Noah’s room | Color Transformed Family

You may remember that I mentioned the other week that we have to record a video for Esther. The video introduces her to us as well as gives her a chance to get a feel for her new home… especially her new room.

Before filming the video I took around fifteen minutes and made a dash throughout our house trying to clean up a little bit. So after filming I took advantage of the moment and took a few quick shots of Noah and Esther’s room. It’s still a work in progress but I wanted to update you on one major change we made this Summer. We took down the crib. Yep! After Noah started sleeping in her daybed there really wasn’t a need for it anymore.

Now there is just the daybed with the trundle bed underneath. Right now Noah sleeps on top but we who knows how it may end up once Esther arrives.
We really like having a trundle bed vs. a full size or twin beds for two girls. Choosing this route really frees up a lot of floor space for play during the day. Not much has changed from this angle except for we removed the changing pad from the top of the dresser. Next step will be to take down the mobile (while trying not to cry) and then finding/painting some really cute and colorful artwork for above the dresser. The verdict is still out on what I really envision there.
The picture above gives you a glimpse of the amount of floor space there is in this room. Our townhouse was built in the late ’70’s and it’s amazing how big the bedrooms are. I tell ML that the longer we stay here the bigger the house feels. Why? Because we keep finding more and more uses/space for each room. Organization is key!This wall is where the crib used to be. (Shed a tear.) It was sad taking it down at first but who can stay sad too long with all this free space. Plus it opened up the perfect spot for this little coffee table we picked up at a yard sale for three bucks earlier this Summer. We were so tempted by the price that we bought it without even knowing where we could use it. It’s solid wood and that’s just hard to find these days. Anyway, my plan is to paint it a bright color using the same method I did for the dresser because it has really held up well. Noah loves having a table that she can set her toys on and it is the perfect height for her. I’d like to do something fun tot the wall above the table too. I’m not sure yet but maybe another big piece of artwork. Time will tell… I hope.

So there you have it! A quick little tour of their room. I’ll keep you posted as we add artwork and make more preparations for a room for two!

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Last week I mentioned that we had purchased Noah’s “big girl” bed. This past weekend we took advantage of my parent’s (or as they like to be referred to as H & P Movers) being in town and used their truck to pick up the bed. Before I knew it we had this beautiful daybed sitting in Noah’s room!

I’ll be back in another post to share the new room layout later but first I wanted to introduce you to her new bed and share all the details with you. You know like… how we met and where she’s from. Is it ok that I just referred to the bed as a she? I think so since she’s all pretty, white, and feminine looking with that bead board.

This is the point where I realized I should have taken some close-ups of the bed… I owe you.

Anyway, back to how we met. It really is nothing short of God bringing us together. You see originally (all the way back in December) ML and I had envisioned this bed from IKEA going in Noah’s room.

But then we took a little road trip to Atlanta before Christmas to meet this $300 Hemnes bed in person where we discovered upon closer inspection that it was not made of solid wood. Solid wood was one of our non-negotiables for the bed. Our thinking is that we would rather pay for a high quality bed that may cost a little more up front than settle for something of lesser quality that will need to be replaced after one move and a little play.

Next, we moved onto this guy.

Another Hemnes style, he was for sale at Ikea for $400 but unlike the other bed he was made of solid pine. We really thought this was the one. He doubled as a day bed or full size bed with the trundle pulled out. A trundle bed was another one our non-negotiables. Our thinking is that with a trundle bed we will essentially be able to have a guest room again. Noah can sleep in the pack in play in our room and if our guests have a child their’s can crash in the crib. Perfect! But alas it was not meant to be.

Why? Because IKEA wanted to charge $300 to ship a $400 bed! Seriously? We could have picked it up cheaper than that. We could have… it would have been in stock or if IKEA had any clue when it might be in stock again since it was currently “out of stock” in Atlanta. But you know God, that was just his way of letting us know the $400 Hemnes was not for us.

Next, I started checking other stores online. Local stores. Big box stores. Nothing seemed to have anything that fit our preferences and price range (preferably $500 or below). Then it hit me! Check Craigslist.

And what do you know? They had several daybeds listed. The one that caught my eye was this one though for $500 with both mattresses!

As soon as I saw the ad I called MIchael Luke into the living room (he was busy wrapping up the tile back splash… pictures are coming soon) to check the ad out. He agreed with me that the bed looked good. Up until this point I had been thinking of a black daybed because it would match the crib and bookcases. But when I saw this bed I really liked the idea of a white day bed… besides the chifarobe in Noah’s room is white too.

So, I quickly e-mailed the seller to ask if the bed was still available. Within minutes she e-mailed back to let me know if it was and extended an invitation to us to come look at the bed… that afternoon! The funny part was that I noticed from her signature that she was a Physical Therapist like Michael Luke! In a weird sort of way this is how I knew the bed was for us. We exchanged a few more e-mails before heading over to meet our future day bed in person.

For Noah it was love at first sight.

We felt pretty much the same way. The bed is solid wood, came with both mattresses, has a trundle bed, originally sold for over $1,000, and costs less than if we had driven to Atlanta to pick up the $400 bed not including mattresses. The driving distance to pick up this bed was less than two miles from our house! Crazy, right?

God works in mysterious ways! Even when helping you find a daybed for your little girl.

All this brings us full circle back to Friday night when Michael Luke and my dad installed the bed in Noah’s room. While installing the bed we discovered the furniture company’s name is Stanley Furniture located in Stanleytown, VA! How cool is that? So far Noah has only used the bed as a trampoline but some day soon she will be making the big move over to her new bed!

What cool things have you found on Craigslist? Have you scored any great deals on furniture like we did? Or have you ever run into any restocking or delivery issues with IKEA?

P.S Turns out the lady’s husband is also a Physical Therapist… small world.

P.P.S We ran into them Saturday night at one of our local neighborhood restaurants. We got to tell them again how much we love the bed and promised to text them pictures of her room once it all set up. They offered their daughter for baby sitting services. We may have made some new friends.

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