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MONDAY MAKEOVER – MASTER BEDROOM UPDATE

 

Remember THIS?

when the ceiling fell down
when the ceiling fell down

Exactly one year and one month ago today….

… the ceiling over our bed COLLAPSED AND FELL DOWN,

here is the story...

….. INCLUDING the part about how my Dog Charlie saved my life...…!!!

For a number of reasons, many completely out of our control…we had plywood covering the big giant hole for 9 months!!!

BUT FINALLY…….

Who knew how much I could LOVE a clean white ceiling!
Who knew how much I could LOVE a clean white ceiling!

Sometimes,

I get SO distratced by the BIG changes…you know, Bathrooms, Kitchens, Plumbing, …Roofs…and , the um, the  NEW CEILING in my bedroom,  that I forget all the little “TWEAKS”…which truthfully, on a daily basis anyhow, thrill me more.

Such is the case with my NEW DUVET COVER…!!!!

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I love mixing patterns and colors, Surprising myself….

 I knew that a touch of pink would be just the perfect thing on our bedroom.

I am inspired by Designer Kathryn Ireland022608_kireland2

KATHRYN IRELAND
KATHRYN IRELAND

…… and how she layers colors and pattern…

and I loved how the John Robeshaw Pinks looked against the Palladian blue walls at

Hollywood at Home

johnr4 Jrobe1…and Now with my Master Bathroom painted Palladian Blue…I wanted to bring a little of that look into my “Greenwood at Home”…

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The Walls are still Benjamin Moore Custom Mix – “Bergman Gray”

Mater Bedroom Valances
Mater Bedroom Valances

I am still quite fond of my Dwell Studio Prints , on the window cornices, the bedding and the upholstery….but was ready for a POP of Pink ….well it is really a faded kind of

ROSEY RED IKAT  printed Duvet Cover

Notice..above the bed and above the photos...the NEW Crown Moulding!!! We painted between the crowna nd the existing picture rail all the same color: Benjamin Moore "Mountain Peak White"
Notice..above the bed and above the photos…the NEW Crown Moulding!!! We painted between the crowna nd the existing picture rail all the same color: Benjamin Moore “Mountain Peak White”

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DUVET WEST ELM
DUVET COVER FROM WEST ELM

I cannot believe it is July already…

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