Girl's Room - Before and After

I was so excited my friends at the fabric market did such a great job with altering our curtains that went back and  used her to make curtains for Girl's room. For some reason Girl thinks she needs redo her room EVERY time we move. I can't blame her though, she is growing up (against my will), and I must admit it is fun redecorating her room every couple of years. (Hubby may not agree, but she is his little girl and she tends to get her way.) Girl has her own unique style when it comes to life, clothes and her room.  I love that she is so independent and doesn't feel that she need to do what others are doing and even though sometimes I don't agree with her choices 100% I typically let her do her own thing as long as it doesn't harm anyone (and she is so kind she wouldn't hurt a flea...seriously, a flea) .  When she told me her vision of what she wanted in her room I wasn't in total agreement. In fact I tried to get her to change her mind.  I gave her ideas and looked up cute rooms on the internet with her.  She was insistent - she wanted bright green walls and zebra stripes!   I had to think about it and come to grips with it before I dove right in and went online shopping with her to see what we could find!  (I mean seriously if I can't stand it we WILL move again in 2 years.)  The other thing Girl wanted was for me to paint a forest on her walls. I'm good, but not that good - no artist am I. (If you are an artist and are willing to do this leave a note in the comments section :)  Finally I dove in and this is the color she picked for her walls:

Margarita Lime Green - the girl know how to get what she wants! :)

 
This is what we started with, a SUPER tiny room - as you can see there isn’t even room for a bed!

This is what we ended up with. 

We still need to add a few things to the walls, a small papasan chair and a carpet, but I absolutely LOVE her room!  
(I think there is a lesson in here for all of us moms! ) 

We love the little hide-away under the loft!  Under her bed she has her desk, a chair and a book shelf - along with lots of fun lighting! 

A tween sanctuary!