Dark Blue Girls Room

I’m so thrilled to share my daughter’s dark blue girl’s room with you today. In case you missed our plans for her room then you can see them HERE and a post about the hanging macrame chair HERE.

I really let my daughter do a lot of the choosing and styling. It was a little challenging at times to not jump in and change something. She really has her own mind and doesn’t want my opinion anymore. “Mom, where do you think this should go?” won’t come out of her mouth. (Read about my tips for decorating with a teenage girl.

One thing we have in common is the love for pillows and I gave her some existing pillows to chose from.

Dark Blue Girls Room with a Fun Boho Vibe

It is incredibly hard to photograph her room with the dark color on the walls and the color doesn’t show up the exact same way as it is in reality in the photos. The shadows were also a big challenge.

So this is all her. She even went out and bought the craft cart and a label maker from her piggy bank money.

One of her new requests was the picture ledges (HERE) and that we’d hang her medals from the bottom of the ledges with command hooks (THESE). And I agree with her that it is a great way to display them, don’t you?

She mixed some of her own art, some of my art, a favorite quote, some sketches and a piece by my friend.

Our kids storage tips

• Command hooks under picture ledges (HERE) for medals or hairbands.
• Fun boxes and containers for her craft supplies (HERE or HERE).
• Light weight, cheap frames without glass for kids art display (HERE or HERE). The reason for that is that if they fall there won’t be a dangerous mess.
• Use a small desk clip light to free up desk space for crafting, coloring and homework (HERE).
• crafting glitter for slime (HERE) stored in a lipstick organizer (HERE)
• condiment bottles/food service squeeze bottles for slime ingredients like water, laundry detergent and glue (HERE)
• Dry-erase tape (HERE) for larger labels.

{ Read my post HERE about how to organize slime supplies and a closer look at her craft cart}

(The piggy bank and small dolls container are from HomeGoods and are Jonathan Adler. Unfortunately, they aren’t available anymore)

My friend Lydia (see her Etsy store HERE) sent me one of her art pieces and it is made for my daughter’s room. And the little one loves it too.

You can find the $6 lama printable HERE and the abstract art is my free printable if you sign up for my email list.

The below print of Maya was made with the same app that I described in my last post HERE.

{sources: rug HERE | duvet HERE | throw from HomeGoods | bed tutorial HERE | similar headboard HERE | similar bed HERE or HERE | my Ikea home decor post HERE | curtains HERE | mudcloth pillow HERE or HERE | colorful diamond pillows from Ikea Germany |  lamps HERE | shades from Target not available anymore | light HERE or similar light HERE | desk Ikea HERE or similar desk HERE | wooden stool from Ikea | shelving unit Ikea | magnet board Ikea}

She wanted the macrame piece in her room and it looks much better in here than in my downstairs.

She also snatched up the Moravian star I had in my downstairs hallway. My husband just wants better lighting in our hallway and it looks so pretty in her room now. I love when I can reuse and find new spots for decor from our home.

It’s actually a lot of fun to see her starting to want to organize. She’s always been a hot mess with everything but now she is starting to get really excited about the little organizing thrills. I know that sounds odd but when she had me order her the label maker (HERE) with her piggy bank money, she couldn’t stop talking about it and told me that she thought she couldn’t sleep because she was so excited. I think it’s cute.

She also loves using this dry-erase tape (HERE) for labeling:

Rolling craft storage HERE.

She started organizing all her slime concoctions and even labels their lids with fun names that she comes up with:

(find containers HERE)

And the glitter (this one HERE) she uses to make that mentioned slime is being stored in a lipstick organizer (HERE):

Her gold sparkly cuckoo clock is still in the room as well and I love how it looks on the dark blue walls:

She really wanted a cactus in her room but I didn’t find it all that safe for her and the cats so I bought a faux one from Ikea. It’s so fun and sculptural and easy to care for.

Also the matryoshka dolls are from my husband who brought from Prague for me and my daughter (HERE for similar ones).

The kitties love her room as always.

macrame chair HERE | similar throw in macrame chair HERE | lava lamp HERE | rainbow pillow HERE | mudcloth pillow HERE |

I’m thrilled that we were able to keep her curtains (HERE) and I think they look great with the new dark blue walls.

We used one of our old end tables from the fireplace makeover as a nightstand and functions and looks great.

Oh Willy! You are so photogenic and love to pose. I just can’t help myself but take photos of him. He loves the camera attention.

The cheap Craiglist mirror is still hanging behind her door. One of my first blog projects ever (HERE the photography is awful). I received two identical mirrors for free back then and I still cherish both of them. One is hanging in the spare bathroom and the other right here in her room.

dark blue velvet pillows HERE | mudcloth pillow HERE

Also, see my post HERE about her new Ikea chandelier pictured below:

I wanted to share a before photo for those of you who are new around here. I loved her before but it was more me than her. She’s been asking to redo it for a while and now I love both versions. By the way, you can purchase all four paint-by-number art pieces for download in my Etsy shop HERE. The acrylic chair is available HERE.

{favorite throw pillows for a teenage girl}

I believe she has talent in styling her own room and real potential for organizing. But… don’t even think for a minute that it always looks like this 😉 It’s a work in progress.

In the end she is enjoying being creative as much as I do. She just has her own ideas and I’m not allowed to cross her.

I believe she did a great job styling her shelves and adding all her trinkets and crafts.

Tschüß,