Mom, it needs some color...

"It just needs some color!" was my expression to my mom regarding the room she is redoing for the three girls in their home. My sister's old bedroom has transitioned from her bedroom, to a TV/toy room for my nieces, to a child's bedroom for my three girls. This armoire was on it's way out from my parent's bedroom - ready to be given away or "garage saled" - yes, that is a verb in my language, so I pondered for a bit and matched a color to the bedspread in the room. 

  

decision made - Grinch Green!!

and fortunately after I completed the painting, this little guy appeared in the toys that the girls were playing with and I was pleased to see that I was pretty accurate in naming my color of paint!

I distressed the drawers a bit, much to the disliking of my sister and mom's tastes - but I figured with the wear and tear it's going to receive from three sets of little fingers, why not? and I like the look.

With that being finished and waiting for Hobby Lobby to mark down  the drawer pulls and knobs to 50% off, it's in their room and ready to use. 

 

More color still needed...

on to the wall...

the trundle beds were made by a very crafty neighbor and the wall above needed some love...

and on a cheap budget...

a small craft project in mind...

and this is what I came up with...

and no, BLIM is not a word -it's the 6 letters of each of the granddaughters' first names.

A friend is creating the curtains, closet cover, and throw pillows as I type so I am hoping before we fly home next week, the girls will be able to see their finished room and look forward to returning to nana and papa's later this summer.

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