Master Bedroom Redo

One of the hazards (or perks) of being in the drapery business is that I’m forever changing things.  I see new fabrics or styles and I want to start over.  I really don’t get the story about the cobbler’s children not having any shoes because if I were a cobbler we would all have even more shoes than we already do !

This what my master bedroom looked like before the redo.  I quickly made these window treatments and bought wood blinds when I first moved into the house.  The rods were too short and made the windows look small.  I made this duvet cover from suede fabric and it was so heavy it would slide off the bed at night !

This is the after view:  Ahhh, much better.

I ordered 4 yards of  Trend fabric and added a 23” banding to the bottom of my panels.  I put the same trim between the two fabrics that I used in my study for the upholstered wall panels. HERE


The panels were a deep rod pocket but I changed them to a euro pleat.  I added crinoline to the header and pleated the panels at the very top instead of down 4” which is a traditional pinch pleat.  This allowed me to move the rod up 2” closer to the ceiling.
 
I used 4’ wooden poles in Dark Walnut and end caps instead of finials.  Here’s an old trick to hang panels without using rings…….Put screw eyes in the bottom of the pole and hook your pins to them and you don’t have to buy rings !

I took down the wood blinds and made silk roman shades with blackout lining and added a tassel fringe to the bottom.  This duvet came from TJ Maxx, the lamps and nightstands were Christmas presents.

Here’s another shot of the cherry blossom wall decal, you can see how we did it HERE .  The little arm chair is high on my list of things to paint and possibly reupholster, although I still love it with the velvet leopard.

Did I mention how much fun I’m having with my new camera.  It’s a Nikon D 60.

I got tired of chasing Zoe out of the room and let her stay for a few pictures.  She is quite the star !


I quickly made this sham Friday afternoon with scraps from the workroom. 


This is the view from the bedroom into the master bath.  My Dad replaced the original cabinet with these vanities and sinks from Home Decorator’s Collection .

Doesn’t it make the windows appear much larger ?

Do you think I should change the fabric on the chair ?
I’m linking to these parties:
Metamorphosis Monday, Make it for Monday, Make your Monday and Funky Junk Interiors SNS .

Tree Wall Decal

Well, 6-7 hours later we think we're finished with the cherry blossom tree decal. There are about 700 individual flowers stuck on there. The first pic has the flash on and the second has the flash off. The last pic is the other side of the room, I'm trying to decide if I should put a chocolate brown fluer de lis between the windows. They sent one in with my order...... I guess they knew it was my birthday ! What do you think ?

Wall Decal

I had a wall in my bedroom that desperately needed something. I thought about getting some canvases and unleashing my inner artist but I decided against that. So, after searching the internet I found this cherry blossom tree at Dali Decals. I received my birthday wall decal in the mail yesterday and we went straight to work after dinner. My sweetie helped me with the installation, it is a 2 person job.
I choose a matte chocolate brown for the trunk and a metallic silver for the flowers and leaves. You can have it made in any color you like. This is not finished yet because it only has about half of the 500 individual, yes I said individual, flowers and leaves. Tonight we will finish putting the rest of them on and I will post the final pic tomorrow. I am loving it so far !