A new year, a new vanity!  I’d been wanting a new vanity for a while but I’ve looked at so many different desks and vanities and haven’t found one I truly loved.  Or I should say, I hadn’t found one I loved that wasn’t way out of my price range.  Here is the vanity I had before.

In a blog post called Adding Glam To Your Boudoir, I shared that this vanity was a gift from my mother-in-law for Christmas when we were first married.  It was a vintage piece that had been in the family and I was thrilled to get it because I’d wanted a vanity.

I even shared it decorated with this beautiful swag and jeweled garland in my Christmas Bedroom Decor post a few weeks ago.

I loved it for years and was grateful for it.  I love things that have sentimental value.  However, it was little narrow and I wanted something a little more elegant and something I really loved.  I’d looked everywhere!  And then I found this beauty yesterday….

The best thing about finding it is that I wasn’t even looking. I was in a store looking for something completely different when I accidentally happened upon it.  Isn’t that how it happens?  The best surprises come when you’re least expecting them! Seeing it was like seeing my husband for the first time and thinking, “this is the one!” Ha!  Seriously though, I love it.

I love the french details and the vintage look of it.  The light grey goes perfectly with the rest of my room.

While the ivory and cream tones in my room might be warm and the greys and winter golds are cooler tones, I just love mixing them!  I like the depth it gives my room and how the difference in tones almost gives that feel that a “pop of color” gives a room.  It’s serene and calming and relaxing.

My vanity also compliments my vintage french provincial dresser (found on Craigslist) well and helps tie it in to the bedroom.

I actually brought home a beaded rectangle beveled mirror but to switch out as well and it was gorgeous.  However, it did not do this space, or desk, justice like the ornate ivory vintage one did.  So I took the mirror back and kept this one that I love so much.  I love french cottage furniture.  It’s so romantic and elegant and feminine.

I put back my jewelry display,

and I put back my perfume stand and jewelry dish,

and then threw my favorite Ruffle Throw Blanket from my online shoppe over my vintage vanity chair.  I’m actually looking for a different chair but I haven’t found what I’m looking for yet.  I’ll update my post when I do and let you all know.

The rest of the bedroom….

A few years ago we finally upgraded from a queen to king bed.  We thought we never wanted anything bigger than a queen but we wanted a new mattress and headboard anyway so we decided to take the leap.  WOW.  What were we thinking, waiting so long?

I picked an ivory tufted headboard with nailhead trim, a pin tuck duvet cover, some fabulous pillows, and a shimmery taupe quilt on the end.

I’ve wanted mirrored nightstands but I’m quite content with my large vintage nightstands for now so I chose a mirrored bench with linen tufting on top. I’m waiting till our next home (since this is temporary) to choose a different rug but this one works for now, since I no longer needed it downstairs, and brought a fun modern touch to this french-style room.

Often times, like this fall, I’ll switch out a throw blanket on the end of my bed.  This gorgeous, cozy chenille throw was a perfect choice for the winter when I’m sitting on my bed watching TV or working on my laptop.

I can’t believe I’m ACTUALLY sharing this picture but I want to show you that I have NOTHING on this side of the room.  I LOVE my bay windows and dupioni silk drapes.  I even painted an accent table to match my dresser.  BUT….I’m STILL looking for two PERFECT chairs for this room. I’m thinking linen arm chairs with either painted white trim or a natural wood finish, like the top of my new vanity.  There are many pairs I love but not at the right price.  I’ve also been scouring craigslist and Facebook marketplace for a vintage pair (at the right price) that I can makeover myself.  Crossing my fingers.  For now….this space is where we iron our clothing.

I found a vintage mirror (also painting it to match the accent table and dresser) and placed it above the left nightstand to add height because this master suite only has a window on one side of the bed.

It’s so strange and I was so annoyed by it BUT it absolutely works, balancing with something tall on that side.  I think we all have that “thing” about our homes that we wish we could change.  This would be one of them but it is what it is and the challenge is to make the best of it.

I love Oliver Gal canvas art, especially their chandelier prints.  This one is one of my favorites because it has the mixture of both light grey and gold AND it also has some blush tones used in the shadowing.  It’s the perfect hint of pink and compliments pink roses or peonies, whenever I pick them up at the market and bring them home.  My new chandelier is a “winter gold” so it’s not so warm and brassy and compliments the art perfectly.

I found these gorgeous, large, silver crushed velvet zebra pillows at ZGallerie and I love how they look on either side of the large ivory pillow in the middle that I found at Horchow. I had to throw in a long ruffle lumbar pillow.

I’m really enjoying my room and updated vanity. My dream would be to have this one (above) of Jennifer Lawrence’s,  from her home that she recently purchased from Jessica Simpson. But I still love it.

While the store I purchased the vanity/desk from doesn’t have an online store, nor did they share who makes the desk, I am linking a similar one below and similar pieces to help you recreate and part of this look or all of it.  Every girl should have a pretty space to sit and do her makeup and put on her favorite perfume! I’m also linking items from my bedroom for your shopping convenience.

 
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I hope you’re having the Happiest New Year!

xoxo,

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The thought of my daughter, Brooklyn, being a “tween” makes me all sorts of emotional. She is 10 and approaching 11 rapidly. She has more of an opinion about her room now and individual style and wanted a change. Brooklyn loves looking at different styles on Instagram and looked for some bedroom inspiration online until she knew what she wanted exactly. She said, “I want light grey with accents of blush and gold and lots of white. I love the vintage, shabby chic style still but I want it to look more grown-up and nothing to sparkly or look like a nursery!” Oh mercy lol! So, goodbye little girl room and hello tween girl bedroom makeover! (Note: *Paint colors used will be shared at the end of post.)

Brooklyn’s room before was darling, or so we used to think. It had a twin bed (first thing to go) and just too small if we had cousins or family staying with us. I just LOVED the headboard that was a vintage shabby chic dream, found in a Waco barn, and paid just $5 for it. I will be repurposing it into something else soon. I am still deciding what exactly I want to do with it. Please forgive the sub-par photos with horrible lighting and taken on my phone.
Her furniture was vintage and passed down from my mother-in-law so I didn’t want to get rid of it. However, the furniture pieces were all painted in an array of light aqua, pink and white.

I even found a French Provincial dresser and painted it cotton candy pink and added a cute, vintage window with one of our favorite quotes.
Meh! Again, we loved it years ago but a tween girl bedroom makeover was exactly what we needed! I kept hearing, “Mom, this room is too babyish for me now!” {tear}
Ok, well those pics above were an embarrassment but we loved it when we first did it and this bedroom has moved 2 more times since it’s completion in 2010. Now, for the after…

We love grey in this home, I’m sure it was hard to tell…ha! Brooklyn fell in love, as did I, with the Restoration Hardware Baby & Child “Colette” Bed. The light grey wash finish on the wooden trim, the grey tufted fabric, the feminine shape and lovely carvings inspired by Louis XV. Everything about it was what we were looking for and we looked at a TON of beds! All shapes, styles, brands, manufacturers….we really hunted for the perfect bed for this girls tween bedroom makeover.

We found these large euro sham white pillows. This lovely white ruffle coverlet with a white ruffle bedskirt brightened the room up as well.The light grey quilt and shams were the perfect addition of grey and texture to the bedding. The lovely blush shabby chic ruffle throw blanket is from my online shoppe and looked perfect thrown at the end of the bed to add another soft hint of blush.

We found three accent pillows of different shapes and textures and they all brought different touches of shabby chic, traditional, and that trendy, tween vibe. That gold sequin bow pillow was such a fun find and balanced out the room so that it wasn’t, as Brooklyn put it, too “vintage-y and old”.

The french provincial nightstands were very reasonable priced from Craigslist and we made sure to spray the hardware with a muted gold. *All paint colors will be listed at the end of this post. The mirrors were such a fun clearance find at Tuesday Morning and the flower petal shape complimented the flowers that hang above her bed. I really love the soft blush faux peonies we found at Home Goods. I also found this darling crown dish there as well and it’s perfect for the many nights (pretty much every night) that she’s already in bed and hasn’t remembered to take off her earrings. There they go.

Using an existing lamp from Hobby Lobby and existing frames (one of which we painted blush to add more color) we were able to cut down on the cost.

I love this distressed white chandelier! However, if you are on a tight budget, check out this DIY chandelier tutorial I did a couple of weeks ago and easily make your own for a fraction of the price. And I actually got Brooklyn’s approval on this chandelier since, even though she loves bling, she didn’t want a very sparkly chandelier like she used to have. Right before we moved, I made these prints (in the background) on Photoshop and on my Silhouette Cameo of blush and gold uplifting messages and mottos. She absolutely LOVED them! They are all things she does or already lives by and so it made it even more personalized.

One of my favorite pieces in this room…these Large Paper Wall Flowers made by My Sparkled Life. Trista does such an incredible job making these and they are such a special, unique piece of art that everyone has commented on and swooned over.

This blush crepe paper butterfly caught my eye as I left Pottery Barn Kids one day. We thought it would be a lovely accent on the wall and perfectly resembles the young woman she is transforming into and spreading her wings. Don’t leave the cocoon just yet, little butterfly! Neither of us are ready for that!

These sheer white curtains with small ruffles frame Brooklyn’s bay windows perfectly. They are sheer enough to let the bright light in, long and straight-edged for those strong lines it needed but then a few small ruffles to compliment the femininity of the room. The “shine” gold sequin banner from Pottery Barn Kids is such a beautiful message to wake up to each morning and describes what my daughter does every day of her life. Of course, it compliments that gold sequin bow pillow on her bed perfectly and brings out the gold mirrors and hardware.

UPDATE: We I felt the room needed more blush and talked Brooklyn into letting me make some blush curtains from this gorgeous fabric I found at JoAnn’s Fabrics.

I love how they turned out and looks so much better! See more HERE in the Christmas Bedroom Decor post.

Remember that blue vintage dresser (above) from my mother-in-law? We kept it, of course, and painted it. We used the IKEA Ung Drill frame and spray-painted the B letter gold and sprinkled some glitter on it. Brooklyn and I discussed painting this mini dress form with chalk paint and it was a little scary but we did it. We saved a few pennies and it turned out great. We displayed the jewelry that matched her room and put the rest on knobs inside her closet.

The drawer knobs on top were a lovely muted gold with glass beads and then the rest of them were such a pretty gold mercury glass. My tween wasn’t sure about these when doing this makeover but I pushed her to just put them on and then see. Yes, she fell in love and I got my way! All of them were on sale from Hobby Lobby.

Let’s talk about the actual bed, or mattress, that Brooklyn gets to sleep on. This mattress from LexMod is absolutely INCREDIBLE!!

This Aveline Foam Mattress from LexMod is 10″ and has 3 layers of foam. At first, I was very skeptical about its size. We weren’t very sure thinking whether it’ll be enough for our girl. And my sister had recently bought a King-size bed after checking Bed Sizes UK Guide and it turned out to be perfect! My initial plan was to get a similar king-size mattress, but then I decided against it. A few days later, we bought Aveline Foam Mattress and it ships for free, I received it in a box. Yes, a box! It is air tight and rolled up and vacuum sealed in a tube box. We easily carried it upstairs and put it on the bed and watched it expand into an actual mattress. Amazing! It is actually as comfortable as the king memory foam mattress on our bed that we bought last year for over $1,000. Oh how I wish we’d known about the LexMod Aveline mattress first! It’s only $249! {gasp!}

Now, for her vanity…

Can you believe I found this vanity on the side of the road? Yep, when we lived back in Waco it was sitting there with a “FREE” sign on the side of a road one morning and I grabbed it so quickly. I could hardly believe it. I gave it a fresh coat (even though it was in good condition) and added gold mercury glass knobs from Hobby Lobby. I had found the mirror at a garage sale and it had been in the garage. When we did the makeover, I knew it had to be gold. I have some gold/fur stool choices listed below but this was a stool I already had. I just sprayed it gold as well and add fur fabric (by the yard from JoAnn’s) and hot-glued it over the top and overlapped it on the bottom, underneath. Easy peasy, right?! I have the gold paint linked below as well.

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I’m so glad you stopped by and hope you enjoyed Brooklyn’s bedroom makeover! I would love it if you subscribed at the top of the page in order to receive my weekly emails of all my latest posts. You can also follow me on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook to see what I’m up to in creating a home and lifestyle of inspiration!

xoxo,

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