Master bedroom Redo

Here's the moment you've all been waiting for....the unveiling of the Master Bedroom Redo! (Actually, I've been waiting for this moment---!!!) So here are some 'Before' and 'After' photos and some random running commentary to keep things interesting.  By the way...my out of pocket for this room was $100. I impress even myself...

Here's a' before' picture of our bedroom, our sleigh bed a lonely island in a sea of stormy gray walls. Can't you just see the ocean swells?  Can't you just feel the roll of the waves?  The folks who occupied our home before we came had an ocean themed room. Reminds me of January weather on the coast of California from whence we came.

"After". Warm.  I had to go warm and cozy.  No more ocean swells.

This is the 'before' view from the bed:  door, wall, opening to the closet, another wall. Oh, my. Not attractive.

"After". Next to 'warm', I love texture. So using my bag of tricks, I created a faux wood door and a faux brick wall.  The closet opening has a different, more elegant curtain (for now). Someday we'll get one of those neat fireplaces to set up against the 'brick' wall. Won't that be lovely?

Another shot of the same wall, this time you can see the door that leads to outside. The white door reminds me of an iceberg, just like the one waiting for the Titanic...

I love red doors.  

The drapes are actually two throws I clipped onto curtain rings. One throw I paid full pop for at Pier One a few years ago.  The other one I got for under $5 at a local thrift store.  Notice the interesting lighting effect cast on the walls by the overhead ceiling fan/light. Trippy. 

Close up of  window treatment. I love the sparkles!

Close up of the decorative valance. It is made of burlap and hand crocheted pillowcase edging picked up for a song at you-know-where. More texture.

Here is a rare 'in process' picture I took of the waiscotting. It's fake, too. Lowe's carries wallpaper that is textured to look like bead board. Just hang and paint. Easy-peasy. Tom put up the chair rail for me. He's a 'what-a-guy'! 

Close up of the wallpaper 'bead board' and chair rail.

This is a close up of the wall. I retextured the wall, smoothing out the usual 'orange peel' texture that is so common in homes these days. Then I used a warm white undercoat of paint and topped it with a faux 'burlap' glaze. I plan to use this finish as a base for more decorative painting later---maybe vines or flowers or whatever...

The Goodwill store had this fabulous James Wyeth print for under $5---fully framed and in excellent condition. I love it. I can't believe I stood there debating whether I should buy it or not, walked away from it, came back to it, walked away again and then finally stuck it in my cart. Sheesh. What a case!

A happy little lamp I picked up, also less than $5. It's a Pottery Barn knock-off.

Super comfy paisley chair. Coco bunny approves.

Pillows.

 It took me about 7 days to retexture the walls, paint, wall paper, paint some more, sand, clean brushes, etc.  Thankfully Ariel's room was available for Tom and me to sleep in while she was on a visit to San Luis Obispo over Thanksgiving, otherwise I'm not sure what we would have done.

  Let me know what you think...I love positive feedback!