the other little haven

True's room is probably the most complete in the house and I am in love with it. I mean, who can resist her antique little bed, vintage baby quilt (found on etsy), and French poster... certainly not me (sometimes I even try to lay in it)...
I had help putting the poster with the bed, as inspiration came from Australia's July/August issue of Inside Out magazine (I already had the bed and quilt), so when I saw it, I thought, "That is just what I am looking for," and off I went to find it, then it was all perfect (I even styled the bed just like the picture).

Then, a wonderful DIY project is this ginormous chalkboard that my Ben made. We bought a solid door at the local hardware store, had it cut 4.5 ft. by 3ft., then he primed and painted it with chalkboard paint, mounted it to the wall, and voila...
I love the thickness of it because it looks like a giant canvas. It is really big and the girls love it, and the can go wild coloring everywhere on it. We spend most mornings coloring here or on their little table. This is where we play pre-school. They even have a cute bucket for all their chalkboard-ing fun and little vintage milk stools to sit on...


True's softie collection is displayed on some old, rusty, wire baskets. I have a thing for vintage baskets... metal, locker, picnic, woven, apple picking, you name the basket (and the more rust it has), I probably would love it!

I am still looking for more, so if anyone ever comes across some similar ones to these, please let me know.

My love for chalkboards is evident because True has another one on the opposite corner, this is an old French one and the stool next to it was handmade by Ben's dad. You really could never have too many chalkboards. There is also a nice little reading corner for someone to snuggle up in. Also, a lot of our books are some of Ben's books when he was little. Kinda cool that the girls are now enjoying the same books Ben read when growing up. Guess you can say that they are kinda vintage. Most everything in the room is vintage, minus the toy box, and the bookshelf was the best bargain of the room because we snatched that up awhile back for $5 at the flea market...


The jars are used to hold mementos or little collections that spring up from time to time (can't remember which design book I got this from). So far, they hold sticks and shells True has found at the beach and ticket stubs from her first time on an airplane...
I really love her room. The style isn't baby-esqe, heck, I would even love that poster in my room! We have so much fun playing in here.

The room is almost done, there are a couple of empty spots on the wall that need something, but I am not sure what yet (except I could use more metal baskets). Her dresser is also bare with nothing on top, so we will wait to see what collection may grow there, but for now, it is absolutely perfect for my little girl.

And she loves it, so that is all that matters...