Miss N's room: the reveal

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you read <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2011/10/miss-ns-rooma-dummy-project.html">monday's post</a></b>,</div><div style="text-align: center;">you know we've just finished Miss N's room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This what we started with....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAXPYkgQzqf7vl3lPv01MAqdxmkOSHQh_VuJsek9RpCczpANCMBr8uUhTQ2VpDyGpMV922SQGH-b8ZJZGui0K7wrT5VJpSMaGU3EzJNU9LwAgR_HpRV1OQC7S6iIZ_ewPLbXDSGGLvteD/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-04+at+11.43.19+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAXPYkgQzqf7vl3lPv01MAqdxmkOSHQh_VuJsek9RpCczpANCMBr8uUhTQ2VpDyGpMV922SQGH-b8ZJZGui0K7wrT5VJpSMaGU3EzJNU9LwAgR_HpRV1OQC7S6iIZ_ewPLbXDSGGLvteD/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-04+at+11.43.19+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">you can read more about that <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2010/06/every-tweens-wish-black-bedroom.html">here.</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It all began with a brilliant azure box Natasha found while we were out shopping one day.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She decided on a blue and white scheme.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Since she has a very dark grey leather chair, and LARGE tv in there, I suggested hits of black as well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Done.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We (that means I, lol) painted the black walls white -</div><div style="text-align: center;">used Behr paint plus primer in Falling Snow, for the first coat.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It covered incredibly well, but the color was far too warm for a west facing room,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the range of whites is really limited with this brand (are you listening, Behr?!!).</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, we layered 2 coats of Martha's pure white </div><div style="text-align: center;">(no tint, straight out of the can - how's that for easy?!!) on top.</div><div style="text-align: center;">That's it, three coats, not too painful after all...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7dcg8j0YRErsFSNRa5rHzFei_RULb9tyFtizdDmiururreeM4utzQNA0gcSSUZyCN3-w8QMWF097lm_0QQNgqhQPXlPSL-zbYIQbm34eMJBpZFJfdstF3EQjuFo14485Ml6_D_NX4GiE/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-04+at+11.45.30+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7dcg8j0YRErsFSNRa5rHzFei_RULb9tyFtizdDmiururreeM4utzQNA0gcSSUZyCN3-w8QMWF097lm_0QQNgqhQPXlPSL-zbYIQbm34eMJBpZFJfdstF3EQjuFo14485Ml6_D_NX4GiE/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-04+at+11.45.30+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are looking for brilliant white walls, this is your paint -</div><div style="text-align: center;">the result was a very bright, slightly clinical space.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We color matched the box into a behr ultra base, as well.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(it's close to Brilliant Sea 520B-6)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This would do for the old cork board we planned to rescue from storage,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the existing mirror she used over her dresser, and a new long wall mirror.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhif07jhwBUhLVRv5J1w2cEnAS0EA9QX59WKRhI-xQXNebEpVvknOuaMyW06W58p5r38WR_Ap9tirBdFl8mbChlX1WSOPzVKUg10QJDE4xhgnr3bciqBTYAjrIkK7DStUT-KGgL5pNScVbX/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-04+at+11.54.20+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhif07jhwBUhLVRv5J1w2cEnAS0EA9QX59WKRhI-xQXNebEpVvknOuaMyW06W58p5r38WR_Ap9tirBdFl8mbChlX1WSOPzVKUg10QJDE4xhgnr3bciqBTYAjrIkK7DStUT-KGgL5pNScVbX/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-04+at+11.54.20+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We painted out a wire branch sculpture for an <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2011/08/diy-jewelry-as-art.html">art/jewellry display</a></b>....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0pFyqxRxEg_kqr1LyHivUawwe_o-dgfj1RGQAB6petnvsdbAyxDLVhRSRFIo6w1DmTh2SAEMrvjA-qLN_kRuTrgCzViYa8fbrFmkAxfF-uRBIbA_wvWYSTnnkXbQt0BTo7mwI3MaCbCC/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-04+at+11.57.13+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0pFyqxRxEg_kqr1LyHivUawwe_o-dgfj1RGQAB6petnvsdbAyxDLVhRSRFIo6w1DmTh2SAEMrvjA-qLN_kRuTrgCzViYa8fbrFmkAxfF-uRBIbA_wvWYSTnnkXbQt0BTo7mwI3MaCbCC/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-04+at+11.57.13+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, the palette was dynamic, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but it needed warmth, and no ordinary canary or watermelon would do -</div><div style="text-align: center;"> so enter the fluorescents!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yup, fluorescents.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tash's idea :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She's only this age once, why not let her have a little fun?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2011/10/miss-ns-rooma-dummy-project.html">upgraded a vintage dress form</a></b>, and painted out some frames and canvasses</div><div style="text-align: center;">(I'll post more about the DIY art process tomorrow - SUPER easy)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimEEc2jAdz4BU52U-CfUbL_ZeD2dv9ezOVPcYnJ732batZbum1Ta9d572klQAeCDKbJuVsqwO2xMvPyWyJ3rFDhtIoc_PoHVuB6HV6i9Ks10N1Pl6vDN9E_8A1KvPREtgXQ6KcZ4vrgy5s/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-05+at+12.05.42+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimEEc2jAdz4BU52U-CfUbL_ZeD2dv9ezOVPcYnJ732batZbum1Ta9d572klQAeCDKbJuVsqwO2xMvPyWyJ3rFDhtIoc_PoHVuB6HV6i9Ks10N1Pl6vDN9E_8A1KvPREtgXQ6KcZ4vrgy5s/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-05+at+12.05.42+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Would you like to see how it all came together?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the view from the door...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vR5GaHMf1Srvj2bduhuQiFwBU3R8y27_jTg-4B9F05CiD-9QpMH-kmkea3cbQlfDZ1cFAh9yaYn3g6xsAH39vVHDj27B5JffQTD1D-IEImTa9jU4pP6SbjTIm6YpwkVRvJOfA0JhgSSW/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-05+at+12.06.50+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vR5GaHMf1Srvj2bduhuQiFwBU3R8y27_jTg-4B9F05CiD-9QpMH-kmkea3cbQlfDZ1cFAh9yaYn3g6xsAH39vVHDj27B5JffQTD1D-IEImTa9jU4pP6SbjTIm6YpwkVRvJOfA0JhgSSW/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-05+at+12.06.50+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Miss N headquarters - which is NEVER this tidy :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We added a little zebra to the newly painted bulletin board -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">looks like it's painted on, but it's actually a really heavy wrapping paper, shh, don't tell...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpmKUWxgZHrRGD_B86J2yKaEOJU9x8xML2pMsgs-CJO1LyMyLx5EjMu8Aq8-_J7UJicO_wTWrNq3XgYCchpNDb4ur5vO2dpsUsQY40_g1unxhdd_vY33YbN1_G7xXT5MuFZRZWDRffpld/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-05+at+12.10.36+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpmKUWxgZHrRGD_B86J2yKaEOJU9x8xML2pMsgs-CJO1LyMyLx5EjMu8Aq8-_J7UJicO_wTWrNq3XgYCchpNDb4ur5vO2dpsUsQY40_g1unxhdd_vY33YbN1_G7xXT5MuFZRZWDRffpld/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-05+at+12.10.36+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ikea frames - 3 for $5.</div><div style="text-align: center;">With this price point and arrangement,</div><div style="text-align: center;">she can add to this wall whenever she likes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5IC7rQCKNYvi_3zw5CJI2YtfWdVmqdGTMiUui4bo7Xsd2mwMSV8EiD3Wwl12EpydT5yMjBHwy6FEG6WHuSUmRggOPExoDMkxBQuszK9-BkNXXTStCJ3Oipd3-ObrkZ_1glIQKeNMbc6n/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-05+at+12.11.51+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5IC7rQCKNYvi_3zw5CJI2YtfWdVmqdGTMiUui4bo7Xsd2mwMSV8EiD3Wwl12EpydT5yMjBHwy6FEG6WHuSUmRggOPExoDMkxBQuszK9-BkNXXTStCJ3Oipd3-ObrkZ_1glIQKeNMbc6n/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-05+at+12.11.51+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rocks and crystals.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a fascination, and she finds them EVERYWHERE :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">We corralled the largest and prettiest into lucite trays for display.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipW8Dtj-kD2b2DyJwbIS-4sBWsBqew2uI6wCWBFBwbusD_-k9WZ1pNCgJK1YHzjZ-xjFZvj7PRYp61NIoQJY7NC9xw3lGeRPONZv7Mhkexo9cHUEPmfSMmN9mwOWmVDZt9CJlkYzmju5vr/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-05+at+12.14.08+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipW8Dtj-kD2b2DyJwbIS-4sBWsBqew2uI6wCWBFBwbusD_-k9WZ1pNCgJK1YHzjZ-xjFZvj7PRYp61NIoQJY7NC9xw3lGeRPONZv7Mhkexo9cHUEPmfSMmN9mwOWmVDZt9CJlkYzmju5vr/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-05+at+12.14.08+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The bed.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dressed with a new duvet and pillows (perfect for a constant "texter").</div><div style="text-align: center;">Framed out with our DIY art and a funny little printout that has sentimental value.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQREROT8il1jeYEr33m0ZUMal40xes2PGbClqJNu0xsZ0ud6SKYF6DW14dOPVJp51Pxda5jB1lfXUja6k6_NKC_iMiVR21mVC1fonnICatkpd_p5l9XOrHvxsO-gLgfk9SppubXGggHBEh/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-05+at+12.16.52+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQREROT8il1jeYEr33m0ZUMal40xes2PGbClqJNu0xsZ0ud6SKYF6DW14dOPVJp51Pxda5jB1lfXUja6k6_NKC_iMiVR21mVC1fonnICatkpd_p5l9XOrHvxsO-gLgfk9SppubXGggHBEh/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-05+at+12.16.52+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Are you wondering where all the teen "stuff" is?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, the dresser holds heaps of bits and bobs...</div><div style="text-align: center;">but what about the umpteen posters?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One is waiting to be hung behind the door...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHpp4zF2ebuODmZ5ZnWoRsXAdz0xqA52UVGpW004LzGoHx3o6wp9UTN98lavhGigJq76sATtzwoSM4whyphenhyphenbJmKT0TFNwnTdmjMyeBTjZBNUGldP5e65_4zgjTLIbgbfBkJLPKJDC3_TggZ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-05+at+12.17.30+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHpp4zF2ebuODmZ5ZnWoRsXAdz0xqA52UVGpW004LzGoHx3o6wp9UTN98lavhGigJq76sATtzwoSM4whyphenhyphenbJmKT0TFNwnTdmjMyeBTjZBNUGldP5e65_4zgjTLIbgbfBkJLPKJDC3_TggZ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-05+at+12.17.30+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and the rest live here....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLifsp-jfdVtt5u08lrOSyfa3pIjjeitc_JWJLBKBWi1Z0WtZIUm_w3Orhpxr37jvXfWZjycORLpfNk3jYqcI-RYIgDvxWU7LDT97j-uaUdqT5Qdt8-SqXY0Y4YxmfRCb6ypjPDUsLAosr/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-05+at+12.19.17+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLifsp-jfdVtt5u08lrOSyfa3pIjjeitc_JWJLBKBWi1Z0WtZIUm_w3Orhpxr37jvXfWZjycORLpfNk3jYqcI-RYIgDvxWU7LDT97j-uaUdqT5Qdt8-SqXY0Y4YxmfRCb6ypjPDUsLAosr/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-05+at+12.19.17+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's just keep those closed, shall we?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's it, the big reveal...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">hope you like it, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Miss N is over the moon, and that will do for me - x</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6NPqy9xJ-HOXKGM0fevxvI3lNOrp2nJT8XdoPKxKFMCRP6QHahewcDn-HQh8JVljuq5hlMuBtn4brMQfkIZLXJStHDns5xqrDoTJ2m-BNvT7hEn9osfvj8LDg9nZni85Gg_cFXiIYUH1/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Miss N's room: the reveal

If you read monday's post , you know we've just finished Miss N's room. This what we started with.... you can read more about th...

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Miss N's room...a dummy project :)

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Way back when I posted about <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2010/06/every-tweens-wish-black-bedroom.html">Tasha's room</a></b>...</div><div style="text-align: center;">it had black walls (previous owners) and she wanted to keep them,</div><div style="text-align: center;">so we found a way to make it work.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, it turns out the best way to get your child over wanting a black room is to just let them have it!</div><div style="text-align: center;">This spring, she asked me if we could paint her room,</div><div style="text-align: center;">because it was too dark :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course, hon - what color would you like?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">White.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">umm.... white?!! Are you sure?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yup.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To make a long story short,</div><div style="text-align: center;">we painted the walls, painted out a few accessories we already had,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and added a few new bits for a super fresh new look.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There's been a lot of little projects in the space,</div><div style="text-align: center;">like her <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2011/08/diy-jewelry-as-art.html">jewelry display</a></b>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today thought you may like to see another.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tash chose a color scheme based on a box we found at homesense,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and I'll show you that later this week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MI3juAOq717CSetY9l2YihgXVGL9yhygNut_womCjsQhOMjb5-bse_mvLKIgCvSni9eWtMaQJgTMTaEQhH0LEquJV8OLN3SRytgd2Fmzh5Kuqjr9q9PpqTZ7OsMRceNddJyRYBTRZPTh/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-03+at+10.29.18+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MI3juAOq717CSetY9l2YihgXVGL9yhygNut_womCjsQhOMjb5-bse_mvLKIgCvSni9eWtMaQJgTMTaEQhH0LEquJV8OLN3SRytgd2Fmzh5Kuqjr9q9PpqTZ7OsMRceNddJyRYBTRZPTh/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-03+at+10.29.18+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The palette we were working with was azure blue, black and white.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It felt a bit cold, though, and for a teen, needed an injection of fun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's where the fluorescent came in!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's been sneaking into Miss N's wardrobe, so why not her room?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last spring we went out "junktiquing" together, and lo and behold,</div><div style="text-align: center;">there it was - a dress dummy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP436y49aix5b4dLPy4_wlRQeoXbomIrBEQ629suYuLoCWRzkaEvSDQDeSILEwmJLC-SPic68tK11FjnwRbYtd7LJZQUpklP_EIQAuSQelLZ_7jWpjJn8iQc3mkX7SWjkBUBLAdsDVaQae/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-03+at+10.12.54+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP436y49aix5b4dLPy4_wlRQeoXbomIrBEQ629suYuLoCWRzkaEvSDQDeSILEwmJLC-SPic68tK11FjnwRbYtd7LJZQUpklP_EIQAuSQelLZ_7jWpjJn8iQc3mkX7SWjkBUBLAdsDVaQae/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-03+at+10.12.54+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tash negotiated a price of $5.00 (she's gooood!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">and into the truck she went,</div><div style="text-align: center;">in all her crumbling glory.</div><div style="text-align: center;">At this point, I'm thinking, "who need's a fancy restoration hardware version?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When we got home, a closer look revealed she needed some work.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The fabric cover went out,</div><div style="text-align: center;">then we decided to give her a "neckotomy",</div><div style="text-align: center;">I sawed off the uneven bit with my favourite fancy tool,</div><div style="text-align: center;">an old steak knife :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then realized the top needed to be smoothed and hardened, </div><div style="text-align: center;">because it was still crumbling.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Another very technical solution, hot glue!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I heaped on copious amounts, then spread it all over, like icing a cake...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Voila, finished neck.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FrnIA4CH3-1vptsWxeUm9pdhXwauovFWHkjyLqdVEJuO40MmpXuV2VEufOJok0SlGZYatWBuSaEF_PxdCCO9gqKU-UCT9ocUAntRC1Zkxk9NIDxn3aIdVEs5zMgBeCQt_CtbsrLU4htB/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-03+at+9.58.03+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FrnIA4CH3-1vptsWxeUm9pdhXwauovFWHkjyLqdVEJuO40MmpXuV2VEufOJok0SlGZYatWBuSaEF_PxdCCO9gqKU-UCT9ocUAntRC1Zkxk9NIDxn3aIdVEs5zMgBeCQt_CtbsrLU4htB/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-03+at+9.58.03+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A coat of BIN spray primer, and we thought we'd be good to paint.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The problem was that the entire form had texture, and not in a good way -</div><div style="text-align: center;">and it was still fairly fragile.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It needed a coat of something to harden it and create a better surface.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Since it had texture, why not go with more texture?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Out came the modge podge, and some tissue paper.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(I have to admit, at this point, the restoration hardware version was starting to look like more of a bargain!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">A coat modge podge, then tissue layered on top, working in the folds folds and creases.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOIz4FixeTv297G65jS5sv0QRFvKNqppmySGtKp6B1z6Ngim29ViFlDXbpQvMcL_B-BCEdHAlFugRRbUG9xIEn__8IqLvHOHgd4K6R4gG61LAAuEXXkXywya9KXUuKUBKoIagIx-e0k5A/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-03+at+9.59.30+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOIz4FixeTv297G65jS5sv0QRFvKNqppmySGtKp6B1z6Ngim29ViFlDXbpQvMcL_B-BCEdHAlFugRRbUG9xIEn__8IqLvHOHgd4K6R4gG61LAAuEXXkXywya9KXUuKUBKoIagIx-e0k5A/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-03+at+9.59.30+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Perfect. Sigh.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From there we needed a stand.... and this girl was surprisingly heavy.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had planned to use a coat stand but could find one that had the right size pole and was sturdy enough.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So a wooden dowel, painted black, was placed into an old umbrella stand, also painted black.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I used pipe insulation to fill the gap between the dowel and stand.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqCeyvrHDyJMQ04jO3OjPnwh1yWcZb6sSwPPvORZcY2GepFJa8yDN6jPs0Lgp-yIYCrW-KoaR4sqRzYrwr68kW-FADoWf359K_S5o1jFvhoPU8HeK9L2aYtMoBjqB1UgH2O9RFAze2Qx7/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-03+at+10.01.56+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqCeyvrHDyJMQ04jO3OjPnwh1yWcZb6sSwPPvORZcY2GepFJa8yDN6jPs0Lgp-yIYCrW-KoaR4sqRzYrwr68kW-FADoWf359K_S5o1jFvhoPU8HeK9L2aYtMoBjqB1UgH2O9RFAze2Qx7/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-03+at+10.01.56+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stand done.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Then the fun part,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Lily (as Tash has named her) got her color.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Fluorescent pink!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SrzJT5Nn5uC9KTE4LNCBCfBJk0MTw8YDGS7GfkEpoQ2BHsR5t6BiSjjQ-frI9HMDRYU1MxXIyZ48anw0g3IAXU3e3dGRM_czCpVApMFGoqr43v66Km_WsGtw95bUoggN3mUaHsH4zeby/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-03+at+10.02.48+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SrzJT5Nn5uC9KTE4LNCBCfBJk0MTw8YDGS7GfkEpoQ2BHsR5t6BiSjjQ-frI9HMDRYU1MxXIyZ48anw0g3IAXU3e3dGRM_czCpVApMFGoqr43v66Km_WsGtw95bUoggN3mUaHsH4zeby/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-03+at+10.02.48+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A pretty dramatic transformation....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCG2xvV1cACXskddHhnXnDAcEsWPdTLGvrxYSBsSSXe3KBkDRT-D_tL1eyhyDd-aI5kZ9x0bvPP4x4oscEAQxwW1d6vhK4w8rRW08HDGPa71paSb_pbGPapzn96bdsQfMdEXA3uOP8vtyD/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-03+at+9.53.32+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCG2xvV1cACXskddHhnXnDAcEsWPdTLGvrxYSBsSSXe3KBkDRT-D_tL1eyhyDd-aI5kZ9x0bvPP4x4oscEAQxwW1d6vhK4w8rRW08HDGPa71paSb_pbGPapzn96bdsQfMdEXA3uOP8vtyD/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-03+at+9.53.32+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday we finished another art project for the room, and today I'm hanging it all,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">cross your fingers for some sun tomorrow so I can get you pics... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">happy monday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Miss N's room...a dummy project :)

Way back when I posted about Tasha's room ... it had black walls (previous owners) and she wanted to keep them, so we found a way to mak...

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