My eldest daughter visited my in-laws in San Diego for two weeks in June. Her name is Skye. She was born in England and was named after the beautiful Isle of Skye, an island off the north-western coast of Scotland. When she was 2 we moved to Texas and I had painted a mural of a sky in her bedroom. And…as goes life in the military, we have endured 4 moves since that home. She is now 8 and she will still reminiscence about her room in Texas. Two weeks and three hundred dollars later…I started with this:
And ended up with…
(You’ll have to cope with my cruddy photos with my cheap-o digi camera.)
Which elicited the response:
Two gallons of “Sea Tickle” paint, one quart of white, and a tester of gray to create her sky. A few frames from TJMaxx hung at her eye level for an art gallery. A shadow box, a pretty glass bowl and a fancy cake stand for her to display all her 8-year-old found treasures. A cheap princess bed netting transformed with beaded trim, silk hydrangea petals, and hot glue. Two gold rose wreath frames, also from TJMaxx, gutted and hung as wreaths above the bed.
(As for the bedding, it had to remain. When left with a suitcase in her room to pack for San Diego, she had stuffed that fuzzy purple atrocity in her luggage with only enough room to squeeze in a single bathing suit. With some discussion of the practicality of her decision, she repacked (with assistance). Yep, the bedding is a permanent fixture for the time being;)
The quote on the wall was the best deal of the lot. It is something I say to each of my girls at least once a day. An “I love you” is always followed by, “forever and ever and always and always” in our home (…and on days where patience has been tried…the added ending of “never will I ever stop loving you”;) The cost? $15!! That’s right! $15 for a custom cut vinyl quote for the wall. The brilliant suggestion was offered by my girlfriend Kate to check with a local sign shop. I actually ended up at a local copy store. The letters are a beautiful metallic gold. Definitely the crème de la crème of the room.
An exhausted mommy, a very happy daughter, and another wee monkey wondering exactly when we’ll be tackling her room;)
Welcome home baby girl! You were missed immensely!
Love, Tracy Austin
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