After - Room #1

The five year old's room is now done with the purging/organizing/putting away phase : )  I am going to wait until she is in school to steam clean the carpet. 

When we put carpet in the room it was our tv room/den...we knew that it would eventually be a child's room so we put some nice, upgraded pad and cheap carpet.  I'll keep steam cleaning it for a few more years then we'll get some new stuff...probably just in time for the nail polish and cosmetics phase of her life.

Here are the "after" shots : )

My mom went crazy and bought these decorative boxes in about 9 different styles/sizes for each girl's room.  The awesome thing is - they go in either room!  so, we can switch out and add and subtract as needed as long as they keep their current color palettes  :)

One of my favorite things about this room is the comforter...look closely...the center is a baby quilt and the "border" is the matching crib bumper pad...my mom and I are an unstoppable team!!!!  My mom can sew ANYTHING.  I am serious, from baby clothes, baby quilts, sofas, sail covers, gun covers, bags to hold bullets that came out of big guns (like for a C-130) to tablecloths, drapes (she hates doing those) roman shades (swore she'd never do those again unless a grandchild asked).  You name it, she has probably done it.  She's like the Rainman of all things fabric.  The only problem is that some of her color and fabric choices are a little bit whacked out.  I can't count how many times I have come up with an idea and she has made it work.  I just have to pick out the fabrics (she once wanted to cover my sofas in the fabric equivalent of a brown paper bag, so I went out and bought a fabric with texture to it instead) and go over exactly what I want and it's like MAGIC!!!!  She's quick too...you got to keep an eye on her or she will slipcover everything in sight.

I guess it will stay this way for a little bit, it's a pretty good transition from baby girl to Kindergartner...I asked them if they wanted to paint and change up their rooms and they each said no.  This is a relief financially, but a bit of a bummer for a mommy with itchy fingers...