My family and I had lived in our house for about 1 year when we were asked if we would be willing to have our house on our town’s HoLiDaY HoMes ToUr. Up to that time I really didn’t know what kind of style I wanted for our master bedroom, so I really didn’t do much with it. There was no ThEmE, no cohesiveness, no inspiration. But once we agreed to place our home on the tour I was motivated to do something. So, out came my magazines {I had not yet discovered PiNtErEsT} and I began scanning the pages to find the style that fit us best. One thing we enjoy from time to time is to stay in a nice hotel. So, that was the “FeeL” I was going for. Here’s the before pictures of my bedroom. Not a huge disaster, but definitely had no “WoW!” factor.
{Before #1}
{Before #2}
{Before #3} I liked having these photos on this wall, but I really needed the space for my dresser, so the photos had to be moved.
{After #1} One of first things I did was to add a rug which helped define the space. A rug-on-a-rug may seem odd, but this one works especially with the BaSkEt WeAvE design and jute texture of the area rug. I also added curtains and placed the rods as high up as possible. This gives the feel of a taller ceiling.
The inspiration for the curtains came from a magazine picture that I ripped out and then tried to duplicate. Believe it or not, they were made from drop cloths that I got from Sherwin Williams {I bought the heaviest weight they had as I wanted them to have a “starchy, stand up on their own” look.} However, you can get the drop cloths in a much lesser weight if you want yours to have more of a “just hanging” look.
{After #2} MiRrOrS add depth to any room.
{After #3}
That’s ChiCkY our yellow lab.
These pillows came from HoMe GoOdS. I just picked beige ones that I liked.
Lighting is a great mood setter! It gives AmBiAnCe and a sense of warmth.
Blank wall in bathroom.
I originally wanted to find one large mirror, but after looking for over a year I settled on four smaller ones.
Pictures from a wall were moved to my closet for a constant reminder of my girls when they were babies. I’ll never tire of seeing their PrEcIoUs faces! Closet #1
Closet #2
The throw fabric came from Wal-Mart.
For the duvet {the cover for my down} I purchased 400 thread count sheets from Wal-Mart. My mother-in-law sewed them together like a big pillow slip. The down was placed inside and voila! They are SuPeR-SoFt!
These plates came from Home Goods {Marshalls}
Laying out the plates for the blank wall above my bed. The hardware used to hang the plates came from Michael’s {I bet Hobby Lobby would have them also}.
That’s one blank wall!
Hardware to hang plates. Super-easy to hang!!
Place this plate holder around plate’s edges.
Finally a focal point!
These mirrors for the wall behind the bathtub came from Wal-Mart for a little under $10/ea.
Make sure you tape them really good.
I used white spray paint and then I used paper towels to wipe the paint giving them a distressed look.
Hope you EnJoYeD the tour!
:) Robynn~
Here’s a video of the space. {I give a few more details on the transformation.}
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