Playroom: A Before and Almost an After...

I'm determined to get back on the blog bandwagon! My littlest daughter is going through a 'needy' stage and literally occupying all my attention and free moments these days. It's all a stage though right? I'm excited to share some pics of my little Miss P's 1st birthday and some beautiful family photos my girlfriend took of us last month. But, for now I wanted to share a little peek at a playroom I've been working on...

Way back, I posted this inspiration board and as all these things go it takes a bit of time to get it all together. As you can see from the photos we still need to actually fill the frames, take off the price stickers (yes, it's still a work in progress) get bedding for the new amazing daybed and add the finishing touches. I'm loving the way it's coming together. I've included a few before shots of the room which didn't really have a kid playroom vibe going on. It's now bright, fresh and fun for the kids (well, I should point out it's for the grandkids - it's my parents playroom). More shots to come! Enjoy...

The Inspiration Board!

The Before...

The Before take 2...

And here we go (please ignore bedding etc, but you get the idea :-)

Started the bookshelf styling - one of my favourite things to do.

Start of the gallery wall. We added the moose last minute but I love him - adds some whimsy to the room.

City or Suburbs?

That is the question...

My hubby I lived in the city of Vancouver for 12 years before moving out to the suburbs (near where we both grew up) 2 years ago. We love our house, the area, the school, friends...but...we miss the city! With 2 little girls now added to our family and the oldest one starting kindergarten next year (yikes!) we are really starting to think about where we want our girls to grow up, what we want to expose them to, what we enjoy personally (you know, all those deep life thoughts :-). So, that rambling actually leads me to a blog post about design. We went looking at some homes in Vancouver to see what our vibes were saying about are we 'city or suburbs' and we came across the coolest decorated home that has me totally rethinking my style! I was in LOVE with the way the owners had styled their home, you got a real sense for who these people were and I love when a home represents it's owners. It had me thinking that I want to add a bit more whimsy and eclectic pieces to my place. Adds personality. Here are some pics, which really don't do complete justice to the cute details. The owners had put different wallpaper on each stair with numbers - so fun! Enjoy...

Dining Room - painted a beautiful dark blue/grey

Kitchen was cute (and white how I love them)

Such a great living room. Lots of fun pieces that would make for great conversation but was also inviting.

Fun bedding, funky painting

Love the mix of midcentury and industrial. So eclectic

Cutest kids room with stripes on the ceiling.

Photos courtesy of MLS