-updated 9/19
I tried to explain to Jason once about girls and 4 poster beds…he didn’t get it:). I bought this bed on Ebay (from Restoration Hardware) about 12 years ago for our bedroom in our Town Traditional because we had these gorgeous 10 foot ceilings. I LOVE this bed but Jason…not so much. Soon after we moved into our second home we got a different bedroom set (the same as we have now) but I was determined to keep the four poster one. We have been wanting to add a queen bed to our little girl’s room for guests and after getting a new mattress thanks to a sweet gift card we decided it was time for a four poster bed redo!
Four Poster Bed Redo
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The four poster bed was really tall… (Our family is not breaking any Genius book of world records for height any time soon…so Jason cut off 4 inches of the feet to make the bed a little lower!
We spray painted it Valspar’s secluded garden with paint and primer mixed in. We needed 5 cans at $4 each.
I really like spray painting furniture. It looks more professional in my opinion with no paint brush marks and it is crazy EASY.
I love the color too, it’s like a cool green blue. Unfortunately, I must have accidentally deleted the before pictures of the bed because I can’t find them anywhere… sorry guys!
We gave her our floral duvet cover from Anthropologie we had bought for our stone cottage and an old white bedspread I bought from the thrift shop I used to work for. The other quilt and pillow cover are from Pottery Barn Kids.
I bought in a wide legged small card table from our garage for her dollhouse.
It’s the perfect height and it swivels so she can turn it without our help. Jason had refinished years ago as an end table and we hadn’t found a spot for it yet until now.
Both Jason and I love the look of the bed even more now and Audrey calls it her “Frozen” bed. Anybody wonder why? 🙂 I also painted the trim in the room white. Two coats, two days and it probably needs another (why can’t we ever buy a house with white trim)!
We still have a few more things planned like a built in seat and bookcase, new floor and some other minor remodeling and decorating tweaks but I am excited about how it’s coming along and I love how the bed turned out!!! AND even Jason likes it now:)
Hope you guys are having a good week & family and friends this is officially your invitation to come enjoy this new bed:).
After a few years, we made a few more changes to this little girl’s room (HERE)…
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Oh my goodness Tara, what a beautiful yound lady! A beautiful room and a gorgeous bed!
Karen, thanks so much for your sweet comments about my daughter’s room! Hope you are having a great week!
I would sleep in that room any old day!!! Beautiful just like your daughter.
Hi Susan! Thanks so much for your sweet comments about my daughters room!!! I hope you have a great holiday weekend and take care!
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Patty, thank you so much for letting me know! I will try and figure out what’s going on and get back to you! And thank you so much for wanting to follow along!
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Her bed is adorable – it’s the perfect color, and I can see why she calls it her frozen bed!! I’m about to paint a bed, and I just bought the spray paint to make the job a little (well a lot) easier. Nice job!
Hey Jenny, Thanks so much for your sweet comments about my daughters room! Can’t wait to see the bed your redoing:) Hope you have a great holiday weekend and take care!
My daughter would love this bed! It has such a timeless look that it will do your daughter well as she grows. I can see why you never got rid of it.
Hi Gilly! Thanks so much for stopping by again and thank you for your sweet comments about my daughter’s room! Have a great holiday weekend!
Love the bed, and you were smart to reduce the height! Your daughter’s bedroom is lovely. Dropping by from Grace at Home. 🙂
Heather thank you so much for your sweet comments about my daughter’s room and for stopping by! Have a great holiday weekend and take care!
Love the new color of the bed frame. It’s fresh, and gives the traditional 4-poster bed an updated flair!
Hi Carol, thank you so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments about my daughter’s bed! Have a great holiday weekend!
Love the Frozen bed! Perfect for the little princess she is!
Thanks so much Jamie! Hope you have a great rest of your weekend:)
Awwwww. Your daughter’s Frozen bed is beautiful. You and Jason really did a great job — the whole room is lovely. I saw your link at Your Turn to Shine link party.
Ann Marie thank you so much for visiting and for sweet comments about my daughter’s room! I hope you had a nice weekend!
Very pretty! Love the bed color, and the bedding. Great job!
Kathy thank you so much for your sweet comments about my daughter’s bed! Have a great week!
This is so cute! The color you chose is perfect. Your girl makes such a cute Elsa, too! 🙂
Thanks for sharing at Talented Tuesday link party last week, hope you join us this week!
Hi Kristina! Thank you so much for coming to see my daughter’s new bed! Thanks so much for the Talented Tuesday party! Have a great weekend and take care:)
Great looking room, love your color choices. What a talent you have to reuse things you already have. This talent is what will allow you to have that second home. Good luck!
Hi Michelle! Thank you so much for your sweet comments about my daughter’s room and for stopping by! Have a great weekend and take care!
Such a sweet room, love the bed…the color is perfect!
Thanks so much for sharing at AMAZE ME MONDAY!
Blessings,
Cindy
Cindy, thank you so much for having me at Amaze Me Monday and for your sweet comments:). Hope you are having a great week!!!
Absolutely gorgeous! Love the colors!
Amy thank you so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments about my daughter’s bed! Take care, Tara
It is beautiful, Tara! And I hear ya on painting white trim! We are in the process of doing that and switching out baseboards (goodbye oak!) Your daughter’s room is beautiful…can’t wait to see what else you do!
Hey Kendra! Painting trim really is a TON of work!!! Good luck with your oak trim:). Thanks so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments about my daughter’s room! Hope you are having a great week and take care!
Love it! I’m featuring it as one of my picks from the Pretty Preppy Party tomorrow on 11 Magnolia Lane!
Wow Christy, thank you so much! I will be by tomorrow to check it out:) Take care , Tara
I love her room. So darling but not so babyish that she can’t grow with it. What color are her walls? Pinks can be so hard sometimes, and I love how soft it is. Thanks! Great job!
Hi Debbie, the color is Sherwin Williams Angelic. Thanks so much for stopping by and your sweet comments. Take care, Tara
Hi there,
I’m thinking of buying this exact bed off of Craigslist and painting it. Have you have any trouble with the pine knots bleeding through since you painted it? Thanks for any advice!
Hi Julie! Thanks so much for stopping by to check our four poster bed redo. I had not even thought about knots until I saw your comment:). After checking out the bed Just now I did see one quarter size knot bleeding through a little. I think because the color we chose is pretty dark I may never have noticed it otherwise. The bed is fantastic and we love it. It’s super sturdy and has lasted lots of kids and dogs jumping up and down on it:). Hope this helps your decision, take care, Tara
Thanks so much for your reply! Saw the bed today and it IS beautiful! Sadly, the mattress and box spring I have for it are WAY too tall . Even if I rigged it for just a mattress only, it would still be too high. Such a bummer! Thanks for your help though!