April 15, 2011

home sweet home: the master bedroom

Yes, it's been quite a while since I've shared any pretty things on this blog. Nice to see you again. In fact, it's been a whole house since I've shared. I'm still working on the finishing details of most rooms, but a house tour is definitely in order. Let's start here ...

the master bedroom

And by master, I mean the one Hubby and I sleep in. Aside from that, there is nothing master about it, especially the closet. Being small, and thus, cheap and easy to decorate, this is the first room in the new house that got a serious style adjustment. I wish I had a before picture of the bright baby blue walls the previous owners had employed, but no such luck.

 

My inspiration came from this old IKEA catalog photo {which you'll recognize from this post}. Lucky for me, the grayish hue I chose for the living room looked completely cold and harsh on those walls. Hubby refused to let the paint go to waste, so I had him paint the bedroom walls since no one would see them anyway. But in the end the bright light and white furniture in the bedroom really brought the color to life.


updated master bedroom

wall color: happy accident leftover from living room crisis; brown linens: leftover from old bedroom; white duvet: leftover from old bedroom (I flipped it to the back side); pillow shams: HomeGoods; throw pillow: IKEA ($2!); aqua throw: twin sheet from Target; wall prints: leftover from office re-do in old house; total bedroom makeover: less than $100


recycled nightstand + curtains

nightstand: c. 1980s side table I rescued from the old living room and painted white; curtains: great deal from Target (two panels for less than $25); lamp: HomeGoods


love my gourd lamp

clock and boxes: IKEA; letter plate: anthropologie

vintage dresser + recycled chair

vintage dresser: from the in-laws house; chair: Craig's List find I originally painted for the office re-do in old house