The Bedroom

As the bathroom finds its way towards completion, we were also faced with the realization that other associated tasks also need to be completed. Task number 1, the bedroom. There is not a lot to be done in this regard. New carpet, which will happen later when we get new carpet for the whole house, and new paint. Of course, being who I am, a few new accessories can't hurt, either.

This is where we stared, a week ago today. I got ahead of myself before I started to document, so the back wall has already been painted (it is the accent wall, which is really a shame that I didn't get a shot before, because it was boring white) but the others remain to be painted. We had to rearrange the bedroom for a couple of days and sleep on the lazy boy sleeper sofa upstairs until it was completed and we could move back in. Normally this would not be an issue, except that the blinds upstairs are broken in the open position, so we were awake with the birdies at the crack of dawn. No worries, though! Up early to work hard all day!


An additional image of the wall to be painted. The duct wall that comes out on top was also painted to match the accent wall. When all is said and done, I will get an image of that as well.


So boring, so plain and white. Not for long!


We did have ugly and mostly broken vertical blinds hanging here. The biggest problem with these, other than their unsightliness, was that our intelligent cat, Isis, would use them to wake us in the morning when she wanted to be fed because she figured out that if she ran alongside them them would bang into each other and create a glorious cacophony that even SPF can't sleep through. By the time we were up to yell at her, she was usually out the door and waiting by the food bowl. My theory was that we were rewarding her for her bad behavior, but she has so many other tricks, that it is actually worth getting up and feeding her just to be able to go back to sleep.

Also, I wanted new drapes. My mother and I found these at Home Depot Expo and thought that they would go nicely with the new set up. I quite like them. We also found some cheaper ones and Linens 'N' Things that we bought just in case, but I ended up returning them because these were so much nicer.


These accessories we have had since the wedding and the purchase of our nice, giant bed, but SPF usually keeps them tucked away in a corner. So I dusted them off (quite literally) and brought them out to finish off the showroom display. So nice.


And the finished product! Drapes, new switch plate covers, nicely made bed, and paint all around! The overall color of the room is called Mystical, two shades lighter than Dusty Canyon and three shades lighter than Antique Photograph on the same paint swatch. The room feels warm and cozy now, but also elegant and refined. The paint in here is flat, as opposed to the semi-gloss paint in the bathroom and vanity area. I have five outlet covers to replace still, and once there is new carpet this room will need base boards, but even as it is, the room in tons more relaxing and feels finished.


I am starting to run out of things to blog about. I would mind if that didn't mean that we were on our way to finishing the project!!