As a little girl grows, so do her needs. In this case, I'm talking about her clothing needs. Up until she was five years old she has made do with a tall boy to house all her clothes, then when she required hangers for clothes we made do with a small clothes rack. This rack has been great for the interim but we always knew a wardrobe would be needed somewhere down the track. With her rack mainly full with school uniforms, the clothes were starting to get dusty and it was time to upgrade.
Because of the location of her bedroom door, buying a wardrobe was not an option, as it couldn't fit through the door. This was something we realised when we thought we'd take the wardrobe from the boys' bedroom and give it to Milly. We ended up taking out a chunk of wall trying to swing it around and through her bedroom door. So our wardrobe requirements became: a flat-pack wardrobe that could be built in the room; a moveable wardrobe should she want to rearrange her room one day; a wardrobe that doesn't look like a utility cupboard; and most importantly it had to be affordable.
Of course, IKEA ticked all these boxes. But alas, we have no IKEA in Newcastle.
By chance my Mum and Peter were heading down to Sydney in a sizeable vehicle to get a heap of IKEA stuff for their new house. Also by chance the exact wardrobe we wanted was being discontinued and was on sale with a discount of 50%. We couldn't stop high fiving ourselves with this great fortune, only to have our luck turn sour when the wardrobe sold out the day Mum and Peter were picking it up, despite contacting IKEA the day before to confirm it was in stock.
Fast forward six months or more and IKEA released a new range of wardrobe that looked exactly like the last one but had a different name. With no time to waste and it being school holidays, Michael took a trip down to Sydney and picked it up.
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| The naked room. |
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| So many screws, bolts and thingymajigs. |
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| Assembly commencement. |
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| Taking shape. |
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| Almost there. |
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| Almost, almost there. |
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| Four hours later...... ta-da! |
Getting the wardrobe is Phase 1 of updating Milly's room. When she's a bit older we'll get a new doona cover and probably ditch or replace the rug, and basically make her room less of a little girl's room. Just like I did with the boys' bedroom, I repainted Milly's room and replaced the old venetian blind. I actually repainted her room six months ago when we were getting her original wardrobe. I've also added some lanterns over her bed that give off a soft glow, add ambience, but are also functional as she loves to read at bedtime.
The opposite side of her room is still a work in progress. I'd like to add more art work and picture frames but await Milly's creative urges. Phase 1 complete.
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