Alright, it only took almost 3 years, but I've finally got around to making over our master bedroom! We moved into this house in March of 2014, and have definitely made some progress as far as decorating/updating the house. Last year my life was pretty much consumed by renovating a 108 year old historic house to sell in our neighborhood. So, now I've got some time to work on our house!
When we moved in this house, every room in the house was painted yellow. Not terrible, but just not our style. Somehow in the past 3 years every single room EXCEPT our master bedroom, has been painted by now! Poor room, it was left undecorated and unpainted for years! I knew that I wanted to make our room cozy and neutral. I started by sending in my recalled (almost 10 years old!) dressers back to IKEA and getting a full refund in September. IKEA recalled all of their dressers, and offered refunds if you were willing to wait 3 months to get your refund check. If that meant brand new, safer dressers then I figured I could wait! So for 3 months, we had no dressers and just used laundry baskets and little plastic drawer organizers. Again...not horrible, but not good long term!
In the meantime, I ended up selling our bed frame, mattress, box spring, and nightstand. I also was lucky enough to have my brother and sister come over and help me paint before we got our new furniture! Once I got my refund from IKEA, I purchased 2 new dressers, a new nightstand, and some lighting. We are using my old jewelry cabinet as a nightstand on Andy's side. I also spent hoourrrsss online searching for new bedding, and finally found the most comfy and fluffy sheets, pillows, and quilts.
With the help of my brother sister, we painted over the yellow walls and now have a gorgeous dark grey wall color. I used Black Fox from Sherwin Williams. Andy, being the amazing husband he is, surprised me with the most gorgeous new bed!! He even picked it put himself!!! After what felt like 400 years, we finally got all of the new furniture built. Andy helped me hang all of the artwork, pictures, mirrors, and lighting up. Then I just added in some finishing details and amazing candles, the room is finished! I would like to eventually put a huge jute or sisal rug in here, but I can't make up my mind which one I want haha So that will come later!
Before we get to the pretty new pictures, let's take a look at how the room looked pre-makeover:
And here is how it looks now:
The first thing you may notice (besides the gorgeous bed!) is that there is a whole new layout! I kept the big dresser in the same place, but moved everything else to different walls. Even though our bed went from a king to a queen, and we have more furniture in here now, the room feels SO much bigger! Even in a large room, lots of small furniture filling up the space can make the room feel squished and smaller! So, I went with a huge bed, and a couple of large dressers and the room feels just right. Roomy, and open but still so cozy.
I'm in love with our new tall dresser. It's almost taller than me! I'm not even close to being able to seeing myself in that round mirror...but Andy can, so that's what matters haha! (I have a mirror on the back of our door, and mirrors in our master bathroom which is just behind the door by the yellow chair!)
I spotted that big vase at Target a few months ago, but I wasn't about to pay $30 for it. So a few weeks later, I found it at a different Target, and on clearance for $7!!! The mint green lamp is super cute, and is from IKEA. The white ceramic house is actually a Christmas find from Target last year. It's a candle holder, and I think I'm going to leave it out all year long.
I've collected these mirrors and picture frames over the years, and just filled them with some of my favorite recent pictures & artwork.
This is one of my favorite views! The door leads to our screened in porch where Donut lives! The big mirror belonged to Andy's grandmother. We were fortunate to inherit it when she passed away. It was in rough shape, but I repaired some of the missing plaster. and painted it gold. It couldn't be more perfect!
Funny story...I bought that tassel to put on my purse, but I didn't realize how huge it was! haha! I do love it though, and may end up putting it on my purse eventually (my purse is huge so it may not look too bad!) For now, it's gonna live on Andy's nightstand.
Above our mirror hang 4 of my most valued treasures. I spent ALOT of time with my Nanny (my great aunt) when I was younger. Like spent the night with her days at a time, went to work with her, everything. She has made such a huge impact on who I am today. I catch myself doing things, or decorating and think to myself "Omg this something Nanny would do!" She has such an awesome style, and has always had the coziest house on earth! I used to spend hours going through her closets, and trying on her clothes, makeup, jewelry, and playing with old toys. Ugh. Seriously some of the best memories I have are with my Nanny. Nanny, if you're reading this you already know how much I love you!!! BACK TO THE CUCKOO CLOCKS...These used to hang in my Nanny's old house in her kitchen. She used to let me mess with them, and I was fascinated. Up until a couple of months ago, I hadn't seen them in probably 15+ years (she moved into a new house when I was 13 and didn't hang them back up). Well, in October, Amelia (being a nosey-treasure hunter like me) ended up finding them in one of Nanny's rooms, and she gave me 4 of them!!! There are more, including a GIANT one from the Black Forest in Germany that Brent (her husband, my great uncle) brought back for her years ago! I'm SO in love with them, and honored that they get to live at my house. Now I get to see them every day! Something else pretty awesome is that they all still work.
This is my beautiful, dried headpiece that I wore in our wedding.
This is also an awesome inheritance of Andy's. It belonged to his aunt Jenny, and was given to him when she passed away. I love the mustard-colored velvet...and Amelia loves hiding her tiny little toys in the tufts of the seat!
I bought this shadow box to put my headpiece in, but it didn't fit. So, I used some other little treasures from our wedding! I love that I get to see these every day, and that they aren't just tucked away in a box.
I found this nightstand at IKEA. It is super cute, and has a little shelf inside to charge your phone. I like all of the little nooks to put stuff in, too!
The reading lights above our bed are also from IKEA. I put nightlight bulbs in them, and they're perfect to leave on in the evenings to make the room warm and cozy feeling.
So, above this little closet (which stores our shoes on built-in shelves inside, and our TV is mounted in the top of the closet!) is a ledge. Ever since we moved here, I have no clue what to put on the ledge!? Right now I have a little wooden Christmas tree, but that's the first thing that's ever been up there! I don't want to put a plant up there because it would be impossible to water, and other things will get super dusty! Any suggestions on what to put there?
Thank you for checking out our room makeover! Decorating & renovating is my passion, and I'm sure my house will be ever-changing! I've also recently redone our dining room, and Amelia's bedroom so I plan on sharing both of those on here soon!
*Also a note to those who've asked me...besides the furniture (getting the IKEA refund, and Andy buying our new bed) I ALWAYS decorate with things that I already have or switch things out in different rooms. It's just not practical (or affordable!) to pull together a room all in one day with brand new things. Decorating your house does NOT have to be expensive. If I ever do find something expensive that I MUST have, I either save up for it or find something similar at a much more reasonable price! I am constantly on the lookout for things at antique stores, or on sale at Target, Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, etc. I buy things when they're on sale, and save them until I know what I'm going to use them for! Of course for this room some things I bought new, such as bedding and a few accessories. But my theory is, collected always looks better than things bought all in one day. Mixing a 100 year old mirror, thrifted picture frames, and brand new furniture is what pulled this room together. Just get a theme in mind *I wanted cozy, but clean and simple* and go with it! It took a few months to get everything ready for this room, but in the end it turned out perfect!
Seriously, thanks for stopping by! Getting to renovate the historic house (which is now under contract!!!) and getting to constantly makeover the rooms in our house is my passion. Ever since I was little, I've always loved decorating, and shopping and refinishing, the list goes on! Hopefully one day I can turn this passion into a full time job, but for now I am happy to share my projects on here with you guys! Keep an eye out for the dining room and Amelia's room coming soon!
xoxo
Kila
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