Master Bedroom Updates

As you can probably tell from my past several weeks of posts, we have been busy painting, decorating and updating {not that we really need to update since our house is only 2 years old}; however, we want to start a family soon. And with this in mind, I am in a bit of a frenzy to get the house as close to the way I want it as possible before any little ones make an appearance! Shall we call this nesting? Probably. Given that our "starter home" should last us well into having our second child before we make a move to a larger home, I figure why not invest some time {and money of course} into it?

This past weekend we completed our latest project; painting our master bedroom. I have been talking about doing this for at least 6 months. With this room completed, I am happy to say that at this point, we only have two rooms left in our house that I want to paint/tweak (at the moment that is). Because, let's be honest {and my husband is painfully aware of how I am}; after these next two rooms are completed, I am sure I will not think we are really done. I will ALWAYS come up with more home improvements and projects; that's just my nature. Sorry hubby!

Master Bedroom:

Cornices {we made these ourselves-more to come on these}

Shelf {Pottery Barn}

Bedspread and shams {Martha Stewart}

Toile pillows {Etsy}

Monogrammed pillows {Pottery Barn}

Lamp Shades {World Market}

Large oversize basket for pillows {Pottery Barn}

Monogrammed throw {Pottery Barn}
Bedroom Set {Haverty's}
King Size Bed {Sealy King Size Foam Mattress}

Before painting:

 

After Painting:

I think the color adds a good bit to the room. I love a pale, calming blue!

"Great Room" Updates

Instead of a third bedroom, we have what we call the "Great Room;" which essentially is a large family room upstairs. This is the largest room in our house, so finding furniture to make the space more cozy took some time. We started with a large sectional from the Sofa Mart in Concord, North Carolina and added other furniture over time. For the most part, the room is completed at this point.  I say this, but I am sure I will tweak things over time.

 

Sectional {Sofa Mart}

Coffee Table and Media Console {World Market}

Chevron Pillow Covers {Hobby Lobby}

Pillows {Ikea}

Burlap Curtains {Hobby Lobby}

Curtain Rods {Hobby Lobby}

Chevron Table Overlay {Etsy}

Rattan Baskets {Target}

Bar Cart {Joss and Main}

Miscellaneous Throw Pillows {Pottery Barn}

Grand Chenille Throw {Pottery Barn} On sale now for $39.99

Misc. Original Paintings {randomly pick them up at random thrift and antique stores for super cheap and generally get original oil paintings}

Floating Shelf {Pottery Barn}

Desk {Target} 

I found my inspiration for this little project {here} on Pinterest. I found all of my supplies at Hobby Lobby. It literally took 45 minutes or so to make.

Bella made a random appearance in this picture. She was exhausted from playing all weekend in Sharps, VA. This is a bookshelf that Evan made for me while in law school so that I had somewhere to put the million books I accumulated. We have actually painted it with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in the past year so that it coordinates with everything else in the room.

 

Our bar cart is still a work in progress as you can see. At this point, I have merely put some items that we already had on it and have not spent any time "styling" it. I will post a better picture later.

 

 

This is where we store important documents, etc. The chair is actually from Ikea and was painted with the same Annie Sloan Chalk Paint used for the book shelf {above}.