A gray paneled wall, gold and pink accents, and adding some fun new furniture top the list as we begin our girl’s bedroom refresh!

Happy New Year! Starting a new year always makes me want to tackle projects around the house.  This year we’re refreshing my daughter’s room!  As she grows and changes, I want her space to reflect her personality and style.  She and I have been talking and planning her room makeover for a few months.  It’s been a fun challenge to work with her budding style, but also keep the room cohesive, tasteful, and something that she’ll love for years.

It hardly seems possible, but almost five years ago to the date, we completed her “Big Girl Room” makeover.  At the time, we added pretty wallpaper, switched to a big girl bed new bedding, and added some fun touches.  It was so sweet and perfect for our four-year old!  It was perfect for her then, but as they all do, she is growing up, and was feeling like her room was a little baby-ish for a nine-year old. ;). I remember being around her age when I directed my own room makeover.  I covered my walls with blue-flowered wall paper and a coordinating heart border.  I think we hung a shelf with all of my ceramic bunnies, and I got a grown-up desk.  It was pretty awesome. The Before:
So, here is where we begin.  I have to say, that the room looked much better than these awful poorly-lit cell phone pics that I snapped right before we started tearing wal...