I am so thrilled to FINALLY share with you the final look after remodeling my daughter’s room. As you may know, we adopted her in May of 2022 (I cannot believe its been nine months already), and I wanted to do something special to celebrate her and make her feel “officially” at home. It was a lot of work, and I definitely cried a few times with how tedious some parts were, but it was so worth it creating our sweet girls adoption celebration room reveal.

I started with a vision of a bright, playful space that she could grow into. I wanted to incorporate colors that really represented her – bright, happy and so sweet, while also making sure that the room was functional and practical. We were dealing with a really dark, dated room with literal peaks of drywall mud on the ceiling and walls. It was a balancing act and a lot of work, but with some creative problem-solving and a lot of patience, I was able to bring my vision to life.

This is where we started with the room. Very dark and very much in need of some TLC, agreed? Here are some more before pictures of the house… woah.

Of course, no renovation project is complete without a few hiccups along the way. I ran into some unexpected frustrations, as per usual with any project. Remember how I mentioned those peaks on the ceiling? They really threw me for a loop with the faux coffered look I wanted (literally had to chisel off some of the drywall mud), and I had serious doubts that it would work out. \ Don’t worry, I will be updating the blog with a deep dive of each project, how I did it and beautiful photos for you to enjoy. Just you know, let me eat a few bon-bons and read a good book first.

I had to start from square one – the walls. Skim coating the orange peel and then endless hours of sanding, priming and painting. The closet got a functional makeover too with the cutest wallpaper, of course.

I refinished almost every single piece of furniture in the room including her dresser, making for a longer finishing process but one that means more and incorporates countless heirloom pieces.

I really wanted the little details to matter. From the gold curtain rod to the purple velvet curtains and rainbow rug. I wanted warmth, texture and an all around feeling of love.

Now, the room is finally complete and I couldn’t be happier with the result. It’s bright and cheerful, just like my little girl, and it has all the elements that make it both stylish and practical. Seeing her face light up when she saw her new room was the best reward I could have asked for. She truly is a little angel and creating a space for her was something I dreamed about for months as we awaited endless court proceedings, meetings with the state and what felt like an endless amount of meetings with our lawyer. This is the official reveal I shared on instagram of the adoption celebration room makeover!

My heart could burst knowing that our sweet girl has a room to call her own, forever. I hope you love it too! Let me know if you have questions in the comments below.