the time has come to finally show our retreat
our dream bedroom
if you remember I first referenced
"in my dream bedroom" with this post here back in January
yes our room makeover has taken about a year by the time the finishing touches are finally done
I used some of the inspiration from the photos
but not too much
we had a couple of rules
for the big things in our room
we had to sell the old to purchase the new
by the time I am done with this post you will be amazed at how much money I didn't spend for our retreat bedroom
most of the furniture was given to us
either this past year or even prior to that
some even found for free
can you believe that?...
thankful we are, yes
for example we sold our old bed on craig's list that paid for our new bed in January or February
it has been so long I can't exactly remember when it was
I sold my old desk that paid for my new desk... {in February}
the only thing that was really of any cost is that we had to put in a ceiling light
because we didn't have one
the only light we had was coming from 2 lamps
and it just wasn't enough
the chandi I got back in February from a sweet man that sent it from Cali
it was such a great price
Madison even convinced us out of the first one we purchased
as her birthday present in April
she was so head over heals we couldn't say no
so we had him send us another one so we could have a light
the next rule we had was the paint colors were staying the same
and so were the curtains
because we loved them
now our paint...
you will either love it or probably not like it
we have one wall a pacific blue color ~ you will see as you walk in
and the rest is a tan color
we just couldn't do all our walls the pacific blue
we have a nice size bedroom and we didn't want to make it smaller with a dark color on every wall
without further ado
{remember I'm not great at indoor pics}
{remember I'm not great at indoor pics}
Welcome to our retreat!
as you walk in our bedroom this is what you will see
we have our walk-in closet to the left
and a small bathroom to the right
{which those were not part of the bedroom redo}
one of my very favorite items is that trunk we found last December at a consignment shop
very cheap and I talked about it here
it is over 75 years old now and has a key lock
love it!
it houses our extra blankets
behind the bed we hung 3 shutters that I found at a local shoppe back in March
she gave me quite the deal to get rid of them
we hung a curtain bar and 2 white curtains
because I wanted a light breezy feel behind our bed
I need to back up a bit...right when you walk in on the wall
{beside our closet}
is a mirror my grandpa gave to us
I painted it white to match our decor
but I love the detail and weight of it
above the bed we hung our beach sign that I got Bobby for Christmas last year
our white bedding that just makes me smile
my youngest almost got permanent marker all over
last week
I almost birthed twins right then and there
to the right of the bed is Bobby's bedside table
we love it as is....
we got it at the Kane County Flea Market a year ago last October for $25 or $30...
I absolutely love the black and tan look on it
the couple who we purchased it from said it had many layers of paint on it
the details on the legs are so pretty
on the table we have a sailboat that Bobby's parents bought us years ago
an apothecary jar with sand from our 1st family beach trip I earned last October
a vintage book underneath it
and the vows I wrote to Bobby when we married are in that frame
the picture to the right of the table was given to us by my Grandpa
I painted the frame white
and we thought it looked perfect against the wall color
plus it has a beach scene with a sail boat
my Grandmother's chair was given to me by my Grandpa too
it is very meaningful
as that was her special chair she sat in
we did get the chair re-upholstered earlier in the year
since it was a bold striped pattern that didn't fit with our decor
I chose something that reminded me of her
beautiful, elegant, and simple
we painted the arms and legs white and distressed them ourselves
on the wall to the right of this chair is a shelf that we already had
a pregnancy picture of me with Bobby
a Willow tree figure that Bobby got me last year for our anniversary
the sail framed painting is from my sister-in-law that she purchased for us while in Europe
and the clock was from my grandfather
{in case you are wondering my parents and I had to down-size my grandpa into assisted living last year and so he gave us everything that didn't fit in his new place}
I'm so thankful to have his items in our home
if you turn around from the right side of the bedroom you will see a window to the left
and our dresser
the dresser...you guessed it from my grandfather that I painted and distressed while Bobby was on one of his out of town trips
I should have taken a picture of the detail on top of the mirror...I love it
and our house wouldn't be our home if we didn't have pictures hung everywhere
yes...everywhere...
the ones in our bedroom are mainly pregnancy pictures from both girls
taken by this great photographer
what I can't decide is if I should do anything above the mirror
in the future I was thinking of hanging little mirrors of different sizes and shapes
or empty vintage frames painted white
our are curtains on the left...
I love, love, love them since they are a pacific blue that matches our wall color really well
the basket on the floor
has books on my list to read
given to us and painted white
here are some images of items on our dresser
yes those are hydrangeas from my yard that I dried
shells in the silver dish from our beach trip last October that Bobby and Madison found
with the letter C I found in the dollar section at Michael's
{yes poor quality picture there}
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and white beach rocks in a vintage container that we got from our beach trip as well
something we hope to fill up with trips in the future
and of course Cadence enjoying her favorite spot in our room
now to the left side of the room
I had to move my desk in the bedroom when Hayley was born
we wanted the girls to have their separate rooms
I'll start with my office area
now in all honesty...there is usually a printer underneath my desk right there
but I moved it to take pictures for you all
eventually I would like to put some white ruffled fabric surrounding the open space
to cover the printer and cords
the chair on the left was found for free
yes free...
Bobby fixed the seat for me because it was split
but it seems to be holding up just fine
I also painted the number thirteen on it
I actually {normally} have this chair downstairs for extra seating
but since I haven't gotten a chair that goes with my desk yet this is the one I put there for now
above my desk is my dream board I am working on adding my inspiration
but I made this one from
a vintage frame I purchased from the same shoppe as the shutters
she gave me a great deal that day for buying the three shutters and frame together
I already had a cork board I used
it just so happened to fit perfectly in that frame
can you believe it?
lucky girl yes
and I just covered it with burlap I already had
on my board is a hydrangea picture that I actually want a frame for to hang in our kitchen
a letter M
a drawing the girls made me on my first travel trip without them
and a few vintage necklaces
as well as the first noodle necklace Madison made
yes that is a dove wrapper...Bobby posted it on my board as a reminder to me
I love *love* this lampshade on my desk
and the right side of my desk is a romantic poem Bobby wrote me a couple years ago
with two birds that were given to me by a friend
to the left of my desk is a dresser that used to be my Dad's
but it has traveled with me through college, apartments, our first home
I repainted, distressed, and changed the pulls/knobs a year ago
I actually mixed colors because I didn't like the color I originally got
which now I am in trouble because I needed to touch up a spot
and there is no way I can mix exactly to match
leason learned to keep special paint mixes *always*
it is also the dresser where our television currently resides but we moved it for the pictures
it will eventually be moved out of our bedroom into our small loft area
{yes he finally agreed}
woohoo!
what I eventually would like to put on the blue dresser are old {industrialish} lanterns
adding a little industrial decor to the room
when the time is right to shop for them
right now I just have just a few things including the flowers Bobby brought home to me when he told me he was going to be gone for 5 months
I love the glass knobs and cast iron pulls
to the right of my desk is an old framed mirror I found super cheap
Bobby painted the mirror with chalkboard paint
and I painted the frame
adding a starfish to the corner
used here for fun family photos we did
and the saying on the chalkboard I posted about here
now if you turn around and look at my bed again
this is my bedside table
that was given to us with the dresser from my Grandpa
a picture I love of Bobby and I
{Madison took it}
a lamp filled with sand and driftwood
and a special notebook to Bobby and I
this is our dream bedroom
it has taken us eight years plus to figure out exactly our combined style
we love white, tans, light colors
but also love a little bit of color and contrast
definitely blues
and obviously beach inspiration
we have areas we would love to add to in the future
but this is our retreat
our relaxation
our dream bedroom
