I've been chipping away at our master bedroom for a while now. I started with the "house plan" that I was going to focus on one room at a time. Well....that sort of went out the window. When I started this blog, one of my very first projects was my master bedroom re-do. While my last post of that was QUITE a while ago, I have been slowly adding to it. Additions and projects went un-posted mainly because of this and this, so I thought I'd do a catch-up post on some of the changes.
Window treatments were not only desperately needed but definitely added the biggest change to this room. Keeping our super-budget in mind, I had to hunt for things that wouldn't break the bank but that would also be of quality.
I went with my favorite look: bamboo, woven blinds layered with simple curtain panels. I did hours and hours of research on the best options for bamboo blinds on a budget. We had two challenges that we faced when it came to bamboo blinds. The first is that our windows are old and therefore are not standard window sizes. The second is that when we gave our house a "face lift" a few years ago we trimmed out all the windows in thick casing that we didn't want to cover up. That meant that we had to go with inside mount blinds. It also means that it ruled out standard, pre-cut blinds that are found in Lowes, HomeDepot, and other stores like that. Going with a custom size meant going with a "custom" price tag. Enter JCPenny. JCPenny was having a sale with 60% off all made-to-measure blinds plus free shipping (I'm sorry I didn't post about that at the time!) A victory lap was made around my entire house - twice. When I put my deposit in for the color sample of the blinds we were going with, the sales woman let me know that an additional 5% would be taken off my order with my receipt present. Another victory lap was made.
While they are certainly no tortoise shell, bamboo blinds they are perfect for us and where we are in our lives and our budget.
Another challenge came with the curtain rods. Our master bedroom has an uneven ceiling. This is no complaint as it's actually my favorite feature in the room. The tongue and groove is the original ceiling in the house. I wish it still existed throughout the entire thing, but it's sadly only left in portions of the house.
Normally I like to hang curtains dropped about 3"-4" from the ceiling, giving height to a room. I had the option to do this with only one window, but it would be off from the rest of the windows. I decided to keep them all at the same height to create almost one continuous line.
The other addition to our room is a hanging pendent light. I searched high and low for the right sized, hanging drum shade. In case any of the rest of you are searching, the answer is Pottery Barn. There are plenty of other large, hanging drum shades but they come with a hefty price tag. I also didn't need anything fancy since the plan was to cover it up anyways. I found a neutral (I change my mind and our bedding A LOT) lattice print fabric.
It sits in the corner of our room above one of our hand-me-downs from my grandparents. If you've been reading for a little while you know that my grandparents have a passion for mid-century modern furniture as well as Danish teak. Eventually I'd like to replace this chair with an overstuffed, comfy, cozy chair but in the mean time, this works.
The latest project for the Master Bedroom sprucing I actually finished just last week, so I'm not too far behind on my posting for that one. For those of you that follow Grace, you'll know that she made an amazing find with some blue, ikat fabric. I first posted about it here. But, instead of recovering our desk chairs like I had originally planned(I'll post on that later this week) I decided to go with pillows for our bed instead.
Great minds must think alike. Check out Grace's latest post.
Here's a look at what our naked windows looked like pre-sprucing.
I'm off to finish re-upholstering our office chairs! Pics coming soon!
