Friday, January 8, 2010

She is all grown up.....

and sleeping in her big girl bed! I found a pair of antique beds at an antique shop for the little ones big girl room. They needed some love and I could not have been more excited about my find. The man I bought the beds from would not separate them so I had to buy both. It would have been great to keep the other one for future sleepovers but we don't have the room so onto Craigslist it went.

Ok now on with the makeover......
I started out by stripping off the old paint and glueing two appliques to the headboard and footboard.



Then I primed and gave it two coats of paint. The edges were sanded for a not so new look.




The bed ended up costing about 150.00 after paint, appliques and making money back on Craigslist from the other bed.

My husband and I painted the monogram above her bed.

The bedding is from Pottery Barn Kids that I got for a steal by calling all over looking for pieces of clearance sheets and the duvet.
The little one is thrilled with her new room and so are we.
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22 comments:

  1. Ginger@cottageonrosewoodJanuary 9, 2010 at 4:54 AM

    Wonderful job on the bed. It is always fun to completely change the look of something. I look forward to future posts. Thanks for taking time to stop by and see me at my new blog. Ginger

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  2. KathysueJanuary 9, 2010 at 1:40 PM

    Londen, love the bed and the pink and green combination is darling, Nice job! Thank you for discovering and coming to my blog today, I really appreciate it, Kathysue

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  3. ΑνεράιδαJanuary 9, 2010 at 1:59 PM

    I love love love the work you did with the bed!!! excellent bed, great and peaceful room!!!
    good luck with your blog. If you have the time come and see my projects in absolutelygirlythings.blogspot.com or aneraida.blogspot.com

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  4. paulaJanuary 10, 2010 at 10:16 AM

    this looks absolutely gorgeous.

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  5. angelaJanuary 10, 2010 at 5:34 PM

    That bed is amazing. What a find! And you did a great job on making it over. Job well done! :)

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  6. Morning TJanuary 11, 2010 at 11:28 AM

    That bed is fabulous, great job!

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  7. AnitaJanuary 15, 2010 at 12:55 PM

    While I do love the original paint, it does look AMAZING made-over. Great work. Don't you just love it when it turns out awesome? Welcome to blogging. You'll love it.

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  8. KerryJanuary 21, 2010 at 12:27 PM

    Wow - what a find! That bed is gorgeous (the shape and details) and you did such a wonderful job on the makeover! So perfect for a little one's big girl room!

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  9. Freckles ChickJanuary 23, 2010 at 5:23 PM

    What a darling room for her to grow up in!! The bed's absolutely beautiful--the white makes the details absolutely pop!

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  10. Megandvd@Beauty in the AttemptJanuary 27, 2010 at 8:16 PM

    You are killing me my dear with your Craigslist treasures!!! What a scrumptious bed for a princess!

    Cheers~
    e

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  11. Kelly @ Much To Do With NothingJanuary 31, 2010 at 10:19 AM

    Hi there,
    Thanks for stopping by my blog. I've looked all through yours. It was really fun and interesting. I landed on your twin bed find. Amazing! I love what you did to it. Too bad you couldn't keep both of them.
    Kelly

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  12. *D*July 1, 2010 at 3:30 PM

    love the re-do! the bed had so much potential and you made it look fabulous!!

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  13. Sherry @ No Minimalist HereJuly 1, 2010 at 9:11 PM

    The bed is adorable! Perfect for a little girl.

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  14. TiinaJuly 5, 2010 at 7:57 AM

    that bed is so fabulous!

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  15. JenJuly 9, 2010 at 1:30 PM

    that bed could not be more perfect! i'm sure your little one will feel just like a princess!

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  16. Life in RehabJuly 20, 2010 at 10:03 AM

    Fantastic redo, and her room is so sweet!

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  17. StefJuly 20, 2010 at 1:28 PM

    You know that I think about this bed sometimes and pray that I'll find one someday (actually if I found three, that would just be perfect). I'm so sorry that you had to give up the other one, and I'm really sorry that I don't live next door so that I could've taken it off your hands. Anyhow, I think you're gonna win this week at CSI again, this bed is just amazing. I totally need a piece of furniture to glue a wood applique onto.

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  18. Kim @ Savvy Southern StyleJuly 20, 2010 at 3:37 PM

    Great job. I loved it before and the after looks great, too.

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  19. KateJuly 21, 2010 at 10:55 AM

    I love the white bed! We are currently in the process of painting a rescued bed for my daughter's big-girl room. Yours looks great!

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  20. Crafty MommyJuly 22, 2010 at 6:12 AM

    really pretty and chic

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  21. EileenJuly 23, 2010 at 8:23 PM

    Oh, fabulous! Gorgeous bed! {I need to check in on Craigslist furniture more often!} :)

    Congrats on the CSI Project!

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  22. Megan {Honey We're Home}August 31, 2010 at 9:07 PM

    A hand-painted monogram on the wall- so great! I'd love to do that in my son's room. I need to get better with a paint brush first!

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