We’ve  lived in our gigantic house that needs lots of love for 18 months now.  The first room we did was our oldest daughter’s bedroom.  She is 13 and will graduate High School in 5 years.  It could be 5 years before we get to every room in our home–so we wanted her to be able to enjoy hers as long as possible.

You can imagine how our second daughter felt about all this.  She was a great sport, but it was a little hard to see Heidi’s beautiful new room and to be living in an orange shag paradise for who knows how long. About a year ago, Heidi and I started planning a huge birthday surprise for Heather.  We started a pinterest board for her and encouraged her to pin room inspiration ideas that she loved.

She pinned these:

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Whew, that’s a pretty big mix of styles.  And if pressed, Heather doesn’t like to choose just one.  So Heidi and I decided we would try to surprise her, choosing from the elements she loves.  Here’s what we decided:

1.  Curvy daybed with lots of pillows in bright fabrics

2.  Turquoise blue walls (we are going VERY pale to let the other brighter elements in the room take center stage)

3.  Hardwood floors–her previous shag rug ate small toys.  I also want to add a fun area rug–so far it’s sold out and won’t make it here in time for our big reveal :(.

4.  Paint her desk in a fun accent color (we chose coral pink.)

5.  A bed drape with bed crown

6.  A huge furry beanbag

7.  A gallery art wall

8.  A reading corner with hula hoop tent

9.  White trim to make the light blue walls pop

Darren’s mom came and picked Heather up last Friday to spend the week at the farm.  All Heather knows is that it’s her turn with Grandma.  And I don’t think she suspects much even though I’ve had to sew on things while she was home last week.  We have 6 days to complete the transformation–and there’s no HGTV crew here to make the magic happen.

Come back tomorrow to see our day 1 progress.