Plans for the Primary Bedroom

I may have a teensy problem with leaving rooms alone in our house. I put them together thinking I love everything that’s in them, I’m thrilled with how they turn out and then… I live in them. And as I live in them, I start to notice things that I should have done differently. Or my style changes ever so slightly and the things I thought I loved just seem kind of “meh.” Do you ever have that problem? I think it’s an occupational hazard when you’re a creative, so I’ve just started trying to embrace it! 🙂

The very first full “room makeover” I did on Just a Girl and Her Blog was for our master bedroom, and I was so excited about it. I switched up the bedding, bought new lamps, made some curtains and accessories, and painted a trunk and a wall. It wasn’t a complete overhaul, but it was an improvement over what it was previously.

{the “before & after” from my previous bedroom makeover}

Though there are many things I still like and plan to keep, some things just have to go… like that really dark accent wall, for example. Do you know why I painted it dark brown? Because I had bought the paint for something else, decided not to use it for the original project, and felt like I had to use it for something. Worst reason ever to pick a paint color!

All of the other walls in our room are painted a dark-ish tan. When we moved in we painted almost the entire house that color, and we have been going room by room and painting over it since last June. This is the LAST room that needs to be rid of it, and it will be happening soon! Woohoo!

See that headboard? Oh wait, you can’t see it because it’s black and the wall is dark brown… not that it’s bugging me or anything. 😉 Trust me when I say that it is big, heavy, and chunky. It came with the house when we bought it, and after 6 years, it’s time for a change.

So enough about the old– let’s talk about the new! Want to see the full plan?

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Curtains | Glass Box | Headboard | Bedding | 2 Pillows | Pillow | Paint | Orb | Throw | Sheets | Rug | Lamp | Shade | Mirror

When I was thinking about how I wanted this room to feel, the words that kept coming to mind were “elegant” and “cozy.” Not two things you always see together, but I think we can make it work.  And since I’m the cheapest person alive, I’m always trying to keep things affordable too!

One of the ways we’re keeping costs down is by not replacing every single thing. The main items we’re keeping are the rug, the mirror, and the lamps. We also already own the throw (which was given to me by some sweet bloggy friends right after I had my surgery <3), and we’re keeping our dressers (not pictured), which got their own makeovers here and here.

I’m changing up the bedding by adding a Crane & Canopy duvet and shams that I’ve been swooning over for a while as well as some new sheets and toss pillows. The floral pillow is setting the tone for the colors of the room, which I’m picturing as mostly neutral with a few small pops of color.

We are planning on making the headboard ourselves (and by “we” I of course mean that Donnie will probably do most of it while I supervise…). And along with painting the walls in Behr Marquee’s Silver City (which we also used in our master bathroom), we are going to attempt a pretty board and batten-esque wall treatment behind the bed. I think. As long as I can convince Donnie that it NEEDS to happen. 😉

I think that about covers it! I’m excited for this little refresh of our space, and if all goes well, I will be popping in each week with updates, so stay tuned! Have you made any changes in your master lately? Tell me about them in the comments! Have a great day!

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