The Donated Room

It started with twitter conversation. I said to @TexasHolly “Why don’t you get everything for my daughter’s new room in our new house donated? She laughed and said. “Why don’t you actually do that and then we’ll feature it on BurbMom?

Ha Ha.

At the time it sounded like kind of an impossible feat–but I like things that are impossible. So, I headed over to the creative mecca of the web–Etsy. Let me just start by saying that the talent on Etsy is astonishing. I can get lost browsing through that website for hours. Pretty much everything there is handmade by people, and there are features that let you speak to the designers that own each individual ’store.’

If you’re a creative type looking for the perfect place to sell your stuff, then you should really check it out.

So, I started contacting people and asking them if they’d be interested in participating in the everything’s donated room–they were all so excited!

The donations started pouring in, and I confess–I got a little nervous.

Could I do this room justice? The stuff is SO adorable, and clearly these people were expecting I make their donations look fabulous.

So, I came up with a plan, and next week–there will painting, vinyl hangings, furniture assembly, and Iwill document it all the parts where my husband isn’t ready to kill me for doing a blog feature while we’re trying to move in to the new house!

I can’t wait to share everything with you!

Here’s a sneak peek:

Since so many different peopl eare donating their time and items to the room, I want to make sure it turns out extra cute. So, I am taking some of my kid’s stuff from her old room and painting it to match the new room. Take a look to see how it’s going!

Shhh… here’s a sneak peak video of the bedding: