The long awaited BEDROOM MAKEOVER!!!

I've been talking about redoing our bedroom for ages and this weekend I figured it was time. I spent MY ENTIRE WEEKEND repainting our bedroom (we had painted it 4 years ago). I painted one large wall black (Martha Stewart's Silhouette). I don't use tape when I paint walls so when I painted the black, I took my time. Usually I am a speedy painter because I have painted so many freaking times. The other three walls I painted white (Martha Stewart's Picket Fence). The walls were originally a dark brownish/copper (before photos at the bottom of this post) so I had to prime the three walls and then apply two thick coats of the white. Then to my horror I realized that the baseboards and the three doors in the room were an off-white and looked dirty against the white. Solution: paint all the baseboards and doors the same white. This is why it took me two whole days. I couldn't be happier with the results. Pablo loves it too.

April 26 is the day Pablo had his brain tumour removed...a day we will always remember

need to do something with the tv wires....

The items I bought for the bedroom's new look were:
- bedside lamps ($40/each at Homesense)
- three throw pillows ($11/each from So Sarah Sews Etsy store)
- '26' vintage sign ($16 from Old Ohio Farm Finds Etsy store)
- jewelry display (Umbra - I think I paid around $20)
- Ikea's Lillberg rocker (found used for $80 - was supposed to be for Simon's room but I like it in our room...)


We desperately need something to cover the window because I threw out the curtains we had hanging there - I was thinking of some sort of roller shade - something simple. The tree art over the dresser was a wedding gift from my sister. Our bed frame, nightstands and dresser we bought at EQ3 about 6 years ago. The floor lamp is from EQ3 too. The white coverlet on the bed and the scrolly wood sculpture were gifts from my mom from the Third World Bazaar. The black cross next to the tree art was a gift from my sister from Mexico. I'd love to get some sheepskins for either side of the bed to hide a bit of our crappy cream carpet.

Here is our bedroom before:

just before painting began

the kiddos watching tv quietly while I painted

Off to bed. I am so very exhausted but happy.

UPDATE: new window treatments!

from Ikea: Merete curtains and Tupplur roller blind