Master Bedroom Details

By far my most unusual project for our room was my "jewellery box" I wanted something practical and pretty.  You may have noticed the lacey containers on the shelves?  I kept seeing them at Ikea and wanting to use them in my room.  I got some candle holders and plant pots, and even a plate which I painted with chalkboard paint so I could write messages on it...

Well, in the collection there was also a long skinny flower pot cover.  I re purposed it as a jewellery box...

It sits on a shelf in my closet and it's quick and easy to find my bracelets and earrings.  SO rewarding. 

The other thing I am particularly happy about is that I FINALLY got mine and Gaetan's favourite Bible verses put up on either side of the bed.  They sit just above our reading chairs.  I have wanted to do this since we got married...21 years ago!  Talk about a long term project!

Psalm 121 for me and Micah 6:8 for him.  

The last thing I did for our room was make a "chalkboard" pillow.  It took me a while to decide what to paint on it, but in the end I went with the classic... Always kiss me goodnight.  Gaetan has been taking it pretty seriously ;)

Last, but not least, let me give you a look at our closet.  It holds everything in our bedroom, except the book we are currently reading, lotion and cell phone charger.

Ironically, Gaetan has more space than me!  I have embraced the idea of a "capsule wardrobe" and have cut back drastically on what clothing I have.  I finally got rid of all those smaller clothes I will fit in to "one day" (thank you Missy for the emotional support as I did that!!).  We added a choe rack on the extreme right, which Gaetan and I share.  It feels so great and liberating to have a closet with only clothes I know fit and feel comfortable!!  I highly recommend the capsule wardrobe!

So, what do you think?  Have a I forgotten anything?  

  

A Bedroom Revamp

So much has been going on I don't know where to start. We have made over our bedroom, the shed, the basement family room.  I have started working full time (and part time and volunteering and studying).  So much to talk about.  So little time!  I thought I would start with an easy one... our bedroom.  It was ok, really, just needed a coat of paint.  But it never ends at a coat of paint does it?  Once Gaetan got started on the paint, he quickly agreed to finding a sturdier bed...and then getting rid of his dresser.  So, the hunt was on.  After a couple of weeks of watching we found a sleigh bed we loved on Kijiji, it was under $200!  He went to pick it up, and despite some trepidation about the colour, we love it!  Then we thought to upgrade the night tables.  I re purposed an end table from the living room (it matches perfectly!) and Gaetan took an old night table we were using in the hallway (he still has to refinish it).  We moved all the clothing into the cupboard, and we were good to go.

Here are the before pictures:

And here is our room after:

I will try and share some details soon.  There are many fun little projects which I enjoyed putting together for this room.  :)