New Bed.........Did You Guess Correctly?

So a while back you may remember this post where I was day dreaming about a new bed.

 

I had moved back to the cape cod and needed some new furniture, and this is what I started with:

 

 

 

It is not a terrible space that needs an over haul, but it is definitely a space lacking style and function!

 

Luckily there are several good aspects to this space that I can work with.

 

• The wood trim: My upstairs bedrooms have dark trim...I think a cherry stain. Over the years I have tossed around the idea of sanding and painting the trim white to match the downstairs trim, but even though I love white trim I can't get myself to paint over such nicely done wood work, AND I like the variety of having the darker stain upstairs.
• The wall color:  I love the wall color. I painted the bedroom a few years back before I began blogging, and chose this blue color that I took back to have darkened so its a custom color and I really like it.
• The carpet: The carpeting in my bedroom is a nice neutral cream/beige color. I would prefer  a shaggier carpet or to pull it up and just have the hard wood floors exposed and buy a new rug to go under the bed. All of that sounds like it would be beautiful but I really like the softness and warmth the carpeting adds to a bedroom, so for now it stays.
• The ceilings and lighting: Ok, so once again I have popcorn ceilings in this room. (sigh) If  you have been following along you know that I am in the process of knocking down the popcorn ceiling in my office/mudroom, (big reveal coming soon)and this girl can only handle one popcorn project at a time! As for the lighting, I like the chandelier but wouldn't mind updating it with a new one.  

 

 

For now I needed a new bed, some new bedding, and a new cabinet or shelf for extra storage/organization, and new window treatments.

 

 

The chocolate brown duvet cover and curtains are a bit too dark for the look I am going for now so its time they go!

 

And I am happy to announce that I finally picked out a bed and here she is:

 

  

 

 

She's the Birch Lane copy cat from Overstock.com!

 

Here is the Birch Lane bed and here is mine from Overstock.com.

 

When you compare the two they are almost identical.

 

I love my new bed and can't wait to start shopping for bedding and window treatments soon!

 

 

So did you guess correctly?

Was this the bed you thought I would pick out?

 

What do you think about my space so far?

 

 

 

Jennifer

 

 

 

 

 

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Pink and Gold Glam Foot Stool Makeover

 

 

A llloonnnggg time ago I found this little foot stool at a thrift store. It had great bones and just needed a little TLC...and a vision.

 

 

 

So first things first, I had to remove the ugly stained fabric....

 

 

 

And the dull brass tacks.

Once she was stripped down to her bare bones I could then build her back up with her new look.

The cream color was a bit dull and needed some zing

 (like that word? ...zing.)

 

So I chose a metallic gold paint to add some sparkle to this glamor girl, but not be overpowering.

 

This stuff is awesome!

It adds a subtle metallic look and is perfect for small projects like this.

Normally I don't paint with metallic paint 

(had bad experiences with the metallic spray paints) but this time I decided to give it a try and I love how it turned out.

 

I simply dry brushed it on for a light sheer coverage.

 

 

 

And the paint went perfectly with this fabric I stumbled across at Hoblob!

And I used upholstery tacks to secure it to the bench.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was a bit difficult to line up the tacks and I had to redo some of them but once I got going it all went a lot smoother.

 

 

 

 

So now she's glam and fabulous!

 

I love this pink fabric and how it looks with the metallic gold paint.

 

 

Here is the before and after:

 

 

Much better!

 

 

 

 

Jennifer

 

 

 

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Down With the Popcorn Ceiling!

If you follow me on Facebook you caught a quick glimpse of what I have been working on since New Years Day. ...yes, I said that right....since New. Years. Day. (sigh)

 

It's been a looonnnngggg and MESSY project to say the least but I am happy to tell you that the popcorn ceiling in the mudroom is almost all gone! 

 

 Pretty soon the popcorn ceiling will be a distant memory and one that I would like to forget!!!

 

Whoever created this stuff needs a stern talking to!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 And when I say messy....I mean MESSY!

 

 

 

 

 

See this?

 

This mess is what happens when your tarps fall off but you forge forward like a crazy mad woman who is unwilling to stop and put it back up since she is on a roll so she just keeps on scraping her little heart away, until the madness wears off and then she is confronted by a big fast mess! 

 

 

 

 

 

And there she goes.......the tarp is falling down!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Luckily, most of it swept up fairly easily.  

 

 

  

 

 

But beyond the messy sheet rock dust lies a beautiful, smooth, untouched white ceiling that makes it all worth it.

 

 

This is the last spot that is left to scrape and I will finish it soon so we can put up the new light fixture and say bye-bye to the infamous boob light.

 

See the difference?

And how could I complete a DIY project without encountering a blip?

 

When you live in a 70 year old house, things are not perfect.

 

What I mean is, that after scraping, and scraping I finally came to the last corner over by the fireplace with a small spot that needs repair.

I am happy to report that this was the only spot that needed to be addressed though so its all good.

 

 

Now back to spackling and sanding this corner, finishing the area around the light fixture, and then priming and painting.

 

Once I am done I will post the tutorial and give you a nice before and after reveal, then we can all go have a drink together to celebrate. LOL :)

 

 

 

Jennifer

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