chloe's new big girl bed

a couple of weekends ago we moved our sweet little girl into a big girl bed. Well, an extendible bed anyway. :o}

Last year we moved her into this room and I added some embroidery hoop wall art and some splashes of teal here and there. 

We ended up with this, and while I loved it, it felt a little busy and I didn't love the change table where it was but it was how we left it until it was time for her big girl bed.

There isn't a lot of wriggle room in this bedroom due to the position of the large window, the door and the wardrobe so unfortunately it's not very flexible. This is pretty much all the wall space we have to work with, and because we still need the change table, a single sized bed was just not going to work. So we decided to go with the Minnen from IKEA and we popped it in the same spot her cot was in. 

It is a gorgeous bed, and just the look I was after for her bedroom. It is extendable, so at the moment it is not really any longer than her cot was, but it is slightly wider. The gorgeous quilt and pillowcase are from Spotlight. The white pillow used to be mine and the little pink round pillow is from Target sometime last year.
I also felt like I wanted to change the position of the change table and expedit bookcase to create a better flow etc in her room so I swapped them. The change table is now where the book case was

And we popped the expedit down on it's side.

I like it like the layout for now. It feels bigger and there is plenty of room for tea parties on the floor. It's easy to check on her before I go to bed at night and most importantly, she is happy with her new bed that "Daddy made".

We did have to move her little chair to this spot - it's in front of the wardrobe which is a little annoying but when the change table is gone I will be able to make a little reading corner there for her until her bed needs to be extended. And I am also finally showing off her most beautiful Freya Blackwood Maudie and Bear print I won from the gorgeous Jackie at My Little Bookcase last year.

I really don't want to jinx myself but the transition so far has been pretty good. Noah was hard work when we moved into a big bed so I am thrilled that it has been a lot easier this time around.
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