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Princess Castle Loft Bed Makeover

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Have you ever had to reason, collaborate, and compromise with a four year old (aka. about one week away from being a five year old)?

If you have, then I know you’ll understand what I’m about to tell you.

However, if you have not… yowzers. You will learn patience fairly quickly OR go mad trying. I have always thought of myself as a practical and logically human being with a fair amount of patience. But you know what? I was wrong.

It has become quite obvious to me in the last few years that I have learned how impatient I was in my early 20s. Who knew, right?

Miss Ava (aka. my Mini Me) and I may share many of the same character traits, but we greatly differ in color choices. For instance, we both love a good burst of color, but then all similarity in home decor tastes ends there.

A few months back I shared with you how Mike and I (ok, ok, mainly him!) created a Princess Castle Loft Bed for her room, and I decided to let her pick out the color of the bed. She, of course, choose the brightest pink you could possibly find along with a matching rainbow dot print rug (not in the photo below).

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I’m a firm believer in allowing your children to come up with their own creative ideas such as room colors, every day outfits, and the like. So, I really tried to accept these particular choices in her room, but I struggled. Significantly.

Thankfully though (after a few very, very, veryyyy long months) she came around and decided that a pretty aqua accent wall with a white princess bed would look more like Elsa’s (from Frozen… obviously). I’m not going to lie when I say that the very next day I started painting.

Princess Castle Loft Bed Makeover

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There were a few tears (from her, not me!) at first with all of the color changes, but now… she’s in love!

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I’m a BIG fan of using painter’s tape. I know this floor might look pretty bad, but the dots everywhere are actually from when I used this room as my studio. Yikes, right?!

My favorite painter’s tape? Hands down: ScotchBlue Platinum Painter’s Tape

Seriously. I’ve tried them all. This one… omg. Is AH-mazing. Plus, it has this interesting smell to it that I like.

Yea, I’m a total weird-o.

Ever since I had Ava I’ve developed this bloodhound-like nose, and smells affect me differently.

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Anyways, moving on… :)

And if you’ve been following me for any amount of time you’ll know that I (of course) use my go-to favorite furniture paint.

Fusion Mineral Paint in Lamp White.

All it took was two coats over this hot pink color, and WOW…

Sometimes all you need is a little bit of paint to completely transform a room. This was definitely the case with this princess castle loft bed makeover!

All we need now is a new rug, some curtains, and a really, really good cleaning.

Almost there, my friends! I can’t tell you how excited I am to FINALLY finish this room too.

Sometimes all you need is a little bit of paint to completely transform a room. This was definitely the case with this princess castle loft bed makeover!

 

Sometimes all you need is a little bit of paint to completely transform a room. This was definitely the case with this princess castle loft bed makeover!

Loving on this chandelier? This beauty was the entire room’s inspiration! I think that’s one of the reason’s I wanted the room to be anything besides… well, uh, pink!


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About LZ Cathcart

LZ is an artist who loves creating illustrations, custom hand lettering and patterns for gifts, home decor, fabric, and wallpaper. She is also the creative mind behind The Summery Umbrella where she shows you how to make handmade signs, various DIY projects and gorgeous home decor.

When she’s not dreaming up new projects and designs you can typically find her drinking her fair share of coffee, hanging out with her super handy husband and her sweet and sassy daughter. They all have a hard time sitting sit so this family is constantly on the go!

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