moving on up

well, today was quincy's first official day in her new room!
for whatever reason, i keep thinking about the little 'bearnstien bears' book that talks abouat a new baby... and how sister bear had to move out of her little room, and her little bed to make room for the baby that was coming. i thought that quincy would be thrilled to move into a big room... downstairs by the boys... boy was i wrong! she had a better idea, she just was planning on having this new baby sleep with her in her bed. she had it all figured out, had allocated some of her little blankets to be the future baby blankets, and a little space at the foot of her bed that was partitioned off with stuffed animals... she had no intention of moving! so there began to be some bribery involved... pink paint! we have a den on the main level that has been the home to an unused bow-flex for quite sometime... and we figured that since eric has moved his office up to the scrapbook room, this would be the future site for quincy's room. she was not happy about it, cause she figures if anyone breaks in during the middle of the night, (through the front door) her room would then be the first stop! sigh... but the pink paint was having an effect on her!
Friday night the painting started, and i had sent eric to home depot to pick the paint out, and i guess there was a pretty long line to wait for the paint to be mixed, and he wound up looking through painting teachnique books... and became convinced he wanted to paint harliquin on the wall in her room!  from personal experience, i have found harliquin very difficult to paint! i even tried to talk him out of it..
Sat i taught all day at scrapbooks etc., here in town, and while i was gone, he mapped the whole thing out and with just a few minor set-backs and the purchase of a new laser level... he finished the wall and took quincy to Michaels to pick out some jewels to place at the tips of each diamond...
sooo cute! it seriously looks so fabulous!  this bed of quincy's my neighbor made for me couple of years ago. it's made out of 2 old doors... anyway... i like the contrast of the old doors and the fancy harliquin! ..
well, as if that wasn't enough, eric decided to paint the inside door, pink with big diamonds on them... because it's the den, it's got french doors... so cute.
the room just resonates pinK!
quincy seriously can't stop smiling and dancing! she LOVES it so much!

so i took a bit of the paint and smeared it on quincy's hand- and made a handprint... so i can remember how little she was...

so... it's quite the milestone.. moving my baby out to make room for the new baby! now the room just next to my bedroom is completely empty.  i have some thoughts about what i will do... but for now, the room will just have to wait!  do we have a little boy or a little girl to bring home to it? at the moment, the time, energy and creativity is better spent on a 5 year old princess who feels very very special! all i can tell you is that i am SO glad that it was ALL ERIC's idea... and that he was determined to do it and it had nothing to do with me! makes it even sweeter! he is quite proud of his handy work... and i gotta hand it to him... it is SOO cute.  now i just need to do some 'fluffing'... drape a pink feather boa over the mirror,  frame some pictures, add some flowers... have some fuN!  -- oh, and to make it all even better... the closet doors are mirrors!! she LOVES to dance in front of mirrors! it's so fun to see her 'gitty' with excitement.. anyway... just had to share!

Comments

[margie]

Heidi,

Wow! I absolutely LOVE the "Harlequin" paint treatment! We painted our family room with diamonds and we still have the "dot" pencil marks from our mapping out stage. The "jewel" idea is awesome.
I hope that Quincy enjoys her new room and her new sibling.
Margie

[Sherron]

The room looks AWESOME! Good job hubby! Love the handprint idea- sooooo cute! I bet your baby comes by the 7th anyway :)
Should we all start taking bets????

Sherron

[Tami]

THAT IS THE GREATEST PRINCESS ROOM EVER. What a lucky little girl. Just think that is a Daddy memory she will have forever & ever. How blessed she is.

[Sarah W]

Oh my goodness...Its so cute. Oh so very cute! I am sure that she is loving her new space.

[sarah green]

How awesome that room is.. and what a lucky little girl she is to have a dad to do that for her!!!!

[Sharon]

oh i like the harlequin. great job dad!

[Dawn]

That is a very beautiful room. Quincy is a very lucky girl. I just redid my daughters room in June and she chose a very BRIGHT pink. That's my girl!

[Jane M Tikkuri]

That is just tooo cute! I love her bed!!

[BrandyW]

What a fun room. I am inspired to do it in my daughters room. Maybe, if I actually do it I can do the jewels too. What a great daddy & husband you have. I am sure that the "big girl" princess loves the room. Best wished with the new arrival coming soon.

[michelle hill]

so darn cute......love it!!!! :) take care...
michelle

[Venia]

What a fabulous room! I know exactly how she feels...I had to make room for my youngest brother when I was 6, and was also housed in what was formerly the den. I still remember my pink bribe paint: "Champagne Pink"...and I just turned 40!

[Fauve]

Wow i am soooo loving this!!I hope my second is going to be a girl!!

[marlo]

ADORABLE!!!

[Anna-Lena]

Wow, I have a babygirl who is 10 month old and after I saw your dougthers room I just know how fun it's going to be that day when we are finishing building out the house.

How can it be so much more fun decorating a girl room??? :-) Maby because you can do all the things you wanted as a girl you self:-)

I just love it, thanks for sharing it!

[Vee]

love Q's rrom
eric id an awesome job!
her handprint is so adorable
a room fir for a princess :)

[laura]

Oh, I wish I COULD LIVE IN QUINCY'S room!!! how FUN!!! :)

[Katy]

Wow ... that bedroom is stunning, Eric did so well ... can totally see why Quincy is so taken with it. My girls would love it too. :)

[DisneyCyndi]

What a sweet and determined dad. And the room was worth all of the love and dedication that was put into it.

[kris]

too, too cute! we just moved and i had to bribe my baby with a new room...pink and chocolate brown. turned out beautiful. btw, she's 13! not so much baby anymore. squeeze her up and never let go!!

[Nita]

WOW! To think that Eric did that all on his own! And then the doors !! ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!! Totally fit for a princess!

I actually find Quincy's "logic" quite reasonable ~ about someone breaking in. I had to laugh at that because Sydnie (4) thinks the exact same way!

A few more weeks and baby Swapp will finally be here! Yeah! Bet you can't wait!

[Sara]

Not in a million years even with the threat of torture would my husband do something like that. That is the sweetest, neatest, most special thing I have ever heard. Your daughter will remember and appreciate his effort the rest of her life! Awesome!

[Maricar (aka Papergirl)]

that is SOOOO ADORABLE!!!! The handprint, the diamonds (with the jewels!)... makes me want to wish I had a baby girl. :)

[Lucinda]

GO ERIC! So Cute!

[AnnB]

Oh man, what a great husband/dad. I'm sure you've already thought of it -- but you definitely need to take a picture of dad & quincy in the room and journal that it was ALL dad doing this painting, what a great memory.

[Paula Martone]

Love the room and all the pink with it too!
I am in the middle of painting myself and doing one of my living room walls in a dark brick red. I am scared!! anyway........love the headboard of Q's room.
Paula