MASTER BEDROOM

I probably spend, 

on average, other than sleeping, 10 minutes a day in my Bedroom. 

I get up ...and I am off. 

So it should come as no surprise that it took 

7 years for me to invest any time or energy into really making it a haven.

But finally, I did.

and I love OUR room.

I have now become a spokeswoman for 

"DO YOUR ROOM FIRST!"

my latest cause....

 

I am cuckoo for this Dwell Studio Print. I got the
fabric for  $9.99 at UFAB in Charlottesville!!


The dresser was once a side board in our dining room! 

Our walls are painted a Custom Color .... I named "Bergman Gray". 

 The color, if you must know, was arrived at under duress, after trying 6 different grays on our bedroom wall. One was too dark(Stonington Gray), one too light (Horizon), one too pink (Portland Gray) I did LOVE that one though, hubby did not,  Too Blue (Feather Gray) and too light blue (Winter Ice) and finally one I adore, but already used in the kids bath (Wickham Gray)  . Some were samples I had, so I could not tell you the proportions, I can only tell you that I got frustrated and poured whatever was left in all six cans in a 5 gallon bucket !!! And what I ended up with was GORGEOUS!!!! In case you ever want to try it here is the formula - my buddy Nancy at 

Benjamin Moore figured it out -  

BERGMAN GRAY

Oy  0x 12.5000

BK   0x 18.000

MA  0x 1.000

We have 5 non working fireplaces,
which
give me 5 awesome mantels to style!!!

This is My Oldest Sons One Year Old Hand Print.
 I remember he kept trying to "grab" the plaster and
I had to press his chubby little  hand down.
He has never liked being messy and he said,  "kicky"...

 I love using little odds and ends, pieces of our life and our history.
And I change them constantly....
The mirror is from my old dresser,
which is sitting on the back porch waiting to be revived.

Last week I did a post, with a tutorial for one of the finishing touches of our room...

these Cornices. They are easy as can be and I swear

they really make the room look polished!!!

The curtains are Faux Silk Martha Stewart for Home Depot. The BEST deal anywhere.
I just washed them last week,
and dried them and they are perfect.
I left them a tad damp and hung them back up like that
and they required NO pressing at all!!!!

Our bed is from Pottery Barn, we got it when our 3rd child came along, 12 years ago.
The bedding is a combination of Dwell Studio for Target,
A white Pottery Barn Quilt (best investment), 
a WHITE Lilly Pulitzer Duvet cover,
shams and bedskirt I got on sale last year at
Garnet Hill and some throw Pillows I made
with Amy Butler Fabric.
I am a huge fan of 100% white bedding,...if it gets dirty, just bleach it and good as new!!!
I ALWAYS INVEST in GOOD white pieces: quilts, bedskirts, duvet covers and then
I buy the trendier, more inexpensive pieces when the spirit, a good sale and my pocket book allows.

We get so caught up in doing these adorable Nurseries
 and big kidrooms for our children, 
create beautiful kitchens and living rooms and even gorgeous gardens...
and we often put ourselves and our bedrooms last.

 Don't do it! 
YOU deserve a nice room too!

It is so nice, no matter how little time I spend in my room, 

and what time I DO have is rarely alone...
but it is still so satisfying

to LOVE my bedroom,
and to have a BED I LOVE to fall into
 at the end of my very long days!!!


Do you LOVE your Master bedroom?
Is it everything you envision?
What would you change?
What do you think is the perfect color for a MAster Bedroom?

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