Chinoiserie Chic: girl's bedroom

Alessandra Branca

Navy is a wonderful choice for a child's bedroom, especially combined with Chinoiserie. In the room above, Alessandra Branca pairs navy stripes and a Chinoiserie wallpaper. I love the Tory Burch bunk bedroom just below with the navy and white Greek key. Amanda Nisbet pairs navy with pink and Greek key. In the Miles Redd bedroom, I can't recall whether the striped walls are navy, black, or dark brown, but navy and white stripes would be perfect with the light blue and Greek key. The inspiration board by Parklin Interiors has great ideas for combining navy, raspberry, and Chinoiserie in a sophisticated but fun room. My inspiration board for a navy bedroom would work as a teen boy or girl's room or as a guest bedroom.

Tory Burch

Amanda Nisbet

Miles Redd

Parklin Interiors

Beth Connolly Interiors

I received an email yesterday with photos of this wonderful bedroom one of my followers Holly created for her three year old daughter Zoe with lots of pink and Chinoiserie - my favorites!

"I just wanted to say that I have LOVED reading your blog and drooling over your photos for the past year.

I had been obsessing about what to do with my daughter's big girl room… and I always have a problem with needing to do things my way.

I found so many elements that inspired my brain when reading your blog. After combing eBay, Etsy, Target, and Ikea… I'm finally finished.

Thank you for making the world a prettier place."

I emailed her back asking her to share the details of this darling room. I think it's one of the prettiest girl's rooms I have seen and it was done for under $1,000! Amazing. Here are the details....

"Here's the scoop on my daughter Zoe's room…

I think I've secretly wanted a pink bedroom my whole life. And I finally had my chance. My daughter turned 3 and it was time to get rid of all of the nursery furniture and create a space that she could grow with. I needed to allow enough room for a bed, dressers and also a space where her play kitchen and toys could live. I feel like a bad mom for saying this, but I HATE children's furniture and bedding. Nothing is sophisticated, and the color palettes clash with the rest of most of my house. My son's $800 red race car bed is a great live and learn lesson!

The two biggest challenges for me were to find the pieces that were lurking in my brain but not lurking in stores, and to transform this room on a budget. My husband was really hoping that I would tackle ONE decorating project on a budget. I did the whole room for just under $1000 (if my math is correct).

One more challenge… I'm a stay at home mom to a 3 year old and 5 year old. And I would be doing this by myself. Which meant lots of interruptions, but I love that I was able to do it all.

Thanks again for sharing your amazing taste and treasures on your blog. I fall in love with something every time I visit.

Sources:

Faux Bamboo Headboard from a wonderful seller on Etsy (modern logic) who shipped it from Florida via Greyhound (gasp!). ($128 + $80 for shipping)

I just added a few coats of high gloss white spray paint.

The bedding is a discontinued collection (of course) from Pottery Barn Kids. The pattern is called Cherry Blossom and I'm so impressed with the quality of the fabric. It's a wonderful heavy weight cotton canvas. ($180 on eBay for a BRAND NEW set that included the duvet cover, twin sheet set, and sham)

The dressers are Malm 3 drawer dressers in white from IKEA. ($160 for both)

And then the O'verlays. I want to cover every cabinet and drawer front in my home with this product line. I chose to do the pagoda pattern on the top and bottom drawers and then I used the lola pattern for the middle drawers. ($107) I debated about painting the overlays, but decided that I liked the sophistication of the white on white.

The pink Eiffel tower is made from paper and it was just a left over decoration from her 1st birthday party. She is my Bastille Day baby. The other tower and dragon are from HomeGoods. (approx $15 each)

Bedside lamps are from Target. Love these so much I also have them in our master bedroom. (approx $40 each)

Mirrors are also from Target (approx $30 each)

Paint color on lower portion of walls is Benjamin Moore Pink Cadillac. I went through several paint samples getting just the right shade that wasn't too cotton candy or too bright. This is a very soft pink in person.

And what looks like wallpaper above is actually painted. I call it my masterpiece! I searched high and low for the right stencil. One that would look like wallpaper and have a nod to my love of Chinoiserie. I found one from a company called Stencil Boss ($37).

It was tricky to work with, and I consider myself pretty fearless and adept when it comes to most projects. The corners were a killer and that's why you always see an accent wall stenciled… NO CORNERS.

http://www.storenvy.com/products/508286-kelly-chain-links-modern-and-contemporary-art-wall-stencil-allover-designer

The color I used for the stencil is Benjamin Moore Ribbon Pink.

Part of her room is still a work in progress. My daughter is 3 which means she has a lot of stuff. Stuff that I like to keep contained in a coordinated yet functional way.

This table from IKEA (Hemnes sofa table $179) is perfect for stashing her books and it holds bins for her Barbies and other tiny toys that seem to multiply. I added a lamp that I had been using in our living room. I plan on ordering a series of 3 prints from The Pink Pagoda (LOVE LOVE LOVE her stuff) to frame and hang on that wall above the table."

Thanks Holly and Zoe for sharing this lovely room. You are a very luck little girl and a very talented Mom.