BEWARE: Long thread with multiple photos. Overload! lol
Some of you have been helping me along during the last couple of months with updating my Master bedroom, which all started because I wanted curtains to soften the wood blinds. :) I eventually decided to work on the entrance hallway, along with the Master bath. You gave links to web addresses, made suggestions and helped make decisions on curtains, rods, curtain rings, pillows, mirror hanging, etc. Thank you, thank you!
After many weeks, I am finally ready to unveil my work. I made all changes with a budget in mind. I am pleased to say that my Master "Suite" make-over totaled well under $500. That even includes the comforter set that I bought about a year ago! I will not list all pricing, but will list where or how I acquired all the new decorating items for my rooms.
Lets start with the entrance hallway, then the bath and finally ...the bedroom. :-)
Entrance Hallway Before:
Contemporary, original signed artwork that was inherited from brother-in-law. My DH insisted that it be showcased in a prominent place. Although we both loved the artwork, I always felt it did not fit with my bedroom. It has been relocated to the breakfast room and looks fabulous with my red! This artwork hung over a "white elephant" of an air return. We tried to hide this eye-sore with many different options and none seem to work.
Entrance Hallway During:
After spying the mirror hanging in an antique store, and noticing a fantastic price, my children surprised me with the mirror for Mother's Day. :) The painted screen (by a great aunt) looked unbalanced under the mirror, and too skinny to completely cover the return.
Entrance Hallway After:
I painted the air return to match our walls and ordered the iron screen from Overstock. Unfortunately, it arrived damaged, and after a week, another arrived yesterday, and in great shape! Overstock was wonderful, and told me to keep the damaged item. I am giving to my daughter for an outdoor room. I plan to paint the center medallion gold and add detail to the leaves, to "marry" the screen with the mirror. A table would better balance the space, but there is not enough door clearance for one, nor could I find a narrow table within my budget.
I love the way the mirror looks when you are walking towards it from the back hallway. Plus, it doesn't fight with the artwork from the dining room and living room.
Mirror - FREE ~ Paint - FREE ~ Screen - 2 for one price ($61) - One FREE for my daughter. :)
Now for the bathroom.
Bath Before:
Naked walls, and a couple of plants on the tub deck, was all we had on the window wall. I painted the mat and relocated the lily water color (painted by my late MIL) to the study.
Bath After:
I found the perfect curtain panels at BBB, in the reduced bin! The green stripe mirrors my new comforter, the gold stripe matches the BM Decatur Buff paint in my bedroom and the cream stripe matches the BM Putnam Ivory of the bath. I had planned to use the same curtains that I put in the bedroom, but these are more water friendly and add a little zing to the bathroom walls. The paintings on the side walls (also by my MIL) were relocated from the bedroom. The antique corner shelving unit (from great aunt) was brought down from the bonus room. I purchased inexpensive white cotton towels, and hand towels from Wal*Mart to fill the spaces, added a glass globe full of hotel soaps and sponges, and topped it all with a room atomizer for a soothing spa look. Storage books from Hobby Lobby were added near my vanity. Sorry the photos are blurry. :(
Curtains - $19.99 a panel ~ Rod - $39 ~ Paintings - FREE ~ Corner Shelf - FREE ~ Towels - around $20 ~ Books - $15 ~ Glass Globe and Soaps - FREE
The Master Bedroom (The gold hues in this room photograph horribly! Looks much better in person.)
Bedroom Before:
Lacked any style, softness, or elegance. Lamps were too small and the artwork didn't really match. Accessories were lacking. The previous comforter and bed skirt were made by me, dated, and way too heavy for sleeping. No matching shams. Before the rugs were added (pre-makeover) the room was cold and stark.
Bedroom After:
I found a great deal on Faux Silk curtain panels at JC Penny with sales, additional store discounts and a tax free incentive. Then I found the rods and rings at Tuesday Morning. I found taller lamps at Hancock Fabric, and new gold shades at Ross. I did not like the wooden ball finials that came with the lamps, so I found some on eBay at a steal! The bedside table on DH's side has an added oil painting that I previously had in the bathroom. My side has a new plant. I bought a very cute hunting dog lamp for DH's chest of drawers, and Faux leather books to set it on. For my chest of drawers, I borrowed a painted piece from the living room, and used a napkin holder to dress up our sound machine.
My biggest bargain was finding three ornate frames, a beveled mirror and a Framed Tuscany poster (using it on porch) on Craigslist. The frames came with calendar prints that were not to my liking, so I came up with an idea. I wanted everything in the room to go with the Lowcountry theme of the Charleston, SC print we have hanging over the bed. I took photographs that I liked, and used my photo art program to transform them into a "painting" look. Then, I sent them off to Shutterfly and had them printed in 8 x10's. They look wonderful on either side of the bed, and over our chest of drawers, but I may buy some new non-glare glass for them.
Next, I used existing pillows, but added two more gold tone to the group. I used my old comforter at the bottom of the bed, and draped a gold table runner(matched the curtains exactly) over the bedding. The basket in the corner holds my pillows when I am too lazy to put them on the bed. The yellow, green and gold chair had to stay, but it blends well and has a matching pillow on the bed.
Lastly, the painted fireplace screen was brought in for the French doors. And, that's about it! Thanks for looking.
WELCOME
Tuscany Poster Print
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Chris Madden Faux Silk Panels - $26 each ~ Rods - $29 each for short/$39 each for long ~ Bedside TableLamps - Don't remember ~ Lamp Shades - $4.99 each ~ Finials' - 2 for $4 ~ Hunting Dog Lamp - $17 ~ Storage Books - Various prices from Hobby Lobby/Ross ~ Frames, Poster and Mirror - $50 ~ Photo Art Prints - 3 for $10 ~ All the rest - FREE
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