The Van Gelder Family: Aven's Room Makeover

After the powder room was finished, I said NO more projects until after the baby was born. But, my very sweet husband changed my mind, and for good reason. We had noticed that the girls did NOT like going to their rooms here. It wasn't just that they would try to avoid their rooms, but they would actually complain about their rooms. Emrie especially made comments about not liking her room, or the color of her walls, and she often asked when we could go back to her old room.

This was really hard for Phil and I to hear because both of the girls used to LOVE their rooms in Indiana. They would play in their rooms happily and often times Emrie would ask if she could go to her room where I would find her reading or coloring. We wanted the girls to feel at home here and Phil especially wanted them to have their own special space before the baby was born.

I can't really say that I blame them for not liking their rooms. They were pretty dingy and not very welcoming. So we spent a couple of weekends painting everything from the ceilings to the trim to the closets. Then we replaced the ceiling fans and removed the old blinds.

Aven had been asking for pink everything in her room, so I gave in and let her have pink bedding. And PINK bedding did she get! I have to say, while I am not a huge fan of pink, to see the pure joy on her face when we 'revealed' the room to her was priceless. She has been thanking us for her bedroom for almost a week now and it makes all the hours spent in there totally worth it!

BEFORE: