Emma's Big Girl Room Inspiration Board

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's that time.  Time for Emma to have her own big girl room.  I know what you're thinking - aren't you in the middle of remodeling your house?  Yes, we are, well, sort of.  We are very, very close.  We've hit some delays.  (Inevitable, I've been told.)  It looks like construction is still a couple of months away at this point.  Groan.  </div><br />While we're still waiting to get the final tweaks back from the architect (going on 3 weeks now...), I got antsy.  We've been living in our house for a year and a half now, in limbo.  We don't want to fix anything or fix anything up, because we're getting ready to rip it all out.  It is really starting to drive me crazy - the trim that needs touching up, the light fixtures that are broken, the floors that need refinishing... all of the little things here and there that continue to add up, are driving me a little crazy.  It is my nature to fix things.  I love fixing things. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvcfei15FH1zxJePyPqLax80jAcpdUgLFRPI5gpkxS-ogrFR9AgmYXoyxMaS-FdfNZ7I1V0U2RTt13SPAtw5xWq27VnjnINMclFgT8qZfANF6EGacfAFZnvaxP1dKTU7wOCytO0oeuxzc/s1600/emma's-room.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvcfei15FH1zxJePyPqLax80jAcpdUgLFRPI5gpkxS-ogrFR9AgmYXoyxMaS-FdfNZ7I1V0U2RTt13SPAtw5xWq27VnjnINMclFgT8qZfANF6EGacfAFZnvaxP1dKTU7wOCytO0oeuxzc/s1600/emma's-room.jpg" width="454" /></a> Mike asked me what I wanted for Mother's Day.  My answer, to decorate Emma's room.  I spent Mother's Day running around town, pinning (<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/jennysteffens/emma-s-wish-list/">here</a>) and gathering bedding and inspiration.  Finally, a house project!  </div><br />It wasn't until last week that I finally decided to have Emma's room stay Emma's room even after construction has completed.  We'd debated moving her into our old room, but I just love her room, for her.  It is small, cozy with nooks and crannies, and a huge closet that doubles as a secret play area.<br /><br />I want her "new" room to feel very collected and layered, with a touch of feminine and fairytale whimsy.  I love the photo in the upper left corner of the floral wallpaper, but, I'm taking that idea and applying it to the bedding I selected (right corner).  It is from Pottery Barn Kids - white fabric with a rosy/brown woodland fairytale print.  I also bought the white ruffle sheets pictured here.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm planning a wall gallery of framed prints, sketches and blank frames to display her own artwork.  I am working on collecting the prints now.  So far, I have the vintage Winnie the Pooh illustrations I bought from the Brimfield Antique Show two years ago.  Mr. Darcy's favorite toy is his Pooh Bear, and seeing these illustrations remind me of Emma and D for some reason : )  I also have some classic nursery rhyme book pages to frame, and her sillouette cutout.  I've been looking all over for a gallery wall that is exactly what I have in mind, but I haven't been able to find one that I love.  I know they have been done, and done again, which makes me a little hesitant, but I think I have a great vision for it... fingers crossed. </div><br />I am waiting on furniture for now - but still hunting.  I'd love a real, old farmhouse pine chest of drawers.  I think I'd like it to be a reproduction so the drawers work nicely, though.  Anyone have an idea of where to start?  I haven't decided on a bed, either... maybe upholstered?  Maybe stripped down pine?  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">   </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieU_RnTBYDSaS5qHVuk_CW8IfTmRF_sw_hUlpgC2Zhtge8hDKP8D2hmtBV8R1pvxOqHMwjsukh1tPsKIMnagRZd3RY0AZcb-8CM1d_si9QS7pIgJTmZRA4RSivrLdMkA3qE649Mu1sMbcZ/s1600/IMG_8562.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieU_RnTBYDSaS5qHVuk_CW8IfTmRF_sw_hUlpgC2Zhtge8hDKP8D2hmtBV8R1pvxOqHMwjsukh1tPsKIMnagRZd3RY0AZcb-8CM1d_si9QS7pIgJTmZRA4RSivrLdMkA3qE649Mu1sMbcZ/s1600/IMG_8562.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is Emma's room as it stands now (more details <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2012/12/emmas-room-soft-pink-ivory-room-with.html">here</a> in the original reveal post) the one and only room that will not be effected by the construction, because I love everything about it.   I love the paint color on the walls that we painted when we moved in - Pristine, by Benjamin Moore.  The trim is painted in Navajo White - giving a very subtle tone-on-tone look to the room.  Both are very creamy colors.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnU6CZs28ZzhJpPdGBlOLV79YRZ5zY2kFwg1JSHsXFEbW-WLOfMzZuuDWd2OPe8FnFctktZhiy5C_P9gWgwJhkeg6wjxPVk7CmGNh6QY288ZzMFDbWhmX8RF56TzA8TbwXRWm1i__aa1b/s1600/IMG_8564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnU6CZs28ZzhJpPdGBlOLV79YRZ5zY2kFwg1JSHsXFEbW-WLOfMzZuuDWd2OPe8FnFctktZhiy5C_P9gWgwJhkeg6wjxPVk7CmGNh6QY288ZzMFDbWhmX8RF56TzA8TbwXRWm1i__aa1b/s1600/IMG_8564.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The color palette, as you can see from the inspiration board above, is staying basically the same.  I'm adding some more patterns and layers.

Emma's Big Girl Room Inspiration Board

It's that time.  Time for Emma to have her own big girl room.  I know what you're thinking - aren't you in the middle of remodel...

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Our Bedroom | Design Board & Inspiration... Which Wool Blanket?!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiWgc78Ls75QYFYw0zjZK3pmwJ3ZM2KOfRM1VB0Z-aldX63aMzsrww3gCFOzr6RdE06XVlhl4z6GAL-mWSjN_foYuoksUV4sALKR2O0yzaMQm4a2ufgWKszNrZp3EMl37NcDO9OmFuHC5/s1600/masterbedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiWgc78Ls75QYFYw0zjZK3pmwJ3ZM2KOfRM1VB0Z-aldX63aMzsrww3gCFOzr6RdE06XVlhl4z6GAL-mWSjN_foYuoksUV4sALKR2O0yzaMQm4a2ufgWKszNrZp3EMl37NcDO9OmFuHC5/s1600/masterbedroom.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRG_mipQ7s5sWu-Ca1JOhpAKxhFmH6Jeb3wxBEu4ssjJaCt9qknnALtTBA1Cw5WHl1YJjUk5gmEALit1g8HYTxWKgYkCHWeyzljYhMDDFrWIHFw3U_l-xQD1MLB_n2zyv085bC3cs0loWx/s1600/paintphoto.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRG_mipQ7s5sWu-Ca1JOhpAKxhFmH6Jeb3wxBEu4ssjJaCt9qknnALtTBA1Cw5WHl1YJjUk5gmEALit1g8HYTxWKgYkCHWeyzljYhMDDFrWIHFw3U_l-xQD1MLB_n2zyv085bC3cs0loWx/s400/paintphoto.JPG" width="298" /></a>Our bedroom is next on the list.  I do not have a real vision for this room... I feel like I'm just picking things in my typical shades and calling it a day.  </div><br />For the moment, I've ordered the satin stitch duvet and shams from Restoration Hardware in Ivory with a Ash grey stitched stripe (pictured in the top left of this photo).  They came in the mail a couple of weeks ago and I really like them.  It is a little more refined than my beds have been in the past, but it is really very classic looking and I think it will give our room a luxurious feel without much fussiness.  <br /><br />I think I'm going to go with Pumice on the walls (see light cool grey paint chip on the bottom center of the photo to the left).  Or should I go with the dark gravel?  Would that give the room more of a distinct look?   I feel like the lighter grey will be very soothing and classic.  Right?  Or boring?  Hum...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcYobfVhRoHRdv5FbeWoWiML_K9SkZ28La4Vdw0zqTaR5YoUfU8PH0UTgXTmFKVCJrAbDxgYfXpMpLyZ6mKbd-zzW2NGNMezE2GXlFyUMC_luQmgJBdWWsSRkNUjJDUKyqDQdRcB3UAtg/s1600/IMG_8458.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcYobfVhRoHRdv5FbeWoWiML_K9SkZ28La4Vdw0zqTaR5YoUfU8PH0UTgXTmFKVCJrAbDxgYfXpMpLyZ6mKbd-zzW2NGNMezE2GXlFyUMC_luQmgJBdWWsSRkNUjJDUKyqDQdRcB3UAtg/s640/IMG_8458.JPG" width="640" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> We'll be keeping the<a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2012/07/we-built-bed-diy-wooden-headboard.html"> new headboard that we made (see DIY here!)</a> and will be finishing it with the foot board and side rails, making it a hefty freestanding, real bed. <br /><br />The next decision will be on what accent blankets... I love the look and feel of real wool blankets and I found these on <a href="http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2010/01/striped-wool-blankets.html">Katy Elliott's blog (another blogger from Massachusetts</a>).  Like her, I'm drawn to the neutral light grey and taupe selections from Prince Edward Island from MacAusland Woolen Mills.  Aren't they pretty?  Starting at $49 for a throw and $89 for a queen blanket sounds amazing to me for a really classic wool blanket.  Now, if I could just decide which one(s)...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PQM_e2arl5nT-Hj7y5dSrFfS7UC6q9p2fNltFvzsLxTph0UlZ3_g6dtgOUBIcgVLLuo61rT2K4lVwTW8a4fzvof8XkxI3VQeFSQFcBeKwJD6hOK46hN1bUjrreIWvRGiMEXAUxUVYPT3/s1600/drk+greybln1-l.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PQM_e2arl5nT-Hj7y5dSrFfS7UC6q9p2fNltFvzsLxTph0UlZ3_g6dtgOUBIcgVLLuo61rT2K4lVwTW8a4fzvof8XkxI3VQeFSQFcBeKwJD6hOK46hN1bUjrreIWvRGiMEXAUxUVYPT3/s320/drk+greybln1-l.jpg" width="192" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaf81jGKitE-GJZ1ViM2-PRndY-CzSeEZncXv0LSyBwY4N1HgVsJJ-6Sm70e9vcVH-0UZkM_KzLOQSStOeErgKmn0hLxdmTlLzBOUJuQbHd97oE2hZ4NaYYUMbWx15gHw7ZzsDZN_iDhhl/s1600/lt+grey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaf81jGKitE-GJZ1ViM2-PRndY-CzSeEZncXv0LSyBwY4N1HgVsJJ-6Sm70e9vcVH-0UZkM_KzLOQSStOeErgKmn0hLxdmTlLzBOUJuQbHd97oE2hZ4NaYYUMbWx15gHw7ZzsDZN_iDhhl/s320/lt+grey.jpg" width="192" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPU5Mh2HcfPOzEp0EgmGBvlNJ23p_oKHLTaSOcd2gu4nYxBB267gwHoTAVPFOOxyAuNoAH3PVldgr-63G2XbTecEnlinRSz_PiY1hhjDoc7zxApxQksxHLy6vFxXODCeQu3zY4A0BODV-/s1600/taupeblt11-l.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPU5Mh2HcfPOzEp0EgmGBvlNJ23p_oKHLTaSOcd2gu4nYxBB267gwHoTAVPFOOxyAuNoAH3PVldgr-63G2XbTecEnlinRSz_PiY1hhjDoc7zxApxQksxHLy6vFxXODCeQu3zY4A0BODV-/s320/taupeblt11-l.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibob3tuqjXt_hLf8mE_cw2zowaBxOzwqHHB49akz0uqGHdAVGEP1is4bsIj7yGOOhBQwaN-9TZ51lSM6zhHBzHlf7v_Z-c42LT80j_qnvGQtC9OUv_6Dx8Lai9qv3qsZvnMGlDwetPW6WG/s1600/alpacas7d3.scene7.com.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFC4VOMfJLmeD0B5w1Ka_4Op5q3rgkgOYYB7-m8cgwKDvLzv_k9T6k-bhHVBIqMCAlohqXTkWylyFMmBVyQStg_SC3jH524KQNPJ2rIjhw6UnUrsQyqhqlo_I4y-OHkYBotxep_qUWtYJ/s1600/s7d3.scene7.com.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFC4VOMfJLmeD0B5w1Ka_4Op5q3rgkgOYYB7-m8cgwKDvLzv_k9T6k-bhHVBIqMCAlohqXTkWylyFMmBVyQStg_SC3jH524KQNPJ2rIjhw6UnUrsQyqhqlo_I4y-OHkYBotxep_qUWtYJ/s320/s7d3.scene7.com.jpg" width="240" /></a><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibob3tuqjXt_hLf8mE_cw2zowaBxOzwqHHB49akz0uqGHdAVGEP1is4bsIj7yGOOhBQwaN-9TZ51lSM6zhHBzHlf7v_Z-c42LT80j_qnvGQtC9OUv_6Dx8Lai9qv3qsZvnMGlDwetPW6WG/s320/alpacas7d3.scene7.com.jpg" width="240" /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then there are these (above) from Pendleton... Also lovely and around $100.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbtl7boq2O-GHsLllvLWSxCxGvvpdPLUIdagVipnFutgoSqUGq8VF5Im29FCsxTh1SSTb9kUpV4dfKn5PlbMVSMup2sBCZJLY1GjlfVcDMYWz4uZal4gXUCYNpphO2d_vqZNbWtu5Izrh/s1600/pillows" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbtl7boq2O-GHsLllvLWSxCxGvvpdPLUIdagVipnFutgoSqUGq8VF5Im29FCsxTh1SSTb9kUpV4dfKn5PlbMVSMup2sBCZJLY1GjlfVcDMYWz4uZal4gXUCYNpphO2d_vqZNbWtu5Izrh/s400/pillows" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Also, I have purchased a 13x22 heathered grey cashmere pillow from Restoration Hardware.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzs8mSyIFegHII9rvnh9nbAj6R6C5BhWO-CO77fYly2lr9c4v2Tn4AV38VkA3AAu7MVJ0w-B5qMAr-23XmJQ5OgFz1pv6kY7oLukSF0W8Fs5pfpyp0cZOCIOtQtMR8oNPCCRerleCXKxb/s1600/side+table207236020324214322_3Q6827ae_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzs8mSyIFegHII9rvnh9nbAj6R6C5BhWO-CO77fYly2lr9c4v2Tn4AV38VkA3AAu7MVJ0w-B5qMAr-23XmJQ5OgFz1pv6kY7oLukSF0W8Fs5pfpyp0cZOCIOtQtMR8oNPCCRerleCXKxb/s320/side+table207236020324214322_3Q6827ae_f.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And for the bedside...<br />I'm crazy about this side table from Wisteria... but the price is a little high - especially because I'll be purchasing two.  Have you seen something similar anywhere else for less than $600 each?  Or is that a good price for such a nice looking table?  I really do love it...

Our Bedroom | Design Board & Inspiration... Which Wool Blanket?!

Our bedroom is next on the list.  I do not have a real vision for this room... I feel like I'm just picking things in my typical shades ...

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