My Master Bedroom

Over the last two years, we've been working on our master bedroom piece by piece to bring it all together and create the peaceful retreat we wanted.  It's not quite done (nothing is!), but I'm ready to post photos of it. 

I'll start by showing you what we started with.  Here are two photos from when we inspected the home, before buying it (so, seller's furniture in the photos). 

It is a good size room.  A little long and skinny, but definitely workable.  We loved the hardwood floors, and the previous owners added a new master bathroom at the far end right before we moved in.  Here's the other side of the room.

   

And here it is now.

First, we painted the walls Blue Hubbard by Sherwin Williams. To date, it's my husband's favorite color that we've used in the house (mine too). It's a soft blue/gray/green, and it is very soothing. Perfect to unwind at night. The trim is Dover White by Sherwin Williams. We left the doors their original color because the wood is very pretty in person. I think the doors are original to the house (1930s).

   

We also bought some new furniture.  The two dressers are from Boston Interiors.  I love the color of the wood, and they were made in Vermont.  The quality is very nice.  The scalloped mirror is from Lowes, and the three vases and curtains are from Ikea.

I always wanted an upholstered headboard, so after much thought I decided that I wanted to buy a slipcovered one, because if the headboard ever got dirty, I could take the slipcover off and wash it. Or, if I ruined it or got tired of the white, I could sew a new one. I bought the Riley headboard and slipcover from Pottery Barn last Febrary, when they were 20% off. The bedding is also from Pottery Barn. I bought the fabric and sewed the two euro pillows. The lamps are from Kirklands and the night stands are from Ikea.
 

On the other dresser, I have a pretty tea cup that was a gift, a fabric flower pin made by my talented (and thoughtful) sister-in-law, and the Portofino jewelry box from the Container Store. I love how my jewelry can be neatly put away, but still be decorative. 

Here is another close-up of the lamps.  I love the tone-on-tone blues with the wall color, and it has a great shape.

Here is another view of the bedroom. You can barely see the rug that is under the bed, but in case you're wondering it's an old Pottery Barn one (Concentric Squares in cream).





This is a very special corner. I framed a few black and white photos from our wedding, and hung them in Target frames. But the most special part of the room is the rocking chair. My mother-in-law rocked my husband to sleep in it when he was a baby.

The finish is wearing in a few places and it has chew marks on the gliders from where my husband's childhood dog nibbled on it, but we won't ever paint it. There is a lot of love and memories in that chair.  It's perfect just the way it is.  

Thanks for letting me share my bedroom with you!  It has taken awhile to put it together, but I am so happy with the results.