I’m lastly prepared to show my consideration to our new bed room, and I’m so excited to get began on this room! I had thought I’d get began this previous weekend, however I used to be worn out. These previous few weeks have been very eventful with having my new workshop constructed, having our driveway poured, ending my studio, cleansing out the carport, and different non-home-related obligations. I used to be fairly worn out, so I made a decision to take the weekend to recoup earlier than diving into the bed room undertaking.
However now I’m prepared, and I can’t wait to see this room completed! I used to be enthusiastic about it earlier than, after I was attempting to make that material work that I had readily available. However now that I’ve modified that plan and have chosen all new materials, I’m much more excited. I’m bordering on giddy. 😀
Right here’s the course I’m heading with the colours, materials, and so on.
In fact, the grasscloth will go on the highest portion of the partitions. I purchased sufficient to make use of on the entire partitions, not simply an accent wall. On the underside portion of the partitions, I’ll add wainscoting. I’ve used two sort of wainscoting in our home, and I’m nonetheless not 100% certain which one I’ll use within the bed room. Within the adjoining rest room, I used this kind, which I consider is known as choose’s paneling.
That’s additionally the type I used within the hallway rest room…
However I used this image body molding type within the music room…
I’m nonetheless contemplating these choices, but when I had to decide on proper now, I’d most likely go together with the image body molding type for the bed room, and depart the choose’s paneling for the loos.
In fact, the chook material goes for use on an upholstered headboard. I’m leaning in direction of this type with a nailhead trim. Or I’d simply use cording. I do like how that appears, however I’m a sucker for a nailhead trim. However the headboard will likely be tall and exquisite, and it’ll make an announcement within the room.
I’ll be utilizing the darkish teal velvet for draperies. The velvet is Ballard Designs Signature Velvet in Deep Teal. On the web site, it’s priced at $46.50 per yard, however I’ve a browser extension on my laptop computer known as Microsoft Procuring that may inform me if a product is listed on one other web site at a less expensive value. And have a look at this! I used to be about to make my buy on the Ballard Designs web site at $46.50 per yard, and I received this popup telling me it was cheaper on eBay.
The vendor has nice scores, and so they assured me that the material isn’t flawed. It’s new material, not seconds, and so they had a variety of it! So I ended up shopping for 21 yards from this vendor for the value that I used to be about to pay for 12 yards on the Ballard Designs web site. And due to the amount I purchased, they gave me a reduced delivery value. So if you happen to don’t have that browser extension, I extremely counsel it!
The remainder of the materials within the image will likely be used for accents. I’d love to make use of the thick, plush velvet on a chair, however that material is $159 per yard. I can’t see me paying that to cowl a chair, which might most likely take 5 to 7 yards of material. I might simply purchase a model new chair for that value, which is what I’ll most likely find yourself doing.
So right here’s my plan of motion for this room:
At first, I want to put in new hardwood flooring. Proper now, there’s solely subfloor in there. That flooring has been stacked in my breakfast room for weeks, so it ought to be totally acclimated to our home and able to go.
As soon as the flooring is put in, I’ll must lease the massive sander to sand the flooring. Then I’ll end the flooring (stain and seal) to match the remainder of the home.
After the flooring, I’ll begin on the partitions. I’ve debated whether or not to do the wainscoting or the wallpaper first. I feel it makes extra sense to do the wainscoting first. I additionally want to put in crown molding.
As soon as the wainscoting and crown molding are performed, then I’ll dangle the grasscloth wallpaper. I’m a bit of nervous about this step. Grasscloth isn’t the best factor to work with as a result of you’ll be able to’t get wallpaper paste on the entrance of it or it’ll depart marks. However I’ll watch loads of movies concerning the course of earlier than then in order that I can really feel extra assured.
Subsequent up, I’ll make the headboard. I’m so extremely enthusiastic about that undertaking. It’s been a really very long time since I’ve made an upholstered headboard, so I’m actually trying ahead to this one.
After that, I’ll sort out the draperies. I’m much less enthusiastic about that simply because (1) stitching isn’t a favourite factor of mine. I do it as a result of it’s essential, however I don’t find it irresistible. And (2) I must make so many material panels (six complete), and I made a decision to make the panels for the larger entrance window 1.5 widths of material every as a substitute of 1 width every. I hate making these, however the ultimate look will likely be definitely worth the bother.
Subsequent up, I’ll must construct two bedside tables. I shared those that had been actually inspiring me a few weeks in the past, and I’ve determined to go together with these.
I really like the whole lot about that bedside desk besides the value. This one is from Wayfair, and it’s $1829. In fact, we want two of them. So I’ll be utilizing this as inspiration to construct my very own.
Sooner or later, I must both discover and order a brand new chair or discover an older chair to reupholster for my studying nook. If I’m going to order a brand new one, I want to do this quickly. I’ll need one the place I can select the material that goes on it, and people typically take fairly some time from order date to supply date.
I’ll additionally must repaint/refinish the dresser that’s in our present bed room, and that we’ll be reusing in our new bed room. The present colour doesn’t work with the brand new colours and materials.
After which I’ll add the ending adorning touches to the room, and that’s it! So, any wagers on how lengthy this can take me? 😀 It’s positively not as concerned as a grasp rest room transform or a studio transform, however there are fairly a number of initiatives (stitching, constructing, reupholstery) which can be required for this room. I’m so dangerous at estimating how lengthy issues will take to complete, however I can say that Matt and I are each very anxious to get into our new bed room! Let’s hope I can keep centered and get this performed rapidly, as a result of then it’s on to the room that I’m THE MOST enthusiastic about — the closet and laundry space!
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
