Kaisa’s Big Girl Room
20 Jan
It’s done! Today I officially finished Kaisa’s big girl room, although she’s been sleeping in it successfully for over a week now.
I was pleasantly surprised how easy the transition to a “big girl bed” was for Kaisa. We finished the furniture while she was asleep one night, so the next day for nap time I took her to her new room and we read some stories on her bed. Then, we pretended like we were sleeping on the bed. Then I told her she needed to lie down and take her nap in her new bed. I tucked her in under the covers, and left the room. I heard her cry a little so I went in and she had gotten out of bed. I put her back in and laid down by her for a little bit, then left again. A couple of minutes later she was out of bed again, so I went back in and silently put her back down and tucked her in. That was that…she went right to sleep.
That evening, she only got out of bed once and after I put her back in, she was out. She will occasionally get out of bed once or twice still, and each time she does we go in and silently put her back in and she always stays. We’ve even moved her toys and books in there (although toys get put away in the closet) and she is still sleeping like a pro. And she hasn’t fallen out once! I am so impressed with her!
So…here are the pictures! I am REALLY excited about how this room turned out. It’s the sort of modern-kid-chic we were going for, and I’m really loving the colors. Without further ado, Kaisa’s room!
Notice her name up above!
I used some fabric I found for the wall hangings and just wrapped it around three 15″ square boards. We ordered the owl wall decal from www.DaliDecals.com. It was super easy and took about 15 minutes to apply. I am thinking about adding a few more decals on some of the other walls with animals and alphabet letters as well. The bed, chair, and book/toy shelf are from IKEA (as well as a dresser that is not pictured). The bedding is from Overstock.com and the curtains are from Walmart. We spent less that $500 total on this room, including paint. :)
I love her room…so cute! I can’t believe you only have 2 weeks to go…man how time flies! Well, maybe cause I’m not the one who’s prego…but still! I am so excited for you and excited you’re having a boy! Be sure to post when it happens! Can’t wait to see him!
Love it! Super cute! And I can’t believe all the work you are doing while carrying another one. Can’t wait for hypnobirthing number two. I’ll be asking more questions this time around. Love ya.
Will you come decorate my room? I am jealous of her room! It is adorable!
I love it, especially the decal! Very cute & it will still look great as she gets a little older!