\"name\":\"My Best Girl\u2019s Bedroom Makeover - Vanessa Francis Interior Design\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/2010\\\/02\\\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/2010\\\/02\\\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/lh6.ggpht.com\\\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\\\/S3D16TJ8oDI\\\/AAAAAAAABgY\\\/4NLN54XmPCU\\\/hardwood_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\",\"datePublished\":\"2010-02-09T05:43:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5125269e370edc53bed3fd572a233960\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/2010\\\/02\\\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/2010\\\/02\\\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/2010\\\/02\\\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/lh6.ggpht.com\\\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\\\/S3D16TJ8oDI\\\/AAAAAAAABgY\\\/4NLN54XmPCU\\\/hardwood_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/lh6.ggpht.com\\\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\\\/S3D16TJ8oDI\\\/AAAAAAAABgY\\\/4NLN54XmPCU\\\/hardwood_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/2010\\\/02\\\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"My Best Girl\u2019s Bedroom Makeover\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/\",\"name\":\"Vanessa Francis Interior Design\",\"description\":\"Interior Design Services \u2013 Milton, Oakville, Burlington, Mississauga, Toronto\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5125269e370edc53bed3fd572a233960\",\"name\":\"Vanessa\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/76b67758f3916b981a779c2594b45b185166cd6da49e7e930eec58dd47b8129c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/76b67758f3916b981a779c2594b45b185166cd6da49e7e930eec58dd47b8129c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/76b67758f3916b981a779c2594b45b185166cd6da49e7e930eec58dd47b8129c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Vanessa\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/admin\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vanessafrancis.com\\\/staging\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"My Best Girl\u2019s Bedroom Makeover - Vanessa Francis Interior Design","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/02\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"My Best Girl\u2019s Bedroom Makeover - Vanessa Francis Interior Design","og_description":"One of the projects I\u2019m working on around my house this year is my daughter\u2019s bedroom. At almost 8, she...","og_url":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/02\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\/","og_site_name":"Vanessa Francis Interior Design","article_published_time":"2010-02-09T05:43:00+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/S3D16TJ8oDI\/AAAAAAAABgY\/4NLN54XmPCU\/hardwood_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Vanessa","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@admin","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Vanessa","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/02\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/02\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\/"},"author":{"name":"Vanessa","@id":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/#\/schema\/person\/5125269e370edc53bed3fd572a233960"},"headline":"My Best Girl\u2019s Bedroom Makeover","datePublished":"2010-02-09T05:43:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/02\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\/"},"wordCount":604,"commentCount":4,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/02\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/S3D16TJ8oDI\/AAAAAAAABgY\/4NLN54XmPCU\/hardwood_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800","articleSection":["design work","girl's bedroom"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/02\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/02\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\/","url":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/02\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\/","name":"My Best Girl\u2019s Bedroom Makeover - Vanessa Francis Interior Design","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/02\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/02\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/S3D16TJ8oDI\/AAAAAAAABgY\/4NLN54XmPCU\/hardwood_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800","datePublished":"2010-02-09T05:43:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/#\/schema\/person\/5125269e370edc53bed3fd572a233960"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/02\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/02\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/02\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/S3D16TJ8oDI\/AAAAAAAABgY\/4NLN54XmPCU\/hardwood_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800","contentUrl":"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/S3D16TJ8oDI\/AAAAAAAABgY\/4NLN54XmPCU\/hardwood_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/02\/my-best-girls-bedroom-makeover\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"My Best Girl\u2019s Bedroom Makeover"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/#website","url":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/","name":"Vanessa Francis Interior Design","description":"Interior Design Services \u2013 Milton, Oakville, Burlington, Mississauga, Toronto","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/#\/schema\/person\/5125269e370edc53bed3fd572a233960","name":"Vanessa","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/76b67758f3916b981a779c2594b45b185166cd6da49e7e930eec58dd47b8129c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/76b67758f3916b981a779c2594b45b185166cd6da49e7e930eec58dd47b8129c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/76b67758f3916b981a779c2594b45b185166cd6da49e7e930eec58dd47b8129c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Vanessa"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/","https:\/\/x.com\/admin"],"url":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2027"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=2027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}