Christmas day, and part of what we did was put up a bunch of the kids wall stuffs, since it had now been a month and the walls were ready! Stickies, letters, and some of the items we bought and gave to them as parts of their Christmas gifts... all went up in the next few days. Here are their rooms now (and yes, there will likely be more shelves and such that will go up. I have some old shelves from when I was little that are perfect for a girls room that I think we'll be finding space for on M's walls)
We found in among all our bedding supplies a few things that we forgot we had. There was a twin Star Wars sheet set that my husband had as a kid that my son now has for his room. Also, this huge double sized blanket that lends itself nicely to things. We bought those hanging plush organizers from Ikea for $5 each and they are wonderful (especially since these rooms already had the hooks on the ceiling from the old 70s style lamps they used to use).
Got these three shelves and their brackets from Ikea also for $15 total. Nice. And they look great! I had my old lava lamp as a kid packed away, just waiting for the right time to give to one of my kids, and Bram got it for Christmas this year. He's thrilled! It is such a fun little thing! We put up his old clock as well (and now M is asking for a princess/fairy clock).
Got some wall stickers on a great deal at LW before it shut down, and they look fantastic on the walls. Want to get some cars ones eventually... but those things are pricey!
M's room got new sheer curtains that have such a pretty texture of flowers and vines on them... so girly and gorgeous! She loves them. They were on sale at Ikea for $16.
I made her some butterflies with my die cutter and old pop cans. Yes... pop cans. I love the iced tea ones with the flowers... green tea or something. Cannot remember the name. I kept the flowers on the outside for those, and the rest I showed the silver portion of the can. They are lovely, and she is so happy to have them!
And here is her teddy organizer... in pink. I was disappointed they didn't have red ones for Bram's room, but the green looks nice, too! The kids are so happy with their new things! Who knew that doing bedrooms for them would be such a fun Christmas gift?
And no worries... A got her own little bedroom makeover. I made her name in foam and put it on her door (because otherwise she'll pull it off the wall and eat it if it's at the right level for her) and I reorganized all the stuff that was already in there (especially since she has a whole lot of new toys from Christmas).
I am wanting to go on another Ikea shopping trip for our own room now... shelves, maybe those picture frame shelves to go all around the top of our room for our collections, books, and photos... some hooks for baby clothes as they would get lost in our closet... perhaps take some art from the nursery and move it into our room for awhile, maybe add a 'canopy' to our bed to make it more 'private' (although I don't think the baby will care. M would just love it, though!).
I love Ikea! At least, I love their organizing things. ;)
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