kids room

when mabel was on the way, i looked everywhere trying to find inspiration for how to decorate the kids bedroom. i could find absolutely nothing. it seems that everyone out there does things the american way..with each child having their own bedroom.

paul and i never saw the point of that. especially since the kids have their playroom separate. meaning the sole purpose of their bedroom can be just that.
a bed room.

when ava was born, this was her little nursery.
and when max was born and moved in, i got rid of the pink and made it just green and yellow. but the furniture was still white which was a little too feminine for my taste.

so, when i was expecting mabel, we got rid of all the white furniture. and started from scratch. and then when we moved here, even though there are four bedrooms in the house we decided to keep all three kids in the same room. this picture below is when we were under contract, so the furniture is the previous owners.

befores and afters:

basically, i decided on the color scheme from the curtains.
i knew i wanted something bright and cheery but not overly so.

the colors in the I am a Child of God vinyl are matching the curtains.
as is the mobile.


and the kids bedding.


and the rugs
and the blue and brown on the chair.


{p.s. the blue is the same paint from our old living room wall.
i miss that color and love having a little piece of it in our house still.}