i always like peeking into Talby’s space she’s made all for herself.
13 is an age where they are figuring out what they like.. trying new styles… growing up but not too far… one direction on the wall but still has special stuffed animals on the bed.
i love 13.
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i don’t think martha stewart is going to hire either one of us to make beds for her but who cares about that?
beds are for sleeping anyways.
talby enjoys organizing and having a clean space.
she gets that from her dad for sure.
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of course i love her chalkboard walls because i love that she and her friends can write & draw all over it.
i like when chalk boards look loved.
she also had a bunch of photos printed from her phone (with her own money even!) and used double stick tape to put them on her small wall.
it’s adorable.
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some of these were taken with a wide angle lens so they look kind of wonky.
i like her aqua color she choose for the two sides.
and then left one wall painted white.
she’s got style!
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i think it’s fun to see souvenirs still in use from years ago that i gave my kids!
and recent ones too!.jpg)
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(btw…. Talby is not short for Tabitha, her friends just wrote that)
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talby and i hung each one together – she chose where they should go.
Paint – Mint majesty by Behr
Ultra Pure White by Behr
Chalkboard paint by Rustoleum
coral & white bedspread – land of nod
mirror – hobby lobby
dresser, bed, side tables & chair – all hand-me-downs
curtain fabric – hobby lobby
“let your smile change the world” art – evie ivy crafts
“this is the day” art – hobby lobby
“one wild & precious life” print – Katie Daisy
frame – michaels
“let you light shine” hand painted wood sign – little branches shop
house for miniatures – vintage
butterfly canvas – by talby duerksen
“be brilliant” print – elissa hudson
“be your own kind of beautiful” – hobby lobby
“don’t forget to be awesome” – francescas
“you are unconditionally loved” print with deer – kal bartenski
“god loves you” print – studio mela
“live creatively” picture – hobby lobby
Peace & the shapes paintings were homemade.
rug & chandelier – ikea
twinkle lights – target
meredith - One of my favorite blog post you’ve done over the last 5 years. It’s so fun to get to see one of the girls rooms how she chose to decorate it. I love the wall color and all of the framework about the bed. The chalkboard wall is awesome too!
Mindy - What a sweet room! It looks like it inspires so much creativity – love it.
stacy p. - Your Talby and my Heidi are so similar. She begged for a chalkboard wall, but we had to say no since we are putting our house on the market at the end of summer. :(. We did, however, allow her to pick paint colors and she picked a color that is just like a sunset (kind of a light orange) for the ceiling and a light gray for the walls. She saw the gallery wall and we are in the process of putting that together…I can always fill in nail holes! Cute room! Thanks for sharing…
Julie - I LOVE this room! It has spirit and style…great colors and patterns… and it makes me wish I had chalkboard paint on my wall as a 13 year old! Thanks for posting this!
jen - Love this!! It’s been great inspiration for my daughter and I as we finish up her room. The collage wall has been stumping us and Talby’s is wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
Kathy - This is absolutely BEAUTIFUL and totally makes me want to make over my daughter’s rooms now!!
Lisa - I love the entire room, especially the gallery wall! I used to have that EXACT same wooden house for displaying a portion of my thimble collection. It brings back so many memories seeing it again. It’s over 30 years old. She has an amazing style!
Susan - So sweet to see her passion for art and her obvious love of God…good job Talby!
Jenny B. - The gallery wall is my favorite! And… Talby is not supposed to be that grown up! I think she was only 8 or 9 when I started reading your blog, and that is just crazy. I love how you’re celebrating the now. You know that quote, “Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.” 🙂
Christy - Love it, all of it! Especially the chalkboard & collage walls. She did a great job making it he own space.
Janelle - Can you do all the kids rooms? Would love to see the boys rooms for some boy ideas 😉
Wendy C - Thank you so much for blogging about Talby’s room – perfect timing as my soon-to-be 13 year old and I are just planning a redo of her room as our summer project. The paint color is perfect – we just started looking at colors and who knew there were so many shades of mint green!
Sara - Such perfect timing! Ever since you posted a pic of Talby writing on her chalkboard wall, I have wondered what her room looked like! Thank you for sharing! My 13 yr old twins want to “redecorate” their shared room. I will definitely show them this post to encourage them to go for it!
Kelly - Love it! Nice work, Talby. Takes me back to my own room as a teenager…many moons ago. I hope I can be the cool mom who hands over the reigns for teenage room design to my daughter. My parents did that for me, and it was good for me and for them!
Wendy C - Thanks so much for posting this! Love Love Love Talby’s room! My daughter wants to redecorate her room as our summer project and this provides so many idea – especially the perfect mint color paint. We just started looking at paint colors this weekend and who knew there were so many shades of mint out there!
Simone in New Zealand - Love it! She has great style. My daughter is nearly 11 and is always experimenting on her room too (she asked me to do a room makeover for Christmas gone and switched from aqua and pink to black and white with pink and gold accents). x
Lori - I love Talby’s room! Super cute!
tere - Nice work Talby. Your room is perfectly perfect. 😉
Nicole - My daughter has a very similar color on her wall. We kind of stopped decorating when we got done painting. I’ve just been inspired to continue!
Lisa - So adorable! She really does have style–and at such a young age! 😉
Kelly - Awesome job, Talby! Makes me want to go hunting up photos of my room when I was 13! Such a fun time. Megan, if you have pics of YOUR room at 13 how fun would that be to post?! 🙂
I love all of the verses on the chalkboard wall! And “cats scare me”. 🙂 Kelly