Before and After #36 Zali's Room Take 2

Monday, 3 October 2016

Take 1 of Zali's Room Renovation was shortly after we moved in , in about 2007 - so it has been almost 10 years or so since it had seen any improvement.  I repainted the blue/grey walls to pink and white, changed the curtains, and painted her bedhead.  The 1994 vintage carpet wasn't very nice, but I didn't bother changing it back - I figured it was still going to  suffer some toddler wear and tear so it was best to hold off. This is how it all looked at the start of the Take 2 makeover:

 

Last time I did it all in a day while she was at childcare. This time around Zali got to have a say in the design, although she took so long to decide on anything (we're talking months) I did end up hurrying her along with some design ideas so we could get started. The teal and grey colour scheme was certainly all hers.

So it was gone with the pink stripes, butterfly curtains and giraffe topped desk. And in with teals & diagonals. Although we didn't plan to, we did end up keeping one of her pink ikea floating shelves - it doesn't look too bad on the grey.

I'm really happy with Zali's new desk. It's actually mostly still the old desk, just with painted drawers, new drawer handles, and a wider and longer top.  The top was just a $45 pine sheet from bunnings, which I painted then covered with a billion layers of clear gloss varnish (which I happened to have on hand). I think it looks (and feels really nice), and was a nice way to keep most of the old desk (which used to be mine), but making it feel new again. 

The giant bean bag is a bit of a luxury and it does take up a bit of floor space, but it does catch the afternoon sun really well and both Zali and Pinto enjoy sunny afternoons reading and snoozing there.

And that's it! I wonder how long it will be to Take 3 !

The final touch was the lovely new carpet. It's soft and lovely and Jett's room got some too so they both look great.  (BTW Jett is very happy with his room and didn't want to change it - I did ask!). 
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