Makeover...bedroom edition

As our gift to Ally for her birthday in March, we gave her a total bedroom makeover. We originally thought that it would take about 4 days and we could surprise her with it on her actual b-day. (We had her move out of her room into a guest room; she was so excited that she even made her own "keep out" sign for her bedroom door to remind herself not to go in there!)

Anyway, we ran into several issues (such as discovering the entire room had been previously painted in oil-based paint!), so the overall project took us just over 3 weeks. It became impossible to hide what we were doing, so we decided to have the girls help us paint, and then we surprised Ally with the final touches (comforter, decor, etc).

This was the room before...







Fun - but chipped, very dirty, and not at all what Ally had in mind. She specifically requested a "stylish striped pink and purple Hannah Montana room".

Here are some pics of the painting process...














And...drum roll please...the finished room!







(My favorite part - nylon flowers hanging over the bed)





Ok, so it's a little bright. BUT it is exactly what Ally wanted and she absolutely loves it. This summer we plan to re-paint her dresser white, along with the four-post bed frame that matches it. I think that will give the whole room a nice, clean contrast to all of the pink!

The best part of the whole room makeover was Ally's reaction, which we caught on video:



Who wouldn't want to go all out for such a sweet, grateful kiddo?!

AND more than anything she wanted Sophie to partake in the fun of her first night in her new room...