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Holiday Home Series: Let The Kids Decorate

Welcome to The Holiday Home Series.  This year, I decided to loosen up and let the kids participate in the decorating more than I have in the past.  The result has been true perfection.  Not the kind of perfection we strive for when decorating but a truer perfection, the kind an adult cannot achieve.



Case in point, Hannah's Christmas Bedroom.


Hannah is my 11 year old daughter.
She is also my design assistant, my behind the scenes wingman.   She loves a good project and puts her heart in everything she does.







She's my sounding board when I am stuck on a project.  She gives it to me straight and her design advice is always spot on.  





She re-designed her bedroom tree this year.  I gave her a $25 budget for the project.  







She combined new decorations with special ornaments she has collected over time.









Each ornament represents a different phase in her life.








 Her tree skirt is actually her first ballet tutu.   Oh, how I miss the ballet phase...






This year she decided to layer a turquoise sequenced tree skirt from The Dollar Tree over the tutu.  
(Good call, Hannah).







She chose a white tree with colored lights. 






Looking at this tree reminds me of how she has grown and represents her entire childhood.  To me, it couldn't be more perfect...just like her.




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Nautical Boys Room


Time to update the boys room. Their favorite place to be is on lake at our cottage in Northern Michigan so, that was my inspiration.
I chose a dark navy wall color w/ nautical stripes.





The theme was also inspired by this vintage detroit boat race poster from my husbands childhood...




We brought the dresser home from our cottage. It was updated with a coat of black paint, polyurathane and new brushed nickel hardware.



I stole these old boat oars from my Mom. I have plans for them that I will share later but for now they are resting in here.

I found this compass rose wall decal online. I cut out the center and place it around the ceiling light. The original plan was to hand paint it but this route was much quicker (and easier to remove later).





The vintage sock monkey was made by my aunt when I was a child. It has seen better days but he keeps an eye on the boys for me.




I can't wait to share whats going on in their closet...


No space in our house is safe.
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