That is such a cheerful day for me!! Often, when shifting into a brand new home, I select to renovate the primary bed room first in order that I’ve a spot of fresh tranquility during which to put my head in the course of the lengthy strategy of entire home renovation.
This time round, that was tougher, as the primary bed room wanted some renovations that we couldn’t get to for a lot of months (so onerous to search out good contractors with availability throughout covid). So our bed room ended being one of many final areas we accomplished on this home.
I’m excited to share among the “quirks” of this room with you and present you ways cozy this bed room is now!
I actually needed to make an area that felt completely happy and one which matched the remainder of the colour scheme of the home (you’ll be able to see my residence temper board right here). My daughter’s room proper subsequent to us has a extremely cheery daisy painted wallpaper, so the purpose was additionally to maintain up with the nice vibes that her room places off as nicely.
We additionally did some restore to the classic combed plywood ceiling tiles within the room (you’ll be able to learn extra about them right here) and the ceiling restore actually helped to provide the room a contemporary face as nicely. You can even see that there was an excellent old style wood valance constructed above the mattress wall that had florescent lighting mounted up in there so that.had.to.go. Instantly …
Technically, there have been three totally different wall supplies that had been assembly the ceiling and the crown molding they’d up (which is important with these kind of ceiling tiles) was fairly poorly put in. So we took all of that off and reinstalled new crown molding, which made such a giant distinction in serving to all of it look completed.
That is additionally the primary time in over 10 years that I’ve had new bed room furnishings, should you can consider it. We purchased our primary bed room items once we had been engaged and used them up till shifting to this home. We’ve been married 11 years now, in order that’s a full decade of utilizing and giving these items a number of makeovers, so it was actually enjoyable to select one thing new for this room.
Can we discuss how stunning that velvet marigold mattress body is?? The velvet seems so lush and the colour is such a cheerful pop of mustard yellow that it actually sings within the room. The padded headboard can be nice for hanging out in mattress and studying or watching a present snuggled in with Lola on a Saturday morning.
I actually love that pink alligator print above the mattress as nicely. It’s so whimsical and quirky (related arched throw pillows right here).
I additionally love that our nightstands are good and low subsequent to our platform mattress (very easy to achieve issues from mattress) and I really like the gold and white particulars which are basic with a mid-century nod. These globe desk lamps are one in all my fave lamps ever. Such a enjoyable ’70s vibe, for certain!
I really like these blankets with big tassels (this one is cute too). So enjoyable!
Additionally, can we discuss closets for a minute? The earlier closet was in determined want of a full makeover, because the closet system it had put in was rickety and tremendous annoying. And, it had a dropped acoustic paneled ceiling (yep, like in an workplace) with a light-weight swap within the closet that was actually onerous to achieve.
We put in a drywall ceiling, repaired loads of plaster harm to the partitions, added one other inside gentle, moved the swap to the skin, and constructed a divided closet system that made the house not solely work higher for us general, however makes it seems like a demo closet at a retailer (which I really like!).
The outdated closet additionally had two large sliding doorways that had been solely hooked up on the high (no observe on the underside) in order that they operated like two large free tooth when making an attempt to make use of them. So I discovered two slabs at a salvage yard and had our contractor match them to open like French doorways as a substitute. I painted them and added that circle design to make them extra customized.
The nightstands are from the identical assortment as our dresser, which is so fairly and has that very same gold and white upscale vibe. It’s additionally an amazing measurement in that it’s not too large for the room however provides us loads of storage (so we don’t need to maintain every part in our closet).
It was a little bit awkward making an attempt to determine the perfect place for a full size mirror on this room, however I spotted {that a} bigger flooring mirror would match completely on this nook, so I bought this magnificence, and I really like the way it seems within the house.
I added a gold hanging planter subsequent to it to provide the zone some greenery with out taking over flooring house.
Our good friend Ryan took that picture of Todd and I in Palm Springs throughout our Babymoon nearly 5 years in the past and I simply bought round to printing it out (despite the fact that it’s been on my to-do record for years). Isn’t it so dreamy!?
I really like that tall white vase, arch candle holder, and that wood ball picture holder is an excellent straightforward DIY (related brass tray right here).
One other big change for the room was eradicating the gray wood-look tile that was on the entire high flooring and switching it out for white oak flooring as a substitute.
Apart from the improve in performance with the brand new flooring (the outdated one had a ton of issues as a result of it wasn’t put in appropriately), it additionally seems lighter, more energizing, and simply extra luxe normally. It’s among the best issues we’ve executed in the home general.
The doorways on the primary flooring additionally wanted some assist and a makeover, and I really like the doorknobs that we selected for the house (a little bit extra expensive however comes with a five-year end guarantee) and including the arched trim to the doorways actually provides it a little bit of that Parisian vibe I’m all the time drawn to.
OK, can you see the partial brick wall within the picture above? That space is the again of the firebox for the hearth in the lounge on the opposite facet of the wall, however for some purpose only a rectangular part of the wall is uncovered (fairly than an entire wall such as you may see in a NY loft or one thing). Then that odd space had a makeshift body round it prefer it was a chunk of artwork or one thing??
There was additionally fairly a spot between the wall and the body in order that the crumbling edges of the plaster and the brick mortar would simply fall down onto any furnishings beneath it. So you’d continuously have a gray sandy mud all around the high of our dresser.
Once more, I do know that uncovered brick is a “factor” in locations, however this simply felt actually odd and like an accident fairly on function—like somebody needed to take off all of the plaster to have a partial brick wall however then bought drained and stopped after a couple of hours.
After which they added a body. Huh?? Anyway, we ended up having our contractor construct a brand new wall on high of the textured plaster/brick space to make the wall look clean and match the remainder of the partitions within the room, and it feels so significantly better to have that closed up.
For lighting, we added a basic brass sputnik chandelier and a vintage-inspired globe flooring lamp to the room. I’m a little bit of a nut for lighting and need to have every part on a dimmer which I believe provides you the perfect gentle layering choices to suit your temper.
Are you able to consider the “wallpaper” in right here is simply detachable decals? I made an analogous star print for the den in our final residence and sort of missed it right here at this home, so I modified the sample a bit, rounded the sides to match with extra of the arches, and lower it out in 4 totally different colours. It’s such a enjoyable and completely happy vibe.
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I really like that rounded brass shelf—it’s the proper measurement for a little bit planter and cute print so as to add one thing particular to that nook. And I really like a fluffy wall hanging so as to add a little bit coziness to a wall as nicely.
I introduced that arched rug from our final residence, and I really like the way it brightens the house, makes it really feel additional cozy, and provides to the arch theme within the house as nicely (this can be a thinner extra budget-friendly possibility).
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That is undoubtedly one of many rooms that felt like it will by no means be completed, so I’m thrilled that it lastly is!! It truly is superb to take a seat up in mattress and face a completed room fairly than a visible to-do record (when it’s clear anyway, haha) and I’m so glad to be on the opposite facet of all of the mess and work it took to get to this spot.
Hope it seems as completely happy because it feels to be in right here! xo. Laura
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Credit // Writer and Images: Laura Gummerman.