Can you believe it? My daughter's room reveal is finally here. This one in the works for a long time. Possibly our longest project ever. If you have a teenager, you know how much they love their privacy and space. We worked on it a little bit at a time.

We started this room reno last August because our basement flooded due to a broken water heater. The day before, our dog of 16 years passed away. We were all over the place emotionally. Her room was affected the most by the flood. We didn't want to take any chances of mold growing, so we ripped up all the drywall and replaced everything. It was a mess but it needed to happen. It really pushed us to do it asap. If it hadn't flooded, we probably wouldn't have started on her room yet because taking all her furniture out and sleeping in another room didn't sound fun to her. Oh gosh, thinking back.. I'm not sure how we kept it all together but I believe being able to do something we loved really helped distract us and get through it.

I designed this space with her input every step of the way. Aaliyah loves the neutral, warm aesthetic so we kept everything light. Lots of whites, creams, wood tones and touches of brass.

Rest in doggy heaven to our babygirl Versace. The sweetest little pup ever.

How crazy is this before photo?

I wish I had taken a photo before we pulled everything out but her room was in shambles from the flood already.

The toughest part of this room was probably the wallpapered ceiling. My neck & arms hated me, lol. This floral, watercolored wallpaper is peel & stick which I believe is more difficult to apply than traditional wallpaper. If you misalign it by even a little, you have to peel it up and realign it. It's definitely a two-person job. If one person holds the roll straight while the other smooths it all out, it's much more manageable.

Doesn't this little corner feel like a quaint little cafe? We wanted to clear her space up by getting rid of her desk and added a little bistro table with antique bentwood chairs.

For her closet doors, we bought basic bifold doors and added trim to them to make them really special! At first, my daughter wanted to keep them natural but I really felt like she needed just a bit of contrast. I'm so glad she could see my vision of darker stained doors! (Dark Walnut by Varathane) She loves shades of brown, so it didn't take too much convincing. I love the touch of moody elegance.

We have come a long way from this view.

My fiancé's hate for drywalling runs deep* lol

We didn't want any popcorn texture on the ceilings, but we also didn't want to scrape it in case there was any asbestos. So we did what we've done before in our kitchen and covered the existing ceiling with new sheetrock. This allowed us to have a smooth finish for the wallpaper. We moved the chandelier to be centered to the end of the bed which makes the space feel more open! The light fixture position before was just way too close to the awkward bulk head.

This wainscoting detail is so beautiful! I wanted something different in here since everything else would be kept pretty simple. This was our first time doing any kind of trim like this and we love it!

My fiancé likes to preassemble the boxes first before installing them to the walls. He has a whole process for it but this ensures the joints don't separate in the future. Someday, we'll have to do a more detailed tutorial of it.

We're so incredibly happy with how her bedroom turned out. It's simple, elegant, peaceful. My daughter has gone through so much through these middle school years. It's important for her to have her own space where she can really clear her mind and relax.

To our daughter: let this space be a reminder to you that life is beautiful no matter what struggles you encounter. You are not defined by your struggles, but how you overcome them. We love you so much!