Ever wanted to take a trip around an awesomely decorated room while the owner is away to get some design inspiration? Well, today’s guest post does just that. A BIG thank you to Bliss for sharing some of the great ideas she found in her daughter’s room.
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Hello Just Us Four readers, I’m Bliss and my blog Bliss Ranch is about DIY, a recipe now and then, and I toss in some silliness for good measure. Shannah has a lot on her plate and I’m taking my turn helping out by stepping up to that plate. Honestly, the mighty fine recipes she posts probably make lots of people have a lot on their plate, but that isn’t what’s keeping her busy although it might be what is adding a few pounds to folks’ mid section!
I decided that I was going to give Shannah’s readers a glimpse of something never shown on my own blog – ever. I laid in wait till my daughter was gone and sprang on her room with my camera.
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| Door headboard with original back plate, glass door knob and key |
First I picked up the wet towels and sniffed the air to make sure there wasn’t anything rotten in her world. All was good with her world and my nose and the towels should be dry in 20 years.
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| Glass Bead cake testers |
She is a DIY’er at heart and a graphic design major, so it should come as no surprise that when she decided to redo her bedroom she didn’t ask for my help making decisions.
Like on color.
She wanted a nice Caribbean ocean color. Bet she knew I would pick something safe….like beige.
I’m glad she didn’t ask me.
She painted a canvas and made herself this string art as inspiration.
Then hung it on the old gate that has been part of her room for 10 years.
She got herself a vintage door, something we have plenty of due to the fact we are renovating a 100 year old building, and asked her dad for a couple pointers on using power tools.
She also painted the room herself, a tone on tone white stripe pattern that I love.
She made herself a headboard and painted it with custom mixed paint to give her just a hint of the blue-green she wanted, it looks sort of like clouds over a Caribbean beach. She aged it most excellent with CeCe Caldwell dark wax over a base of Annie Sloan Pure White with a sample pot of La Craie, just don’t ask me the color name.
Once again my designer paints and waxes all play nice with each other.
I’m not gonna show you the bed….. just picture a bed strewn with clothes and pillows and you’ll get the idea.
I made two contributions to the room; I picked up a giant “B” at a garage sale for .50¢……
It was already a Caribbean green so she just white washed over it and added tacks from the Dollar Store along the edge.
And I picked up a clear glass lamp with a plain white shade at Goodwill for $3.00.
She went right to work on a chevron paint job to turn her new lamp into $3.00 well spent. Proof she didn’t ask me for help, chevron isn’t my deal.
But I do like how the lamp turned out.
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| An old trunk becomes a nightstand. |
She has been working on her room bit by bit when she has time.
She wanted a chandelier, and well you know the saying….. you can’t always have everything you want…. so she just chalked one on her dresser door.
Previously her room was pink and black from a surprise redo we did for her years ago while she was at horse camp. Her budget is mostly ZERO so she learned how to reuse what was already there and how paint can transform just about anything.
And I always wondered whether or not she really liked that old gate. Now I know.
Thank you for having me Shannah, I was honored to be here and would like to invite your readers to stop in and see what’s shaking in the world of Bliss, because everyone is welcome to stop in at the ranch.
Wow!
Isn’t that room gorgeous?!
Wow Bliss… Your daughter certainly got her mother’s talent!
Nice to meet you Shannah!
Susan
Thanks, Susan! So nice to meet you too. Thanks for coming by.
Wow! Talented like her mom and dad! Love all the little details. Looks so fresh!
WOW. So many beautiful things to look at in your daughter’s room. I think, though, my favorite is the $3 lamp and painted lamp shade. Talent obviously runs in your family.
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That lamp is awesome and $3…I die. Loved this peek into the room.
OH how pretty. So many beautiful little details! Love the lampshade.
I love all the gorgeous details. Such a gorgeous room.
Like mother like daughter! So unique and talented. What a great peek inside. I love, really love, that garden gate. It’s so perfect. And I always giggle when you talk about your paints all getting along. See? It is possible. lol…. 😉
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I am so in love with this room. Maybe I need to give BLiss a call and have her daughter come over and help me with my house! She definitely has the talent!
Well, I LOVE the cake testers I bought and now I LOVE her room! She is quite talented and very creative. The headboard is perfect! Thanks for allowing us to visit.
xo
Pat
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Bliss’ daughter is definitely very talented. So happy Bliss shared a peek into her room with us.
It’s all beautiful! Wonder where she gets her taste and talent?
Heehee…I have a few guesses. The apple definitely doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Oh oh oh…I love how this turned out! And the little collection on top of the headboard is just darling!! Geesh…too much talent in one family!
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Isn’t that room so great? I love seeing a shared talent between mother and daughter. Thanks so much for visiting.
Oh man….I think your daughter comes by her talent honestly. I am loving that gate and the fact that she lit it up! I’d say on a budget of zero dollars, she’s done an awesome job!
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I would totally agree that the apple doesn’t fall very far from the tree when it comes to design talent. Love so much about this room.
LOVE it all! She’s a chip off the ol’ block I tell ya!! I would have liked to see the pink and black before shot!!
That room is so great, right? Loads of talent in that girl.
Lots of pretties in her room Bliss. Awesome redo with a zero budget.
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So many gorgeous things in the room. I am so impressed with how it turned out.
Well she obviously takes after her mother – very talented indeed. Love all of it, especially the gate, the stripes, the headboard !
It feels like such a bright and airy room to spend time in !
I could totally move into that room right now! Bliss’ daughter definitely has loads of talent.
Beautiful! Bliss is one of my favorite bloggers.
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Isn’t Bliss wonderful? She is definitely one of my favorites as well.
Lovely work! Fabulous colours (you KNOW I love aqua so she’s a girl after my own heart Bliss!) I see the cake testers now, phew, so glad to see the skinny part! There would be some serious dents in those cakes with the one you showed on your blog lol
I see another very talented DIY’er about to spring on the scene. Watch out Mom!
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That room is so incredible. I just keep going back to see it again. Mom definitely has a budding designer on her hands.
Wow, Bliss, she is well on her way to being “blissfull!!” I love that she added that chand to her dresser door, since she doesn’t have the real thing.
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Isn’t that room just full of inspiration?! She did an amazing job. I’m sure Bliss had some influence her talent developing 🙂
That apple did not fall far from the tree! Beautiful.
xo Heidi
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Mother and daughter definitely have a shared talent in Bliss’ case. Gorgeous room!
Proof that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree – I love everything she has done Bliss, and that old gate? I die. What a great idea! My oldest is now off to college as of two days ago. Wait til I get in that room… 😉
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I love seeing how talents like design can be shared between generations. Bliss and her daughter both possess an incredible talent! Hehe…can’t wait to see what you do with the room!
I am in love with those cake testers. How pretty are those!!! I also see that your daughter has your talent and much talent of her own. I love the sign that Shannah made. She really has an eye.
Cynthia
Those cake testers are awesome! The whole room makes me swoon.
Loving the headboard… and I believe the old saying like mother like daughter rings very true here! 🙂
great style!
gail
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Totally agree. Bliss’ daughter did an amazing job.
Don’t ya love it when the daughters show their true colors? Nice job. What size is that headboard?
The apple definitely doesn’t fall from the tree in Bliss’ case! I’ll pass your question along to her to try and get you an answer 🙂