We rented a small trailer today to take our things from Missouri to Iowa. We packed our things that we've been using for the last three months, plus the boxes of things we had out in California. Today we are driving up to Iowa where we'll spend Thursday and Friday loading the rest of our things that have been in storage since July. We'll be headed to our new place after the weekend.
We're super excited to be settled again, even if only for awhile! We know it's a lot of work to unpack, but we can't wait to have a place to call home.
In honor of that, I thought I'd re-post a tour of our old master bedroom. I don't know if we'll be allowed to paint--or take the time, effort and money in a rental home that we'll only be in for a year and a half at most, but we sure loved this room! Hope you like it too!
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Our master bedroom is done!
It's
such a good feeling to have a finished space, a little sanctuary, a
place where we just love to be! It's simple, rustic and cozy and full of
fun details and meaning.
We
love a fan running while we sleep in the summer. It helps us stay cool
while not worrying about the power bill! My husband's mom made the block
quilt. It's heavy and warm, made from corduroy pants. We love how cozy
it is in the winter, and the colors work well in this room. My grandma
made the afgan on the foot of the bed. She passed away in 1999, so it's a
treasure of mine. The large, square pillows are couch pillows that our
couch is more comfortable without. The bedskirt (and matching shams) are
a microsuede set I bought with a gift card from our wedding. The rug is
a bath mat, but it's so soft!
My husband made the barn door headboard from an old fence he tore down on our property. The
iron bed frame is one I bought when I bought my first home. I love how
they look together! I made the wreath from drop cloth canvas scraps.
On her side of the bed
is a narrow table. It was just waiting around downstairs for some
purpose in life (our living room is too small right now), and I thought
it might be a good idea to carve out a desk area for myself. So I did!
And I love it! As you can see, my computer likes it here too, so I've
been blogging from this little desk.
Here is the view out this window, just for fun!
This little table works well
as a bedside table as well. The small basket on the desk is full of
lotions while the one below the desk holds magazines, an extra throw
blanket and my camera after I've downloaded pictures.
On his
side of the bed there is just room for a night stand. I'm under the
impression that my dad made these. Even if they're just something he
bought, it's fun to have something of his. I may paint them (there's a
set) one day, but for now I like it as is.
Here
is the wall on the far side of the bed. I used my Cricut to cut out the
quote and put the vinyl letters around canvases of my husband and me
during our wedding. "I have found the one whom my soul loves." Aww...
Here is the view out this window to the west:
On
the wall opposite the bed is our line-up of dressers. The closet is
tiny, so we rely heavily on these dressers! You'll notice that they
match the narrow table; they were part of a set I bought at Pier 1 about
10 years ago. Styles and tastes have changed, but we like these
distressed pine pieces of furniture just fine.
His
dresser is in the corner with the dreaded alarm clock, a box with
mementos from his grandpa and a tray with a plant, a tiny Bible and a
bowl for little things--tie pins and a watch, mostly. There is quite a
bit of 'kid' left in my husband, and he has a line-up of matchbox cars
on display! The mirror is another Pier 1 find.
Her dresser has some decorative votive candle holders and a tray of out dated pictures. The canvas art is a picture of the Arch in St. Louis, the place my husband took me on our first date.
Beside
my dresser is the door to the room, or, since we're in the room, the
door to the hall. You can see my next project in progress! I painted the
hall side of the ugly door in slate black.
Above
the door I hung a piece of barn wood with our anniversary date
stenciled on it. Here you can see a close-up of our duct tap trim as
well!
Just for fun, I covered the back of the ugly door with newspaper.
This
little space of wall between the door and the closet I had thought was
big enough to put a hanging shelf with hooks for our robes. I'm so glad
it wasn't big enough! I stole this small wrought iron shelf from another
place in the house. It goes so well in here!
I
put some books on the bottom shelf, a plant, some candles and a picture
frame on the other shelves and was excited to finally have a home for
this vintage suitcase! This is something a friend of mine gave me
several years ago and I never had the perfect home for it. This might
not be the right post for it, but I keep my hair dryer, brush and
curling iron in this suitcase. If you look closely you can see the
cord--it's always plugged in for easy use. Our bedroom is steps away
from the bathroom, but there always seems to be other people using it,
so the only girl in this house needed to find a place for doing hair!
And if you're doing hair or just getting dressed for the day, you need a mirror!
This
is the tiny closet that the two of us share. I decided it would be
easier for both of us to access our clothes and shoes if the sliding
doors--where only one side can be open at a time--were removed and
curtains hung instead. I sewed these striped curtains from drop cloth
canvas and corduroy. There's a ruffle on the bottom that was my first
ruffle ever and I love it!
Sharing
a closet this small takes organization and neat folding, but it works! I
painted the closet the same blue as the ceiling.
That concludes the tour of our master bedroom! I hope you've enjoyed it and been inspired by a thing or two!
The
blue ceiling is 'calm misty sea', the walls are similar to 'rural
fairfax gray', and all trim (with exception to the stripe around the
ceiling which is duct tape) is off-the-shelf white trim paint, all by
ColorPlace which is Walmart's paint brand.
