When we first moved into our house (nearly 3 years ago…wha?!} the first room we painted was the master bedroom. It was an easy choice. I always paint my bedrooms a light blue. Always. I like my bedrooms to be serene, soothing, and callllllllmmmm.
We bought a gorgeous upholstered headboard, some new bedding, and then I kind of got stuck. For the longest time, I wasn’t quite sure what to do with this space. It wasn’t until very recently that I hit a decorating stride in this room. Finally.
Allow me to show you how I’m mixing up some new and old pieces to create a bedroom that I’m very pleased with:
I purchased a new upholstered bench for the foot of our bed. I love the way it matches our headboard perfectly. If you’re looking for an easy way to dress a space up, add a piece with some nailhead detailing. Does the trick every time.
I found some gorgeous new floral prints at a local decor shop. I am in looooove with them. They were exactly what this room needed. They subtly add some more color to the space without taking away from my soothing color palette. Remember, I like it calm in here. 😉
As soon as I hung the prints, I remembered a pair of distressed, green chairs that I salvaged from the basement of a neighbor’s a few years ago. The green of the chair matches the green in the paintings so well. When I placed the chair under the paintings, I’m not gonna lie…I jumped up and down and did a happy dance. I just love how they look together!
So, have you noticed the old trunk yet? I think it’s my favorite addition to this room. I’m going to dedicate a whole post to it in the near future, but for now lets just all agree that it is spray-painted perfection. It came from the ginormous antique-warehouse that is my parents’ storage unit, and three cans of spray paint later, we have a masterpiece. 😉
This room is very difficult for me to photograph. It’s so hard to get a shot of the whole space. But in this case it worked out well, because I only have half of the room finished! Ha! Always more projects coming! 😉
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Source List:
Paint Color: “Honesty” by Pittsburgh Paints (PPG1034-2)
Upholstered bench: Wayfair.com
Bedding: T.J. Maxx
Upholstered Headboard: Broyhill Andrina Clipped Custom Upholstered Headboard
Lamps: Marshalls
Starburst Mirror: Home Depot
Floral Prints: Purchased Locally
DIY Seashell Art: Tutorial here
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Love this bedroom!! The bench is perfect – and the green chair matches the paintings so well!
Thank you, Meg! I got lucky on the green chairs/artwork.
So pretty! I love light blue paint in bedrooms too 🙂 Those great chairs and that trunk are perfection in the space!
Thanks, Sarah! I’m so glad it’s all coming together! 😉
LOVE it!! As I knew I would. Our tastes mesh, I believe. I have a vintage trunk just like that as a coffee table/ottoman thing in my completely storage-less downtown loft. So I can attest to the fact that they elicit lots of compliments & are the perfect height for anything/everything & anywhere. But the most incredible feature: They fit tons! Basically, the furniture equivalent of Mary Poppin’s bag, and therefore, the BEST place to throw all that clutter when you have 10 min to tidy up & make light apps for unexpected guests… OR if/when you need to hide the evidence from the latest shopping spree. Hello! Multiple boot boxes fit in easily! And that’s WITH last-season’s pillows/throws. Brilliant. =)
Gotta love furniture that doubles as storage! I’m currently looking for another trunk to use as a coffee table…You’re right, they’re so multi-purpose!
April I just love love love your room!! Oh so pretty!!
Thank you, Shawnna! 😉
Hi April, your Master bedroom is beautiful and Calming, most definitely ( = I love, your comforter, your quilt, your green chair, your headboard and bench, your two painting and most definitely the trunk from your parents. That’s why we tend to hang on to things, so we can hand them down to our kids. I love how my daughter will come “shopping” in our garage , she’ll say “mom, can i borrow this old lamp since you’re not using it ?”, lol. Like 7 could ever take something back, i think she knows me all too well, ( = Take care, try and rest up this weekend ( = Diena