Master Bedroom Project Completed!

One year later,

our Master Bedroom project is 

F-I-N-A-L-L-Y complete.

Sort of.

For now anyways.

Here's a reminder of our blank, bare, non-decorated room just after we moved in...

 

And here she is now...

Why did it take us so long to complete, you ask??

Well, we had a tiny budget to work with 

and so we scrimped and saved and bought a few things each month.

We also built the bed and the nightstands ourselves 

and I refinished the dresser, which took forever.

 You can read about our farmhouse bed HERE, 

our nightstands HERE, 

and the dresser HERE and HERE.

I absolutely love the oars hanging above our bed, 

especially since they are personalized with our wedding date 7/19. 

You can read about that project HERE.

I had a hard time finding just the right accessories for the dresser. 

I played around with a lot of different stuff that I had around the house.

When I stumbled upon the old window in an antique store, I knew it would be a perfect fit. 

It just needed a little cleaning and some touch-up paint.

Of course, my dear husband thinks it's weird. 

"What IS that?" 

"Why would you want an old window?"

He just doesn't get it.

But that's okay.  

I like it and it's sitting on my dresser.

After I found the window, all I needed was a few simple accessories to complete the look...

our wedding picture, a picture of my mom and me sitting on a dock, and some seashells.

 The bedding is all from Pottery Barn (except the white sheets), 

which we bought in pieces over the months.

The duvet cover is called Painterly Paisley, 

the striped pillow cases are Classic Stripe in Porcelain Blue,

the white quilted king-sized shams are Pick Stitch,

and the small pillow is the Grand Embroidered Boudoir Pillow cover, personalized with our initials.

In order to save money, we saved the tall white dresser in the corner holding the TV. 

I just repainted it white and angled it into the corner so the TV cords are all hidden now.

Someday I'd like a flat screen TV and a different piece of furniture there, 

but for now it will do.

My mom found me the antique blue water jug at an antique store. 

When I was a kid, my parents had one in their room that held spare change.

The entire family put their coins into the jug to save up for a family trip to Disneyland.

We are now doing the same in our house with our jug.

My kids LOVE putting money (and anything else that will fit) into it.

Looks like some sneaky little child put some of my shells in the jug recently...

The two sea shell prints hanging on the wall next to the door are from art.com by Denis Diderot. The weathered-looking frames and mats are from Aaron Brothers.

And these prints on the other side of the room are from Ikea from a long time ago - 

I think I bought them when I was in college, like 10 years ago.

I just repainted their frames and bought a new mat for the larger picture.

The only thing that I'm really not happy with is this corner...

The wicker chair belonged to my Grandma. 

It used to be white and I didn't like it, so I spray painted it brown. 

Now I think it's too dark for the room.

It would look better on our front porch.

So I am on a Craigslist hunt for the perfect chair to put in that corner...someday.

I also just ordered three individual pictures of my kids at the lake

that I plan to hang in frames above the chair. 

I already have the frames...

if you look close you can even see them sitting on the floor behind the wicker chair :)

And for those of you that enjoy a good before and after visual,

hover your mouse back and forth over the pictures below to see our transformation...

Just a few minor tweaks and it's officially done. 

I'm finally ready to move on and start a new room.

Let's just hope the next project doesn't take a whole year :)

Linking up with:

House of Hepworths

Transformation Thursday @ The Shabby Chic Cottage

Strut Your Stuff @ Somewhat Simple

Show and Tell @ Blue Cricket Design 

Project Parade @ The DIY Showoff 

Show Off Your Stuff @ Fireflies and Jellybeans 

Feature Yourself Friday @ Fingerprints on the Fridge 

Make it Yours Day @ My Backyard Eden 

Flaunt it Friday @ Chic on a Shoestring Decorating 

Weekend Wrap-Up Party @ Tatertots and Jello 

Saturday Night Special @ Funky Junk Interiors 

Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch