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November 29, 2019 By Kelly 12 Comments

Cozy Winter Master Bedroom

Hey! I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving yesterday. We had a great day at my in-laws, and now we are having a cozy morning at home. I may be sneaking a little online shopping in too… I’ve been meaning to share our cozy winter master bedroom refresh with you for a while, but I got a little sidetracked with the Christmas crazy. Today seemed like a great day to share since all of my new bedding is 25% off this weekend.

If you remember waaaay back this summer, I talked about finally getting rid of the ceiling fan in our bedroom. It was one of my practical concessions when building our house. It stopped working about a year ago and we realized that we didn’t really miss it.

Which means we got to put up something pretty instead! I finally pulled the trigger and ordered a new light and then it sat in our garage for 2 months. You all know how much the Mr. enjoys being dragged into my home improvement shenanigans, so it took me a minute to get him on board with helping me. While Charlie (our dog if you are new here) is a good little blog assistant for most DIY projects, electrical work is not his strong suit.

Along with the new light, it felt like a good time to swap out some new cozy bedding for the winter. I love to switch things up with the seasons, and bedding is an easy swap to make your room feel fresh. Also, if you could just pretend that I did, in fact, use my steamer on this bedding rather than just plugging my steamer in the bathroom and forgetting all about it – that would be great…

The grey and white windowpane pattern feels perfect for the quiet winters out here and is a nice change from the summer blue ticking stripe.

You also may notice one of the old white chairs from our living room has been relocated to this room. It’s become my new go-to spot to read when I have a few minutes. If you remember the great “team bench” or “no bench” debate of the summer – moving the chair in here gave me the push to lose the bench. It feels so much more open now.

I shot this on a rare sunny day in Michigan this time of year. Even my plant on our dresser is reaching for some vitamin D! I added this chunky knit blanket to the end of the bed because I’m always looking to add texture over color in the winter months.

So there you go, our cozy winter master bedroom! I’ll link everything below including our summer bedding since that is part of the sale too! Just double click on the photos to be taken to the site. Everything at Serena and Lily is 25% off this weekend with the code THANKFUL.

You can see our summer bedroom here. And info on all our paint colors here.

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. I may make a small commission from products purchased from these links at no extra cost to you.

March 13, 2019 By Kelly 97 Comments

White and Blue Lake House Master Bedroom

The sun is shining here in MI today and I’m tempted to break out the outdoor furniture! It sounds like more snow is on the way, but the appearance of the sun does mean that I finally had some light to shoot our master bedroom this morning! White and Blue Lake House Master Bedroom

So, SOOOO many questions about our new bed, (I don’t blame you, I’m obsessed with it and you can’t beat the price!) that even though I still haven’t figured out my new light fixture situation in here, I wanted to share some progress shots of our white and blue lake house master bedroom.

And here we go! First up, I received many questions on the bed color – we have it in white, and I feel like it’s a pretty true white.

Our walls are painted Extra White by Sherwin Williams, and it doesn’t look too creamy or “dirty” against them at all. I am really pleased with the quality of this bed for the price.

The fabric has a nice linen texture to it and it was fairly easy to put together. My 7-year-old and I assembled it on snow day number 4 million or something… :) I’m thinking of hiring him out around town to assemble IKEA furniture next!

I kept our same Serena & Lily duvet cover and shams, but added in some cute Target pillows I snagged on sale (They are from Threshold, but I can’t find them online).

Here are the new nightstands in action! I’ve been having so much fun styling these! The bigger nightstands have been amazing to have more storage, and I love that the drawers have an outlet right in them. We keep our kid’s electronic devices in the Mr.’s nightstand so I know where they are and my kids can “check them out” when they want to use their screentime.

I found these little round baskets that are the perfect size to fit on the open shelf and it’s been nice to hide away any clutter in them that would normally be on the nightstand top. Pens, change, hair ties, etc… all get hidden away.

I’m in love with this cute little bird planter, it’s from Target too, but of course, I can’t find it online. Sorry about that!

I feel like our painting and wall sconces become the focal point with the cleaner lines of this bed, and it’s so much more comfortable to watch tv or work on our laptops in here at night.

I’m still deciding between losing the bench in here or not. We originally got the bench because our old bed was so high that Charlie couldn’t jump on or off. This one is at an easy height for him, but my creature of habit the Mr. has gotten used to having this bench here to put his socks and shoes on every morning so we shall see. What do you guys think? Are you team “bench” or “no bench”? Or third option “new bench”? The Mr. would like to state he is very much against the third option, ha…

I also had a few comments regarding if this was the only storage we had. I guess I don’t share this side of the room much because I really, really need to refinish this dresser. It was my Great Grandmothers, and I’ve had it forever, but it has some issues from being in storage when we were building. As soon as it’s a safe temp to paint outside I have plans to sand it down and give it a fresh coat of paint plus possibly some new hardware.

Overall, I’m finally happy with the direction this room is going! I just need to figure out my light fixture situation but don’t worry, I will report back soon.

Charlie would like you to note that he doesn’t care what the bed looks like as long as I stop removing him from it to take photos…

SOURCE LIST: Contains affiliate links (just click the bold words) White and Blue Lake House Master Bedroom

Bed – find it here

Nightstands – here

Wall Colors – Extra White by Sherwin Williams and Silverstrand by Sherwin Williams

Rug – here

Bench – here

Flooring – here

Lights – here

Painting – Melissa Lyon’s art

Baskets – I can’t find the exact ones but these are similar

tray – here

Striped duvet cover – here

Shams – here

Throw pillows – Target, I can’t find a link online but they are from Threshold

Tall vases and planter – Hobby Lobby

Throw blanket – here

February 27, 2019 By Kelly 29 Comments

Lake House Master Bedroom Design

So, I accidentally redecorated my entire master bedroom during the snowpocalypse a few weeks ago. Oops. I blame cabin fever…again. Lake house Bedroom Design

Well, let me back up by saying when we sold our last house, the buyers bought most of our furniture including all of our master bedroom furniture. I was starting from scratch in here when we built. Which was fun! But on the downside, I typically like to live in a space for a bit and get a feel for it before I decorate. Sometimes something you think will work doesn’t and that’s kind of been the case in here.

This house just calls for cleaner lines than we had in our old home and that’s not something I realized until we moved in and have been here a bit. I loved the old school character of the bed we had in here on its own, but something about the curve of the headboard with the wall sconces and the art has always felt too busy to my eye. Lake house master bedroom design.

I also grabbed these $15 nightstands from a flea market, so we at least had something while I looked for the perfect thing. These ones were just too small, kind of rickety, and every time we opened the cabinets everything fell out. There isn’t a shelf in the cabinet, so it is a lot of wasted space. Number one on the list for new nightstands – drawers! Something I could open and close and keep organized vs these cabinets that were kind of useless. I also wanted something that was wider giving us more storage than the narrow ones we had before, oh and under a zillion dollars preferably.

Wow, that turned out to be a hard task. Something about moving up to a wider nightstand made the prices skyrocket. I found so many that I loved but they were all around $1,000. When I came upon these at Crate and Barrel I was excited. They are timeless feeling with clean lines, tons of storage and they have a plug inside the drawer so I don’t have to look at phone chargers hanging out everywhere. They were still pricey at $499 each, but I had them in my cart forever and they finally were 20% off last week so I snagged them. They are solid wood and I know we will have them for a long time.

Next, up for the bed, we wanted something comfier. The Mr. and I usually watch tv in our room after we put the kids to bed (well I watch tv or read while he is usually working on his computer). The thought of an upholstered headboard vs a wood one to lean back on seemed cozier. I found this one on sale for around $600 and it’s an almost identical dupe for the Serena and Lily one I fell in love with which was about $2,000.

I plan on keeping my world market rug and the bedding I got at Christmas below. Although I may switch back to the summer bedding from Target we had too! Haven’t figured it all out yet.

Oh and so many of you ask about our ceiling fan that we bought at The Home Depot and they discontinued it. I always wondered why up until a few months ago when it randomly stopped working. The lights won’t turn on. The fan won’t run. Nothing. Nada. Which is just as well because the Mr. and I were talking and we really never turned the fan portion on these past two summers, so I think I may swap it out for a fun light fixture instead.

I love the texture of rattan/wicker lights – here are a few I’m thinking about:

The bed arrived last week and we love it so far – it is SO comfy! I feel like our Melissa Lyons painting is the star of the room now vs competing with the bed. The nightstands arrived as well, but my trusty fed ex guy (who I love) accidentally delivered it wrong side up and the top was cracked, so I’m waiting on a new one. I’m hoping to share our actual bedroom next week!

Oh and about our old bed, don’t worry I have plans for it! It’s in our storage room in the basement for now, but my daughter is getting older (she turns 11 this week – sob) so pretty soon she is going to be outgrowing her twin bed. I’m thinking when she is 12 or 13 we will put it in her room and do a little room refresh.

You can shop everything in this post below –

Lake house master bedroom design

September 27, 2017 By Kelly 80 Comments

Lake House Master Bedroom

I’ve been putting off sharing this room, mainly because it means I have to iron my bedding. And if you know me, you know I don’t iron. It’s a life skill that I just don’t possess. In the true spirit of procrastination and avoiding ironing at all costs, I ordered myself a hand steamer. Life changing guys!!! I legit have cute things hanging in my closet that I haven’t worn in forever because they are wrinkled, and I think if I just hang it back in the closet, it will become magically unwrinkled the next time I want to wear it. I will now be steaming all the things.

Anyways, enough about my domestic shortcomings and onto the room reveal. The Mr. would like me to add MTV crib styles circa 2001 “this is where the magic happens”… to which, I would like to also add my eye roll… ;)

In this house, we wanted the master bedroom on the main level so that we can grow old and gray here and not worry about the stairs. We also wanted a little separation from the kids rooms (they are downstairs). So this room is right off the living room.

We continued the same wood flooring throughout so it felt seamless, and we did a double door with a glass transom to make the room feel more open.

Here you can see the other reason I’ve been putting this room off, my great grandmother’s dresser there. It didn’t survive our storage unit so well and it needs a new coat of paint and a good sanding. That drawer that is slightly open on the right is actually swollen shut that way, and it is currently holding all my socks hostage…thankfully it’s still 90 degrees out so flip-flop season is still going strong. I’m hoping to free my socks before the snow flies.

I shared with you all last week how I hid our TV in our living room, but it wasn’t really an option in here. We decided to frame it out and recess it instead, and I’m really happy with how it looks. It seems a little off center in these pics, but the Mr. hung it absolutely perfectly. Yes, he is basically the handiest man alive – it’s just the angle I’m at (he made me clarify that one…)

The best part of this room is our view and the deck off of our room.

We spend a ton of time out on our deck and we actually made our room a little smaller than our last master bedroom knowing the majority of our time would be spent outside during the warmer months. I have my coffee there in the morning and a glass of wine at night.

Ignore the fact that I accidentally left my lunch sitting on the dresser in the above shot (a salad and black cherry water if you want to know) it’s the latest in home accessorizing, whoops.

We went with the same 4 sliding door configuration that we did in the dining room, so the house is symmetrical on the back. I love that the doors open in the middle and really make the most of the indoor/outdoor feeling.

I’ve gotten a lot of questions about window coverings on such large windows and doors. We used cellular blinds, because I love that they almost completely disappear when they are up and don’t block the view. We purchased ours at our local Budget Blinds. Here’s how they look pulled down. They have black out ones available that block more light, but we are usually up before the sun anyways.

This is Charlie pouting, because I won’t let him snuggle on the bed. He does not appreciate my hard work of steaming wrinkles out!

Speaking of Charlie I just bought this bench so he could hop on and off our bed easily without hurting his little legs.

I’ll link it below in the source list – we absolutely love it. It’s the perfect height and the pillow top makes it a comfy place to sit and put on socks, I mean if I could get them out of my drawer…

We purchased the bed last fall before we even built the house because I wanted to know the dimensions to have the windows and sconces in the exact right spots. The bedding and rug are from our last house, although I’ve been on the hunt for a new duvet cover as I’m thinking about a little deeper blue tone in here.

I picked these cute nightstands up at a flea market last summer and the Mr. added these legs to make them taller. They are normally covered with stacks of books and full glasses of water that I never drink, but I cleaned up a little for you all.

My favorite piece in our bedroom is this absolutely gorgeous painting from Melissa Lyons. It just makes me happy every time I walk in here. I have one of her prints in our living room as well (see it here). She is so talented and the sweetest person. I linked her shop below in the source list so you can check out more of her art.

One last thing to mention is this ceiling fan. We like to sleep with the windows open as often as possible, so while I would have rather had a pretty light fixture in this room, a ceiling fan is a must for us. Luckily, I found this cute ceiling fan that still has a fun lake vibe, I’ll link it below.

SOURCE LIST: (contains affiliate links)

Wall color – Extra White by Sherwin Williams, Silverstrand by Sherwin Williams

Rug – I have it in grey but it’s also available in light blue Hayneedle

Flooring – BuildDirect

Bed – Bellacor, we have a Queen but it comes in King as well

Bedding – Restoration Hardware

Lumbar Pillow – Wayfair

Throw – I got mine on clearance Restoration Hardware

Bench – Target

Nightstands – flea market find

Painting – Melissa Lyons Art

Dresser – hand me down

Ceiling Fan – Here it is in in galvanized – Grayton 54 in. Indoor/Outdoor Galvanized Ceiling Fan

and in White like I have.

Wall sconces – Wayfair

Doors – NorthStar Windows

Blinds – Budget Blinds

Outdoor furniture – Chair, Pottery Barn Ottoman, Pottery Barn

And in case you hate ironing as much as I do, here is the steamer I bought! – Conair ExtremeSteam Hand Held Fabric Steamer with Dual Heat; White

June 3, 2016 By Kelly 20 Comments

Beach Condo Coastal Decor – Master Bedroom and Bath

Ok, quick popping in today to share the master bath and bedroom makeover over at my parent’s new beach condo. If you don’t know what I’m talking about check out this post here for all the details and let’s continue the tour.

Here’s the before – and another ceiling fan that bit the dust :)

And after!

I’ll try to keep this short. Mainly because we are in the last weeks of school here, and I’m actually dashing this off in the carpool line at school – 7 more pickups left, not that I’m counting.

We didn’t swap much in this room besides bedding and paint, but wow what a huge difference that makes! The furniture in here is kind of enormous and ornate, not really my mom’s style, but we couldn’t talk my Dad into moving this furniture out of there since it weighs a gazillion pounds. We did at least get rid of the enormous dresser, because it was just way too much furniture in one room.

Ideally we wanted to paint the bed all white to downplay some of the more ornate detailing but we ran out of time. So, for now we gave the nightstands a little makeover to break up the matchy-matchiness of this set. Here’s the before –

And After –

New lamps brighten it up in here and help with a more casual vibe.

On to their little master bathroom area, before –

And after –

Again crazy what a difference a lighter paint color can make, also the walls were all previously painted in a semi gloss finish which really highlighted every imperfection, switching to more of a matte finish was key too.

We also painted the mirror and swapped the light fixtures. We didn’t have a lot of options as far as lights went, because there was a huge hole in the wall behind the existing one we had to cover up. Thankfully, this one fit perfectly.

Putting up a pretty shower curtain for a pop of color and losing the glass door was our next move. Removing a shower door is so easy – you basically need a screwdriver to undo a few screws and that’s it. Here’s the before of the door/shower curtain combo, not sure why they had both?

And after –

Oh and we swapped out the dated medicine cabinet for this pretty mirror.

Tada! Quick and easy transformation, and my mom is already sleeping better in here…

We will not talk about how the first night we were down here she took a sleeping pill (she never sleeps well away from my Dad) and somehow sleep-ate an entire bag of candy orange slices in the middle of the night unbeknownst to her…

nor will we mention how she woke up covered in sugar with a previously mentioned candy orange slice stuck to her cheek.

Me being covered in paint and her being covered in sugar, we were a hot mess that morning.

BUT that definitely didn’t happen…just between us, love you mom! :)

Stay tuned for next week, I’m sharing my favorite part of the whole tour – the kitchen!! Don’t forget to check out their living room post from last week if you missed it!

SOURCES:

Bedding – Amazon

Lamps – City Furniture

Paint – Top Sail by Sherwin Williams

Mirror – Wayfair

Light Fixtures – Home Depot

Shower Curtain – HomeGoods

Wall Art – HomeGoods

March 8, 2016 By Kelly 21 Comments

Master Bedroom Flooring

I was MIA last week due to snow days (ugh) and sick kids, but we have finally dug ourselves out of all the snow just in time for 60 degree days (yay) this week! I’m back to show you the new flooring in our master bedroom and how it has changed the look in here so much.

I still can’t get over the difference of not having carpet up here! 1. it feels so much cleaner; 2. I had an excuse to buy a new rug; and 3. I get to slide around in my socks while singing in my hairbrush Risky Business style in the privacy of my own bedroom… the benefits are endless I tell you!

Speaking of the new rug, I snagged this one at Joss and Main and I love the subtle pattern in it.

Our bedroom is pretty tone on tone, which I think is soothing in here since most everywhere else in our home I use pops of color. The rug looks a bit wrinkly in these photos because I had just unrolled it, but now that it has a rug pad under it and it has had a few weeks to relax, it is great. I love the texture it brings to the room while still keeping in the neutral color scheme.

Oh and if you have missed a few posts, I’ll remind you again that the flooring in here was provided by BuildDirect and is the Lamton White Dogwood laminate. You can read more info about it here and here.

We are still loving it. I’m loving the sunshine in here even more though – let’s hope we have seen the last of the snow. I can’t wait to sit out here on the deck again, c’mon spring!

SOURCES:

Paint color – arctic grey by benjamin moore

Rug – Joss and Main

Bedding – Restoration Hardware

Sunshine Pillow – Parris Chic Boutique Etsy shop

Chairs – Grandma’s house

Nightstands – Ikea hack see it here

Headboard – DIY see it here

Bed – Pottery Barn

Lamps – HomeGoods

October 8, 2015 By Kelly 29 Comments

Master Bedroom Bedding

If we are keeping a running tally of how much our dog Buddy has cost me in ruined stuff I’d say we are working our way well up into 4 figures now. Obviously, our love/hate relationship is more love than hate since we still keep the stinker around. Basically, what I’m saying is Buddy destroyed our bedding a few months ago, and is responsible for yet another makeover in our house…

Which is kind of a happy accident, because I was ready for a change (so maybe Buddy and I secretly are working in cahoots?). Also, you may be thinking “didn’t there used to be a rug in here?” Why, yes, yes dear reader there was… you can ask Buddy about that one too… :)

I found this pretty linen bedding at Restoration Hardware on sale and also scored the softest oversized knit throw ever on clearance while I was there.

I love the texture and subtle striping in the duvet cover and it really paired well with the old Pottery Barn pillows that remained unscathed despite Buddy’s path of destruction.

It was also time for a new set of sheets and I tried a new set out from Perfect Linens.

Disclosure: Perfect linens provided me a complimentary set of sheets to review, but all honest opinions are my own.

I’m a cold sheets kind of girl, do you know what I mean? Like even the thought of flannel sheets makes me hyperventilate, plaguing me with visions of slowly suffocating in the night…

I had a set of Mario and Luigi flannel sheets as a kid that totally traumatized me…

I like crisp and cool sheets to snuggle into at night and the Second Skin sheets from Perfect Linens are amazing! They are the perfect amount of light and airy yet they feel totally cozy. Even the Mr. noticed the difference! I didn’t tell him we got new sheets and he asked me “did you wash the sheets in something different? They feel so much softer than they normally do!” It totally feels like we are sleeping in a nice hotel now, minus the 3 am bad dream wake up call from one our kiddos. Perfect Linens offers a variety of sheet sets lightweight to cozy, so you can really find the best ones for you.

Perfect Linens is also currently offering a discount code for $35 off your purchase just for my readers, so be sure to use code LilyPad35 at checkout!

Our bedroom is feeling all fresh and cozy with just these few new touches! Now, if I only I didn’t have to sleep with one eye open to make sure Buddy doesn’t go on a rampage again… or at least until I am ready to redecorate! :)

We are on our 3^rd dog trainer, I’m pretty sure it’s time for a dog whisperer or therapist…not sure if the therapy will be for him or me at this point…possibly my bank account? :)

Oh, one more hint for you! See the little lumbar pillow on the bed? The Restoration Hardware duvet cover came in a little striped drawstring bag of the same material the bedding was in. I took the bag apart and made this little pillow. I’m still looking for something different – possibly a floral or something to break up the stripes, but for now this added just the little detail I needed. Because one can never have too many throw pillows!

ROOM DETAILS

Headboard – I DIY’ed it find it here

Nighstands – again a DIY Ikea Hack make your own here

Paint Color – Arctic Blue by Benjamin Moore

Chairs – My grandmother’s

Pillows – Pottery Barn

“You are my sunshine pillow” – Parris Chic Boutique Etsy shop

Art Work- DIY Watercolor here

October 26, 2014 By Kelly 26 Comments

Master Bedroom Update

Hey! I feel like I haven’t talked to you all in a while, we took the kids to Disney last week and had a blast riding all the “roaster coasters” (as my son called them). We had the best time, I might try to throw together a quick post about it mainly because I have some of the most epically hilarious photos of the kids that are begging to be shared…

Also if I owe you an email, FB comment, blog question, Instagram shoutout or my firstborn child; I’m slowly, slowly wading thru the 152 gazillion emails in my inbox that I ignored for the week while I was hanging out with the 7 dwarfs like the grown up I am.

But back to why you are probably all here, ready for some home decor inspiration? I started revamping our master bedroom this summer and I showed you bits and pieces along the way, but never the whole shebang. I thought we were about due for an update, now that the new doors and trim are all finished in here!

Not too much has changed since I showed you how I DIY’ed this headboard, but I did bring my grandmother’s cane backed chairs up here.

Which little man promptly put his foot through while reenacting the Lego Movie, hence the need for a cute pillow to cover up the ruined back, sigh…

Our old dining room rug from Pottery Barn found a new home up here as well, the bed may be strategically covering up a giant ketchup stain…

Are you sensing a theme here? Basically all the ruined leftovers of the house have made their way up here, but that’s ok it’s kind of working?

Ok and can we talk about the new view thanks to the new doors? There used to be 2 big windows up here, but this door really makes our room feel so much larger! (Details on the outdoor furniture and deck here)

Yup, my favorite place on earth. We reused our old 3 door sliding door from downstairs and brought it up here and then added the transom windows all around to really open it up, this saved us SO much money on our renovation.

Here’s what it looks like from our bed.

On this side of the room is my painted armoire, one of my very first blog projects ever. And actually my first attempt with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, little did I know I was going to practically paint everything I own with it.

You can get a peek of our master bathroom down this hallway (check out the grand tour here.)

Oh, I also never showed you these cool tobacco drying racks I picked up at the flea market! Love these things, I was looking for something huge for this wall, since I got rid of the ginormous dresser that used to be on the wall. I love the texture and interest they bring to the room.

Here’s my “let’s pretend I bring the Mr. coffee in bed with a book and cute napkin, all the while the bed remains suspiciously perfectly made up” shot :)

and my nightstand devoid of it’s usual stack of 32 books, and empty wine glass ;)

I’m still loving my Ikea Hack nightstands, you can check out how to make your own here.

Ok and I can’t resist sharing just a few shots of the trees right now, ahhh, love this time of year in Michigan!

SOURCES:

Bedding – Shams, Duvet cover – Pottery Barn

Quilt – my grandmother’s

Nightstands – Ikea

Bed Frame – Pottery Barn

Headboard – made by me, find it here

Lamps- Homegoods, repainted, check out the post here.

Mirrors – again with the DIY, make your own here

Shadow box – HomeGoods

Paint Color – find it here

October 1, 2014 By Kelly 47 Comments

Master Bedroom Decor – Parents Edition

The day has finally come! My parents master bedroom decor is done! I first posted about their redo in September last year. So clearly this is the longest makeover in the history of makeovers, but we finally crossed the finish line. Just imagine my mom and I jogging in place pumping our fists in the air ala Rocky…”it’s the eye of the tiger”…

You’re welcome for the visual image as well as the Rocky theme song in your head now.

Before we get into all the details, might I remind you of the before?

Isn’t it crazy how dark it was before? It’s so light and bright now!

My parent’s were in major need of some extra storage and were even contemplating turning the adjacent sitting room into an extra closet. While I’m all for a huge dream closet with rotating shoe racks, (I don’t even know if they make those, but they should or ohh! remember the closet from Clueless?? I totally want one of those!) but their sitting room has gorgeous views of the lake not to mention a balcony, so it just didn’t seem like the best use of the space. I talked them out of the that one and eventually my mom came up with the builtins around the bed idea.

To save some dough I suggested reusing their existing headboard and footboard plus their nightstands. The carpenter did a great job incorporating them.

Love the little hidden cubbies on the sides, it’s the perfect spot to store phones, iPads, midnight snacks…

I mean, just saying, I personally keep a bag (or 3) of gummy worms in my nightstand for emergency situations, ahem.

My parents bathroom (I’ll be sharing that soon) only has one vanity, so my mom has this little corner of the bedroom to beautify herself (not that it takes much!)

The mirror is just propped up there for now, maybe someday it will be hung. My dad is one of those guys with a phobia of putting holes in the wall; my gallery wall would be enough to give him nightmares for a week.

This is one of several mermaids that my mom collects, she also has a fondness for collecting bunnies, and grandchildren :)

This has got to be the happiest little sign ever.

Sneak peek of the sitting room in this photo, that’s all you get for now!

So here’s the deal, basically I’m moving in…who’s with me???

Source List:

Bedding – Pottery Barn

Throw Pillows and Blue boxes – One Kings Lane

Paint Color – Peek O Blue by Clark+Kensington

Bench – local store called Blue Bird on the Moon

Mermaid and pulley’s – antique market

June 4, 2014 By Kelly 64 Comments

DIY Headboard – more changes in the master bedroom

Remember the new bed that is in our master bedroom? I showed you the other week when I shared my new night stands…

Well, my whole bed switcheroo came about on a rainy Monday morning when I had a serious case of the blahs.. What better way to get out of my funk than to rearrange my entire house? Right? You do this too, I hope..

I kept passing the guest room – AKA the disaster zone dumping ground for all unwanted throw pillows, discarded craft projects and random Christmas decorations. All of a sudden it dawned on me that the bed in there would actually be a nice change in our master bedroom. It was a hand me down Pottery Barn platform bed from my parent’s guest room, which I loved, but I always thought it needed a headboard. Then I thought duh, I can build one now with my trusty jigsaw and nail gun (me and my power tools are slowly taking over the world, ok well maybe just the house).

So, being the extremely level headed reasonable person I am, ~~I decided to wait until the Mr. got home from his business trip to try to move it~~ I had to drop everything and move it that minute all by myself. Well, little man was there too, and he clapped for me, but he certainly wasn’t pulling his weight.

I really wish I could have caught it on tape, because it was probably one of the more hilarious things I’ve done (right up there with my DIY upholstered bed fiasco). Just envision me putting each section of this bed (it breaks down into 3 parts, 3 extremely heavy parts) on a rug and dragging it toward the staircase…

(oh did I not mention our guest room is on the main floor, and our master is on the 2nd? Yeah, up the stairs we go…)

then attempting to slide each piece up the stairs,

grunting like I’m in some sort of Iron Man competition or an episode of American Gladiators (my brother watched this show endlessly in the 80’s) only to get it to the top and have it come sliding down at me in slow motion…

your basic Pottery Barn bed staircase avalanche – I’m sure it happens all the time.

Well, I survived, the bed survived, the bottom of our stairs survived (with the help of some touch up paint and spackle) I finally got all 3 pieces up the stairs and we all lived happily ever after. Although I could barely move for 2 days afterward…

Now onto the diy headboard! This was so easy and you could make this for just a plain bed frame too. It’s actually sort of a faux headboard, because it is just a few pieces of moulding nailed to the wall.

Here I’ll break it down for you with this handy graphic –

I used a little liquid nails, a level, and my brad nailer to secure the pieces to the wall. I wanted a fairly simple style since the bed already has the baskets underneath and my nightstands are more the star of the show anyways.

Once I had my design down, I caulked everything to get a seamless look and gave it 3 coats of Silent White paint in satin by Clark+Kensington (which is quickly becoming my go to white color).

TADA! Instant headboard. Bonus it only took about 2 hours and $40 to make.

The width of the headboard measures about 67 inches (for a queen bed). I made my headboard about 2 inches wider on either side than the actual bed (although in these pictures for some reason it doesn’t look that way, weird camera angle I guess) to make it look a little more substantial. You could use more intricate pieces of trim if you wanted a more formal look, the possibilities are really endless with this one.

I’m finishing up a few more changes in here and pretty soon I will be ready to share the whole room reveal with you guys!

PS If you follow me on Instagram you will notice a few sneak peeks of some big projects coming up, blog post coming soon!!!

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