Small Spaces -Master Bedroom Fresh New Look!

Our master bedroom re-do has been in the works for quite some time. There is still a bit to do {like the trim pieces on either sides of bead board still need to be installed} but I couldn't wait any longer to share what we have been working on together!

The hardwood was purchased two years ago and the bedding three years ago. The rug one year ago. The lamps also one year ago. Finally to see it all as I pictured it a couple of years later is so exciting. I am so pleased with results.

Our bedroom is small. 12 1/2 x 12 1/2.
Our old bedroom furniture was dark and kind of crowded for such a small bedroom.
The wall colorstayed the same (Sherwin Williams Believable Buff) but the bead board accent wall is new!

We had dark furniture, a leather padded headboard and foot board, two night stands, a dresser and an armoire. A lot of furniture packed into a small space. There's a little peak of it here.

The day we decided to rip out the carpet and install the hardwood {Thanksgiving Day}, I also decided to put all our bedroom furniture on Craigslist. It sold in two days and we headed to Ikea and purchased all new furniture for the exact same price of what our old furniture sold for. Gotta love Ikea!

Placing all the furniture on one wall might be a 'no-no' but it totally works in this small space and opens up the whole room! It looks and feels huge now.

White padded/slipcovered bed - Ikea
Grey/Brown dressers - Ikea
Rug - Cost Plus World Market

I was still up in the air about what to put over our bed. Two weeks into our Dear Dave + April Series I decided that I wanted something in our bedroom to remind us of our journey. To remind us that marriage is a 'Work in Progress' and to remind us of qualities that are important. I decided to design a subway art piece. I cut out and arranged all the words {with the help of my craft partner, Carla} and Dave made the frame and painted it. Then we sat on our family room floor two evenings in a row putting it together.

{this is my original artwork, please don't copy...but please be inspired to create one all your own}

Bedding:
Duvet + Euro Shams - Macy's
Standard Shams - West Elm
Sea Blue Cotton Blanket - West Elm
Two Bird Pillow - Target

Lamps are from Marshalls and the picture frame actually hides our real alarm clock.

This is Dave's dresser and side of the bed. He has a favorite picture of me on his side.....

and on my side of the bed and on my dresser....

I have a favorite picture of him! I also have the sweet angel that was given to me by a dear blog friend when I had my miscarriage last year. I love the sweet reminder that we have a little angel in heaven watching over us.

The Pottery Barn retro telephone was just recently purchased at a garage sale for $2.

I love how open and roomy our room is now with less furniture.

I had in my mind the exact kind of chair I wanted in this corner. Imagine my surprise when I found it, with burlap and all. Exactly what I was wanting, I was just hoping to get it second hand....not brand new. When I saw it though, I knew I could not walk away from it or it would haunt me forever.

We both LOVE the chair!

And, remember the antlers I bought at the antique store?

They found a place in our bedroom. Dave mounted them on a piece of board I covered with fabric and then I framed them with one of my heirloom frames!

I knew I wanted more heirloom frames on the opposite wall to tie in the antlers, but wasn't sure if I was going to leave them blank or fill them with little treasures.

I opted for a few favorite pictures hung on twine with distressed little clothespins.

These were taken at a friend's wedding in their photobooth two years ago. They were in color, so I scanned them, changed them to sepia and then cut them up to hang side-by-side.

Random picture for now. Still looking for a wedding picture or something a little more less casual. But this works for now in sepia tone also.

This is an old polaroid picture, also taken in a photobooth, when Dave and I were 14 years old! We were so young and had a crush on each other. I scanned it, changed it to sepia tone and also hung it with a distressed mini clothespin.

And, one final picture of the other side of our bedroom...leading into the bathroom, that still needs new crown, door trim and baseboard!