Rhiannon ([info]rubymulligan) wrote in [info]hogwarts_design,
2004-07-30 14:20:00
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first post...

hey all... my name's rhiannon. welcome to the community. =)

as for me, i've just finished creating a gryffindor dormitory-style bedroom for a little boy. obviously, i couldn't go all out due to their budget limitations, but i did what i could for about $100.

here are some of the things that i did:
1. i painted the wall: top gold and bottom maroon
2. instead of using a wall border to divide the colours: i decoupaged squares of black construction paper side by side (i wanted to use black post-it notes, but alas, i don't think they make them anymore)
3. using maroon, gold, and black material: i made a valance, some drapes, a bedskirt, and 5 throw pillows
4. to spice up the items i sewed: i ironed on gryffindor patches that i printed out from my computer
5. i took the blades off of the ceiling fan and painted them maroon and gold
6. some accessories i added: a small wooden chest emblazoned with the boy's initials in gold for him to hold his "treasures", a notice board with the frame painted maroon (i pinned on a school photo of his <3, hermione...lol). i had asked his grandmother if i could put in candlesticks or a little owl sketch or various other things, but she wasn't too keen on it. she doesn't care for harry potter anyway, so i'm sure all the things i put in there was enough for her...lol.


view of bed
yes, this is it... =)

closer view of bed and window
here's a closer one, so you can actually see the drapes.

bedskirt
i pulled up the comforter to show the bedskirt i made.

valance
here's the valance on the smaller window.

ceiling fan
here's the ceiling fan. it looks purple-y but it's definitely maroon.

wall treatment
here's a shot of the wall treatment and the notice board.

pillows
a close-up of the throw pillows. on the larger ones, they have little gold buttons with lion's heads on them...awww...


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[info]sea_of_sin

July 30 2004, 14:35:11 UTC 7 years ago

That's such an awesome idea! I like the different pillow styles - cute!

[info]ergie

July 30 2004, 15:25:46 UTC 7 years ago

i got broken links!

[info]lecharme

July 30 2004, 15:42:51 UTC 7 years ago

Aw, broken links.

[info]slytherinbtch

July 31 2004, 08:18:08 UTC 7 years ago

That is gorgeous! Makes me wish I had the ability to paint my townhouse (renting=no paint allowed). You put the designers on Changing Rooms to shame^^

[info]rubymulligan

July 31 2004, 09:26:40 UTC 7 years ago

::blushes:: i really wish they would have given me more money, too. i only got about $100 for all my supplies. i can only imagine what that room could have looked like for the full $1000 designers get on shows like that. ::dreams::

[info]stella265

July 31 2004, 16:48:05 UTC 7 years ago

Wooooooooooow... O_O; You did all of that with only $100? Wow, that's talent of a buget! ^_^ Awesome! ^.^ *steals his room* >D

[info]magicalspirit

July 31 2004, 19:43:02 UTC 7 years ago

Adorable!

I so want some Hufflepuff Pillows now :) I'm inspired to now want to make a new board Hufflepuff themed. :) I like the room esp with just a $100 dollars...it's a work of art! :) I'ld adopt that room :)

Anonymous

August 3 2004, 16:52:57 UTC 7 years ago

AWESOME!

That is so cool. You did such an awesome job, and even with having only $100! I wish I could do my room like that.. only Slytherin :-D. I really like all of the different pillows too. So cute!

[info]rubymulligan

August 9 2004, 16:24:53 UTC 7 years ago

yeah, i cringed a couple of times while making this room, hehe... i, too, would loved to have done it up slytherin-style. =)

[info]claudiare

August 5 2004, 17:09:45 UTC 7 years ago

Oh my gosh that is so cute. You did a really great job, you're so good at sewing! It looks just like a Gryffindor dorm.

[info]rubymulligan

August 9 2004, 16:26:18 UTC 7 years ago

thanks... i can't wait to do another one.

[info]hometohogwarts

September 12 2004, 01:21:21 UTC 7 years ago

cushions

Hi! Love your cushions...I am thinking about making some for a gryffindor common room. Could I ask if how you made them? Is there three pieces or did you just sew the middle strip onto a yellow cushion?

[info]rubymulligan

September 12 2004, 07:57:08 UTC 7 years ago

Re: cushions

Nope, the gold one is just that... gold on the front, black on the back (although that doesn't matter) and I just sewed the contrasting stripe on and then ironed on a patch that I printed out on my computer. =) Voila!

[info]hometohogwarts

September 12 2004, 16:29:28 UTC 7 years ago

Re: cushions

Brilliant...you just saved me from a geometric nightmare!!! Thanks...

[info]jrenee1989

September 24 2004, 14:35:11 UTC 7 years ago

Re: cushions

the room came out amazing.. although I also would love a slytherin-style one. I had a question though.. How do you do the whole, print out the patch and iron it on thing? (what kind of thigns do you need/use) I've been wondering for ages because I simply don't have the money to buy real patches for the things I want to make...

[info]rubymulligan

September 24 2004, 16:15:23 UTC 7 years ago

Re: cushions

Just find any Slytherin shield online (Try doing a Google image search for "slytherin") and save them to your computer. Then just buy some Iron-on paper, then just use your computer to print them out. All the instructions should be on the package of paper. Ack, I don't know if that helped? Still need help, feel free to ask.

[info]jrenee1989

September 24 2004, 17:27:07 UTC 7 years ago

Re: cushions

thanks.. and yeah, it helped. :-D

[info]notaclue911

September 12 2004, 19:07:33 UTC 7 years ago

A hundred dolllars.... that's IT? Holy friggin goodness. That's amazing.

[info]jrenee1989

September 24 2004, 18:55:39 UTC 7 years ago

do you know of any good Slytherin crest/coat of arms pictures? The only ones I can find are of the old type of shield (the kind that is on your black gryffindor pillow)
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