My favorite palest pink for a girl's room is Middleton Pink from Farrow & Ball. If you want to use BM there are so many choices -- RL has some prettiest pink too.

Here's Middleton in my DD's room

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Cost of built-in depending on the style & dimension. My neighbor did his whole office (1 wall of bookcases, 1 low credenza) in mahogany stain finish for about 4K. His has a lot of moulding & details (old world tuscany look). I think you can get even better deal in OC. If the built in is for your window wall, I don't think it would be that expensive since it's only 2 bookcases + 1 window seat.

HTH.

bella , that is so pretty.....

judd, your inspiration picture is amazing; I have no clue how much the builtins would cost; who will you ask for pricing, cabinet maker, possibly a closet company also? this picture and some measurements, it should be easy enough for someone to yield a ballpark price. Your husband's estimate is what I would guess, since there is also a window seat and that lovely shelf above the window.

Bella - your daughter's room is so pretty! Does she like having a princess room? I would love to replace the ceiling fan in my DD's room with a chandy, but we do use the fan during the hot summer nights. Maybe I could find a pretty antique looking desk fan instead.

Mitch - I have no idea who to call for an estimate. We have a finish carpenter that we're going to use for trim and he comes with great references, but I'm not sure if finish carpenters actually build these types of cabinets/shelving. I'm uncomfortable just calling someone blind, since I had an unpleasant experience having a cabinet made (doors aren't flush, don't close properly, etc.)

I was hoping it wouldn't cost more than $1500 or so, since they'd stay with the house and we've invested too much money already on a house that we intend to resell w/in 5 or 6 years! I guess I could recoup some $$ by selling her antique furniture and it would save so much space though. I really want to move her play kitchen and store out of my living room and into her own room!

If anyone has any references in the SoCal area, I'd appreciate the info!

Your daughter's room is so precious now. I remember going from the nursery stage to doing a princess room with my daughter.

I noticed that you mentioned that you will be reselling in 5 or 6 years. I personally wouldn't sink that kind of money into something that I wouldn't enjoy for a long time. Instead of custom have you considered buying some bookshelves/pantry cabinets/tall bathroom vanity cupboards and trimming those out for the sides instead of having it made custom? For the window seat consider using upper kitchen cabinets that are 15" or 18" deep used to construct it. These can be bought for a very reasonable price in white or maple at your local box store. It would also provide storage underneath with baskets. This could be a DIY project if either of you are handy.

Have fun with it ... it doesn't last long before they're onto the next phase.

i love the first pic

I love that English quilt with the reds and blues!! Too bad you are ditching that! LOL

I just painted my daughter's room in our new house BM's Pink Peony and I love it. I chose that color because it seemed to match her bedding very well. It is a pale pink that has that pink presence on the walls but is so pale that it almost seems to "transcend" into the wall giving off light. That probably did not make any sense but here is a picture...

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Pottery Barn Kids catalog features BEAUTIFUL pictures of children's rooms and they also use select Benjamin Moore colors. You may get some inspiration from there. Good luck!

nutmegxo ... your daughter's room is so pretty and I love how you incorporated the yellow with the pink and blue. Maybe I could keep some yellow and red in my DD's room so I can continue to display the quilt. It was a labor of love and I'd rather not pack it away until she makes me! BM Peony is exactly what I was looking for, and I'll definitely sample that along with the F&B Middleton Pink.

pmartin ... using prefab kitchen cupboards and bookshelves is a great idea. I didn't realize that would be more cost effective. I do want hidden drawers under the window seat though, because we wouldn't be using her dresser anymore. My kitchen cabs are fitted with very large drawers, so I don't think that would be an issue. Thank you for the idea!

Juddgirl2: I got reference for cabinet makers from my neighbors. I will pm them to you. I think they would travel since you are close to where we live.