You know, I have been giving myself an altogether hard time thinking about what I haven't been doing to get this house of ours organised. The other day I sat here and read my previous blog entries and looked at the photos and do you know what? I have been busy! I've done loads!
This year has been a hugely busy one with my husband being made redundant and then going self-employed. We were going to move for a job for him and then we decided not to. We have also aaaaaalmost finished an investment property we bought and that was a massive project to tackle and something we've never done before. Oh, and not forgetting the care of our two kiddos of course! So yeah, I need to stop being so hard on myself. I am trying really hard and actually achieving a lot. It's just not everything... Yet.
We kept all the same furniture, but just changed up the soft furnishings and repainted. I moved the bed to the opposite wall too. It sits much better over that side I think. The paint is Dulux - Perfectly Taupe. I will have to control myself in order to NOT paint the rest of the house this colour!!
We also had the ceiling re-boarded then replastered and cornicing added. All the ceilings upstairs were pine-clad boards and absolutely vile. Underneath we found they were all woodchip, so we just had to re-board and plaster rather than just skim. This was the last room that needed this done, so that's a job completely ticked off the list. We couldn't afford to do every ceiling at once, so we've been doing them as we redecorated each space.
These ginormous Ikea Pax wardrobes took over the whole length of one wall. I posted about them on here before.
I decluttered the inside of them so that I could get rid of the unit on the end. It really opens the room up, and you no longer have to breath in when you come through the door!
More or less everything is from Ikea. I adore the place! The bedding, knitted throw, and curtains are from there and most of the furniture with a couple of exceptions I'll show you.
The chest of drawers was actually left in our first house by the previous owners. We even found old 70's photos of a woman sunbathing topless hidden underneath the drawer lining!! I thought about painting it, but I wanted some wood finish in here to bring some warmth into the room. I don't like the handles, which aren't the original ones. I put cheapo Ikea handles on a few years ago and they just don't go. I will buy some to match the wardrobe handles when I next do an Ikea run.
I also want to put something on this blank wall... Maybe frame some of the yellow fabric I have used as an accent. Or maybe some old plates or something. Don't know yet.
Here's a close up of the dresser top. I used a lovely yellow fabric laid underneath a piece of glass I had cut. It's a lot cleaner and easier to wipe down when I get makeup on there.
Check out these cute little ceramic hearts...
Oh, and I needed something to go with the drawers, so I picked up this old chair at a charity shop for only £5. It was really easy to recover the seat pad using the same yellow fabric from the top of the drawers.
Well, that's all! Like I said, there are still some finishing touches to be made, but on the whole, I'm really pleased! Here's a recap...
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Your bedroom looks great. Love your Pax wardrobes. Isn't Ikea wonderful? Cheers.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Ikea is amazing, i love the place! Thank you for stopping by. :)
DeleteLove it !!! It's so clean looking.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much, and thank you for visiting! :)
DeleteI love all the changes you did to your bedroom, the new paint color, bedding, wall art, light fixture...Wow! Lots of wonderful updates! The last pic looks like a picture taken from a magazine! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAw that's really lovely to hear, thank you so much! :)
DeleteLovely room. Great light coming in, which makes the paint colour perfect. That is a snuggling room, for sure :)
ReplyDeleteIt does have great light! The window is huge. Thanks very much for coming to check it out!
DeleteI love this redo. I have a link party called Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party and would love to have you share this with everyone. Here is the link to the party.
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Debi @ Adorned From Above
Hey Debbie, i must be going loopy! I could have sworn i had linked up to your link party - i even have a back link in my post and everything! I must have been distracted halfway through and just not done it. DOH! Thanks for stopping by and asking me across though. I love your blog! :)
Deleteaaaaaaaand i spelled your name wrong - DOUBLE DOH! So sorry! I think i will go make a nice cup of tea...
DeleteSo nice & refreshing! Great job! Thanks for linking up to Pin Me! I've pinned it!
ReplyDeleteI am following you now!
DeleteOh that's wonderful, thank you! I followed you too! :)
DeleteSuch a pretty makeover! Thanks for linking up.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, and thank you for coming by my blog! :)
DeleteLovely job! I love the Ikea wardrobe. I'm visiting over from the Organize and Decorate Everything Features post.
ReplyDeleteHey Heather! ohmygoodness! I just went over the Organize And Decorate Everything to see and i am so excited! I actually squeaked out loud and made the kids jump. lol!
DeleteThanks so much for stopping by to tell me! :)
That looks fantastic! Looks like a very peaceful bedroom.
ReplyDeleteThank you, it is... When the kids aren't charging in at 6am! lol! Thanks for stopping by! :)
DeleteIt is a lot of work to be sure but you are hitting all the notes in this room. Love it and wanted you to know I am featuring you tonight on this week's Motivated Monday at BeColorful.
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Wow!! Thank you so much, i am over the moon!! Yay!!! Thanks so much for coming by and for featuring me too. Wonderful!
DeleteGosh, that colour has opened the room right up. It goes to show you don't have to spend huge amounts of cash in doing a fab makeover. (Apart from necessary bits, like ceilings!)
ReplyDeleteExactly! Not including the ceilings the whole thing probably only cost about ::thinks:: £120. Not bad at all!
DeleteGreat looking master bedroom. It looks relaxing and comfortable. The taupe is a terrific color. I can see why you might want to paint everything that color! Visiting from the Newbie Party and am your newest follower! Would love for you to visit me at Still Woods Farmhouse:)
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much for becoming a follower, i will come by your blog after this comment and follow you too. :)
DeleteHi Sarah - love your bedroom - great job!!!
ReplyDelete( I haven't been to Ikea in ages but used to be in there almost weekly lol )
Your newest follower - would love to have you come by and follow back when you have the time!
Hugs,
Suzan ( from Montreal )
visiting from Debbie Doos
Hey Suzan, thank you for becoming a follower. Of course i will visit you and do the same! :)
DeleteI don't know how I stumbled upon your blog, but I like the bedroom. We just bought a new bed and are in the process of a complete overhaul of the room. It will be a long (hopefully not too expensive) work in progres!
ReplyDeleteI'm in an apartment otherwise I too would paint my house that beautiful color! xoxo
Thanks for stumbling on by Adrienne! :) Our bedroom took forever to do and i still don't feel like it's quite finished yet. Fun project though!
DeleteHi Sarah,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for linking with last weeks Wednesday's Adorned From Above Link Party. This weeks party is opened and I would love to have you share any of your posts. The link for the party is
http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/11/wednesdays-adorned-from-above-link_14.html
I can't wait to see what you have been up to.
Debi
Thanks Debi, i have linked up! :)
DeleteWhat a lovely and bright makeover! Thanks so much for sharing at Get Schooled Saturday:)
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Kim
Hi Kim, Thank you for stopping by! :)
DeleteSo pretty! Beautiful job!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much! :)
DeleteThanks so much for linking to Make The Scene Monday at Alderberry Hill, you are being featured later today!
ReplyDeleteohmygoodnessmeiamSOexcited!!! :) Thank you so much!!! YEY!
DeleteHow LOVELY to find a nice blog where you used products we actually have in South Africa (Dulux) :)
ReplyDeleteI've made a note of that colour and am going to look at the paint shop. I've been looking for a nice neutral shade for awhile
It really is the perfect neutral shade. I keep imagining it in all of my rooms, but i need to stop myself. :)
ReplyDeleteYour bedroom looks lovely, really restful. That is a beautiful wall colour, we have just used Malt Chocolate from Dulux which is similar, a bit more brown, but I will definitely check out Perfectly Taupe now, too. Removing one of your wardrobes was a great idea, it makes such a difference! I think we have too much furniture, less really is more :-)
ReplyDeleteOooh you have good taste - our hallway and upstairs landing is painted in Malt Chocolate! ;) Yes, taking that wardrobe away has made so much difference. Even though it wasn't too much hassle to breathe in a little as we came through the door it felt like such a squeeze. Glad we did it now. :) Thanks for stopping by! x
DeleteHello - lovely decoration!
ReplyDeleteCan I ask what shade of grey your living room walls are please?
I've been considering perfectly taupe for my new bedroom too - does it look very dark when the sun has gone down? Would love any advice you have (sybergirl20@hotmail.com)
Thanks
Rachael
Hi Rachael, thank you! Sorry i've taken forever to reply, i've not been blogging at all. To answer your questions, the living room is Dulux Grey Steel 3. It's a grey, light colour. The bedroom is fab, doesn't look too dark at all i wouldn't say. That could be down to having mostly white furniture and the white ceiling though. Maybe if other colours in there were dark it would change that.
DeleteSarah. :)