Master Bedroom Reveal

But first, a pic of our house in the Memphis snow :)

Okay, I promised this post a really long time ago, but with the rush of trying to get the nursery ready, I am just now getting a chance to post pics. Plus, it took us a while to hang things, raise the headboard and get all set up. While we still have a little bit to go in this room, this is a huge start.

Just to recap, our house has 2 master bedrooms... one upstairs and one downstairs. We opted to live in the one upstairs to be closer to the kid(s) while he (they) are small. The downstairs master is off the family room, and will be the playroom. We think when the kid(s) are pre-teen/teenage, we'll move downstairs and give them the run of the upstairs.

Here is the master bedroom and bathroom before:

Love those curtains that don't match and the Lucy Desi bed set-up against the wall. Covering up the beautiful hard woods with a beige carpet rug was genius. Also, the mustard trim and off-white walls are just gorgeous, don't ya think? ;)

Really, knobs are not necessary.

And here is the after:

Awwwww much better!

For the paint, we went with Benjamin Moore's Yarmouth Blue. I have to say, Brian and I had a hard time choosing between two Ben Moore colors: Yarmouth Blue and Buxton Blue. From the paint swatches, they looked almost identical. We decided to try them both in large swatches on the wall. Thank goodness we did, because they were totally different. We really liked both colors - Brian leaned towards Buxton and I leaned towards Yarmouth. Buxton was a bit richer, Yarmouth a bit lighter. Well, we see who won :) Then we painted ALL OF THE TRIM, WINDOWS, DOORS, INSIDE OF THREE CLOSETS, and THE CEILING. Let me tell you, WHAT A TASK. Our bedroom has FIVE DOORS. Between both walk in closets, bathroom and main doors, that was a lot of paint. Plus, to cover up the gorgeous trim, it took anywhere from 3 to 4 coats depending on the area. The four windows were not too tough to paint, thankfully. All the trim, windows, and doors are painted with Benjamin Moore White Dove. The ceiling and inside of closets we chose just a basic white paint. Our parents seriously helped us with this room and all the paint... we can't thank them enough!!

Along with paint, we decided to spray paint all the window hardware, including the bathroom mirror, brushed nickel. So glad we did this. It was gold overload!!!

We used the headboard at our old house. My mom and I made it one afternoon. We decided to raise it higher since our ceilings are higher in this house, and I really wanted it to look more "masterly." The photos in the frames are all of trips we have been on. We chose pics from San Diego, NOLA/Mardi Gras, Switzerland, Mexico, Rome, Paris, Bahamas, and an old pic of us from when we first started dated in Athens, GA. At the center above our headboard, is a pic of us on our wedding day.

We also switched out the cheap ceiling fan for a brand new Hunter fan. We LOVE this fan. It is 64 inches, which is big, but the room is big, so it looks great. It is also completely silent... so nice. Also, we took off the wood shutters (still trying to figure out what to do with those shutters), and installed roman shades. We got a great deal on these from JC Penney. The side lamps are from HomeGoods, bedding from Pottery Barn (wedding gifts!), and the bench is also from Penney's. The side tables are antiques, of course.

For the rug, the one we put in here used to be in our living room at our old house. I love the floors in our new house, so this allows the floors to show better I think.

In the bathroom, we took a door down that separated the room and the sink area. It was always in the way. Then we installed a new towel rack, shower head, shower curtain rod (curved is the way to go) and toilet seat. We also painted the walls, the linen closet, gave everything a good scrub down and it was ready to go.

We still aren't all the way there yet. I am dying for an antique vanity with a mirror to put on my side of the room for all my makeup and girly things. I have my eye on one at an upcoming estate sale that would match our antique 1940's mahogany furniture. I already contacted the estate company trying to get them to sell it to me early, but no can do. They gave me a price I am happy with, so now it is up to us to get up at the crack of dawn, wait in line, and hopefully score it for a sweet deal. We'll see. That's part of the fun in buying estate furniture, right :) I like it so much better than what is sold in stores today though.

That's about it! Brian and I are so proud of this room. I am proud of what we accomplished while 8 and a half months pregnant. We love our new room and our house is really starting to feel like home :)