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Harrison’s Room

Internet Jeeping friends sent spare license plates.  Father in law donated a set of toy plates from 1953.  Built a loft to make up for the small (8 x 10) room.

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A “dash” was created from spare Jeep parts.  We’ve since added a toy stoplight to the wall above.
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A Matchbox clock was created from a movement purchased off eBay, and Walmart brand cars velcroed to the wall:
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Miranda’s Room

The color scheme came from the bedspread, the blue was rag-rolled to tone it down a bit and make it feel more like “sky”:

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The best find was a $12.50 chair at the local used furniture place that fit in perfectly with the color scheme:

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We created the wallflowers by modifying a picture of a real daisy in Photoshop, then printing on card stock, spraying with clear paint, and using double sided tape to put them on the walls.  Bugs and butterflies will be added this way as well.
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