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Little Girl’s Bedroom

June 13, 2013 By Erica Deuel 9 Comments

Bedroom makeover

Reagan’s Bedroom is one of my favorite makeovers I have ever done. I think because for half of the creating and planning for it, we were not even in our new house yet. I learned a lot about trying to create for a space that you don’t get to walk by and stand in everyday to imagine and “see” your project come to life. I was stretched and now have made something I am proud of as a result.  If it was my choice, we would play in there all day everyday.

Although she may only be two, it is something Reagan is proud of as well. If you were to walk into my house right now, she would ask you to come upstairs and see her room…even if you have already seen it. It makes my heart so happy. Some work might have been required, but what an easy way for me to show love to my daughter by being able to create something she loves.

Since before we moved, I have been showing tutorials and DIY projects that I have been creating to incorporate in her room. I thought it would be helpful to put all those in one place, so there is a little summary of how create this room. Please feel free to bookmark it, pin it, or share it. It is my hope all these hours of creating can inspire others to create as well.

DIY little girl's bedroom

Minnie Mouse Silhouette

DIY Fabric Bunting

Burlap Lampshade

Refinishing Ikea Furniture

Painted Stool

Stick Heart Wall Art

Teal Rustic Dresser

DIY Painted Striped Wall

It’s so nice to have all these links in one place! Many of these projects are some of my favorites, and I am so glad I can give you this summary. A few other items that I have incorporated into this room are shown below.

Elements for a girls bedroom

Wood Log End Table

You are My Sunshine Rustic Sign

Hair Bows and Headbands

Thank you so much for checking out my little girl’s bedroom summary! I hope these links and posts can help inspire you. Please feel free to contact me, if you have any questions about how to do any of these tutorials!

 

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DIY Fabric Bunting

May 13, 2013 By Erica Deuel 7 Comments

how to make fabric bunting

When I was designing Reagan’s room, I knew I wanted to have some fun pops of color throughout it. I thought fabric bunting would be a fun way to do this without costing a lot of money or creating something to dominate. I want to quickly show you how I created it, so you can do it too. I believe the way I did it might be one of the easiest sewn ways.

Materials

  • Fabric
  • Pinking Shears
  • Jute Rope
  • Thread
  • Sewing Machine
  • Ruler
  • Pen

I first went and got a few fabrics that I loved and were colors that I was incorporating in her room. I got 1/3 a yard of each of the fabrics. You could easily get more (depending on the area you want your bunting to wrap) or just use a bunch of different scrap fabrics you have on hand.

picking out coordinating fabricsYou then decide how big you want each of your “triangles” to be. I didn’t want mine to be too large. I decided I wanted them to be about 5″x6″. I measured my fabric and cut out a bunch of rectangles this size.

measuring fabric to cutI have seen a lot of ways of creating bunting to have the fabric double-sided with a nice sewn edge. I didn’t want to spend that amount of time on this project. It would have been like making a ton of little pillows as each triangle would have been sewn inside out than flipped right side out and iron pressed to go flat. In my opinion, the difference in look is not worth the extra time spent to have something that gives the same effect. I simply used my pinking shears to cut my fabric. The pinking shears allow the raw unfinished edge to not fray as bad and created a nice added look in the mean time.

cut fabric squaresOnce all my rectangles were cut, I start cutting them into triangles. I simply folded each rectangle and used a pen to mark the center of that rectangle and then cut from that point to one of the opposite corners. As I went on, I even stopped measuring for the center but just eye-balled it. It doesn’t have to be perfect. No one will be able to tell if you are a few centimeters off.

cutting triangles out of fabric

One tip to consider when cutting your triangles: Take a minute to think about which way the “fat” end of your triangle would look best (depending on the print of your fabric). In the triangle cut above, I would have cut right across the pretty green flower if I have cut my triangle from the other end.

After all your fabric is cut, you are ready to sew your bunting together! I sewed my triangles onto a thick jute rope because I wanted a more rustic look. You could sew yours onto ribbon, yarn, or just about anything!

fabric banner suppliesIf you decide to use jute rope as well, make sure your fabric hangs over the rope edge just a little as you sew. The rope will want to roll and you don’t want to create “holes” in between where your rope and triangle meet (as shown below).

sewing on rope

hole in banner

Another tip is to pull your rope tight as you sew, so it does not turn around.

pull rope tightI knew I was going to wrap my bunting around clear outdoor lights to hang in my daughter’s room, so I left a bigger gap in between my triangles (for room to wrap around the bulb-ed wire and hide it a little bit). It depends on the look you are wanting to create how far apart you space your triangles as you sew them onto your rope/ribbon.

making fabric buntingOnce you have sewn all your triangles, you are done! It is easy to go back and add more on, if your bunting ends up to be shorter than you would like. My bunting was a little short and didn’t cover the electrical cord like I wanted, so I just made another small strip and sewed it on.

The final step is to hang up your bunting and enjoy it! I love the simple yet fun look it creates!

fabric bunting

DIY Fabric Bunting

For more pictures of Reagan’s room, please go visit her Minnie Mouse Bedroom Reveal! Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope I just gave you a quick DIY that you want to do!

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