The Big Reveal (Bedroom Makeover)!!!

Hey Designers!

My -- bedroom --  is -- complete! Makeover accomplished! Super excited :-) Let's get right into it, starting with the requisite before shots:

Before Bedroom  Makeover

Before - Old Dresser/Chest of Drawers

After - Bed

  If I had to pick, I'd say this is my favorite item in the room. This headboard was the jump off point for this makeover, and heavily influenced my color scheme. It's probably the most modern thing in the room...

Bedside table and Shoe-case Transformation

Bedside table closeup

Dresser and Mirror

 If had to give a name for the theme in my bedroom it would be 'Eternal Spring / Summerland', note the birds, flowers, and butterflies scattered across the room. Those are my favorite times of year in North America.

Dresser closeup

Dresser and Reading Nook

 Love this shot, it captures so many aspects of my personality, namely my love of music (and many years of musical training in violin and piano), nature lover (birds, butterflies, et al.), and my love of books (chair for reading). The one thing I'm not completely fond of is the chair. Do not buy chairs online people.

Pictures (these guys have been with me since grad school, over 6 years ago)

 I picked this light switch cover up in a food market in Columbus, OH, it was such a great find, in a totally unexpected place.

N.B. my new crown moldings :-)

Second bedside table (stepladder transformed)

 Originally I planned on having only one bedside table, but the room needs two lamps (no overhead light). This stepladder was something I thought a pretty good idea initially, I just wished I didn't buy it online, it's a little too small.

Window and drapes + Shoe-case

 Moment of inspiration is right here... When I found these drapes, that's when I decided to go with a gray, yellow and ivory color scheme, which I thought brilliant at the time, and still do :-)

Window and Reading Nook

I'm thrilled to be done!!! In fact, I almost had a Halle Berry Oscar moment earlier today when I saw that it was all coming together... "I'd like to thank my Mom, all I wanted to do was make her proud (sob sob)."

But seriously, I have to give a big THANK YOU to a few folks, (1) My mother, who was my sounding board for my ideas and purchases, (2) You, the readers of this blog, for keeping me honest, and for your comments, feedback, ideas and general support. (3)And last but definitely not least, God, for giving me the idea to start this blog and this makeover journey. Yes, it wasn't mine at all, He gave me the guts to do this and made me realize how much room there was for beautifying both my home and my spiritual life. Now you're probably thinking that God may not care about this stuff, but check out what he says in Psalm 149:4

For the Lord takes pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

He said it, not me! LOL. So yes. I'm done, with the bedroom. What's next? I'll tell next week, just need some time to enjoy this makeover.

Just incase you want to know where I got all this stuff, the list is below.

What do you think? Be happy to hear your thoughts!

Happy designing!

Kyla

Headboard - West Elm, Bedframe- West Elm, Duvet cover - (DKNY) Bed, Bath and Beyond, Pillows- Etsy, Lamps and shades - Home Goods, Bedside table - Etsy, Stepladder - Etsy, Bedside carafe - Crate and Barrel, Book/Shoecase - Ikea, Pictures (3) - Ikea, Mirror - Wisteria, Dresser - Etsy, Picture frames (with violin) Marshalls, Basket with throw - Marshalls, Chair - Overstock, Candle holders - Ikea, Jug - Ikea, Blue candle holder - gift, trays - Fringe -- OneKingsLane, Plates (wall mounted) - Fringe -- OneKingsLane. 

If you have questions about any of these items, just ask.