Master Bedroom Makeover

Creating a master bedroom retreat......

Bed Linens

My color inspiration for the master bedroom makeover came from these beautiful linen and sea foam down pillows I found at a great home decor shop,  Picket Fences .   I  am a big fan of mixing up your bed linens and not using the "matchy - matchy" bed in a bag sets.   You can always use parts of the bed in a bag as you can find some great deals, but mix it up and layer with coordinating duvets and pillows.         

It just gives a more custom, high end look.  

Making the Bed...

I started to build my bed with 3 linen colored Euro Shams I found at  IKEA ( what a great buy they were  for only $6 each for the covers)   I already had the euro size pillow inserts, but you can find them almost anywhere these days.  (Target,  TJ MAX, Marshalls/Homegoods, etc.)   Then I added my 2  inspiration pillows in front of the 3 linen euros.  They have the same Linen color as the ones I purchased from IKEA along with my accent color - Sea Foam.   These were definitely a splurge I would not normally make,  but I think they were totally worth it and as I said, they were  my inspiration for the master makeover.

*(I often start many home staging and/or re-decorating projects by finding a pillow or other decor piece that has the colors a homeowner really loves and then we build from there. ) 

*(I like to use clean, crisp, white sheets on the  bed and expose the linens. In the winter, I like to add a  matelasse coverlet and then fold the duvet cover over the foot of the bed.  The duvet cover I used which was also part of my inspiration for the master - makeover, was from Rachel Ashwell -Shabby Chic  line from Target.  It was the perfect mix of white, linen and sea foam and it pulls together all the colors of my pillows and linens. ) 

Project 1: Refurbish dressers

My first project in the master bedroom makeover was to refurbish the dressers/nightstands on each side of the bed.  I found them on a clearance sale at Kirkland's a while back.  They were a great deal because they were scratch and dent.  I knew I had plans to eventually paint them, so no worries there.  I touched up the scratches and dents with dark Old English until I was ready to paint.  

They are not your traditional nightstand, but I love using unexpected pieces in different ways as well as they provide great storage and let's be honest we all need more storage!!!

Since my color palette was already decided by my choice in linens, I chose to lighten things up with the dressers as well.  I wanted to make them look light and airy with a vintage feel.

1.  First, I removed the old hardware and lightly sanded  to rough up the surface enough to allow the new paint to adhere and painted 2 coats of paint in "evasive blue"  it is white with a hint of blue/gray.
2.   I then lightly sanded and rubbed the edges or any place that would naturally wear or age more.
3.  Next, I wanted to warm it up  and decided to add glaze to the top and drawer fronts to give it  more of an aged depth and detail.  I  taped off the edge of the top surface with blue painter's tape and applied the glaze and wiped off until I got my desired effect.  The drawers were super easy as I did not half to tape anything off.  I Just applied the glaze over the already painted drawer fronts and again wiped off to my desired effect.
4.   Finally to finish the piece, I added glass knobs ( from Hobby Lobby) to give it that vintage feel.  You can find them at your local home improvement store as well, I just thought the ones from Hobby Lobby had more of a vintage look and feel.  I have to admit,  it  is a bit feminine, but having the simple glass lamp with burlap shade helps to maintain some of its masculine features and my husband loves it.    You can stack some books and place a beefy wooden frame for more masculinity.

Now, onto the wall.....Creating a custom look of wallpaper

I had already painted the entire room in a soft linen color, but wanted to create an accent wall for my bed.  I had recently found a great  buy on upholstered linen,  nail head, king size headboard  from Tuesday Morning, (however, it blended in with the wall color. To give the headboard more presence,I decided to:

1.  Hang it on the wall to give it more height and more of a presence on the wall.  It has now become the art work for that wall. 

2.  Next, I decided to paint the wall behind the headboard to give it more contrast and as well as a focal wall when you entered the room.  

Let's start painting......

I started with 2 coats of Martha Stewart - metallic paint.  Whoa!!!! I was not quite ready for that and was really second guessing myself as it looked more like a disco???  Can you say "bow chicka wow wow!!!"

Thank God my husband was in Europe during this  several day process or he would have thought I had lost my mind or maybe he would have liked it, because it looked more like a brothel????

I had already committed to the metallic paint,  so I decided to  continue on my journey to try and create the look of wallpaper with a damask pattern without the hassle of  having to take down wallpaper later ( I do like to change things up a bit and wallpaper is a huge pain to remove, with paint, you just paint over!!!)

                                                            Stage 1 - Metallic paint

Stage 2 - Hand painting stencil -(applied on  half of  wall)

( I got mine from Wall to Wall Stencil , but you can find them at Hobby Lobby and Home Depot in many different options).  They also provide you with tips on how to stencil

Stage 3 - Apply glaze over painted wall and stencil to create warmer, aged effect

(applied on half of wall)

The Final Reveal

A Relaxing Master Retreat Makeover.......

One last final touch .....

I am from the south and we like to personalize everything so I took a pillow cover I found in the right color scheme and had it embroidered with mine and my husbands initials along with our last name initial.  The perfect final touch to a beautiful master bedroom retreat.  

This is an armoire I refurbished many years ago.  It was honey pine before....( I am sorry I was not thinking about taking before and after photos back then???) It has been all over our house , but it has a new home now and offers us great storage along with concealing our tv.  I simply added some glass apothecary jars with an antique bird cage on top to finish the look....

Oh !!!! I almost forgot.....   

I changed the hardware to these vintage knobs, just the perfect jewelry to finish it!!!