Budget Master Bedroom Makeover Reveal
I’m happy to report that my budget master bedroom makeover is finally complete! This project was many months in the making, but we finally have a retreat that we can truly enjoy.
The first thing we did in this room was to paint it a lighter color. I was convinced that I would love the darker color that it originally was, but it made it feel too much like a cave, especially at night.
You may not be able to tell, but the room went from a milk chocolate brown to a much lighter custom mixed color from Sherwin Williams. I know that some of you will ask about the color, but I really can’t tell you what it is. It was in between two shades on a color swatch and then I had them tweak it some more.
The next item to get checked off of my to-do list was to make new draperies. I love buffalo check fabric and lucked up on some at a local fabric outlet for $3/yard! I went nuts and bought 30 yards – anybody need some brown/cream buffalo check fabric? I just happen to have plenty to spare. 😉
Anyway, I made these skirted, rod pocket drapery panels and added blue banding to them.
I had to make two pairs of draperies – the ones above that frame the bed and another pair to frame the window in the seating area. The draperies were a big job that I was glad to get checked off of my to-do list!
Next up was the bed. I found a not-so-terribly-priced coverlet at Target. Since this is a budget makeover, I gave a lot of thought to making my own bed cover of some kind. In the end though, I figured that by the time that I bought all of the fabric to make and line the bedspread and considered my time, I would have spent nearly as much for a diy version.
Now pillows – gotta have pillows! I made the pillow shams and throw pillows myself. I rarely buy a pillow, but I found the cute ruffled one for a good price and knew it was something I wouldn’t want to fool with making so it jumped into my hot little hands. If you’re interested, you can click HERE for a full tutorial on how to make a pillow sham.
There is a large wall on one side of the bed that I wanted to fill with some kind of artwork, but it needed to be on the cheap since this is a budget makeover. I was able to make my own after purchasing some very inexpensive frames, a calendar, some wrapping paper and poster board.
Our bedroom is located over the garage so it’s a rather large space. Generously sized rooms typically are a good thing, but having a bedroom this large is really a bit of a waste for us. This photo using the wide angle lens distorts it a bit, but it should give you a good feel for the size and shape of the room. {And yes, we have the dreaded ceiling fan – a must in the South and for women of a certain age.}
In spite of the large size of the room, there really wasn’t a great place to put our dresser, mirror and chest of drawers. You would think that the logical place for the dresser was across from the foot of the bed, but it just looked lost on that big wall. So both pieces of furniture wound up in the sitting area, which was the hardest part of the room for me to deal with.
This is the part of the room that is the biggest waste of space for us. We aren’t sitting room people – we don’t sit in our bedroom to read or watch tv – all we really need is a place to put on our socks and shoes. But the space is there so I had to do something with it. Fortunately, we already had all of the furniture that we needed to fill the space.
The vivid blue of these hydrangeas really adds a nice pop of color to this little spot.
I love being able to use family heirlooms around the house. This silver tray was a 25th wedding anniversary gift to my parents many years ago.
Over on my dresser, a mirrored tray is great for holding my jewelry. The blue mercury glass bowls are really meant to be candle votives, but I use them to hold my watches and rings.
Two chairs with recovered seats and a decorator table help to fill the space under the window. The box pleated tableskirt that I made adds one more fabric element to the room.
The banding detail that I added around the bottom is the same fabric as the banding on the draperies and helps to tie things together just a little more.
A triple bookcase sitting across from the foot of the bed received a makeover too. That’s my sweet Diva Dog shadow at the foot of the bed.
The bookcases were blah and boring and in need of some minor repairs.
The glass on the front creates quite a glare, so I’ve opened them so you can get a better look at the interior.
Wow, Suzy, your bedroom is huge! It’s more like a master suite! I love the colors you’ve chosen, and your decorative vignettes are beautiful.
Thanks for sharing your lovely room. Hope you can stop by my blog for a visit. I’d love to see you again!
~ Wendi ~
Very pretty….the colors are gorgeous. Years ago I had a brown and light blue room…it was one of my favorites!
Oh how pretty! I love what you have done in here. Love that you have a sitting area, and I love your checked window treatments. You have done a fantastic job!
Suzy its just beautiful. This is a huge space too. I love all your fabrics. I know you are pleased as punch with the results. Great job!
Suzy, your bedrooom is awesome. I absolutely love the size. If you had a hotplate you would never have to leave.LL
I followed you as the project progressed but it is so much fun to see it all together and get a better feel for the how the room flows. You professional skills are amazing. I love how you pulled all the colors around the room.
Hugs, Ginger
Just Beautiful GF!!…so calming and relaxing. And I love all your turquoise accent pieces. I need to finish up my master : (
Suzy, what a beautiful room! The blue is so pretty and soothing! All of your vignettes look wonderful. You did a great job!
Your bedroom is beautiful!!! The before and after pics are very inspiring!!! Love your fabrics and color choices too. I will have to go read about the cleaner for the velvet pillow. I have a sofa that can not have water on it so cleaning has always been a BIG challenge!!! Enjoy your NEW room!!!! XO, Pinky
Love your textures and colors! Great job! Thanks for sharing your lovely bedroom,Joann
Beautiful transformation! Love the serene blue accents! The vignettes are all so lovely!
Hi Suzy! What a large and beautiful bedroom! I love the colors and your furniture is so pretty. Thank you for linking to the Open House party.
Hugs,
Sherry
Suzy, great job on the transformation!..Love the colors!…I am following and looking forward to your posts and meeting you personally!!
Hi Suzy,
Wow! You have some large beautiful bedroom! I love all the changes you made.
All your treasures are displayed so nice. The bedding and the drapes are stunning.
Dee
Wow, Suzy, you certainly know how to pull things together in a most beautiful way. Love the colors you have chosen, and your window treatments are beautiful ……. I would expect nothing less…..lol!
CAS
I love the window treatments. Did you make them?
Thank you so much! Yes, I made the window treatments, the boxpleated tableskirt, the pillow shams and the smaller square brown pillows.
Hi Suzy! Your bedroom is so gorgeous! Love that blue color you’ve used. What a wonderful space you have under the eaves. Your room is huge! 🙂 Your drapes are so pretty and your dilemma wall – gorgeous!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia 😉
So nice! Classically beautiful. Visiting from Naps on the Porch.
What a nice big room. The colors and accents you used look wonderful!
Love the blue you brought in, Suzy, and how it is spread throughout the room! Great pleated skirt on your table. I can understand the bits and pieces. It seems like our master bedroom is taking me the longest to get together, although I don’t think I’ve shared much of it except for a Craig’s List dresser I got and a lamp. : )
visiting from Met Monday!
I don’t even know where to begin. This is a beautiful room, magazine worthy for sure. I like your curtain treatments and all the touches of blue and the sitting area and the lamps and I could go on and on. I have to tell you that my folks still have 2 pillows like yours that my grandmother made years ago. Theirs are gold corduroy. Yours is the second blog I’ve ever seen them on.