Elegantly Chic - From A Junior Miss To A Trendsetting Teen!

Hi readers!

This post is part of my Florida Series and will talk about my experience at Pottery Barn - Kids which I visited at Mall at Millenia. I actually had no reason to go into this store but when I went into the normal Pottey Barn which was only next door, I was so intrigued and in awe of the way they had decorated their showrooms, I felt my inner child come out when I walked past Pottery Barn: Kids and saw little ballerina tutus, dolls and pretty bedding in the window and thought I had to go in!

This was what I saw when I first walked in and fell in love with it. I would absolutely decorate my bedroom like this now... even though I'm 21!

I think this room is so elegant and classy, with the dusky mauve colour bedspread and the pretty white canopy draped around the head of the bed with the crown at the top. 

When you see the whole picture, you'd probably feel like it would be very difficult and expensive to achieve this look, but I've found a couple of dupes that will cost you next to nothing and you would believe you had your room designed by The Pottery Barn yourself! 

1) Here is a canopy (very similar to something I had when I was little!) and costs only £10.

**Disclaimer** I'm not sponsored by this site or by any of the sites I use in this post - I've not purchased anything from this site either, it's just what I've searched for to find cheaper alternatives as dupes for what is used in The Pottery Barn's showrooms!)

Ideal Textiles

As for the bedding, plain white bedding with a quilted throw would mirror The Pottery Barn's bedding - either going for something similar to The Pottery Barn's or for a cheaper alternative, one of my favourite range of bedding is Dunelm (usually the Dorma range!) so if you're after something a little more girly and pretty for only £39.99 then this could be an option:

Dunelm

This bedding has grey through it, so if you've read my previous post (American Interior Inspiration) you'll see I talked about the colour grey and how it's definitely going to be a theme in my bedroom when it's redecorated!

Pair the white canopy and the grey, feminine quilted throw with soft and subtle cream walls - my favourite cream at the moment is Crown in the colour 'Wheatgrass'  and Wilkinson's 'Love Letter'. I think a combination of all these and you'll have a beautiful, chic, elegant and classy room which won't date (no more re-decorating for a little while!!)

Crown - Wheatgrass

Wilkinson - Love Letter

I hope this post was helpful if you're decorating your daughter's bedroom or even if you're a teenager reading this and you like it for yourself! Please let me know and I can do more posts like this! 

In the next couple of days I'll be doing the same but for a boy's room, so keep an eye out for that!

What do you think of this look? Let me know!

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Transform tired, old beside tablets into something unique & spectacular!

Hello!

Today I'm bringing you a simple, cheap yet effective way to modify and customise your old bedside tables!

Okay so here are my own newly transformed bedside tables which I love: 

Here's how to DIY:

Firstly, sand back the bedside tables with a fine grade sandpaper, until it feels slightly rough (as you want to get some of the shine off it - they call this giving it a key!)

Then you want to wipe off all of the residue with a dry cloth and roller on MDF primer. Let this dry and then you are ready to apply your favourite colour! There are a wide variety in emulsion paints which would be great on surfaces like this!
Apply your emulsion with a mini roller as a paint brush will leave brush strokes and can get a bit patchy!

So, now that it is all dried out and you are happy with the colour, you'll want to apply a matt varnish to keep the paint from scuffing or chipping! 





When this is dry, you are ready to decorate and customise your bedside table!

For this part, I used crystal knobs for a glamorous finish, and also bought a pack of stick on crystals which are affordable and effective as I bought mine for I think it was 99p for a packet of 20 from a craft/gift shop!

Finally, as a finishing touch, I measured the top of the bedside table and order mirrored glass which would be cut to size and had the edges polished so there are no sharp edges!! This step was also inexpensive, costing only £10 per piece of mirrored glass and it gives such a dramatic, glamorous effect! 




So there you have it! I hope you liked this! Why don't you give it a go and tweet me pictures of the finished product - @chloesconcept!

Chloe x

Brighten up your room with this DIY idea!

These past few weeks I've been busy redecorating my bedroom and I love being creative and making something my own!

Here I've taken my mirror and threaded a set of fairy lights through the frame! It doesn't need to be perfect because even if some of the bulbs end up positioned behind the frame, it will still provide a warm glow! This DIY idea will definitely give your old mirror a new lease of life!!

Try it out and let me know what you think! 

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