HI friends, I'm excited to share with you Ava's big girl room finally! We've lived in our current home for two years now, and her room has been finished for a while now. This room was done on a budget, which is probably why it took so long to complete. We bought things as we could afford them. Shopped for deals and bought both her dresser and bed on Craigslist. I've just been waiting around to photograph it and show it to you.

She was two and half when we moved into this home. Her old room still had all it's nursery decor in it, I knew moving would give us a blank space to turn her room into a more little girl like space. We got rid of all the baby toys, and all her old nursery furniture (crib, glider & changing table) when to Zane's nursery. It was a good time to start over.

We didn't buy a whole lot of new things for this room, we did have to get her a new bed however, and a few other decor related items which I'll go through. But most of the changes took place by way of paint. I love paint, you can really transform a room with it. So let's take a little tour of her big girl space.

Both her and Zane's room's are next to each other, they share a wall and her's has an awkward entrance. It's really hard to photograph, but there's this small part of the closet wall as you enter where the pictures hangs to the left.

We did these bold grey & pink stripes on the wall behind her bed, they make the most dramatic difference to the over all look and feel of her room. I just love some stripes! We found her sleigh bed on Craigslist, such a great find! I love the romantic and whimsical feel to her room.

The reading nook is one of my favorites, Ava's always loved books since she was little. We read to her a lot as a baby, in her big girl room I wanted to have a place to display books and a place she could sit and read if she wanted. The rocking chair was mine as a kid, she's had it in her room since she was a baby. I repainted it white and added some bows to the back of it. The print above it says "Be Still And Know" by Emily Ley.

Ava's dresser was another Craigslist find we got when she was a baby but it's a dresser from Ikea.

We placed a few momentos from her nursery like baby pictures and her hand print on the dresser.

The art work above her bed is one of my favorite easy DIYs ever! I made them using some old canvas' I just painted over, you can see the full project here. I also made the tassel banner above it for her 3rd birthday and afterwards we just stuck it in her room.

Her light fixture is one of my favorites, I'd been eyeing it forever at Ikea. I knew it'd be perfect here. We added a hook to the left of her closet, we pick out outfits the night before and hang them there for the morning. It makes our routine in the morning go much faster. We also use it to hold all kinds of necklaces from The Glitter Revival, she makes the best ones!

I loved finding the perfect bedding for her. I found the ruffle devet at Homegoods and just went from there. The "A" pillow & the heart are designs from The TomKat Studio I used and then ordered from Shutterfly. The artwork on the opposite wall is from The TomKat Studio as well.

I love how her room came together, Ava is pretty girly so it fits her nicely. I love watching her play in her room, and reading stories to her at night.

For a list of sources see below; if you have any other questions just shoot me an email or leave me a comment below.

Sparkle Print, Heart Pillow + "A" Pillow: The TomKat Studio

Ruffle Duvet Cover: Home Goods

Grey ruffle pillow: DownEast Home

Pink Pillow, art work canvas', tassel banner: made by me

Polka dot sheets: Target

Light fixture: Ikea

Hook: World Market

Dresser: Ikea

Mirror: Home Goods

Lamp: Target

Book ledges: Ikea

Be Still Print: Emily Ley

Dollhouse: Zulily

Curtains: JC Penny

Andrea Worley