Two years later when we learned Veronica was a girl, we decided to move Valerie into the spare room so the new baby would have the baby themed room. It was just a plain room, so I wanted to decorate it to be more girly. Again I searched and searched, and eventually decided on a pretty butterfly border that was a bit more grown up than the baby's room. I wanted something that wouldn't be too little girlish that she could keep for years. Since our house was fairly new, we touched up the paint and filled in the remaining nail holes, and we also painted the bottom half of the wall a pretty shade of pink. The wall was a very light cream, so the pink was a nice pop of color.
Well, my firstborn is now eleven and a half and she announced she hates the color pink. Her favorite color is a teal blue. I've been waiting for the room change request to come, so I told her we could re-do her room this summer. She could even ditch the butterflies if she wanted, but to my surprise she protested saying the liked the butterflies.
I picked up some paint colors and we decided we would go with a similar theme, but blue instead. I painted the top half a light blue and the bottom half a pretty teal color. I picked up new mini blinds and ordered some gorgeous teal curtains. I painted a section of wall a day by shifting the furniture so I could get around it. Then I cleaned everything from top to bottom, wiping down everything and even cleaning the floor by hand!!
I think it came out awesome and looks like a brand new, pre-teen bedroom: