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It's Room Reveal Day for My Readers!

Youngest daughter will have to wait until she returns from camp.  I hope she likes it!


I've decided it is definitely not fair that photos add 10 pounds when people are the subjects, yet subtract space when rooms are the subjects.  In real life, the bedroom doesn't look so crowded.  Really.

You probably wouldn't guess that one of my favorite elements in this room is the curtains.  Let me show you what (besides the window) they cover:


Call me a traditionalist, but I am from the camp that believes that sprinkler timing devices should be installed in the garage, not in a bedroom.  Since we've moved in, I've been trying to figure out how to cover these up.  I guess I'm a slow thinker, but eventually I got it:  extend the curtains past the window!

No more sprinkler timers:



A closer shot of the desk:


A throw rug:


The detail of the comforter:


I can't wait to see what youngest daughter thinks!  

Comments

  1. JuliaJuly 29, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    It looks so great, she'd be crazy not to love it!

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  2. KristiJuly 29, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    Awww, thanks, Julia!

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  3. Pat BJuly 29, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    I hope that you can arrange for someone to be waiting inside her room to get her surprised look when she sees what you have done! Maybe that person can get one of you beaming and enjoying the moment too :-)

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