Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Adding Color to My Bedroom

I have shown this picture before and at the time liked the look but now with summer I wanted brighter colors in my bedroom and something above the bed.  I couldn't get inspired to get it done until I got a few new pieces of fabric in the mail, the fabric was the perfect colors for my bedroom.



A couple of months ago, I had purchased some wool felt to make this pillow and made it first.  It is a great tutorial and the end result is beautiful.
I just added some basic pillows on each side and a couple of small round pillows from a pattern at Sew4Home, which is a great sewing site.  Here are the pillows on the bed

I took the old lamps

spray painted them Heirloom white and covered the lampshade with fabric for this result:

Now for the wall, I went to my attic and dug around. Found a picture frame and this platter
and sprayed painted them Heirloom White also.  Here is the result

I have been watching Sarah's House on HGTV and liked how she mixes and matches all the prints.  Plus, in the master bedroom, I liked the fabric band on the neutral curtains.



So I added a band on all my curtains, this area needs some work.  I am open to suggestions, a table between the chairs, maybe?  Like my tennis shoes on the floor!
a better view

Here is one more picture

I want to add more picture frames above the bed, but I am out of spray paint and you can't find that color in my town!  I worked on this project in the evenings and spray painted between all the rain we have been getting.

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8 comments:

  1. You garden, quilt and home dec impeccably-please don't tell me you enjoy cooking!!!!!

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  2. I love the colors you used in your bedroom. I think a small table between the chairs would look great. I also might add a small pillow to each chair to match the ones on the bed. Bring those colors over there.

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  3. Beautiful bedroom colours! I'm totally in love with mixing fabrics as well. Sarah's a great one to get inspired from, good choice! :)

    Donna

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  4. I love the colors and decor of your room. It's so peaceful.

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  5. Love the new additions to your bedroom, it all looks so peaceful and inviting. Funny, I just saw the post for those round pillows and added it to my bookmarks, and here you have them made already!
    My two cents: I would slipcover the chairs to brighten them up some. :-)

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  6. Beautiful transformations!

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  7. I love what you've done with the room, Lori! I'm also glad to see someone else with shoes on the floor.

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  8. It looks great. I love that gray blue color. I hope you can find the paint for more frames...I like your idea of adding more. Lisa~

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