The last room in our house to get redecorated was my oldest daughters bedroom. A room that was once previously the toy room, my girl put up with alphabet and monkey wall decals for years, bless her.
So when it was time to truly make the room her on, she went bold, just like her own sassy self. Now, the room is painted lime green, perfect for her pre-teen personality. She got new bedding and bedroom accessories to compliment.
While the room came together beautifully, the walls were still pretty bare. We waited on this final detail, to choose the perfect items and their arrangement. Just last month, I made her a beautiful OVERSIZED cork-board from an old wooden frame and some fabric I picked up to compliment the colours in her room.
Then, on the other feature wall, I had gotten a canvas piece that that is full of inspirational quotes. It’s brightly coloured and complimentary in hues as well. Yet, this canvas print rested on the ledge of her room for months, waiting to be hung once I got something else to go with it.
Then, while at a cheer competition in Kentucky last month, I captured a photo of my daughter that literally takes my breath away. During their routine, this photo of her truly represents her drive, passion, fierceness and determination. You can see it in her body language and in her eyes. This capture is simply perfect.
It’s this photo that I had made into a 16 x 24 canvas print at Posterjack, the photo crisp and clear – the colours are vividly brilliant. Really, I could not love this canvas print more. Plus, it came ready to hang, even with rubber stoppers on the back corners so it can’t scratch the wall.
Then I had an ‘issue’ – the word quotes canvas I had picked up months ago from a box store – wasn’t ready to hang. I laid the two canvas prints along side each other, and sighed that I’d still have to tackle putting on the hooks and wire onto the other. This meant I had to shop for the hardware, try to position it the same as the other and … oh, what a pain!
I finally completed the work, but it again took days thanks to a busy schedule and little time to shop. They do look fantastic together don’t you think?
While, I do love what I did with the feature wall in my daughters bedroom – I did learn something along the way:
Having a complete piece ready to hang is a wonderful, wonderful thing. With Posterjack, their canvas prints are no hassle, no fuss – delivered to your door with no extra work involved except hammering a nail into the wall.
If I had predicted the inconvenience I’d go through, in trying to hang the quote canvas from the box store, I would have instead just created and ordered the same one from Posterjack – which I could have done. Plus, in comparison, Posterjack is way better quality in both the image and in how it’s attached to the frame. Huge lesson learned for next time!
Yet that being said, I am happy with my daughters feature wall. I hope she looks at this daily and gets that overwhelming ‘you can do this‘ attitude – because she totally can.
Disclosure: I received product to facilitate this review, all opinions are my own.
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Brenda Roy says
04/15/2015 at 11:24 amAbsolutely beautiful Tammi; can’t wait to see the real thing. Great inspiration in the wall hanging! You are so talented.!!
Jennifer says
04/15/2015 at 11:24 amEven though you had a few bumps along the way, your project turned out great! It looks wonderful.
Kelsey says
04/15/2015 at 11:33 amWhat a fun picture and I love the word hanging by it as well! Super cute!!
Elizabeth Matthiesen says
04/15/2015 at 11:52 amLove the OVERSIZED cork-board but most of all I love the photo of your daughter, what a fantastic shot. 🙂 I’m sure she loves the new look of her room, I think any young girl would.
Stephanie LaPlante says
04/15/2015 at 12:08 pmThat looks super awesome!
Robin says
04/15/2015 at 12:11 pmI am loving that canvas print. My oldest is getting his black belt in September and I want to make one of him getting it from the Sensei.
Ashley says
04/15/2015 at 2:18 pmThat looks amazing!!! Way to go mama! I love that quote.
Amy Desrosiers says
04/15/2015 at 4:19 pmI love your daughter’s bedroom and always wanted one like that! That cheering picture of her is so gorgeous too!
Ann Bacciaglia says
04/15/2015 at 5:05 pmHer room looks amazing. I love how the print turned out. I will have to make a few for my house.
Chelley @ AisForAdelaide says
04/15/2015 at 5:14 pmI loved the photos you took and this is the perfect way to showcase them! I fee i nspired!
Kelly says
04/15/2015 at 6:12 pmThey say the color paint you choose for a room says a lot about the person. I would have guessed your daughter was sassy from that bright green!
Liz says
04/15/2015 at 6:32 pmThis room looks great and the photo looks great on canvas! That’s a dream bedroom!
Shauna says
04/15/2015 at 6:58 pmNow this is an awesome bedroom. I love, love, love the canvases. Super-cool. Thanks for sharing
Allie D. says
04/15/2015 at 7:08 pmLove the canvas pictures of the quote and your daughter’s cheer picture. It all came out really nice. I have never heard of Posterjack, so I will be checking them out. I’ve been wanting to have more pictures made in canvas print for our family room.
Danielle says
04/15/2015 at 7:14 pmLooks perfect for a pre-teen! I can’t wait until my kids are that age and I can help them get a more grown-up looking room.
Mama to 5 BLessings says
04/15/2015 at 7:14 pmWhat a cute bedroom! Love the photo you chose for the canvas, what a great keepsake!
Amanda says
04/15/2015 at 8:23 pmI love that photo of your daughter! She is beautiful. I bet she adores her new room. Great job!
Sarah says
04/15/2015 at 8:27 pmYou did an awesome job! That canvas poster looks great!
Vera Sweeney says
04/15/2015 at 9:50 pmI love how her room turned out. The canvas of her cheering is a great addition to the room and looks great.
Alena Belleque says
04/15/2015 at 10:48 pmI love how the room turned out, especially the feature wall. That green is awesome, but I think I’d personally find it overwhelming with time. But YES, the gorgeous photo of your daughter, and the inspirational one beside it, looks fantastic with the green walls.
Florence C says
04/16/2015 at 6:09 amI love the print of your daughter. I really like the print on the cork board. Beautiful job!
Dogvills says
04/16/2015 at 8:47 amWhat a great room. I love the cheer picture. I want to get a large one like that for my girls room.
Melinda says
04/16/2015 at 9:00 amMy pre-teen chose the exact same colour of paint, it was very bright! Love the picture of your daughter.
Carole Dube says
04/16/2015 at 10:36 amWow! It looks so beautiful! You did a great job! I love it!
Emily says
04/16/2015 at 1:06 pmI love it! Any positive inspiration we can provide our children daily is going to be so beneficial. Plus it looks great!
Kristin Wheeler (Mama Luvs Books) says
04/16/2015 at 1:11 pmLOVE THIS SO MUCH! I want to make one for my daughter with one of her gymnastics photos!!!
naiddia p says
04/16/2015 at 1:24 pmLooks beautiful! Thanks for sharing! .
valerie g says
04/16/2015 at 8:46 pmWaht an awesome project!! I bet my daughter would love it!
Jennifer (momvstheboys) says
04/17/2015 at 9:20 amLove it!!
Debbie W says
04/18/2015 at 7:01 amWords to live by. It’s a beautiful room to call her own.
Susan Patterson says
04/18/2015 at 2:10 pmThis is so great for a pre-teen! This would be awesome for my oldest granddaughter – thanks!
Terra Heck says
04/21/2015 at 10:24 pmHer room looks great. I have a few canvas prints in my home and really like them.
I love the oversized corkboard idea in her room. My son has a ton of medals from sports and making a corkboard like the one you have (only with more manly pattern lol) would be perfect for showcasing them on his wall.