The most impactful thing in Dylan’s room is absolutely the Ombre Hexagon Wall. Last week I showed you how to recreate the Hexagons and today we are chatting all things ombre.

When I decided to do an ombre rainbowish pattern on Dylan’s wall, I was really nervous that it would come out, well Punky (as in Punky Brewster). The trick to making it not feel out of control is to pick a few colors and then just work with those, as opposed to trying to harness the entire rainbow. I let Dylan choose a few of the colors for the wall on our paint store trip, and then filled in with some complimentary colors.

When you are buying paint to specifically do this type of treatment you will only need a sample size pot of each of the deepest color that you have chosen. You will only use the color at 100%  strength once and then you are going to dilute it with white. The colors are all Sherwin Williams and from left to right are (beginning at the top) Pink Moment,  Mandarin,  Gambol Gold, (Second Row) Eye Catching, Citronella,  Bagel, (Bottom Row)  Gladiola, Dragon Fruit,  Confident Yellow.

I took the paint home and mocked up the color placement in Photoshop. This was my guide for the rest of the project. Its a little rough, but it gave me the color placement and the # of hexes that I wanted to paint.

Start by painting your color at full strength. That was easy right? hee hee

Now add a small amount of your color to a cup that you can mix paint in. (I used about 1/4 c)  Add 1/3 of that amount of white paint. Mix well, and paint your next spot.

Ok now here is a word for the wise. When you are mixing your next color, drain out about 1/2 of the color that is already in the cup. If you dont you are going to need more white than necessary, and you are going to end up with LOADS of paint. So drain and then mix 1/3 parts white in with your base. Repeat this process for as many spots as you need.

Something else you need to remember is that paint dries darker. You will need to mix it so that it is a shade or 2 lighter than you want it to be when it dries.

Make sure to check out the rest of the tutorials in Dylan’s Dream Room Makeover!

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Man, we are cruising through the tutorials from Dylan’s Dream Room! As chevron has been on its way out over the last year I think many of us have been waiting with baited breath wondering what will take its place as the Pattern King. Ikat seemed to be a pretty great contender for a bit, and then I was seeing spots (well polka dots to be exact) everywhere but I am going to throw my money on the Hexagon.

I knew immediately that I wanted to do a Hex wall in Dylan’s room (and even though it didn’t work out right the first time) I knew it wasn’t the hex pattern that was the problem. I know what you are thinking. That wall must have taken years. And while it did take time, it is for sure not as complicated as the wow factor would assume.

Please remember that this tutorial was shot with the first room design, that is why the colors don’t match up to the final room shot!

I am not a math genius. AT. ALL. But I am a DIY till I die kind of girl and if I want to do something I am going to work at it until I figure it out. Luckily for you guys there will be no math involved (unless you want a certain # of hex’s on your wall, then your on your own.)

I knew the size of hex that I was going for was about yay big. So that was where I started. For this project I used 10’ 1×2”s. They are crazy cheap (like $.98 each!!) and you will need a bunch. I went through 37.

The biggest thing that you have to wrap your brain around is the adjoining angles. Each piece connects to 2 other pieces. so your angles have to be right or the entire thing is a crapshoot.

If you are going to paint the inside of your hexagons, this is the point that you will want to do it. Push all of your boards together and roll them. You will have drippage,  the easiest way that I found to fix is is not in the prevention but in a quick sanding job after.

Now its time to cut. Don’t be nervous. Set your miter saw at 30 degrees to the left of center. Cut off the very end of your piece.

Now before you make any more cuts you are going to set up a jig. A jig is basically a way to precisely cut each piece the exact same way. To make this jig I mounted my saw onto a piece of MDF (you probably wont need to do this if you have a saw table!)  Then I rotated the piece that I just cut so that the longest side was against the saw and measured how long it needed to be from long point to long point. I used some scrap wood screwed to the MDF and mounted them with the correct angle so that my piece fits perfectly inside.

Now you are really ready to cut. Keep your saw set at the 30 degree angle and rotate your piece of wood,  its much faster!

Each piece that you cut should look like this, with a long side and a short side.

This is the part where you are going to become a master cutter. Make this cut over and over and over again.

Done? Good. Now its time to set up a second jig to finish off our piece.

Rotate your saw to the 30 degree angle to the RIGHT of center. Use the clamp on your saw and secure one of your pieces on the LEFT side of the saw blade. You should have your long corner in the path of the blade.

Now place a piece end to end with your guide.

When you cut it you will end up with this (I pulled the scrap triangles out of the way so you could see the angles)

This is where each saw is different and you need to adjust your jig according to your blade width to get a perfect point.

Then you are going to line up your pieces to be cut with your jig,  making sure the long angle is through the cutting path.

Now do this about 7 billion times. Making sure every 20 or so cuts that your jig hasn’t jogged. Ha. I am funny.

Now is the REALLY fun part. Mounting them to the wall. You will absolutely need a nail gun for this part.

I started on the left side of the room to mount mine,  going back I think I would start at the ceiling, just so that I had a better way to mark the level line. Again, one of those do as I say not as I did teaching moments.

To do this you will need a trusty roll of painters tape and a level.

Start by taping a few pieces up on the wall (make sure that they are level vertically and level horizontally with the pieces around them. The reason we are taping and not nailing is because when one angle is off, it throws off the entire hexagon. If we tape them in place then we can adjust the angles to make sure they are right before we are totally committed to that spot

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Once your hexagon is fantastically fantastic use your nail gun to secure the wood to your wall. I used one nail in the center of each piece.

Then using your painters tape build off from there (making sure that everything is level!)  You can also use a laser level to line up your horizontal hexes if you are smart like that.

And then you just go.

This project is time consuming but its not hard,  its just a lot of repetition.

When you are done it is totally worth it.

The painting portion (or should I say repainting *snort) tutorial will be up next week! Happy hexing friends!

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One of my favorite projects in Dylan’s Bedroom is her headboard. The original plan was to use the head and footboard that we were using before (because its fantastic). The problem was, that against the hexagon wall it made your eyes start convulsing because there was just SO MUCH going on. I needed to put something solid against the wall so the fighting was calmed.

I found this amazing giant picture frame at the DI (Utah’s version of Goodwill) for $15.00. To be honest I bought it with every intention of selling it at the Hoard Sale. But then my bff Brooke pointed out that it is the exact width of a twin size bed (don’t you love friends that can connect the dots in your mind?!)  So this thrifted frame became the base for her headboard.

Living in Southern Utah has its advantages (its GORGEOUS here!) and its disadvantages (there is NO WHERE to buy fabric.)  So when I spotted this knobby woven pea green upholstery fabric at one of my favorite consignment stores I was ALL over it.

To make an upholstered framed headboard you will need:

A frame

1/2” piece of plywood or MDF cut to 1” larger  than the dimensions of inside trim of your frame. (If your frame is 35×44” your board should be cut to 36×45”) FYI you should buy your wood at Lowes, they have a bigger variety of precut options that you can trim down, so you wont need to buy a huge 4×8 sheet)

Egg carton foam. You can find this at Target or Walmart for $10-15

Batting

A stapler. A pneumatic one is preferable because it makes things SO MUCH easier. So. Much.

Button making kit (around $10 at Joanns. This includes the buttons too!)

If you are going to be repainting your frame you will want to do that before you upholster. I decided to change mine after it was already upholstered (remember this small detail) and I had to be super careful to not ruin my fabric with paint.

Upholstery is a 2 person job, so make your best friend some Swig Sugar Cookies and make a morning of it!

Start by laying your fabric face down on the floor, make sure there are no wrinkles in it! Next we are going to make an upholstery sandwich. So you have your fabric face down, next up is your batting, then your foam (if you are using egg carton foam make sure that the bumpy side is against the wood. (which is your last layer.)

Make sure you have enough fabric to wrap around and staple to the back. Also if you are using thinner foam (like I did) leave a little bit of excess foam that you can wrap around too. If you are using thicker dense foam you will need to cut it to the exact size of your board.

Start on one side and fold over and staple your fabric. Start in the middle and work your way out. Leave about 4 inches of unstapled space from the end of your board so you have fabric to work with when you do your corners.

Trim your fabric/foam/batting to the correct length. (I always do this after the first side is stapled down…one time of cutting it too short is enough for me.)

Next you are going to do the same thing to the OPPOSITE side of your headboard. This is where it becomes a 2 person job, one to pull the fabric tightly and one to staple. When you are pulling the fabric use 2 hands or else you will get places that are pulled tighter than others,  and that is just not a good look. (Remember to start in the middle!!)

Once you have gotten to this point it is time to do the dreaded corners. To quote my girl Brooke its just like wrapping a present.

Follow those steps for each corner. When you are finished your headboard should look like this:

Now you are going to do the same process of stapling one side and then the opposite. Make sure you pull your fabric SUPER TIGHT. This is what makes it look professional.

To finish off your corners fold your fabric in a straight line and staple along the edge.

You have a few options for attaching the frame to your upholstered board. You can use brackets,  you can nail through the board into the frame,  or you can nail through the frame into the board (which is what we did.)

The nails that we used are finishing nails that don’t really have a head so they left a very small hole. If you don’t have access to a nail gun I would nail it from the back.

Once your frame is attached its time to decide on the button placement. I wanted something that had a shallow mid century tuft (which is why we used thin foam and did not pre-tuft)  if you want deep button or diamond tufts your process is going to be a little different. Check out Brooke’s diamond tufting tutorial here.

Like the upholstery ninja that she is Brooke whipped out this piece of backing that has a grid on it. I have no idea of the actual name (if you know please leave it in the comments and I will love you forever!)

We marked where we wanted the tufts on the grid and then lined it up and marked on the headboard where they needed to be. This was 100x easier than measuring and leveling and measuring again.

Staple each mark and voila! Tufting!!

Once you have made your buttons (just follow the template and directions on the package, they explain it better than I can!) hot glue them over your tufting.

I hung this on Dylan’s wall with a Hangman. Its basically a big metal French cleat that can hold 200 lbs. I love them and have used them here and here and here to hang headboards.

Make sure to check out the other projects in Dylan’s Dream Room for lots of kid friendly ideas!!

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I love when someone comes up with a design that is just so genius that it sticks with you for YEARS. You may remember a few years ago on Design Star Courtland created these amazing wall sconces out of Copper Pipe.

They were a huge part of the inspiration for the conduit wall sconces in my living room and for the coat rack in Dylan’s Room.

One problem that I was running into while I was putting the finishing touches on her bulldog cork mural wall was a phenomenon that I have never experienced before.

In real life everything looked great, but once it was shot the space looked completely barren. It was super confusing and frustrating to say the least. So like the great DIY Houdini I needed to pull an idea out of, well, somewhere… and FAST.

A coat rack was on my list of ideas but I was thinking knobs on a board kind of coat rack. After I taped off the space with painters tape to see where I was size wise it was still too sparse. I needed something to fill the ENTIRE space. Luckily for me Courtland’s pipe lights zoomed out of the back of my brain and I was on my way to Lowes.

When you are buying copper tubing for this project you need to get PLUMBERS tubing. Its thin and easy to cut and perfect for this project.

You will need to decide the height of your coat rack and how many you want, to determine how much copper you will need (mine are 33’” high) and you will need to factor in an additional 5-6” for each of the actual hooks. You will also need (2) 90 degree elbows,  1 cap (they look like chapstick lids),  2 brackets for each rack, and pipe cutters.

I ended up with (2) 1/2” x  8’ pipe lengths,  and plumber’s value packs of the elbows and brackets (they sell 10 in a package)

Start by marking where your pipe needs to be cut.

The pipe cutter that you will need is about $14.00 and is literally the most simple thing in the world to use.

Place it on your tube with the blade on the mark.

Start spinning the entire cutter around your pipe. As it is cutting the pipe you will need to tighten the clamp a little tighter. You can see in the picture below how it is cutting through the pipe.

Then voila! your pipe is cut.

You are going to repeat this process for each of the hook pieces cutting them at 4.5” and 1.5”. The 1.5” pipe is practically invisible, but it is what connects the cap to the elbow and is SUPER important.

If you are using this pipe the way that it is meant to be used you would then solder all of your pieces together…but since we are NOT doing that I used my trusty e6000 to epoxy them together.

(You can use whatever bonding adhesive you have on hand, just make sure that it is clear due to possible seepage. PS. Seepage is one of those nasty words that make you dry heave when you hear it. Like Fleshy, or Yeast, or the way that my husband thinks I feel about the word Shower.)

Evenly space the pipes out and attach them to the wall using pipe brackets (make sure that you get them in the same diameter as the pipe you are using!!)  I attached mine to the wall at different heights to give is just a touch more visual interest.

Another thing that is worth noting,  the pipe is the same width as the chunky baseboard so I didn’t have to worry about how to transition it.

Total cost if you need to buy the pipe cutting tool is around $35.00.

Make sure to check out the rest of Dylan’s room below!

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Do you know what is good about having a giant dog face on the wall? It doesn’t have horrific gas like the little puppy sitting on my lap. Do you know what else is good about a giant dog face on the wall? It makes your 4 year old say “MOM! Is this REALLY my room?!” when she sees it.

This project is VERY simple and a little time consuming. I probably spent 4 hours on it. But it was worth every single second.

If you have watched Dylan’s Dream Room video than you know she mentioned that she wanted puppies in it approximately 98,013 times. The girl LOVES animals. So the idea of a giant puppy head was born. When I decided to put her little art desk underneath, my mind went to where she would hang all of her paintings as they were drying. From there the corkboard idea was born. Gigantor puppy head + corkboard = SUPER fun project.

First things first, get your base paint up on the wall. I used Pink Moment from Sherwin Williams. Its a great bubble gum pink that is a touch more orange than blue. (Basically its a warm bubble gum.)

Next its time to pick your image. Here is the secret. You want something that has clean lines, and the best thing to use for this type of image is wait for it…..pumpkin carving stencils. Just Google search ___________________ pumpkin stencil. I searched English Bulldog Pumpkin Stencil and this is the image that I chose:

Notice how there are 3 colors. This is a good thing. You wouldn’t believe the difference that another color makes. So see if you can find one that has 3.

Print out your stencil onto an overhead projector transparency (if you are old skool like me) or use those new fangled computer projectors to project it against the wall.

(For some reason my printer only printed the darkest area, which was fine,  I will show you how to fix that in just a second.)

To rock the corkboard buy a few (I used 4) rolls of cork at Joann’s (they have MUCH better prices than Staples and you can use a coupon!)

Start by pinning your corkboard into place with push pins. It needs to be secure but you are just holding it in place so you can cut it out,  its not a permanent job. From here you have 2 options. You can trace your pattern onto the cork with a marker or pen (like I did in the picture below) or you can just cut along the shape with an exacto knife (which I did from this point forward)  totally up to you.

To attach the corkboard to the wall I tried a few different things. Originally I thought spray adhesive would work, but it was no where near strong enough. So then I tried Wallpaper Glue, and that was even worse. So I turned to my smart friend Google. Apparently the only way to attach cork to something is to use some majorly heavy duty adhesive. I would much rather fill 1000 holes than scrape and retexture a wall. So I used small copper wire nails. (EXACTLY like the ones I used in my DIY String Art) I nailed them every inch and 1/2 or so around the outer edge of the cork. The plan with the copper was for it to look cute, not match the cork but they blend in REALLY well, so if you are wanting to hide them go with the copper.

Once the cork was on I traced the area that didn’t print (the white part) and hand painted it on. The good news is that you really cant screw it up too badly. Just do your best to stay in the lines.

Can you imagine the possibilities with this?! Good riddance horribly ugly giant vinyl stickers.

Make sure to check out the rest of Dylan’s Dream Room series below!

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Ok so go with me on this one. You know how there are those people who seem to roll out of bed perfectly rested, sit up with the sun streaming through the windows, gracefully yawn and dont have morning breath? I feel like maybe that is how ya’ll are seeing this room design. When in all actuality it was more like sitting STRAIGHT up in bed and yelling your favorite swear because you have overslept, still wearing your clothes from last night, and rocking bed head that will not quit.

I wish I could say that this was the original plan for Dylan’s room.

But that would be big fat lying.

The original room had much less of Dylan’s sparkle in it.

I worked like a mad woman to have this project completed and it seemed like everywhere I turned or everything I did was just wrong.

When I got to this point it just felt so old and boring. Old as in mature. Like a grandma. And not the hip kind.

Do you gut check your progress on a project? I have a specific method of gut checking. I walk away without looking at it and then turn around with my eyes closed. When I open them I either get a super excited feeling (when I am headed in the right direction) or I get a sinking feeling because I just dont love it. Funny thing about it is even when the gut check isnt working for me, sometimes I have to still go through with the plan, just to make sure. (Like the Faux Bois floor)

I loved the idea of a light pink and orange red together. I loved the hex wall. I loved the gold frame on the bed. But it just wasnt right together.

So it had to be changed. So as the tutorials start rolling in, please remember that what it may look like in the picture is not how it always appears in the final shot.

Especially when it comes to the Hex Wall. The tutorial for that thing is all jacked up. So please bear with me a couple more days while I iron out the process (since it changed about 1/2 way through!)

Speaking of waking up gorgeous. I have to introduce you to the newest member of our family.

Meet Wallace.

Though he looks ginorm in this picture he is actually the teeniest thing that you have ever seen. The last week of our lives have been consumed with puppy training and snuggles and it is fantastic.

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I am COMPLETELY overwhelmed with the response that Dylan’s room has received. Seriously, you guys rock my world. I have a whole slew of tutorials for everything from painting the floor, to the hex wall, to the headboard, to the pom pom blanket. I mean almost EVERYTHING in this room is a project, and the tutorials start tomorrow!! But now we get to chat about everything that isnt DIYed and some of them are a MUST buy.

Probably my favorite non-project in the room (and so many of yours according to the comments!) is the Kangaroo Pillow. When Dyl said that is what she wanted I was thinking “Fantastic, another project that is a necessity.” (You have to remember that I pulled this room together in a week and 1/2 so any project warranted that response in my head…) but then I got an email from one of my favorite readers. She had just started an etsy shop and make thread sketched pillows and really wanted to make a kangaroo pillow for Dylan. You know when are are reading something and you are like “Oh that is nice..” and then you get to the bottom of the email where the images are attached and you are like “OMGosh. These are INSANE!?!” That is exactly what happened

If you are in need of a cute creature for any room in your house pop over and check out her shop Jane Isa RIGHT NOW.

The Euro pillows are covered from a Target scarf that stole my heart. Have you ever thought to do that? Dont worry, I will teach you.

The tutorial for the pom pom blanket is coming soon too. I love how over the top it is,  its the perfect topper to the simple white duvet.

The bird art is from Urban Renewal and really similar to the feather art that I used in the Emerald Room Makeover that I did a couple of months ago for Studio 5.

I tried a few different rugs in the room and originally thought I needed a sisal to balance out the walls and the bright colors, but it was just too boring. I found this black and white flat woven rug at Homegoods for $49.99. The black grounds the room and gives it just a little more maturity. And the best part is that because its flat woven it is the same on both sides…which means it can be flipped if necessary…pretty sure that will happen.

The standing brass floor lamp was a $5.00 consignment store score. You know when you spot something and people just dont see the awesomeness of it and you happily skip away hoping they dont realize the error of their ways and follow you home? Yes, that.

The little goldenrod ottoman was a thrift store score from a few months ago (I think it was $7.00) it is in perfect condition, and fills that little space.

The white and wood modern dresser is a roadkill rescue that I refinished here.

The little industrial art desk and the huge industrial shelf are from the same yard sale. The shelf was $35 and the desk was $10. And the good news for you? I found a couple of other pieces there that I will be selling at the Hoard Sale! Happy happy joy joy!!

The hot pink and natural woven birdseye basket ($16.99), the gray wool rug ($29.99) and the wooden tray ($14.99) that holds Dylan’s colored pencils and markers are all from Homegoods.

All of the cute art supplies like the water colors and gem shaped chalk are the Kid Made Modern art line that is new at Target. The quality is so amazing and they are so pretty to look at!

The copper lidded canisters are from Homegoods, and let me tell you, I wanted to buy 30 because they are my favorite.

The tutorial for the copper coat hangers is coming soon too.

Without the Fiddle Leaf Ficus that entire side of the room would be missing something. Houseplants add so much life to a space. Look at your favorite magazine,  I can guarantee that there is a living plant somewhere in each of those spaces. So if you can pin point what is missing in your room try a plant! This one was $99.00 from Lowes. I love buying plants there because they have a 1 year guarantee, so if you have a black thumb you can switch it out for a new one.

Tutorials start tomorrow, which one do you want to see up first?!

Check out the rest of the posts in this series below!

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When I say that this is my favorite space that I have ever created, there is no exaggeration. I thought that I was ready to dust my hands off and walk away after my living room reveal, but I mean, how Mandilicious is that? Not Mandilicious at. all. folks. As I have mentioned before, creating a kids room that you both will enjoy can be super hard. If you let them be involved, you are guaranteed to end up with a few roadblocks…such as kangaroos (I mean, kangaroos? When she said that I giggled like an idiot for about 30 minutes.)  Here is the interview with Dylan, just so you guys who are new can see just how sparkly this little child is. (Just a warning, she is so sparkly that you will need sunscreen.)

When Sherwin Williams gave me the color Pink for National Painting Week the whole Dylan’s Dream Room process began. And just because I cant get enough of showing you guys the HORRIBLE condition of the house when we bought it (this is the MLS listing) here is the BEFORE before. Hope you have a tetanus shot.

Then the room went to this. This was one of the first rooms that I redid when I started Vintage Revivals almost 3 years ago.

And THEN (sheesh this is like the song that never ends!) I painted everything white. And it was great. But there was none of Dylan’s flair for life in this room at.all.

So now that you are up to speed I am THRILLED to show you how the room turned out. I worked for 3 weeks straight on this space (because I pretty much did it twice,  but that is another post for next week.) When you are creating a space for someone you love so much, its so easy to put your heart completely into it. I showed you the color palette Dylan picked out, and this is how we incorporated so many colors into one space.

Each color was used on the far right hexagon and then diluted with white paint to ombre it out (pretend that is a legit term ok folks?)

If you watched Dylan’s video you know that pink and puppies were the things that she talked about the very most. So how could I not make a pink puppy feature wall? We are hoping that with a guardian bulldog she will actually want to sleep in her room now…please pray.

The perfect bubble gum pink is called Pink Moment and I absolutely love it. The bulldog is carved out of thin cork board so that Miss Dyl has a memo board for all of her beautiful art projects.

The little vintage industrial desk was a $15 yard sale score and could not be more perfect. Its nice and tiny,  has a Formica wipe able surface, and lots of storage. It hits me about 4 inches above my knee, and I was a little concerned about finding a mini chair. So of course I went into my garage to see what I have hoarded (I have a disease, read more about it here) and found this little stool that came out of an old bank. The top cushion looked like it had been the shield for Michelangelo in his latest battle against his nemesis. It was shredded. Get it!? Shredder!!? Sometimes I think I am funny.

The coat hooks were made from copper tubing and mounted to the wall. Copper is such a great color and goes so well with this shade of pink. They aren’t fighting each other, even thought the colors are similar,  its like they are long lost BFFs!

This is the part where I stop chit chatting and just show you the eye candy. Please Enjoy.

So what do you think, do you think this room matches sparkly Dylan? Make sure you check back next week for a source post with all of the info you could ever need about this room and dont worry, the tutorials will begin next week too for all of the fun amazing projects!!

Huge thanks are in order to Sherwin Williams for giving me the kick in the butt that I needed to make this room a reality for Dyl. National Painting Week is sort of like a holiday for a DIYer like me. It is FULL of amazing inspiration. Make sure to pop over to the fabulous Emily Henderson’s blog for her Pink project. Tomorrow The Decorista and The City Sage are taking on Purple and I cannot wait to see what they have up their sleeves!

This is a sponsored project with Sherwin Williams National Painting Week, all opinions and projects are my own folks.

Make sure to check out the other posts in this series below!

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(If you are new to this series I am redecorating my daughter’s bedroom. Check out this post to see just what she wants)

Finding the perfect palette for a sassy 4 year old is hard work. If it were completely up to Miss Dylan her room would end up looking just like Punky’s.

And as much as I adored that room as a child, its just not quite what we (meaning me) are going for. So I took Dyl (and Aggie the Bulldog) on a trip to my local Sherwin Williams to pick out paint colors.

For a little girl that is told every time we go in, to not. touch. the. paint. colors. she was in HEAVEN when I told her to pick out her favorites. (In the first picture you cant see it but she was tapping her chin saying “Hmmmmm”)

The first color that she chose was a bright barbie pink aka Dragon Fruit. I was NOT surprised at all. Next was the Mandarin Orange. Those two colors to me sort of dictated where the colors went from there. I pulled swatches that I liked and let her pick her favorites. And finally with a little guidance she ended up with these colors. She was obviously extremely excited about it.

So friends, this is our palette for Dylan’s Dream Room. Its not too girly but still girlish. Its happy, and imaginative, and sort of makes you want to merrily skip in a circle. We (yes, both of us) LOVE it. I have coined it Citrus Spectrum.

The colors are all Sherwin Williams and from left to right are (beginning at the top) Pink Moment,  Mandarin,  Gambol Gold, (Second Row) Eye Catching, Citronella,  Bagel, (Bottom Row)  Gladiola, Dragon Fruit,  Confident Yellow.

Oh and I should probably introduce you to Adam. This is Dylan’s new BFF. (I love her little foot that she moves and wiggles when she is shy or excited.)  She was telling him that she wanted her room to be pink with puppies. (and no Justin Beaver)

I cant wait to show you guys how it all came together! I think that Dylan’s room is my favorite project that I have ever done. And THAT is saying something. So make sure you check in on Friday for the entire room reveal!

As for me I am off to Salt Lake for SNAP! this weekend!! Can’t wait to see some of you there!! xo

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Once upon a time 4 years ago I had a daughter. She is pretty much my favorite thing in the world. She has the personality of one 4 times her age and dances like her dad. So what does this have to do with decorating? Well Sherwin Williams National Painting Week is upon us (it starts on Monday!!) and 14 of the most fantastic bloggers in the blogosphere are sharing with you their color inspired projects all week long!!

The color that I was assigned was Pink. I love pink. And guess who else loves pink? My offspring.

So I took this fun challenge to the extreme (I always seem to do this!) and have spent the last 3 weeks overhauling Dylan’s room.

Let me tell you. Decorating for a child is HARD. It is such a fine line between whimsy and cheesy and I tend to go more mature just to steer clear of that cliff. But I really want Dyl to love her room and so I am doing my best to keep it kid friendly and imagination inducing.

And then there is a small fact that just cannot be overlooked. Dylan has ideas all her own. Just so you can see how adorable (and opinionated) she is we made you a video!!

As you can see, I am in trouble.

I cant wait for you to see the finished product next Friday!!

Hope you guys have a fantastic day!!

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