ideas...

I know what I would like to do upstairs (at least in Lauren and Ellie's room). It has taken me 5 years to figure it out but now that I have, I'm so excited.

I started a board at Pinterest to reign in my ideas and to let everyone here know what I'm talking about. How did we survive before Pinterest?

They have a room similar to this so I'm going to add moulding around the half wall and paint the bottom half a darker color and the upper part a light color. I think it will really open up the room.

http://www.sarahrichardsondesign.com/portfolio/project/interior-design-show-2011/red-room

Ellie's bed will kinda/sorta be like this with the built in look and storage beneath.

http://www.coastalliving.com/homes/decorating/beach-house-bedrooms-00400000051306/page11.html

http://www.myfurnitureshowroom.net/inspiring-bookcase-design-ideas.html

Lauren's bed will have bookshelves around but much, much smaller obviously as we are working in an attic bedroom.

Ava and Maddie want this back wall in their room and I think I will do it in Lauren and Ellie's room as well minus the stencil. Their back wall has a window and some drywall holes that we could cover up with wide plank boards. It will also be in keeping with the age of the house.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70053924/

Maybe two or three of these in the nook behind the door and painted in a fun color with fun hardware. I'm not sure they will fit as I haven't measured anything yet. Or finding a mismatched set of vintage drawers and painting them the same color might be fun too.

I still haven't picked paint colors yet. My oldest daughter wants something along the green/blue family so we'll start there.