When we found out we were being blessed with a fourth baby, we quickly had to figure out how we would fit in a fourth child into a three bedroom home. Thanks to a hard working grampy, a painter friend, and thrifty parents, Madalyn got her own room downstairs! We took our bonus room and built in a wall, put in flooring (which was bought at a garage sale for $7 total) and she was able to take her Surf theme downstairs! Her friends love her room, as it is like a little apartment and decked out in a fun Tween/Teen theme!
- The duvet on her bed was once a queen size one, as she used to have a queen bed. We found her a free twin bed on Craigslist and painted it. I cut her duvet down to a twin and used the left over material to make her a custom window valance.
- The green furry toss pillow was made from left over fabric that we bought to make her dresser scarves with, giving it a green grass feel.
- The Toss pillows are made from Pottery Barn Kids Crib bumper, in the pink Island surf. A very popular design.
- The little white cabinet was a real junky cabinet that we found on the side of the road believe it or not. We took it home, and Ed put his painting skills to work ( he used to paint cars for a living ) I then took a crib sheet from the Pink Island Surf Line and decoupaged her new drawer knobs. I made a scarf for the top, and now it is super cute and fully functional.
- Her dressers were my mom's old set, then mine, etc... So, they are family heirlooms at this point. But they were dated and ugly! We painted them up and gave them new life. Again, covering them with custom made scarves to protect them and add soft touches to the room.
- The other custom handmade items were done by an artist on Ebay that I have traded work with in the past. Great to be able to network in that way.
- Switchplate and outlet covers were custom made by me as well, and usually sell for $5 - $5.49 a piece on Ebay
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