The Fairy’s Lair
21 Feb 2012 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: bedroom, butterflies, child, decorating, Faery, fairy, inspiration, lost and found, repurpose
Some time ago, I started showing you pictures of how I was revamping the fairy’s bedroom. She has a queen-sized loft, which was one of the major pros to getting this apartment over something slightly less expensive (it was that and the ridiculously spacious awesome attic). After a year of telling her repeatedly to clean up her room, because besides the loft, the room is tiny, and therefore always messy, I decided the best course of action would be to swap the “play area” with the “sleep area” and set to work.
Well, after a couple months of work, it is just about complete. I am waiting on a storage bench in which to pile her dress up clothes and I picked up her bed frame on Saturday. Then, it is stay clean or drive your mother insane.
These curtains were actually a bed sheet from when I was a teenager. I know, crazy. I had pastels in my room. (I shudder to admit). I pulled them out to make Ellette’s bed one day and noticed a giant tear at one end. Mourning the loss of otherwise perfect bed sheets and wondering how to salvage what remained, I climbed into her loft and did my favorite – eyeball measuring (do NOT try this at home!! Measuring tape is your friend).
The purple lace at the bottom is something left from my grandmother’s craft room and went wonderfully with the butterflies in the fabric. Ellette saw them after I got them situated and squeeled in delight (and I came to sudden realization that the squeeling will only get progressively worse as she gets older and I regretted making anything for her, for the sake of my eardrums.)
I was finally able to hang up the squat fairy tent a neighbor gave us as they moved out (and Ellette has been bugging me relentlessly about hanging up). There is a purple beanbag tucked inside of the tent to allow comfort for her retreat. She likes to lay up there reading. It took two small carpets from Target to cover the floor. We tried going with one, but it was too small and awkward for the space, so a second one was procured. We moved her bookshelf up there along with some bins of toys and Ellette loves it!
Last weekend, Ellette had a friend over and the two of them spent the entire time hiding in her loft playing. I would say it has been a success.
And now I get to tell her incessently to pick up her dirty clothes from the floor.
(PS: I realize I promised patterns for the Tetris afghan and the gauntlets, but remember that the charger for my laptop is broken and the battery is dead. It has been a sad week. The only way I have been able to update is by hogging the family computer. All of my information for those two projects – notes, charts, photos – is on my laptop. We tried to pick up a generic charger from the store, but the plug was too big. I had to order one special – it should be arriving soon. I appreciate your patience!)
