So while many families spend Labour Day weekend camping, playing in sports tournaments or having a last hur-rah before school starts, our family does room makeovers!
Yup. You can find us wielding paint brushes, straddling ladders, eating sandwiches on drop cloths and having a blast. And oh how we love our Benjamin Moore paint! It is our ‘must-have’ paint for any room makeover.
Our daughter had been planning this bedroom makeover for awhile now. She wanted a fresh look for her senior year of High School. But before we get to the nitty gritty, let’s back up a bit and have a look at how this room has transformed over the years.
Let’s chat 2005. It was a pink room for an 8 year old who had just moved with her family 3000 miles across the country. She chose this pink girly look along with adorable pink and green patchwork bedding. It was so sweet and cozy!
And then we hit 2009. Our junior high girl wanted a more sophisticated looks, so we treated the walls with Benjamin Moore’s ‘Whisper of Gray’ for a light lavender look, complete with new bedding.
This time our daughter wanted to paint her room herself, so we gave her ‘carte blanche’ to do as she wished. She chose Benjamin Moore’s Blue Bonnet and set to work to take her room to a new look for 2013. One of the reasons we love Benjamin Moore paint is because of it’s excellent quality which is also perfect for beginning painters…it’s goes on beautifully with very little splatter! The paint that we used for this project was Benjamin Moore’s Aura Paint. It delivers amazing coverage, incredible durability and beautiful deep colour that makes any room look stunning. I have used Benjamin Moore for over 15 years and I don’t ever plan to use any other brand!
After a day and two coats of Aura paint, we had a brand new fresh room!
Would you like to take a peek?
The room became the fresh, calming oasis that my daughter was after! The walls in Blue Bonnet set the stage for everything!
With a few colourful pillows and fresh white bedding, the room really came alive.
{Pillow sources: blue chevron pillow, yellow weave pillow, HomeSense.
Flowerpillow: Trendy Home. Bedding: Target $79.99}
We also invested in a few small pieces like a small Ikea bedside table and basket weave lamp from HomeSense.
And my daughter wished for very sheer, white curtains and I found a very inexpensive pair at HomeSense on clearance for $15.00!
And then we shopped the house for a few accessories like a this tray,vase and white box.
And my daughter created this study area for herself with a new study surface and wall lamps from Ikea. She really loves clean, no clutter surfaces!
I love this room so much! But I keep getting kicked out! How about that?
My daughter loves her ‘new’ room. And I loved that she was able to tackle this painting project herself with the help of Benjamin Moore!
I think it looks fabulous!
Stay tuned for another room makeover coming up soon…our son’s room.
We would like to thank Benjamin Moore Canada for very generously supplying the paint for this beautiful room makeover. To learn more about using Benjamin Moore paints for your next painting project, you can visit their website HERE.
To see some of my other recent makeover projects:
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The room looks great! I also am a big fan of Benjamin Moore paint. It's the only paint I use because of its durability .you can scrub your walls & it doesn't come off!
Great job Angie! I'm also a big fan of Benjamin Moore paint!
It's the only paint I found where you can scrub the walls & the paint doesn't come off!
Really lovely – great paint color and it all looks so clean!
It's fun to see how a kid's room changes over the years as their personality evolves. Your daughter's room turned out great, Angie, and I love the wall color.
It looks beautiful! Of course, I'm biased since I painted my daughter's room in that exact paint. Same colour, same brand, everything, I still love it!
Your daughter's new room is beautiful. The color is both calming and happy. Great job.
I like it a lot, such a beautiful room. Thanks for sharing with us.
Love it! I just bought paint this afternoon for our bedroom and it's a very similar colour to the one you used. I hope our rooms turns out as nicely as your daughter's.
I remember changing my own room nearly ever year as a kid. You must be a fun mom letting her paint like that. It looks like she made some really good decorating choices. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
oh My daughter would love this space!!! great job!!
Thanks for linking up! I featured your post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2013/creative-ideas-home-family/
Hope you had a great weekend.
It's just gorgeous!! Love the mint green…so soothing. So happy you linked up at Inspiration Monday!
Love the wall color, and that flower print pillow 🙂 Pinned for later inspiration! 🙂
I would love it if you would link up at Martha Mondays, open now through Wednesday night!
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Adorable room. I LOVE the colors. I'd love if you'd link up to The DIY'ers! http://homecomingmn.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-diyers-31.html
Oh I missed this post – and what a great one it is too. I love the colour your daugther chose. It is perfect with the bedding and the hits of yellow. So pretty and so restful.
If I would let my daughter, she would change the color of her room everyday.
We would love to have you share with us at our weekly Super Saturday Link Party. http://www.madefrompinterest.net/2013/10/super-saturday-link-party-13/ Your recipes and ideas would be a hit with our crowd. It would be our honor to have you join us!
Sherri
That is a gorgeous colour! Your daughter's room looks very pretty and calming. I'm sure it is a great space to relax and study in.
Such a fabulous makeover. Love the color. I would love for you to link up to my Inspire Me party that is ongoing – -http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2013/10/185th-inspire-me-tuesday.html. Hope to see you there. Hugs, Marty
Love it! It looks so fresh and happy!
It looks beautiful! Can you link the ikea side table? I can't seem to find it on their website.
Looks really nice! Love the colors and fresh overall feeling!
What a beautiful happy room! I love the color your daughter chose for the walls.
I would say your daughter has excellent taste! That room is lovely! The wall color is just so soothing and calm, very very pretty.
What a fun makeover! I love the BM Aura paint!
This is gorgeous! It's awesome that your daughter can help and give such great input! Nice job the two of you!
Looks fabulous and so great she did it herself!
lovely room! I love the colors.
Hugs, Lior
It looks great! It always amazes me what a fresh coat of paint can do. The accessories are terrific and I love shopping around the house! Nothing beats free. 🙂
So cute! I am featuring it tomorrow during our link party!
That is such a beautiful shade of blue! I just painted a room in our house that color!
Hey Angie!
I saw that you were featured today from the Get Your DIY On link party. I love the way this room turned out! My favorite part is the wall color, oh and all the white with pops of bright color. You and your daughter did a great job!
Love, Melanie
http://www.melaniegetsmarried.blogspot.com
Love love love love! I would love it if you joined and contribute your awesome posts at my link party at City of Creative Dreams on Fridays 😀 Hope to see you there at City of Creative Dreams Link Party
Love it! Benjamin Moore Aura is the way to go. I would never paint with anything else. When people use cheaper paint, I can really tell the difference! Love the clutter free room and the mint coloured walls!
That's awesome!… I have seen some childrens bedroon furniture store online… I want to buy some of it… therefore I am looking for ideas.. Thanks for this.