This is now my favorite room in the house… and currently the only clean room in the house. The makeover for our bedroom began in October when I won the gift card to HomeGoods from The Inspired Room. Since then it has been a journey. One that I could see never ending if I didn’t commit to a deadline. And today is it.
Nathan and I talked about what we wanted for this room, our room… tranquility, relaxation and peace. We wanted a room inspired by nature and the color white. When we shopped at HomeGoods, we were drawn to all the white decorations in the store. We purchased beautiful decorations for the room using the $200 gift card. We also bought a drapery rod on Black Friday. Then I made simple drapes, actually two set of drapes. The first set were too cream colored for me. Those will be going in another room. And we painted the room a grayish blue color called Polaris. I am in love with this color. Everything else is accented with white and nickel colored metal.
Here we go with the before (and more before info here) and the after pictures…
So, what do you think? I love it. Other things we’ve done to the room… First, the craft supplies from the cubed bookshelf are now in my newly finagled craft closet downstairs. I needed a place where ALL my craft stuff can call home rather than some here some there throughout our house.
Second, the ugly covered green couch has relocated to the children playroom. That’s something they can spill on and jump on without me worrying about it.
Third, still no bed frame or headboard. But I concocted a simple solution using thrift store frames, ribbons and door knobs. Tutorial for this coming tomorrow.
Forth, at the last minute (as in last Thursday), I came up with an idea to paint a tree on canvas for one of the large empty walls in the room. I have an obsession for trees. Nothing more beautiful in nature than trees. I finished the canvas painting right before the photo shoot with only one layer of sealant. I will be finishing it up this weekend. But it did make it in the shoot. More on this tree canvas in a later post.
Fifth, my parents gave me the wall shelves that I asked Santa for this Christmas. Then we purchased a couple corner shelves. It worked out perfectly. Nathan also sanded the square framed mirrors and spray painted them white.
Sixth, we moved the cubed shelf to the end of our bed and filled with with white colored spine books. Minor details.
And lastly, the filing cabinet moved into our closet and replaced with this table purchased from HomeGoods.
That’s it. That’s the tour of our new room. Any suggestions?
I love it. It was worth the effort. I can think of a few improvements but I’m enjoying it as is for now.
It is so peaceful and calm looking. What brand of paint is that color found in, I love the color!
Wow, that blue is so pretty! (I found you on The Inspired Room blog) What a beautiful change, you must love walking into that room! I love blue and white. It is so refreshing, calm, and clean. ~ Violet
Visiting from Inspired Room – y’all did a great job with the makeover! It looks great! So peaceful.
The room looks beautiful! Peaceful, calming. I am expecting and would LOVE to know where you found the amazing tree canvas art in your bedroom…would look so great in a nursery!!
Katherine
Wow I cannot believe this is the same room! It is so lovely and serene!! Great job! So many changes and ideas here…. Thankyou for sharing it with us!!
Beautiful Job — did you figure out how much you spent? Love your soft colors and especially the small details (like white spined books). Can’t wait to see what you do for your craft space!
What a great makeover!
Really beautiful! I love the paint color with all of the white. Very soothing and relaxing. Great job!
Pretty! You did a great job!
Oh my gosh, great job! It looks SO peaceful!
This is just so beautiful, calming, relaxing…everything a bedroom should be! Love the color. I know it’s not new, but I like your comforter a lot too. I love the breezy curtains, and the tree is so cool. Great job!
I hesitate to offer suggestions because I don’t really “know” you, but you asked, so I’ll assume you really want them! There’s a couple of minor things I might tweak: to lower the frames that are over the bed, especially since they are kind of standing in for a headboard at the moment. I love that you used thrift store frames; that’s right up my alley
And then maybe a white or taupe (to match the comforter) bedskirt, and some throw pillows on the bed when you can.
Came over from The Inspired Room…glad I did
Great job! So relaxing and peaceful! A great escape from a hectic world!
Tiffany, this is SO beautiful! I love the simple, open and airy feeling of the room. You did an amazing job!!
As I was seeing your room, it kind of reminded me of what I was going for when my sister and I redid our room back in October; I really wanted to keep an open {uncluttered} feel, and it ended up being very light and airy at the same time. It’s different from yours (more color range), but I love it! You can see pictures here:
http://sweetestpetunia.blogspot.com/2009/11/re-post-revealed.html
It looks great…. You did a great job…That room has a totally different feel than before… I also posted my bedroom makeover today…We have totally different styles, but we both have some blue. I would love for you to come check mine out…
I love it!! It is soothing exactly the way a bedroom should be. Nice work!!!!
I love the paint color, who is it made by? Great job, I’m going to grab a couple of these ideas. Thanks for sharing.
fabulous job on your wall painting…I would seriously buy that.
So serene and I am loving those trees! Fantastic job. It inspires me to finally do something with our neglected bedroom!
It’s gorgeous, I love it!!!
Very elegant!!!
Fabulous. I love the walls and the bookshelf at the end of the bed. You were very creative with your tree paintings. Congratulations on a wonderful, serene room.
I’m visiting from The Inspired Room and I have to say your room is beautiful. I do have to say that I agree with Holly. I would lower the frames since they are standing in for the headboard. But it really is gorgeous. You’ve inspired me to get my room in shape. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks for all your comments, questions and suggestions! I love reading them all. I am thinking of doing a Q&A later this week to answer all your questions, so please keep them coming.
Looks great! Simple and peaceful.
It looks very relaxing! Great job!!
Wow- great job! Amazing what a 200 gift certificate can do to help inspire you! I bet that was so much fun!
LOVING the room makeover! Great job on making it soothing and refreshing. As always, I love a great empty frame on a wall
I love it! Very serene and cozy. I’m almost finished with my room re-do!
I would love to see your room when you are done! Please come back and link up.
visiting from Inspired Room. Love what you did! looks super relaxing and fresh. great job!!
Hi, stopping by from TheInspiredRoom. You’ve done a wonderful job. I love all the white and the wall colour is very pretty. The table you bought with the gift card is a great piece. You will be able to use it many places ih the future. Your trees are so fresh and lovely. Thanks for sharing.
Love the sweet soft colors- and the empty frames hanging on the wall- perfect. Thanks for sharing- I really thing your room turned out just right. I’m working on my master bedroom right now…and you have given me some ideas.
Thanks- Have a wonderful day
Gorgeous! Simply gorgeous – you are extremely talented at thinking out of the box. I hope you enjoy much peace and tranquility!
very serene & calming! I think my very favorite thing besides the whole “feeling” of serenity are the tree paintings! I can’t wait to see more on that, I love it!
So pretty! You did a great job!
Fabulous job, beautiful room!
That looks amazing! Like you said, it is really in the little details that the room stands out. Great color choices too!
I love the tree pictures! They give a nice pop of color without ruining the calmness of the room. The paint color is great.
I agree with Mary, the bed skirt needs to be a different color – something calmer.
I’m wondering if one small item similar in color and texture to the fruit in the bowl on the table would be good on the top shelf by the bathroom. Maybe another smaller natural piece on the shelf below also. I am thinking this would help move the eye from shelf to shelf and then down to the beautiful arrangement on the floor. A chunk of soft rose quartz or amethyst would be pretty. Just a little bit of subtle color.
Nicely done!
I’m OBSESSED! The room is gorgeous! I am loving those paintings above the dresser- quite the inspiration there! : )
Came over from the Inspired Room. Your room is so fresh! What a transformation!!
Amy
I was directed here from the Inspired Room. I love your makeover, but I’m especially in love with your trees!! I would love to know how you did them!
Inspiring! I love it. The only suggestion is a seating area with two chairs and a small round table by the window. It looks a bit incomplete and you need seating other than your bed. The room is big enough to handle it. Congrats.
it all looks beautiful – excellent job! i love that Polaris color.
What a gorgeous makeover – so peaceful and serene! Well done!!! That inspires me to sort my room out
you did an amazingly good job on a 200$ budget.
wonder what’s going to go into those open frames….
it begs for …. tree twigs?? with photo leaves???
I’m visiting from the Inspired Room: you did a great job with the makeover!! And I LOVE your tree!!
It’s amazing! So beautiful & tranquil. I love the color. Definitely the perfect room for a “stay home date night”!
What a beautifully calm space… and I’m so impressed that you did it all for $200! I especially love the tree art you did and *hope* that you might consider switching the tree art with the open frames… It is so eye catching that my personal opinion is that it should be over the bed. The shelves seem a bit high, but then again I’m on the short side myself! Check out nyclq “A Few Favorite Things” at ratemyspace on hgtv.com for some great ideas for layering shelf displays.
I love the serenity of your room… well done!!
one more suggestion… it would be wonderful to add a couple of chairs in front of those gorgeous windows… perhaps wicker? and place that little table from behind the door in between. You’ve done such a nice job staging the table, it would be nice to see it in that setting…
I particularly love the tree paintings. Really nice. And the idea of hanging the empty frames is one I’ve always wanted to try. It looks great. Congrats!
I really like your tree painting! I’ve been wanting to do some art for our bedroom as well, and I actually saw a pillow with a tree that looks similar to your painting (it might have been on Sew Mama Sew during their scrap month). Your room is lovely!
A fabulous and thrifty makeover–love it! Your tree art is amazing, too.
Wow! What an amazing job you did. I especially love those white vases that look like they have flowers on them. I need ‘em!!! Beautiful beautiful retreat you’ve made yourselves
I too came over from the Inspired Room. I love the small touches: the white-spined books and the stand in for the head board. Add some more items that are the color of the guitar. Maybe make some twine covered balls in various shades of the browns – add more natural colored elements.
I will be looking for more info on how you created those trees – they are wonderful.
love it! great job.
So pretty, calm and serene, and BEAUTIFUL! Perfect master bedroom. thanks for showing us!
Tiffany! Your room looks great! I love the clean lines, the color and the frames above your bed. It is awesome!!!!
XOXO
Jen
WOW! I absolutely LOVE the color of the room. Just so peaceful and serene. Absolutely lovely.
Very pretty makeover! Congrats on your Homegoods win. I got in on a shopping spree with them last year too & had a blast. Love, love Homegoods!
I’m so glad Melissa sent us over! You did a marvelous job! It’s so peaceful! Exactly what a bedroom is supposed to feel like! I love all the soft colors and the tree art is absolutely gorgeous!
If you needed a softer color on the bedskirt you could try a dropcloth. I think it would go perfectly with your comforter. I did one and actually just glued the material straight to the box springs! So professional…NOT! But I love it. If you’re interested, here’s the link.
It looks so fresh and relaxing Tiffany, well done!
So lovely. Excellent choice of blue on those walls, so serene ! I adore that art on your walls. Lovely, just lovely !
It looks very peaceful and uncluttered. Great Job
What a sensational job you did on your make-over. Just a few more little things here and there and you are perfect! (Headboard) Have you thought about mounting a board over the bed that you have padded and covered in fabric to accentuate your beautiful spread? Terrific job you guys!
So pretty and peaceful!! I wouldn’t change a thing!!
You did a wonderful job. It is now a beautiful room. I love it! Don’t you just love decorating with white? God bless you!
Gorgeous makeover! I love your color choice and all the white accents. I especially like your canvas tree- that’s very cool!
All I can say is…wow! I love everything! We just added a master onto our house andI needed some inspiration. I can’t wait for the tutorial on those frames…just what I want to do above our bed. Happy New Year~
I have an obsession with trees too and I would love to get those wall hangings. You made them?
I love the color & am also curious about what paint you used. I’m anticipating your post about your tree art. Gorgeous!
I love bedrooms with clean lines. I’m usually not a fan of blue, but this blue is nice. Your bedroom now says come in and unwind.
I love it! I especially love the light blue walls and white decor. It’s so classy, but homey at the same time. Great job!
Love the rooms and your sense of decor…Its so fresh yet tranquil!! And the tree is awesome, do share the tutorial on it please..Oh yes, I’m obsessed with trees and leaves too, so you can check my crafts with them at my blog- http://kosmicchai.blogspot.com.. Will look forward to your visit!!
tiffany, i love the color on your walls! so nice!
So serene! Every time I get one room done in the house we all just gravitate towards it and stare at it, even the bathrooms. You done good! Lezlee
I absolutely love the tree prints!!! Would you be interested in doing another one and how much would you charge? It is just gorgeous!
You may find me napping in your calming room! Don’t call the cops ok!!!
com’ on over!
I love that wall color! So relaxing…
That is the most relaxing looking room I’ve seen! Beautiful!!!
Very nice! Love, love, love your tree art!
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Great makeover. Very tranquil and relaxing. Thanks for sharing.
This is fabulous. I’m needing some inspiration to make my bedroom beautiful, and I’ve found the right place, especially since your before pictures are eerily familiar. This is a great spot you have here. Can’t wait to come back.
A great job on the room makeover! It looks much more relaxing. My only suggestion would be two chairs for the window area, with a small table between them. The bird canvas is beautiful! ~~Rhonda
Absolutely beautiful! That tree art is stunning! Perfect pops of color in here. Such a serene, lovely space.
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BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!! i think i’m going to try my hand at that anthropology light blue tree that costs $2000!!! can you believe that? i think i will give it a go thanks for the inspiration on the “tree” love it!!!
i did see that at anthropology. that is an outrageous price. i’m sure you can make something similar to it because you are good at stuff like that.
wow! it looks great!! …i’m inspired!! : )