The girls have fled the basement, not for any fear of spiders or dust or floating feathers of pink insulation (which are there, it must be said), but for the reason that their mother has finished (for now) painting their room, and it is now safe for them to come back upstairs.In this composite photograph, you can see that they have decided on a slightly different bed arrangement than they have had in the past. Mary will be sleeping in the "upper berth", while her sister will be taking the lower. Deborah prefers sleeping on (or near) the floor; we don't know where this strange quirk originates. Perhaps her ancestors liked camping. During the day, Deb's bed will be put away under her sister's bed, mainly to prevent Mary from cluttering the space beneath with all manner of strange things (books, papers, toys, etc.).
We were hoping to put a worktable in the room as well, but haven't quite figured out how to work it in, given the fact that we have to pull out Deb's bed every night so we can't have anything taking up too much space in or near the middle of the room. I've got some extremely clever, totally impractical ideas for making something out of 2-by-4s and plywood, and Cheryl will probably find something in a catalog. Can't wait to see how it all turns out.
Meanwhile, the new color looks fantastic all backlit by the halogen lamp. The halogen is only temporary, of course. Those lamps make me nervous, putting out all the heat they do. I'd like to put up some corner/ceiling fixtures to light the room at each corner rather than from the middle, but that's completely impractical from a wiring standpoint. Cheryl has this very practical idea of using regular floor lamps. Either way, the single light in the middle of the room (underneath the fan) just doesn't provide enough light for my tired old eyes.
Here's the colors they picked out for the room.
The fabric is for the curtains or drapes or whatever you call it that will be used around the windows and the closet.
6 comments:
What a lovely room
Pretty!!!
The butterfly fabric will be a curtain over the closet maw. The paint samples will become horizontal stripes around the middle of the room (pink and teal). I'm thinking of putting Christmas lights up around the ceiling for atmosphere. Then gradually add teen-girl accessories of an area rug and artwork for the walls.
Hey you might consider getting a cool chandelier (can repaint an old one!) and (1) putting it on a dimmer to allow lighting variety (but have to use regular not watt saving) and/or (2) swagging it over from the center to an area of the room where you'd like more light or drama...:) Yes, I watch too much HGTV!
Actually the neighbor did put a repainted chandelier in one of her spare bedrooms. It's very French country. We have a ceiling fan in the room now, so I'm not sure how to combine that with a chandelier. I've thought about hanging a Japanese lantern in one of the corners or use a torchiere with articulated "fronds" that have brightly colored diffusers on it. I've seen something like it at Target.
Nice colors. Rebekah is wanting a lime green base for her room. She's weary of pink and purple. But I haven't done any painting at all in Caleb's room, so I think I need to start there! Sure do admire all you decorators.
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