House Edition - Bedroom

Almost a year here and the master bedroom was still completely untouched. My kids bedrooms and main living areas were our main focus when we moved in. I couldn't stand anymore white walls, temporary blinds and our new bed and box spring sitting on the floor.

This is the room where I start and end each day. I want to feel good when I walk into this space and create a relaxing haven.  Of course I don't have endless funds and the nightstands I wanted do not exists for under $300 a piece. I do enjoy taking on projects and decided to put some elbow grease into this one to make it come together.

So, this is what I started with. My nightstand was a bamboo bench with a shelf underneath that was used in the bathroom at our old house.  Russ' nightstand was a small round table\plant stand that was my grandmothers, which I had spray painted white from black years ago. No headboard. No window dressings other than some temporary paper shades we got the first day we moved in, from Home depot.

Opposite the bed is a set of double closets with some very ugly, dinged up doors. Look at the bottom right, how does that even happen? Was someone trying to kick the door open? And, yes.. there is a stack of boxes against the wall on the right. Almost a year and I still haven't unpacked EVERY box. Maybe I should just get rid of everything still in boxes since I obviously haven't needed it. (I just cringed a little as I typed that.)

I started with the wall color. I wanted to use the beautiful shade of gray I have in the rest of my house. Russ did not want our room the same color at all. His favorite color is red but that's as opposite as one can get from the relaxing sanctuary I was going for. We decided on blue.  This was the first time I  bought those small sample sizes of paint and tested it out before choosing. (In the first picture you can see a couple sample patches next to the window.) I really liked the dark one, Russ really liked the lighter color... and since life and relationships are about compromise, I went with the lighter shade. I hated it...at first, but then it grew on me and as I added other things into the room it became a nice background. The closet doors got a few coats of crisp white paint.


Next up were the bedside tables.  I bought two simple three drawer pine dressers from Ikea for $34.99 each. I assembled, sanded and painted white.


I had only been to Hobby Lobby a couple times, there isn't one close to my house, but I remembered them having a wide selection of knobs and pulls.

I was a kid in a candy store but as an indecisive perfectionist... I spent way too much time in this isle. I asked a store clerk if they ever go on sale and when she said, "yes" I knew I would have to wait. So, I took pictures of the ones I had narrowed it down to and went on my marry way. I needed 12 all together and at $7-$9 a piece it was worth the wait when I went back a couple weeks later and got them at 50% off.

I drove all over town to find dark bamboo roman shades. Wouldn't you know it, I found one on clearance at Lowes for the EXACT width I needed! Score. I finally got a new bed frame (we upgraded from queen to king) found some pillows, a throw, and plants to add to what I brought over form the old house. Russ night stand was once again a plant stand. 

My Mom has my grandparents antique bedroom set, but the headboard wasn't being used. She was happy to let me have it since it was just taking up space in her basement. Turns out it was the same shade of dark brown as the new roman shade I bought. Perfect.

I'm still on the hunt for the right wall art and area rug but I love this space now. It really is turning into the relaxing space it should be.