When I found out I was pregnant with Colette I knew in my soul it was a girl. I was so sure that I knew I needed to know right away so I went and had a blood test done at nine weeks to tell the sex of the baby. I waited 48 hours to confirm what I already expected. MK was working late so I waited until he got home to open the email saying we had a girl on the way.
I immediately started thinking about her room. Since having done my closet we knew that we had the space to blow out the ceiling just like we did for Theo’s. With his room I felt like everything flowed and I had a very clear vision from the start. With Coco’s all I knew was that I wanted it to feel light and bright. But before we could start designing we had to do some demo since we were starting from scratch.
Here is a funny story. When we didn’t know if Theo was a boy or girl MK and I had each picked out a crib from Restoration Hardware one for a girl and one for a boy. They ended up being the same ones because we have very similar tastes. I’ve always liked the name Colette and it just so happened that the name of her crib is “Colette”.
When I came across the feather chandeliers I really got into a rhythm of what I wanted her room to look like. Obviously her room needed feathers. I always love a good accent wall and this gorgeous bubble gum pink color just spoke to me. It’s got such a pretty sheen to it and adds the perfect pop of girly to the room.
Many years ago MK and I came across a fantastic band called Great Caesar. We fell in love with their songs and decided to use one for her room. We always loved that Theo had a song for his room (Forever Young by Bob Dylan) and wanted Colette to have one too. Also, we couldn’t do her room without including some of her namesake. MK and I went back and forth designing the four pieces of artwork above her changing table.
I searched the entire internet for a teal, tufted, cozy, not rocking chair that would fit through the door and I was absolutely elated when I found it! I was also really happy with the teal, white, and pink color scheme. I really love personalized things. So along with her sheets (some say Coco and some say Colette) we decided to use the ledge we made with her name. It was so fun for me to do this customized touch on our girls room.
Once we were finally able to show Colette her room, we were very, very excited to show her the true finishing touch on her room. I had my eye on this crown long before I knew I was having a daughter and hoped we would be able to use it one day. But after everything she’d been through, and a great idea from my Dad it was decided that she was no regular princess. She is a warrior too. We were thrilled to have that also represented with a sword through her crown.
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Here are a few links to some of our other home improvement projects! Just click the pic! Also some of them aren’t totally up to date I’m working on a home tour within the year.
