Master Bedroom ~ Final Reveal

Well it only took over a year

to complete the room

and I am cheating when I say it is complete

because it's not done done

not Lori done

but it is done enough to have my little reveal!

Everything started way back in November of 2010

when I found a quilt I loved

that was my springboard

and I took off running from there!

So a little background

we have been in the house 10 years this month

the bedroom was painted the day we took possession

the day before the movers arrived with the furniture

it was priority because we had a waterbed back then

so once it goes in it stays in ~ it was something you would have to paint around

is anybody with me here??

been there ~ done that??

so I digressed there ~ nothing else was done with the room

it kinda looked like a dorm room

with a king size bed

so I previously posted about it here and here

here is the before:

and here it is today

 

isn't it amazing what a little paint and planning can do to a space!

the headboard went from this...

to this

inexpensive frames became works of art when I chose

4 shots of our New York City trip

enlarged them to 5x7 and had them printed in sepia

and framed them

I love this wall!

 

we found our flooring in August of last year

and I stained the baseboards last fall

then Trev installed them on Easter week-end which I wrote about here

I love the new floor and the area rug

talk about a steal of a deal

I was looking for an 8x10 and my friends they are

expensioso ~ but on our 4th stop we stumbled across

this one ~ just a plain Jane ~ match our walls

shut up! for $40.00

yup ~ I know ~ it was marked as damaged

so we brought it home ~ rolled it out and could not find a thing

wrong with it ~ then we did the happy dance on it!

We replaced the hunter green venetian blind

with a faux wood shutter type blind and I love it

everything is coming together

(insert smile here)

i am still looking for a vintage piece for here

I will have to start looking around

as the season to flea is starting here soon

I am also looking at another tv

a little flat screen and I can get rid of this boat anchor!

And just in case you noticed the 1980's flying saucer in the room

I have not yet found a new ceiling fan

she might be ugly but let me tell you it's like being under

a helicopter and in the summer when you do not any any A/C

ugly does not matter!

and I thought I might try to paint or stain the closet doors

would you go the same color as the walls or

dark like the new flooring??

would love to have some opinions....

so there you have it ~ my almost done master bedroom

I like it ~ I like it a lot!

Hope the week-end has been kind

mine has been a lazy one ~ did a few things but only

things that I had to do

with that being said ~ I forgot to water the plants

ta ta for now!

xo

Master Bedroom ~ Part 2

Hello there!

Is everyone enjoying their week-end?

Ours started off with a snowstorm on Friday

but luckily it only started late afternoon

so I got to have a lazy morning

then out to run my errands

and cozied up on the couch for the night

Trev spent most of Saturday shoveling

while I painted the bedroom

this is a shot of our next door neighbor

so you can see how truly crazy 

the winter has been!

Cathy stands about 5'-6"

so that will give you an idea on how high the snowbanks are

around here...

and we still have the month of March

honestly I do not know where we will put any more!

So today I will do a bit of a reveal

because it is not totally done

curtains are not yet made

my photo project is not complete

and we still need to get a new light fixture

then the flooring will be done in the spring....

So this is the before picture:

and here is how it looks today:

the headboard turned out really well

as it went from this 

to this

the wall color is a rich mocha

although the pictures really do not show

how nice it really is

I am really pleased on how it turned out

and I am a little excited

thus the reveal before it is totally finished.

I have veggies roasting in the oven

and the popcorn is ready for tonight

I cannot wait to watch the red carpet show

for the Oscars.

Enjoy your Sunday

and I will see you this week.

xo

Master Bedroom ~ Part 1

How was your week-end?

mine was great ~ after cleaning up from the 

weather bomb that hit us on Friday

it was smooth sailing 

albeit bone chilling cold

the rest of the week-end

Our game night was fun ~ which we always have fun

and 

I ended up making

baked nacho dip ~ yummy yummy

to go along with our board game

and our beverages

Sunday I played around with my headboard project

this is what it looks like now

a la Trading Spaces

plywood, quilt batting and staples

I did not tuft this one as the fabric was too busy

but the new fabric I got has no pattern so I think it needs

a little kick

I looked around on the web to find the best way to affix my buttons

and there are many tutorials out there

but 

 since it is wood it seemed like an awful lot of trouble

to drill holes ~ affix something to the back

and then sew the buttons on insuring they are tight enough

to give the desired effect

I came up with an alternative option

I bought these last week-end on our Saturday excursion

and thought why can I not just

measure and nail these into the wood

 ta da

and since I am using these buttons

after they are covered with the same fabric

I can just use my trusty glue gun

to glue them over the nail

I cannot wait to try it ~ but first I need to paint!

and speaking of paint

I thought I knew which one I wanted

so I got the little sample pot

 

it's called Stony Creek

and I am not sure if it is too green and a bit too dark

then I asked Trev what he thought

we agreed that the butterscotch color was off the table

it's the one marked "out"

2 of them were too light ~ especially after I 

held the curtain fabric up to the swatches

so that leaves us with the dark one

and the top one which is a happy medium

so back to the store I go

to see if I can find the little sample pot in the top color

once we get them both on the wall

I think we can make a decision.

I am very excited about this project

because in April we will have been in this house for 9 years

and the only thing that we have done with our bedroom

is paint it the day before the furniture was moved in

we have some very dated pieces in it

and I promise to take before and after pics 

of the entire room.

Wishing you a marvelous Monday!

xo

Looking Ahead...

Yes ~ it's me ~ the same person that was snottin' and bawlin' last week-end about not being sure about putting the house on the market. After our talk and decision to just "do it" ~ hey are we Nike people now, I think not! Anywhooo ~ I am looking ahead ~ new house means new stuff...right??

One thing I have been wanting to do for the last year or so is to re-do our bedroom. I so desperately want a new duvet cover and curtains ~ I want it to be all comfy. So now I am thinking ~ I will have a blank canvas to work with and the colors I am gravitating towards are chocolate brown and blue.

I found these ~











something to think about.... and I think I now need chocolate as I am having a craving.

Happy week-end!