Dreaming of a Big Girl Room

One thing I want to do in the near future is create a "big girl room" for E.  She has a full-sized bed a a few aspects of a big girl room, but I'm not digging the decor in the room.  When she was a newborn I decorated her old room (in our townhouse)  with the Penelope bedding from Pottery Barn Kids.  I loved it!  I thought it wasn't too "baby" and was so pretty and feminine.  My friend who is an artist painted a tree on her wall and replicated the birds from the bedding - it was gorgeous!

Once we moved here, her bedroom went from birds to owls to make it a little more grown up since she was getting her big girl bed.  It was an easy transition from the birds and Target had a cute owl set that I liked.  It was never done 100% to my liking and now, I'm kind of tired of the owls and want to change her room up again.  I want something that will grow with her until she's older and can decide what she likes.  Here's some inspiration for her room...

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All three rooms are young, colorful and yet have an elegance to them.  I want to have her be a part of styling her room too so she feels involved, and maybe it will make her sleep in her bed ALL NIGHT LONG, girl comes into our bed every night and dominates it!

How have you decorated your little girl's room?  Do you make it look more kiddish, or do you decorate it in a way that they can grow with until they're older?

PS: Tomorrow is Wino Wednesday, don't forget to link up your favorite wines!

What I Want Wednesday

I thought I'd share a few things on my wishlist - I mean, don't all girls have wishlists'?  Some  of these pieces I'm going to buy in the near future, others are more of a "dream purchase".

Gigi NY Clutch - I want one of these babies BAD, they are so cute and practical to take with me when I'm going out for dinner and don't want to carry my big bag.  The clutches are on sale now, but I can't justify the purchase because I just got a new purse a few weeks ago... next time they go on sale I'm buying one!

Tieks -  These are a dream purchase.  As cute as they are and as much as I want them, I can't pay $175+ for a pair of ballerina flats.  I.just.can't.  Not to mention, I'd hate wearing them because I'd fear they'd get dirty after I just spent so much on them.

Kate Spade Studs - Love these earrings and totally plan on getting a pair - just can't decide which color to choose, they're all so pretty!

Bobbi Brown Brown Pink/Brown Shimmer Brick - I've been hearing so much about this lately, and the colors are so beautiful.  I also love that it can be used as a brozer AND eyeshadow - more bang for your buck!

Makeup Container - I hate the way I store makeup now -in a deep shower caddy.   I origionally thought the shower caddy would be a good idea since it has different compartments and allows my brushes to stand, but it's too deep and my makeup sinks to the bottom, not to mention it's an eyesore.  I love the look of the clear containers.  

Pave diamond ring - the ring above matches my wedding band exactly.  I'd love another band to add to my current set.  I love the look of two bands, and definitely want to get this sometime in the future. 

What's on your wishlist?   Also I came across this beautiful home tour on Apartment Therapy, talking about a wishlisht - can my home be decorated like this?!

Have a great Wednesday!