Bedroom Revamped

Just a few changes here and there, but I’m so happy with the mini revamp of my bedroom. It’s kind of wild how a new pillow can update things in just the right way. Okay. I’m officially 45 years old.

Let’s refer back to my inspiration post for this revamp. I was in need of all new bedding after some weird staining from a facial oil I was using and looking to add a punch to break up all the white, cream and beige. I love a neutral look, but you’re only 26 and single once and can get away with pink velvet pillows, so we out here.

You may remember, or read, that I wanted to paint my bed frame black. I even took to Instagram polls for your advice. While I appreciate the feedback, I decided to keep it white.

My friend Kristin and I went back in forth in DMs talking about how it needed to stay white, despite our love for a black bed - ha!

The swirls and curls on the headboard seem too whimsical to be painted a mod black. Something I want down the road, but I think that means buying a new frame all together. And we are taking baby steps over here.

Also standard = rectangle and euro = square when it comes to shams. Please excuse me —>

Bed Frame
$19 Sheet Set
$23 Amazon Duvet (folded at end of bed, standard shams included)
Textured Coverlet
Piqué Euro Shams
Orange Velvet Pillow Covers
24x24 Down Inserts (always order a size large than your cover, these are heavy and really good quality)
Pink Velvet Lumbar Pillow Cover
12x24 Lumbar Pillow Insert (again, one size larger than the cover)
Gray Malin Print
Rug
Lamp (similar)

Annie

New End Tables

Disclosure I give all credit to my mom on this one. She scouted these side tables in our friend’s garage sale and knew she could do something great with them. They were originally in a single guy’s bedroom, hence the masculine dark brown finish.

My mom loves a project and has been inspired by one of our favorite design studios and Dallas. They take dressers, end tables, desks, and then update them with a coat of lacquer paint in either white or a range of colors.

I brought my mismatched white end tables from house to house to apartment over the past five years. They were from Home Goods and cute, very cute. But as my mom said, the symmetry of the new matching tables just “anchors” the room - LOL but true.

We used Benjamin Moore high gloss lacquer in Ice Blue. The hardware was then brushed up and they came out perfect. See below for our inspiration! *Let me add that these were professionally painted. When it comes to lacquer I wouldn’t trust either of us.

My living room:

End Tables - garage sale find, painted (similar: white and blue)
Lamps - originally from Home Goods (similar: spend and save)
Assouline Hamptons and Palm Beach books
Rug
Couch - old
Pillows - custom
Painting - by my dad!

Okay mom, what’s next?

Annie

Bedroom Revamp Inspiration

Since college I’ve had a similar look for my bedroom that has carried me from house, to house to another house to my now apartment. You can see my college home tour here and my current apartment tour here. With subtle changes here and there, I’ve stuck to all-white bedding, white furniture with pops of color in either pillows, a rug, or artwork.

After mysterious staining to my West Elm bedding (that I loved), I decided the culprit was a face oil I was using. I had yellow stains all along the edge of my bedding from pulling it up to my face, it forced me to throw it away after only having it for about 2 years.

I’m currently in limbo using random hand-me-down bedding from my mom and sister. I’ve decided it’s time for a little bedroom revamp. I have looked for some non-white bedding options, but I can’t stray away. There’s just something about white fluffy bedding. I have however thrown out my face oil and have more confidence with my next round of white bedding.

I want to keep things girly, but more modern and less shabby chic. My plan is to paint my Ikea iron bed frame black, and to pull in vibrant velvet pillows to create a punch and to tie in my rug and butterfly artwork. Below are my inspirations. I have my eye on a coverlet like this with this basic duvet folded at the end of the bed. Then matching white shams and velvet pillows from here or here (H&M is my secret weapon when it comes to cheap home goods). More home ideas are pinned in my ‘homestyle’ board on Pinterest.

I love the rust and pink pillows from my main inspiration picture, but I’m also always tied to navy. I’ve also been having a moment with dark forest and emerald green. This shade is pulling me in. Thoughts, comments, suggestions?

Also now that I’ve posted this out in the interwebs I’m digitally being held accountable to actually make changes to my bedroom. Stay tuned. Hopefully a completed bedroom revamp post will come soon.

Annie

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