Eva's pale blue room down the hall
Friday, August 28, 2009 
Welcome to Eva's room!
We moved into this house after returning from living overseas with barely a stick of furniture to our name. We were attempting to furnish an entire home on next to nothing. I often hear terms thrown around like "budget decor", "design on a dime" and ahem, "design within reach" and I often find the rooms to contain nearly nothing that I would consider budget. Or perhaps their dime is just worth a little more than mine. When I say that Eva's room was done on a shoestring, I mean a shoestring! And odds are we found that shoestring at IKEA.
The bed & dresser - IKEA. The curtains were made by Sean with fabric from IKEA. Clock and lamp - IKEA. I made the bulletin board by attatching together two large cork boards and then spray adhereing on it fabric that we got from - wait for it - IKEA.
The bedding and side-table (we went a little crazy here) and got them from Target. The two pieces of art are from Etsy.
The branch bed print is from Black Apple and the dove release print is from Belle and Boo. The cherry blossom mural was painted by my best friend, Tawny. All together it is just perfect for Eva and she loves her own little corner of the world.
Reader Comments (19)
A very sweet room for a very sweet little "big" girl. I particularly love the deep windowsill with the doll house and the dramatic contrasting shade fabric. Well done, on a dime or otherwise!
It's adorable! Ellie has the same lamp shade. Love the art too. And that cute dress again...
I love this sweet girl's room, so creatively different, yet darling. and im a total sucker for cherry blossoms, gorgeous mural
so fun to see in your home, Em! I love her bed! The extra tall posts look similiar to a chinese bed I saw in a magazine this week. Maybe this ties in with her love for China! The dresser is my fave from IKEA and loved spotting a chubby Drew in the background of one of those photos in Maroc! I hope her tears weren't caused by him! :)
What a perfect little girls room! I adore the bulletin board :)
A very sweet room - especially with the cherry blossom mural and dove release print! Lucky Eva!
very sweet.
Really fun. I would have her bed in my room!
beautiful shots of the renovations! gorgeous
What a great room. I love that is is also filled with things her mom and dad made for her. So personal. And I love the print of the little girl in the bed. Very sweet.
I like that lampshade, Em (Ka-Ute-ness!)
So creative, so special, so clean!
Eva seems just about perfect in every way - She must take after both parents.
Looking forward to Oliver's birthday...
I LOVE HER PICTURE BOARD!!! that is so awesome...
and i think you should give my little sister's blog a look see...she happens to love IKEA.
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love you blog by the way!
Congratulations on your fifth Eva! Magic in the air, worlds to discover and a life to enjoy - that's what I wish you! Ah, and Belle and Boo in your room! So lovely.
BTW: China is great but Thailand is wonderful. Just wonderful - and better food is nowhere to be found!
I love the way you have used white colour for a five year old's room. White colour, splashes of red, art prints,... very different and creative. Thanks for sharing the details.
love the art!
i love checking out your blog. i discovered it recently. i love that print with the little girl & bunny in the branch bed. that artist is one of my favs on etsy! great room...great!!!
Love it Em. Eva is a lucky girl to have such a creative mom. Will you decorate my house?
What a great room. That branch mural and the etsy art tie it all together nicely. And I hear ya, Ikea is a budget friendly place to shop on my dime as well.
beeaufiful painting in all unique room. i like it. pl show pale blue with white ( stripes) on every room