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Guest Blogger: Camille from The Vintique Object

Hello, Turquoise Lovers. I’m Camille from The Vintique Object. I’m thrilled to pieces to be guest posting for Erin today because House of Turquoise was the first design blog I ever visited! That is a true story and let me tell you, I was entranced!

In addition to my own design blog, I’ve recently started a little decorating/organizing business. I am excited to share a recent project — a little girls’ bedroom belonging to six year-old twins.

Here is how the room looked before:
And here is the room after.

Down came the dated 80’s wallpaper and the room was professionally painted. You can just see a peek of Benjamin Moore’s Palladian Blue on the ceiling. I added a bit of turquoise paint to the Palladian Blue to to make a custom mix for the vintage beds, which were an unsightly electric blue color when I found them.

Behind each bed is a giant bulletin board made from homasote or sound board and covered in burlap and ribbon. The little girls are avid decorators (see stickers below) and this was a good way for them to showcase their artwork and put up posters without ruining the walls with tape, push-pins…and stickers.
I also painted one of their Ikea Malm dressers (removing stickers first) to match the other and added DIY brass ring pulls to dress them up a bit.

Believe it or not, these ring pulls made from hardware store parts! Total cost for each runs about $1.40. I have to thank Sarah M. Dorsey Designs for coming up with this brilliant idea. I just tweaked the idea a bit to keep the pulls from snagging clothes on the inside of the drawer.

On the wall where the dressers were located, I made small vanities/desks flanking a bookcase I snagged from the garage. Above each desk is pegboard painted to mimic the bedding. The pegboard helps the girls to organize their jewelry and and hair accessories.

My goal was to create a fresh, light-filled, and organized space — not too girly and one that can grow with them. I think turquoise fits the bill for that exactly!

To see more of the room with tutorials and other organization ideas you can click here and here.

Thanks so much for having me today, Erin.

You just can’t go wrong with turquoise!

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Comments

  3. Absolutely amazing transformation. Love the color scheme and the choice not to go too girly with this. But the pictures do beg the question about the door that is now blocked by one of the beds and where it leads. Hopefully the girls don't need access to it and hopefully one of them doesn't mind sleeping next to it, (I personally wouldn't want to).

  8. AMAZING transformation!! In all honestly, one of things that impressed me most and made the biggest difference were those hardware store drawer pulls. It took those dressers from looking standard and sad to super chic! Love the new space!

  14. Oh I love this idea of the 2 boards. I have 2 little girls that share a room too, and they would love that. I wanted to ask a question. On the book shelf you have a light blue storage container with lots of little drawers that looks like it came from a craft or hardware store. What do you store in that? Hair ties barrettes, polly pocket stuff. Just curious, because it looks like a neat idea.

    Thanks in advance!

  15. Yes, that is a door by one of the girl's beds. It leads to their older brother's room (which I also recently decorated). It's blocked on his side too and I think all three kids are pretty happy with that arrangement. 😉

    Cara, I found the little hardware organizer in their playroom and repurposed it for jewelry that doesn't fit on the pegboards, stickers, gems, and other little odds and ends. You could really use it for anything. I'd like to have one for myself, actually!
    Camille

  21. How did you tweak the diy knobs? Are you able to post a picture of the inside of the draw? Thanks!!

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