I've had a big project going on the last 1 1/2 months. Almost 2 months now, actually. Our bedroom! I have been sort of dying to do our room since we moved in over a year ago, but I kept putting it off because I could NOT decide how I wanted to decorate it. I looked on Pinterest for ideas like nobody's business, but I couldn't find a single thing I liked. But finally I found some inspiration on Houzz and decided what sort of look I wanted.
The first thing to go was...the POPCORN!! Last popcorn ceiling in the whole house, in case you missed my earlier post about it. Yayayayay! I'm a bit excited to have it gone.
Then it was just painting and decorating. I am absolutely in love with how it turned out. Check out the pictures...before pictures first, of course!
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I'm not sure what was going on in this picture. Perhaps I was on a ladder? Anyway, I hadn't put much thought into decorating our room, as you can see...
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| See that lonely little picture on the wall? I painted it. It's pretty bad because I am not good at painting, and like I said, lonely. Poor little guy. |
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| That TV was sitting in our room, mostly hooked up, for months. We used it - wait for it - one time. I guess TV watching is not our #1 desired bedroom activity. Apparently. ;) It's now in storage. |
Ready? Here's the after:
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I painted the walls a light blue, and stenciled the curtains, as I wrote about in an earlier post. I made the three smaller bed pillows from thrift store clothes and stuffing.
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| I made all three of those sunburst mirrors. One with shims, one with bamboo skewers, and one with popsicle sticks. The candles and holders I got from IKEA, the painting is my own, and the lilies I got from Joanns. My favorite here is probably the mirrors - I needed something big but not too visually overwhelming for that area, and I think they work perfectly! I made them all for under $20. |
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| This gallery wall took me quite a long time to do. I bought a whole bunch of random frames from IKEA, put them together, and then added some other things to fill in the holes. I do love how it turned out, but I probably had to fix 20 holes in the wall before I was finished. ;) |
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Most of the little things on the nightstands I already had, but Will found that owl for me at Target and insisted we get it (I don't mind...haha), and I found that cute little clock at Salvation Army.
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I lucked out with this pattern I found in the home decorating section of Joann's. It was one of the very last things I added, but somehow the colors just...WORKED. The green matches my painting and the throw on the bed, and the blues work with the painting and the walls.
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| Just another shot of the bed. I originally had a grey throw on the bed, but then I realized that half the room looked black and white. It really needed a pop of color, so I got this at Joann's on Black Friday and I think it pulls the lilies, painting and throw pillow from the chair all together with the bed. |
Whew! It was a big project but so much fun. It took me so long because I cannot envision a room, buy what I need, and put it all together. I wish I had that talent. I have to do bits and pieces and "build" it until it's just how I want. This room makes me so happy!!
