Princess E's Extreme Room Makeover

Last year, my mom (known to the princesses as "Nanny") decided that she wanted to gift the eldest two princesses with an extreme room makeover.  Part of the reason was because she knew they wanted a more grown up looking room, but another part was that we hoped they would be spurred on to want to keep their rooms clean and neat.  Here is what the room looked like when they started.

So in June, Nanny helped Princess E with her extreme room makeover.  They painted, decluttered, and replaced old furniture with much nicer old furniture.  Almost all of the things that were purchased were second hand, except for her new bedding, and a picture and frame over her bed.  Princess E is so pleased with how it turned out.  Check it out!

(This is a dresser and dressing table in one.  As we have four girls, we anticipate that the older they get, the more difficult it is going to be to find bathroom time.  So having a dressing table in their room is a must.)

Princess E picked out this comforter set.  She thought it looked more sophisticated than the other choices.  The picture they found matches one of the flowers on the bed spread, but brings other colors into the mix.

Finally, Princess E wanted a music corner so that she could work on her music writing.  She has her keyboard and guitar set up there.  She received a new CD player for her birthday (which isn't in the photo as she hadn't received it yet) that is setting on the ledge.  Also missing from the picture are the new curtains that we hung the next day.

The last thing that Nanny did was to have Princess E sign a contract.  Since she had put a lot of time, money and love into the room makeover, she wanted Princess E to agree to some rules that had been decided upon ahead of time.  So she drew up a contract and had her sign it.  Then Nanny made a scrapbook of the whole thing and gave it to Princess E for her birthday.  What a wonderful gift!  In a few weeks, I'll show you the transformation of Princess S's room.