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Tree Mural Bedroom

December 14, 2009 by Chris

Remember back in 1988 when I showed a sneak peak of what I was doing in my daughter’s room?  Well, here it is 21 years later, and I’m finally ready to show you.  Here’s what her room looked like before.

yellow bedroom

I loved her room.  Loved it.  But she needed a more sturdy bed, and she wanted something that guests could sleep on.  With a new bed comes new walls, I guess.

blue girl's room

Ta-Da!!!  Not bad, eh?  The hardest part was finding a tree that I liked to paint!  There’s a lot of versions of trees out there, and I just couldn’t find the right one! blue white bedroom

I’m so thankful to Jennifer over at The Magic Brush.  She gave me some tips about paint and told me the key was good brushes.  Boy was she right.  They made a world of difference!  Thank you, Jennifer!

painted tree

Luckily, I kept my accent colors the same, so I didn’t have to overhaul too many accessories.  I did, however, buy this little ballerina for $7 at TJMaxx.  I had to paint her, but she sure is pretty.

blue pink room

Remember when I purchased the fabric swatches from Etsy?  Well, I finally put them to use.  I love the splash of color.

DAYBED

Of course, one of the highlights for my daughter is the new trundle.  Her brother’s gotten the most use out of it, but I’m sure that’ll change someday.  Until then, they have “sleepovers” and giggle until we yell at them. 🙂

DAYBED

The pink (reversible) quilt is by Pottery Barn.  I purchased it off of Ebay about two years ago.  The green one was $20 at Marshall’s.  Perfect!

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I used some leftover wall paint for the top of her table and spray painted her chairs.  Notice the missing spindle in the chair?  Guess who ate that?  Grrr.

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There you have it.  A wonderful compromise between my 7-year old who would have loved purple glittered walls and pink fur pillows and me who would have loved toile and ruffles.

tree mural

Oh, one last thing.  I am fully aware of the “flood curtains”.  I was confident that I had bought 95” panels—confident!  I steamed them, hung them, and laughed out loud.  Oops.  Don’t worry.  I’ll fix it, and I’ll show you how.

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Well, hello. Ahem. Allow myself to introduce..my..self. My name is Chris! And I’m a blogger! I got into blogging after spending months reading all the inspiration that is found in blogland. I thought to myself, “Self, I can do this. I might have something to offer too!” And so it began...
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Filed Under: Decorating, kids, Momhood, Projects

About Chris

Well, hello. Ahem. Allow myself to introduce..my..self. My name is Chris! And I’m a blogger! I got into blogging after spending months reading all the inspiration that is found in blogland. I thought to myself, “Self, I can do this. I might have something to offer too!” And so it began...

Comments

  1. Rachelle says

    December 14, 2009 at 5:06 am

    Very pretty! I love the color, what is it?

    Rachelle

  2. Darlene says

    December 14, 2009 at 5:10 am

    Looks fantastic!!

  3. Aura says

    December 14, 2009 at 5:14 am

    I have had the worst baby on the brain lately, and you showing pictures of your perfect daughter's room is kind of making me see pink! My husband wouldn't be very happy with you, right now 🙂

  4. southerninspiration says

    December 14, 2009 at 5:16 am

    Oh, LOVELY!! I love it all!

    Suzanne

  5. Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick says

    December 14, 2009 at 5:18 am

    CHRIS! This is gooooooorgeous!! How did you do that tree?

  6. RNSANE says

    December 14, 2009 at 5:18 am

    It's lovely – having had three adult sons, all adult sons now, I got to decorate in such a sweet fashion!

  7. MMW says

    December 14, 2009 at 5:27 am

    It turned out fantastic! The tree you painted reminds me of one I blogged about in May – avaliable from Modern Wall Graphics:
    http://never-without.blogspot.com/2009/04/and-walls-became-world-all-around.html

    WELL DONE!

  8. Powers Fam says

    December 14, 2009 at 5:30 am

    I absolutely love it!!! Love how it is feminine without the look of pepto in the room. And my fav is the mailbox. I just might have to start looking for one for my little girl.

  9. Sizzle@keepthejuicesflowing.blogspot.com says

    December 14, 2009 at 5:46 am

    I LOVE the wall color and the tree. The whole room is what I'd imagine for my little girl…although she doesn't have a room yet so tell me where you found that Geor tree and what paint you use. I'd love to know.

  10. heidi @ wonder woman wannabe says

    December 14, 2009 at 5:51 am

    Beautiful! If only I had a daughter to decorate such pretty colors for! I have a house of boys…;)

  11. Arlene says

    December 14, 2009 at 5:52 am

    It's beautiful. I love the tree!!! I'm sure you'll fix the flood curtains up so cute to. I remember the post you did a long while back about wanting to get a new white bed and the hefty price tags to. So where'd ya find it?!! Share share!!!

  12. Maman Tattoo says

    December 14, 2009 at 5:55 am

    Everything is awesome!
    You did a really nice job on the tree. I thought it was a vinyl!

  13. jociegal says

    December 14, 2009 at 6:08 am

    That looks fantastic! I love it. DREAM room.

  14. Jessica says

    December 14, 2009 at 6:10 am

    I LOVE it!!!

    What a lucky girl to have such a beautiful bedroom and such a stylish momma!

  15. Tanya says

    December 14, 2009 at 6:41 am

    Love this tree on the wall. How about a tutorial? I would love to know the color on the walls also.

  16. Carmen says

    December 14, 2009 at 6:55 am

    I literally gasped when I saw the after. I LOVE IT! You did a wonderful job!

  17. PeaceSeeker says

    December 14, 2009 at 7:02 am

    This is terrific!

  18. Jess says

    December 14, 2009 at 7:22 am

    Such a cute redo! The tree looks amazing (as do the accent pillows!)!

  19. me says

    December 14, 2009 at 7:24 am

    it is beautiful! and, you are right the tree is perfect!

  20. Lil' Woman says

    December 14, 2009 at 9:55 am

    Looks beautiful…I esp. love the tree

  21. Bonnie says

    December 14, 2009 at 10:07 am

    It's really cute. Love the colors! Can you do a tree tutorial?!

  22. Anonymous says

    December 14, 2009 at 10:37 am

    oh I love it. Were did you buy the trundle. We are looking for something similiar for my daughter. She would think she was in heaven if we found a bed like that.

  23. Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions says

    December 14, 2009 at 12:23 pm

    This looks great, Chris! This could grow with her, too.

  24. Kimm at Reinvented says

    December 14, 2009 at 12:23 pm

    Oh my, it's adorable! Love the color, love the pattern, love the spindleless chair! 😉

  25. Stacy says

    December 14, 2009 at 12:37 pm

    The room came out beautifully! I love the color of the chairs. Can you please tell me what color you spray painted them? Thanks so much!

  26. Kari says

    December 14, 2009 at 12:38 pm

    It's beautiful! I love the little ballerina figurine.

  27. Carla says

    December 14, 2009 at 12:43 pm

    Oh, Chris, it's be-you-ta-full!!!! I just love it . . . a little grown-up, but with a touch of youthful whimsy. Great job! You're daughter must be in heaven in her new room.

    Thanks so much for sharing.

  28. Kirsty says

    December 14, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    I love it. Oh how I wish I had some pink in my house of three boys!

    It's beautiful. You are so talented!

  29. Carrie says

    December 14, 2009 at 1:09 pm

    oh, I LOVE it! She is surely one happy little girl! Beautiful! the tree is gorgeous! And I love the colors!

  30. Jessica @ This Blessed Life says

    December 14, 2009 at 1:10 pm

    that room is the perfect combo of elegant yet little-girly. wow!

  31. Dawn@Embracing the Ordinary Life says

    December 14, 2009 at 1:11 pm

    WOW…I love it…beautiful blue…with the pink, and that tree…I have a spare bedroom that needs 'something'…care to take a stab at it?? LOL

  32. Miss Madison's Mommy says

    December 14, 2009 at 1:32 pm

    It so gorg!! i love the colors the bed the tree the lamp the ballerina so pretty!!

  33. randi says

    December 14, 2009 at 1:46 pm

    I LOVE it! So pretty!

  34. Jamie says

    December 14, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    Oh it amazing! Makes me wish I were a little girl again! Great job!

  35. Hillcrest Acres says

    December 14, 2009 at 2:01 pm

    So adorable.

    Would you please share your tips for painting the tree? After the holidays, I'm attempting to paint one in my son's room.

    Merry Christmas!

  36. Linda at Lime in the Coconut! says

    December 14, 2009 at 2:02 pm

    Gorgeous! Love the simplicity of the quilts and the FUN of the pillows. I would love that room..thank you very much!

  37. Bethany says

    December 14, 2009 at 2:05 pm

    W.O.W.

    LOVE the tree, LOVE the fun punchy pillows, LOVE that it's simple, but fun at the same time, LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE. You get me? Love.

  38. The Popes says

    December 14, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    WHERE DID YOU GET THAT BED?!?!?

    We are about to give my 2 year old a "big girl" room and that is exactly what I am looking for!

    I love the stream lined design of this room. Gorgeous!

  39. Lori says

    December 14, 2009 at 2:24 pm

    Soooo cute! Wish I had a little girl to decorate for.

  40. E says

    December 14, 2009 at 2:52 pm

    What a gorgeous room! I love everything about it, especially the tree! What color are the walls? I love it!

  41. Tammy says

    December 14, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    Love the wall color! Is that snow outside the window? SO pretty!!

  42. Colette says

    December 14, 2009 at 2:57 pm

    so cute! I LOVE the tree!

  43. Fawn@Party of Five says

    December 14, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    That room is so beautiful, I want to live there! Love the tree, and the bed is GORGEOUS!

  44. B.E.A says

    December 14, 2009 at 3:12 pm

    Gorgeous! LOVE that tree and the paint!

  45. Leanne says

    December 14, 2009 at 3:15 pm

    Beautiful room. My daughter would love it.

  46. Amy Bennett says

    December 14, 2009 at 3:19 pm

    Oh my, I adore that room!

  47. Amy Bennett says

    December 14, 2009 at 3:19 pm

    Yes and how did you do the tree!!?

  48. Amanda says

    December 14, 2009 at 3:27 pm

    WOW! it is so lovely! and LOVE the tree-so Pottery-Barn-ish. Great job! It looks like a pic out of a magazine!

  49. Amanda says

    December 14, 2009 at 3:28 pm

    umm and we all need a tree tutorial please 😀

  50. Mom's Place says

    December 14, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    Beautiful!!!!!! Love the colors! And the trundle! Where did you find that? We have been looking for something along those lines for our girls.

  51. Pam says

    December 14, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    So very pretty. Love the color palate and I am guilty of painting everything but I was inspired by how you painted the simple ballerina. My daughter was married last year and I am looking at her hot pink/orange and green room and thinking it is time for a redo. Thanks for the inspiration.

  52. **Amy** says

    December 14, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    I am getting ready to paint my daughter's room and would love to know the paint color on your walls. I also love, love, love that tree!! You are very talented!

  53. Richella says

    December 14, 2009 at 4:05 pm

    Absolutely beautiful. I don't know a thing about little girls' rooms, but I would think anyone would be happy with this space. It looks fantastic.

    It'll be fun to see what you do with those high waters. I'm guessing it'll be much prettier than the plain panels would have been. 🙂

  54. Shannon says

    December 14, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    This turned out so amazing! I have been in the process of updating my daughters room, and I always love seeing girls room like this, so inspiring. What is the color you used on the wall?

  55. Amanda says

    December 14, 2009 at 4:33 pm

    lovely, i can't wait to see how you fix the curtains. i did the exact same thing to my sons room and they're still hanging there looking all tacky and sad. maybe if you show me then i can give his a fix.

  56. Blarney says

    December 14, 2009 at 4:34 pm

    We all know who got stuck with the purple wall theme around here. smerk.
    We have a 2 hour delay today. For what I have no idea other than to drive me insane. The whole morning is pretty much thrown out the window. Ugh.

  57. Tricia says

    December 14, 2009 at 5:30 pm

    Very pretty. What a great change the color alone makes! Everything about it is wonderful! Lucky girl!

    XO*tricia

  58. debra says

    December 14, 2009 at 5:44 pm

    So pretty! The colors are beautiful.

  59. Neez says

    December 14, 2009 at 6:11 pm

    Wow – beautiful job.

  60. Heather says

    December 14, 2009 at 6:20 pm

    Wow — I love this. Could you please post the color you used on the walls and how you did the tree?

  61. melifaif says

    December 14, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    Super lovely. Loving the colors. Soft yet bright! Splendid.

  62. ~Mommy+Me~ says

    December 14, 2009 at 6:47 pm

    Beautiful!! I can't believe you painted the tree, I was thinking maybe it was one of those vinyl sticky type things! 🙂 Apparently my daughter & yours have similar taste, but I gave in to some of it, she has the purple room, minus the glitter and the furry pillows! But she shows them to me still everytime we go to Ross. 🙂

  63. BudgetPretty says

    December 14, 2009 at 7:10 pm

    I love it! Can you please share the paint color?

  64. mimi168888 says

    December 14, 2009 at 7:57 pm

    I love it… What a great job. We are converting the unfinish basement to my daughter's room. It's such a long process. But I am having so much fun. I will post pictures once it's done.

  65. Magic Brush says

    December 14, 2009 at 8:03 pm

    Hey thanks so much for the shout out!!!!!! YOu did a great job!!!! I love the room and appreciate you mentioning me! So sweet!

  66. jen says

    December 14, 2009 at 8:13 pm

    so darn cute!!!!! i want to redo my girls' room right now!!! i love the colors you chose – so soft looking

  67. Lisa says

    December 14, 2009 at 8:27 pm

    I love, love, love, love, LOVE that room! Will you share how you did the tree?

  68. Anonymous says

    December 14, 2009 at 9:18 pm

    I LOVE this room!! Nice work.
    Kim

  69. Anonymous says

    December 14, 2009 at 9:57 pm

    It's beautiful! I wish I had a little girl so I could decorate her room. I'd totally copy you.

    -ella

  70. LoriLyn says

    December 14, 2009 at 11:24 pm

    It looks fantastic, Chris! I couldn't love the tree more!

  71. Kristen says

    December 14, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    So pretty! I'll bet Olivia loves to sleep there when she comes home from grad school. 😉

  72. BLJ Graves Studio says

    December 14, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    Beautiful!!!

  73. Norma Lee @ Norma Lee Good says

    December 15, 2009 at 12:03 am

    I think it was a good compromise. Good practice for you…yall will have to be compromising a lot in the next few years! haha.

  74. April says

    December 15, 2009 at 12:06 am

    Amazing. Not your typical little girl color and thats what I'm loving. What color of blue is it? Also Tree tutorial please. You are awesome.

  75. Aura says

    December 15, 2009 at 12:33 am

    Thank you so much for the sweet compliments! I just love your blog, so that means a lot coming from you. The peace sign I made myself out of an old piece of wood. I just found a quote I loved, and painted it on. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas!

  76. Jamie says

    December 15, 2009 at 12:47 am

    Sooooo pretty! I loooove it! Great job on the tree!

  77. Anne says

    December 15, 2009 at 1:04 am

    Are you kidding me! That room is unbelieveable! Are you sure you didn't cut and paste from PB? Love it.

  78. Jen C. says

    December 15, 2009 at 1:06 am

    Please, please, please – a tutorial on the tree!! The room is great!

  79. Traci@ Beneath My Heart says

    December 15, 2009 at 1:29 am

    The room is beautiful! Great job!

  80. Jodee Leader says

    December 15, 2009 at 3:30 am

    That turned out soooo cute! I love the tree and trundle bed too!

  81. Jen says

    December 15, 2009 at 4:49 am

    Wowza!!!

    Ditto all the questions:

    Tree color and how you painted it?

    Wall color?

    I'm dying to know!

  82. Carol says

    December 15, 2009 at 10:12 am

    The room makeover is gorgeous! I love the tree! But what if we don't have an overhead projector? I don't and wish I did.

    You did a beautiful job.

  83. signsofpatriotism says

    December 15, 2009 at 3:07 pm

    Wow soooooo darned pretty, a room that can grow with your daughter, love it!!

    JaNae

  84. Becky says

    December 16, 2009 at 3:31 am

    We have a lovely member of our family that eats the things we love too. gotta love them. The room is beautiful. Thanks for sharing

  85. Momma to Bug says

    December 16, 2009 at 3:31 am

    Wow, amazing! The room is so beautiful and sophisticated. Your dog chews very random stuff just like mine does. Today she chew one of our Christmas cards that I had out to mail. Why do we keep them!?!?
    -Desiree

  86. Lise says

    December 16, 2009 at 5:53 am

    LOVE it! I made the mistake of showing my 6 year old daughter the pictures…the look on her face was priceless. She wants the bed and the "lantern" and the tree. Thankfully she did ask me to do it to her new room, if we move. I love the color as well, it looks very similar to my bathroom color, Tide Pools from Behr…BEAUTIFUL!

  87. kuestermom says

    December 16, 2009 at 8:18 pm

    i am not sure if you posted the color of the wall but i NEED to know what color that is. would love to paint my little daughters room that color. thanks!

  88. Mikael@starter home to dream home says

    December 17, 2009 at 9:05 pm

    sigh. so cute. sigh

  89. Wendy says

    December 17, 2009 at 11:30 pm

    It looks gorgeous!

  90. prashant says

    December 18, 2009 at 2:45 pm

    I love the color,

    Work from home India

  91. Melanie says

    December 20, 2009 at 2:45 am

    Looks absolutely beautiful. I love the comforter on the truntle. And you did a great job on the tree.

  92. These Are The Days says

    December 21, 2009 at 12:48 pm

    I love it. I noticed the curtains…can't wait to see what you do w/ them. I fixed my daughters curtains by adding polka dot fabric and pom poms.

  93. Anonymous says

    December 28, 2009 at 9:52 am

    Catherine said…
    Where did you get CHAIRS high enough for a 7 yr old??? I have been searching for months and all i can find are little toddler height ones- would you mind emailing me your source and the chair dimensions ( seat height especially)? my email is catherine@creativejam.com
    Thanks!

  94. Lisa says

    January 4, 2010 at 3:27 am

    My daughter wants to know if you will come paint a tree in her room. 🙂

  95. Brittany Ciara Sheets says

    January 6, 2010 at 2:51 am

    I would love for my bedroom to look something like this. 😛 Can't wait to read more of your blogs!

  96. Jen @ Just for Rachel says

    February 3, 2010 at 6:54 am

    So cute! I saw this on another blog and saved it because I love it so much. I want to have a baby so I can do this in the nursery!

  97. Bree says

    April 7, 2010 at 3:33 pm

    I just found your blog and I am in love with this room. (along with everyone else it seems.)
    Please tell us the wall color. It is so fabulous. Pottery Barn has a similar color in one of their rooms and I'm really wanting to know yours!!!

  98. Kelly says

    February 28, 2012 at 4:10 pm

    Great job!! What is the color you used for the chairs? I love how they go with the walls!!

  99. Amanda says

    March 9, 2012 at 8:11 pm

    Please, could you tell me the name of the paint color? I’m desperately trying to talk my daughter out of pink and she would probably love this. But I have to move quick!
    Also, where did you get that duvet?

    Not sure where you got the bed, but we just got a similar one for her from Ikea. It also has the trundle, hoping it works well!

    Thank you!

    • Chris says

      March 10, 2012 at 12:17 pm

      I did a whole post on it last week, Amanda! Here you go. http://justagirlblog.com/girls-room-resource/

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