We spent most of Labor Day weekend painting the girls’ rooms. We only expected to spend a day painting, but because the previous color of the walls were such a strong blue, it took more coats than expected and the process ended up taking up our whole three-day weekend! We were pretty happy with the results, though. Check out the before and after…

Mio's Room: Before
Mio’s Room: Before (furniture pushed to the middle in preparation for painting)

 

Mirei's Room: Before
Mirei’s Room: Before

 

Mirei's Room: Before
The previous owner had sons, so the walls were all this shade of blue.

 

For Mio’s room, we painted the whole room in an ivory with a very subtle hint of pink, and  we chose a light coral with which to paint a striped accent wall. We loved how it turned out, and so did Mio!

Here’s a video of her waking up to the reveal…


 

striped accent wall in Mio's room

 

striped accent wall in Mio's room

 

striped accent wall in Mio's room

 

Alphabet hooks repainted gold and mounted. Thank you hubs! You know he's the one when he says, "I tried my best to kern them."
Afterwards, we mounted these alphabet hooks that we repainted gold. Thank you hubs! You know he’s the one when he says, “I tried my best to kern them.”

 

For Mirei’s room, we chose a very delicate and sophisticated shade of pink. I love that it is not too garish or childish, and will be a timeless wall color that she won’t outgrow too quickly.

Mirei's Room: After

 

Mirei's wall decor completed! Special thanks to the Hubster who indulges all my crazy ideas.
Wall decor we later added for Mirei