6.21.2010

Guest Blogger: Emily A. Clark & Chic Girl's Bedroom

I am thrilled to have Emily A. Clark as a guest blogger today. She has a wonderful sense of style and has created the most beautiful, playful little girl's bedroom. I am so glad she agreed to give you a tour today. Thanks Emily! 

Cristin did a fabulous guest post on my blog earlier this month and I'm happy to be able to return the favor today. 

When we moved into our home a year and a half ago, one of my first projects was to create a "big girl room" for my then three-year-old daughter.  My goal: to create a fun girl's bedroom without using pink.  My daughter had other ideas.  You see who won. . . .


I fell in love with this green damask fabric for the bedding and painted all of the walls a pale yellow.  When the one hot pink pillow didn't suffice, I had the idea to make the polka dot pattern bigger than life on the wall behind the bed.




I used 13" circle wall decals (and did lots of tedious measuring!) to create the dots and had the hot pink paint mixed by matching it to the pillow.  My finishing touches included a mirror that I picked up at a local hotel surplus outlet for $20 and also painted the same shade of pink. 


I found this small chair on Craigslist, painted it black and recovered the seat to match the window treatment:


More small touches of pink and some favorite framed photos of her:


The finished room--until she decides she doesn't like pink anymore. . . .


You can see more of my home and my adventures in decorating it on my blog.  Cristin, thanks again for asking me guest post for you!

27 comments:

  1. This is such a fun and happy bedroom!! Love it and all the dots! :)
    Janell

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  2. Adorable, bright and fun! Love it!

    Giveaway of Designer Pillow on my site!

    Karena
    Art by Karena

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  3. i just love it :) too adorable for words...

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  4. It's so cute! I've never seen a room with big, fun polka dots like that...it's such a clever idea!

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  5. It's absolutely FAB!!!

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  6. I love all these colors! The monogrammed pillows and the black pom poms on the pillows! What a lucky girl!

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  7. Cristin--Thanks so much for featuring my post today! I'm honored :)

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  8. Incredibly beautiful, Emily has incredible style!!!

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  9. That is way cooler than my grownup bedroom.

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  10. It looks great, Emily -- in fact, I'd be happy to have the room for myself!

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  11. Very cute room. What a lucky girl.
    Angex

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  12. What a cute room! I would have never thought of a polka-dot wall quite that size...it looks great! Thank you for sharing!!

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  13. that is a "wow" bedroom if i ever saw one!

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  14. So awesome because she can grow into it. Love the white rug and the monogrammed pillows

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  15. I wish I had a bedroom like this when I was a little girl! Too cute!

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  16. I saw part of this room on Emily's blog and completely fell in LOVE! How lucky this little girl is to have such a stylish room! Thanks for posting additional pictures!

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  17. I swear she will love this room well into her tweens! Unless, of course, she has inherited her mother's knack for changing things up in which case I bet we'll see plenty of make-overs between now and then...all equally as cute, I'm sure!

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  18. Adorable room - and I absolutely love Emily's blog!

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  19. Adorable Little Girls Room! Very Sweet. Thanks for sharing. Glad & Celia/Junebug Design

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  20. What a lucky little girl! I love the giant polka dots. Very cute, without being "cutesy."

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  21. What a fun, colorful, well done room. Love the polka dots, too!

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  22. I would have loved to have this room as a child! The wall is my favorite part :)

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  23. What a cute bedroom, I think the color combination is really creative and fun!!

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  24. What a lovely room - so delightful!

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  25. I need help to find the green and white damask you used in this polka dot room! We've done the pink wall, polka dots, etc. and are missing that very important part!!!! Thanks!

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