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MONDAY MAKEOVER – MASTER BEDROOM MINI MAKEOVER

February 15, 2016

3 BIG things were bugging me in our bedroom

  1. CLUTTER -The bookshelves which really just stored books already READ books.
  2. COLOR – I wanted the colors to make more sense and the room to feel more cohesive.
  3. DRESSER – The DRESSER, purchased originally as a side board for the dining room…and which was a style I no longer cared for.

So I decided to do a MINI MAKEOVER –

1.FIRST I SIMPLY PACKED UP THE BOOKS, and moved the bookcases to the storage room. DONES. IMMEDIATELY – the bedroom felt roomier and less cluttered. I will either put the bookcases on Craigslist or let Tate take them this summer when he gets his first APARTMENT! Yikes!

 

2. I ordered some inexpensive NEW SHEETS , Pillows and a THE TARGET THRESHOLD MEDALLION QUILT  to coordinate with my AHTROPOLOGIE PONSONBY QUILT and update the colors, bring in some blush and mint .

MASTER BEDROOM
MASTER BEDROOM
MASTER BED LEFT
MASTER BED LEFT

master bedroom

TORY BURCH "THREES A CHARM" PILLOW
TORY BURCH “THREES A CHARM” PILLOW

 3. UPDATE THE DRESSER

MUST PAINT THIS DRESSER
MUST PAINT THIS DRESSER

I TRIED A FEW COLORS AND SETTLED ON BENJAMIN MOORE ANCHOR GRAY IN ADVANCE SATIN FINISH. I REMOVED THE SHABBY EMBELLISHMENTS AND ADDED NEW DRAWER PULL HOLES TO ACCOMODATE THE NEW HARDWARE.

ANCHOR GRAY
ANCHOR GRAY
RALEIGH PEACH
RALEIGH PEACH

I PAINTED THE DRAWER INTERIORS RALEIGH PEACH WHICH IS GORGEOUS! THE PHOTOS DO NOT DO IT JUSTICE.

NEXT UP -I WAS SO EXCITED TO FIND THIS MID-CENTURY DROP PULL HARDWARE ON ETSY – STILL IN THE PACKAGE!!!!…IT HAD BEEN PRESERVED FOR 50 YEARS LIKE NEW…I ALMOST DIDN’T WANT  TO OPEN IT…!

DRESSER AND NEW "OLD" HARDWARE
DRESSER AND NEW “OLD” HARDWARE
DRESSER PAINTED ANCHOR GRAY
DRESSER PAINTED ANCHOR GRAY
BEDROOM COLORS
I moved the barn painting to the wall where the dresser used to be and put a mirror I had in storage up above the dresser. the room feels huge now!
DRESSER PAINTED ANCHOR GRAY
DRESSER PAINTED ANCHOR GRAY

A DRESSER AND CHAIR

DAMON SURPRISED ME WITH THIS PAINTING FOR MOTHER'S DAY LAST YEAR. I HAD SEEN IT MONTHS BEFORE AND REMARKED THAT I LOVED IT. HE TRACKED DOWN THE ARTIST AND BOUGHT IT!!!!
DAMON SURPRISED ME WITH THIS PAINTING (by CHARLOTTESVILLE ARTIST GRAY MCLEAN) FOR MOTHER’S DAY LAST YEAR. I HAD SEEN IT MONTHS BEFORE IN A SHOW AND REMARKED THAT I LOVED IT. HE TRACKED DOWN THE ARTIST AND BOUGHT IT!!!! DWELL STUDIO FABRIC AND TARGET THRESHOLD “MOHAIR” PILLOW.

I WOULD LIKE TO UPGRADE THE BENCH AT THE FOOT OF THE BED…YOU KNOW, FROM A PICNIC BENCH BUT FOR NOW, I PAINTED THE BENCH BASE SPRING MINT….

MASTER BEDROOM MINI MAKEOVER
MASTER BEDROOM MINI MAKEOVER
MASTER BEDROOM
MASTER BEDROOM

MASTER BEDROOM MINI-MAKEOVER COMPLETE!

THE UPDATED MASTER BEDROOM - MINT, BLUSH, GRAY AND BLUE
THE UPDATED MASTER BEDROOM – MINT, BLUSH, GRAY AND BLUE

XO

 

5 thoughts on “MONDAY MAKEOVER – MASTER BEDROOM MINI MAKEOVER”

  1. Lovely! Sometime, could you please tell us the steps you go through to repaint dressers? I also don’t know how you do everything so fast!

  3. Love it so much. I will try this summer an update to an old dresser. I was thinking about a gray paint too. Thank you for the inspiration. Waiting for instructions.

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