I am the queen of repurposing. I love to find cool objects that had a past life as a something… and then pick them up, dust them off, and use them as a something else. In the same way I also love repurposing rooms. …Or should I say more accurately, in this case, creating a room so that it can “grow” with its occupant. 

I didn’t want to get too specific here, as none of us knew just what this precious little child would be like. So we kept it simple, sophisticated … with a dash of romance in an old dresser and mirror. 

When she grew out of her crib and into her firebrand personality, it was clear her room needed to morph into something worthy of the dynamo who was now inhabiting it. This was no shrinking violet who would curl up with a book and shut out the world. This is a strong wonder woman in the making.  She’s outgoing and confident…. of course she would have sleepovers and need twin beds. Although we embraced the pink, it’s never sicky sweet. We used Farrow & Ball paint on the beds and found a wonderful antique kilim rug and pillows made from solid pink kilims.

She’s clearly Owlette-wild over her new room.

The fun thing about designing a child’s room is that you can be playful with what you bring in. A pink fur rug; an old cola crate; antique child’s chair and this great feathery ostrich create interest and whimsy in the room… replacing expensive, generic side tables.