After 6 long — and short — weeks, the BIG REVEAL DAY is finally here! I’m thrilled to show you Kaylee’s Tween Dream Bedroom Makeover for the One Room Challenge! TONS OF PICS + links to all of my sources below!!
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One Room Challenge Week 6: THE FINAL REVEAL!
But first, a reminder of what the room looked like BEFORE…
A mish-mash of things from baby and toddler years.
And hand-me down furniture that didn’t quite match.
Kaylee was seeking a CALM space that felt more like her.
She also hoped for a queen bed so she could have sleepovers, new blinds because she likes to wake up with the sun, a bigger bookcase because she loves to read, and a vanity because, well, what girl doesn’t want a vanity?
Whatever Kaylee wants…Kaylee gets. But seriously, her asks were so simple and sweet and I wanted to give her that and much, much more. SO let’s take a peek at her new room, shall we?
DRUM ROLL PLEASE…
Ta-da!
Behold her new room!
I think her smile says it all!
Such a ham. Haha.
Crown Molding: Metrie| Walls: Clare Whipped | Baseboards, trim, crown molding: Clare Fresh Kicks| Ceiling Paint: Clare Flat White
Let’s take a good look around, shall we?
Vanity: Overstock| Pink pendant light: Hudson Valley Lighting Rousseau |Art: Etsy (also here)| Poof: HomePop (available here) | Bed: Overstock | Bedding (duvet + pillows): Overstock | Sheepskin rectangular throw: Article | Sheepskin rug: Article
Brightening the Bed Room
The biggest change was lightening and brightening everything up! This was done with white paint from Clare, and white crown molding, baseboards and trim from Metrie. The new moldings elevated the room and the paint made it for a fresh, start. White paint is my favorite for walls because then you can bring in color through accessories. And I love color! But when it’s on all four walls it often feels like too much in a small space.
New lighting made a HUGE difference too. Fred Baby suggested recessed lighting, which was a game changer in this room. But I wanted to add in more lighting that was beautiful as well. Hence, that gorgeous staggered pink pendant light from Hudson Valley Lighting. I placed it over the vanity to help define that space and so it’s a glamour moment. I love that it feels like jewelry!
Bed: Overstock| Mattress: Overstock |Foundation: Overstock | Duvet cover set: Overstock |Comforter: Overstock | Sheets: Overstock | Anti-microbial pillows: Overstock | Euro pillows: Overstock | Pillow inserts: Overstock | Sheepskin rectangular throw: Article
The Bed
Okay, back to the star of the room — this blue upholstered bed!
It’s from Overstock, as is the bedding. Kaylee has inherited her auntie’s genes and is sensitive to many things, so I tried to keep everything as hypoallergenic as possible.
Oh, and she reports that her new Serta pillowtop mattress is SO comfy too.
Vanity: Overstock|Pink pendant light: Hudson Valley Lighting Rousseau | Art: Etsy (also here)| Poof: HomePop (available here)
White Vanity
The pretty white vanity is also an Overstock find. With the placement, it also doubles as a bedside table. The drawers provide great extra storage too, while the vanity keeps a light footprint.
Tray: Couture
Her room before had A LOT of pink. But while Kaylee does like pink, her favorite color is blue. So I wanted to bring in some cool blues and much calmer, sophisticated pinks.
Blush pinks, white and Tiffany blue were our color palette. Essentially, the same colors you see in that Audrey bubblegum print. This pink faux fur stool from HomePop works perfectly.
Faux Peonies in Marble Pot: Shay Geyer x IBB | Be the Best Version of Yourself print: Minted | Pink Flamingo print: Minted
Kaylee loved this Be the Best Version of Yourself print from Minted and we thought the perfect place to hang it would be right next to her vanity mirror. A nice daily reminder.
Those peonies are faux by the way! Which is great because of the aforementioned allergies and also they will never die! They are by Shay Geyer for IBB Design.
Jewelry armoire: Hayneedle
Mirrors and Storage
Kaylee’s room is 12×12 so any chance to add additional storage space, I was taking it. She mentioned needing a place to put her necklaces, so when I was browsing for options, I came across this over-the-door mirrored jewelry armoire on Hayneedle. There’s SO much storage inside. Plus, the mirror on the door makes the room feel bigger.
Note: Since we traveled to Texas to make over Kaylee’s room, we had more like 4.5 weeks to get everything done and shoot. So as the photo shoot was taking place, items were still arriving. That’s why you see some items in some photos — like this jewelry armoire — and not in others.
Vanity stool: Article
This pretty white faux fur vanity stool from Article was another of those items.
Do you like it better with the white stool or the pink stool?
I love both and so does Kaylee, so she plans to switch them out every few weeks. 😉
Speaking of furry white things, if you recall Kaylee’s initial Pinterest board with rooms that inspired her, she pinned rooms that had white faux fur again and again. So I added in this sheepskin throw rug, throw blanket and pillow from Article. It really adds texture to the room and makes it feel more layered, cozy and glam.
Door: Valspar | Door Knob: Emtek Freestone Knob | Tassel: Overstock
Okay, moving on to the right…
The door! We swapped out the old brown flat door with one with more detail and painted it a pretty Tiffany blue. I wanted hardware that felt like jewelry, so when I spotted this gold doorknob from Emtek, I had to have it. To play up the Breakfast at Tiffany’s-inspired theme, I draped a tassel from Overstock on the doorknob.
I also added blue tassels to the closet doors. Yes, closet doors! Those are new. You may recall the room had no doors on the closet before? Adding these folding mirrored doors keep things clean and,the mirrors help reflect light and make the room feel bigger.
Let’s talk about this bookcase!
As an avid reader, Kaylee wanted a bigger bookcase. I went with this beautiful clear acrylic ladder bookshelf because it offers more book storage, but keeps a light footprint.
Bookshelf: Overstock | Hello Cocky print: Minted | 50 Hues of Pink art: Lamps Plus |Flamingo print: Minted | Pineapple bookends: Lamps Plus | Room Service button: House of Golightly | Ampersand bookends: Hayneedle | Pastel books: Amazon | Where We Dream print: Minted | Jewelry Box: Couture
As for what’s on the bookshelf, everything is linked above!
Let’s go inside the closet, shall we?
BOOM!
I am SO glad we ended up wallpapering the closet! Doesn’t it make SUCH a difference? The wallpaper is Tropicale by Poppytalk for Milton and King. It adds so much depth to the room.
Wallpaper: Milton & King | Closet: Hayneedle
The closet system itself is from Hayneedle and only is $120!
Wallpaper: Milton & King | Closet: Hayneedle | Gold hangers: Overstock | Roller skates: Amazon | Baskets: Hayneedle | Mirror: Hayneedle | Gold disco ball: Amazon | Gold mirrored tray: Lamps Plus
This gives Kaylee so much more usable storage space, plus will help her stay organized.
Roller Skates art print: Minted | Let It Roll art print: Minted | Baskets: Hayneedle | Pink flamingo art print: Minted | Glasses art print: Minted
Closet Elements
Those baskets are from Hayneedle and all of the art is from Minted.
Pink palm leaf art print: Minted | Telephone art print: Minted | Pink Agave art print: Minted |Gold mirrored tray: Lamps Plus | Globe art print: Minted | Roller Skates art print: Minted | Let It Roll art print: Minted
The gold tray is from Lamps Plus.
Wallpaper: Milton & King| Roller skates: Amazon
Here you can see an up-close look at the Metrie baseboards, Milton & King wallpaper, and the new carpet.
p.s. I totally want these roller skates for myself!
Dresser: Overstock | Lamp: Couture Lamps
Okay, let’s shimmy over to the dresser area…
We swapped out her tall dresser with a low, longer white glossy dresser from Overstock. Doesn’t it feel so much better than to have a high dresser looming over you? Also, I’m in love with this lamp!
Dresser: Overstock | I Don’t Know Where I’m Going but I’m on my Way print: Minted | Palm Trees print: Minted | Lamp: Couture Lamps | Jewelry Box: Couture Lamps| Toucan print: Minted | Focused + Sparkly print: Minted | Palm 2 print: Minted | Palm 3 print: Minted| White TV: Overstock
I put a little gallery wall above the dresser — all of the art is by Minted — and swapped out a cute white TV for the old bulky black one.
I Don’t Know Where I’m Going but I’m on my Way print: Minted | Palm Trees print: Minted | Lamp: Couture Lamps
Just a little detail shot…
This light box is from Article and you can spell out whatever you’d like! I went with Chez Kaylee. 🙂
That cute aqua spotlight lamp is from Article too. They have so many cute pieces and at really good prices too.
Ceiling fan: Lamps Plus | Gold curtain rods: Overstock | Pom-pom curtains: Overstock | Roman Shades: Select Blinds | Fairy Lights: Hayneedle | Pink bench: HomePop
Okay, the final area of the room! Check out those windows — we can now SEE them!
Windows and Blinds
Kaylee’s old blinds drove her crazy because she couldn’t get them to hang evenly, so I was super excited to surprise her with these blush pink Roman shades from Select Blinds. They are even motorized, which is so cool! She just presses a button on her remote control from the comfort of her bed. The white pom-pom curtains are from Overstock, as are the gold curtain rods.
The pink bench is by HomePop. The gold tray is from Lamps Plus and the pillow is from Article. The faux fur throw on the bed is from Article too.
Ceiling fan: Lamps Plus | Gold curtain rods: Overstock | Pom-pom curtains: Overstock | Roman Shades: Select Blinds | Fairy Lights: Hayneedle | Pink bench: HomePop
You might recall Kaylee had a brown ceiling fan before? She really needed to keep a ceiling fan for circulation so we gave her a much prettier, more modern white ceiling fan from Lamps Plus. I’ve been working with the Lamps Plus family for years and always find SO many gems there.
This floor lamp is from Article and I love it. So simple and pretty.
Pale pink linen pillow with Greek key border: Arianna Belle | Blush pink velvet pillow: Arianna Belle | Palmwood turquoise pillow: Arianna Belle
Here’s the bench styled with these Arianna Belle pillows, which are so pretty, and make this area feel like a window seat.
Here’s a detail shot.
Twinkly lights: Hayneedle | Chair: Overstock
As we were shooting, this chair from Overstock arrived. Isn’t she GORGEOUS?
In a perfect world, the pink bench would fit at the end of the bed and the chair would be here in the corner, but there wasn’t quite enough space. Kaylee liked both the pink bench and the white chair, so plans to change between the two, just like with the vanity stool.
Do you prefer the white chair or pink bench in the corner?
Finally, don’t those blush pink Roman shades look so pretty when they’re down?
Oh, and I added twinkly lights behind the curtain panels as well. Nearly every room Kaylee had pinned also included twinkly lights, so I had to add them somewhere. And they add such a sweet, magical element to the room.
What do you think? Do you like how it turned out? Have any Qs?
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CLIENT FEEDBACK
I had a sleepover with Kaylee when her room was finished and it was so sweet. We watched I Love Lucy on her new TV and then drifted off to sleep as the lights twinkled. When we woke up, Kaylee opened the blinds with her remote from bed, and looked around, taking it all in. She admitted she was nervous about how the room would turn out. She said, “I knew it would be nice, but it turned out so much better than I ever imagined.”
Year made.
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Thank you to Linda for spearheading the One Room Challenge + to all of the sponsors for making this room possible. And for literally making my sweet KayleeBug’s dream room come true.
Thank you to my family for helping put furniture together, dealing with contractors and so much more — this was a true family affair.
And thank YOU all for following along! Your support means everything.
Now, please go check out all of the other room reveals…they are GOOD!
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I love it!! So good!! Congratulations
Thank you!
And thank you for all of your help + the pretty photos. 🙂
So great! Congrats on a wonderful reveal!
Thanks so much! I’m so glad it’s over. Haha.
Beautifully done! Super congrats on a great ORC! ~~ Susie from The Chelsea Project
Thanks Susie!
It was definitely fun to do my first ORC! And to see the smile on Kaylee’s face once she saw her new room. 🙂
gorgeous !! great job
Thank you Paloma!
Appreciate your support!
So bright and pretty… fit for a tween! I absolutely love it!!!
Thanks sunshine! I wanted to keep it light, bright and fresh for her. Okay, and me too.
What a treat this room will be for your daughter. Congrats on her new space!
Thanks a ton Susan!
My niece Kaylee loves it, so I’m relieved + so happy she has a space she loves!
So, so pretty! I love that you wallpapered the closet- it really does add so much dimension! I love that we used the same bed in different ways. What a lucky girl!
Thanks so much Ashley!
It was such a rewarding project. And I’m SO glad we wallpapered the closet.
GREAT job on your room too xo!
This is beautiful Kelly! I love how you mixed in the chic colors and the wallpaper in the closet. This room is so perfect for your niece! Her friends must all be dying to hand out there. You are the coolest aunt! COngrats on a beautiful job!
That’s so sweet, Albertina! Thank you!
She was SO excited to show it off to her friends.
I absolutely would have loved this room growing up and even now. I picture the pink fuzzy cube as a footrest for that great chair! The wallpaper took it to another level. Fantastic job!
Thanks so much Kim!
And that’s such a great idea to use the pink cube as a footrest WITH the chair.
Wow! What a lucky young lady! It all looks amazing! Thanks for choosing our wallpaper! So honoured!
ADORE your wallpaper!!!
Cuuuuuute!!! Such a great makeover! What an amazing Auntie you are!
You’re so sweet! I can’t wait to hold this over her head when I need her to take care of me in my old age. LOL.
Sooooo amazing. LOVE everything about this bedroom!
Oh Erin, thank you!
I LOVED how your ORC turned out. SO pretty!
Such a fantastic girl’s room!! I love how bright and cheerful it is. Plus, all the faux fur makes it extra cozy. 🙂 Well done!!
Thanks so much Rachel! The goal was light, bright, airy and cheerful so that makes me VERY happy!
This is such a beautiful room. I love that awesome wallpaper, that bookshelf, the closet doors…so many eye-catching features. Kaylee must be beaming now .
Delia
Thank you Delia!
Kaylee is very happy with her room, which makes me SUPER happy!
What a beautiful, thoughtful space for someone so dear to you! Well done! Aaahhhhh.
I adore this room! The best part is the memories you created with your lovely niece. This is definitely a room that will grow with her. That wallpaper in the closet is a lovely pop of unexpected. Each piece was well thought out. Great job.
Thank you for this nice sharing. Great post.