Are you sick of pink yet? Let’s hope not ’cause this post is one pink-obsessed explosion of the colour!

After a couple of days settling in after being away on a wonderful vacation {more on that later after I weed through my gazillions of photos}, this Mommy decided she needed to get off her duff and find a little time to take some pics and give you all an update on a few projects around Maison Amadatsu. This poor little blog has been sorely neglected {you know you all were thinking it too } so I wanted to give you an update on some bits and pieces that have fallen into place for Miss Carys’ bedroom design { go HERE to see the original design scheme}.

Mini Project #1 – Tea Party Set

Seriously, I didn’t know Ikea furniture could last this long! Jeff gave his niece Katherine (now 13) a little Ikea table and chair set probably about 10 years ago. She enjoyed it for many years, as did her younger sister Megan, and they passed it along to Carys a couple months ago when they were doing a garage clean out. Miss Carys was thrilled! The little lady loved it right away, and {while it was in the kitchen, before it made its way to her room} insisted on eating her cheerios at it every morning.

BUT, the set needed a little TLC before it fit with her room plan, so it was paint to the rescue! At first I envisioned a mid-pink {indulge me folks, I come from a family of WAY too many boys, I am enjoying EVERY LAST MINUTE of this pink experience!} for the entire set, and bought a quart of Benjamin Moore’s “Spring Blossom” half strength. It truly is a gorgeous pink, and Ben and I got to work painting the one extra odd chair {this was one I picked up at a thrift store for $6}.

Once it was dry, I knew I loved the colour {and Ben reassured me that it was a “good pink”}, but decided that all the pieces in this shade would be too much. So, a little mixing took place…. half strength BM Spring Blossom + leftover BM Decorators White {please don’t ask me the ratios!} resulted in….

A colour good enough to eat! The other two chairs from Ikea got a coat of the custom shade, and the table was done in Benjamin Moore “Simply White” {love that colour}. Wonder what the full set looks like? read on….

Mini Project #2 – Pillows

Now, as important as it is to have a gameplan for a room, you have to allow for deviations….sometimes that’s where the magic happens. Often you stumble across things you hadn’t thought of for a room, and it’s a better design because of it. In this case, I stumbled across a great fabric at a discount fabric store. A pink and white seersucker in the perfect shade to go with the wallpaper. Not what I’d initially planned on for the bedskirt, but I snapped up the remaining 3 meters knowing it would be fantastic for that use {paired with a white duvet} as well as for covers for floor pillows {Carys is a lounger, and I wanted a couple of cushy pillows for below her wall mounted bookshelf for reading}. Then, I came across a pink and white trellis print pillow {$12.99 at HomeSense, feather insert included!} which worked great with the scheme. Finally, I pulled some gray and white striped silk remnants left from a previous project from my fabric stash. Sweet!

{Ben demonstrating the lounging capabilities of the pillows}

Mini Project #3 – Bedside Table Lamp

I love alabaster lamps. LOVE THEM. I had planned to use one in Carys’ bedroom on her bedside table/dresser. However, my hunt for one at a reasonable pricepoint {er, at least at what I was HOPING to spend} proved fruitless. Let’s just say there were a few sad evenings when the price on my ebay auctions climbed too high. Somewhere in Chicago there is a lucky winner enjoying Carys’ alabaster lamp…. Alas, along came Plan B. Enter Value Village and their lighting aisle. I brought home this ugly lamp {$4.99!} with a little spray painting session in mind….

a can of this stuff….

 

and this was the result:

Fresh and pretty, right? As much as I have a weakness for expensive things, I love mixing high AND low, and there is nothing like the thrill of creating something pretty for a bargain.

Now, I bet you all are wondering what the kiddies where doing while I was snapping pictures? Well, that pretty pink and white tea party table was just sitting there, BEGGING to be used, so an impromtu party started. A couple of Carys’ favourite pals joined the fun…

and we grabbed a quick posy from the garden to dress up the table.

But you can only IMAGINE the temptation that jug of blooms was for a 16 month old…

EWWW! Mama, put down that camera and control your impish child! Good thing big brother is here…He’ll show you how tea parties are done!

Ahhh. Order restored. Where would the world be without first borns?? Can you guess which camp I’m in?

Thanks for braving it through this long, picture-intensive, PINK post! Hope you enjoyed a peek into the progress on my little girls bedroom,

PS I’m linking with Between Naps on the Porch where bloggers gather to share fabulous before & afters!

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