Kids' Rooms

It's been no secret that decorating has slowly become one of my most frequent coping mechanisms. Feeling a little like I have no control? Okay, let's buy a bedspread!  Wishing that time would tick by a little faster? Let's paint a wall!  Paperwork overwhelming me? I'll peruse Etsy for hours! 

In all seriousness... I have been obsessively decorating and redecorating the kids' rooms.  Jay's tired of painting, my mom's tired of looking at bedding in every store, and the lady at the return counter at Target thinks I've lost my damn mind. And I probably have.

Oh well. Let's start with the big boy bedroom.  He's 4 1/2...so I wanted to make it something he could grow in to. Don't you love the sign? (Thanks, Nancy! : )

Here's his bed with Jay's favorite wall he's ever painted.  The teddy on the bed is one exactly like my favorite teddy bear I was given when I was a baby. 

 

The prints are from a cute shop on Etsy. I wanted to do something with superheros but not too gaudy. These did just the trick.  We'll need to find the boy a cape. Every boy should have a cape.  

Grandma Vick found this at an antique store. Looks kinda neat sitting on his nightstand. 

 Stuffed animal shelf mounted over his dresser.  The husband doubted me on this one, but I think it's my favorite little element in the room. 

Finally the globe from Uncle Dallas and Aunt Jamie's wedding is sitting on top of his bookshelf.  See that plane flying across the Atlantic Ocean? That's us! We'll be there soon, buddy! 

 

The girls will share a room.  They are bonded very closely, so we were told they'd probably prefer it. Good thing, because we really didn't have any other options! Their room slowly evolved into a "Pinkalicious" creation. I didn't intend it to be that way, I guess that's just what happens when you find out you're going to have two daughters to spoil. : )

Big sister's bed, I couldn't resist the polka dotted dog, and the doll is like the one we brought her on her first visit. Hopefully she'll be allowed to keep the original one we brought her, but we have this backup waiting here at home, just in case. 
 
Little sister's bed looks pretty much the same.  We are told she's still in a crib, but we're not sure if it looks like what we consider a crib, or more like a toddler bed.  With this setup, we're safe for a quick change either way.
  
Their dresser I refinished along with a few Russian touches. The matryoshkas we got on our vacation in Colorado this summer, the week we decided to adopt.  The necklace on their bow board is from a new friend of mine who is also adopting right now. It's got a little map in the background of the region they live in. It's so sweet.  I keep it on their board when I'm not wearing it. 

 Close up of the bow board and basket of "Stella" and "Olivia" books. : )
 
Cuddle chair to read books in.

And finally, a little DIY artwork. 

After our first trip to meet the kids, I came home with a renewed inspiration and was able to put some of these (cringe) "finishing" touches on them. Gosh, that sounds so...final.  Let's just say,
"Here's what their rooms look like....for now!" : )