Last weekend little Ava moved from her cot to a big bed - i tried telling her to stop being naughty and to stop growing up because mummy and daddy felt like it was only last week that we put the cot together. Oh how they grow so quickly - even daddy had a lump in his throat as we dismantled it and put it into storage.
Ava's big new bed is a beautiful Victorian wooden bed which was a little steal from ebay. It was covered in several bad coats of paint and varnish so we had it dipped and sanded it down ready for a fresh coat of paint.
I admit we did ponder over whether to paint it or leave it bare - it seemed so wrong to cover it in paint again but it would never have gone with the rest of the furniture in Avas bedroom had we left it bare.
And so after several coats of white paint - little (but getting bigger) Ava has a lovely new big bed to cuddle up in (and yes daddy has already fallen asleep in it whilst reading Ava her bedtime story)
Hello, just found you from a comment on Flickr, what a lovely little blog you have here! Love Ava's room,such Gorgeousness!
Rachel x
Posted by: Rachel | 09/09/2009 at 05:20 PM
Thank you so much Rachel - glad you like it - can't believe it took me so long to start a blog - i'm hooked - hope you pop back from time to time x
Posted by: Littlebuttontales | 09/09/2009 at 08:58 PM
Her room is seriously adorable!
Posted by: Casey | 09/12/2009 at 03:19 AM
Oh this room is so lovely!
Posted by: Sara | 09/22/2009 at 04:21 AM
I found the room photo on Flickr too. LOVE her room. The bed turned out fantastic.
Posted by: Jana Kleitsch | 10/06/2009 at 07:19 AM
Thankyuou so much for your kind comments - glad you love the room x
Posted by: Littlebuttontales | 10/07/2009 at 05:29 PM
I have looked through your blog and i absolutely love all the fabrics you use. Could you please tell me where you get them from?
Posted by: Peju | 11/12/2009 at 11:37 AM
Thanks for stopping by Peju most of my fabrics have been a random collection i've collected over the years from various fabric shops waiting for the right place to use them. I was also lucky to get some fabrics samples from where i worked as an Interior Designer ( which was handy) however i can tell you that the spotted fabric is from a UK company called Prestigious. Hope this helps and sorry i can't be more specific x
Posted by: Littlebuttontales | 11/12/2009 at 04:50 PM
hi there! did you sew the bedding yourself or have it made?
Posted by: Keri | 12/08/2009 at 10:02 PM
If only i was that clever (and patient) no i bought both of these - the throw came from a german company at a trade show in Paris and the duvet was purchased from my old employer and i don't know where they got it from so i'm sorry i can't give you any links to buy them if you were interested - thanks for stopping by x
Posted by: Littlebuttontales | 12/09/2009 at 09:56 PM
Ava rooms is so lovely the beds makes it look even more attractive.Good job!!
Posted by: craftmatic | 06/09/2010 at 12:59 PM