Master Bedroom Update

Remember my bedroom re-do?  I blogged some inspiration pieces, coveted my mother's four poster Stickley bed, and then whipped up some drop cloth pillows to put the inspiration into actual action.  It's time for an update...since we moved. Now you can see what I've done because: a) I'm in a new house and; b) I got my mom's bed!!!!!!!!!!!


If you notice, I used the same bird prints that were my husband's grandmothers.  I just had them reframed.

This house is not as charming or vintage as my old house.  Plus, we're renting so I'm not painting.  Still, I feel like our inherited furniture and art makes the room.

Doesn't the bed look pretty?

Kept the tall brass lamps that came from both mothers.  They are large Mexican candlesticks that we made into lamps.

And, well, I don't want you to think that my house is ever that immaculate.  Because it's not. This is a typical scene during the day.

Laundry not put away yet.

Socks not matched yet.  

Bed frame that originally held the bed has not been taken away yet.

This is my husband's dresser. Beautiful, yes?  It came from his grandfather.  I wonder if his grandfather ever put his laundry away?

Thanks for taking a peek. Now, do you have a piece of furniture that you love?

Bedroom Makeover with Drop Cloth Pillows

What do you get when you mix two sisters, four kids, a bottle of wine and a bag of Starburst jelly beans?

You get the most amazing bedroom makeover ever.

Remember my bedroom inspiration post a few weeks ago?

I really wanted my room to look something like Miss Mustard Seed's guest room: 

Molly came to visit and we set to work making drop cloth pillows that were inspired by all of the feedsack style pillows that you see in blogland and, of course, Pottery Barn:

I'm pretty sure I like ours better.  As in, can I hang in my room all day?  

Take a look.

We made two Euro size pillows with stripes.

Then we added a smaller pillow with my last name initial "B".

Seriously, admit it.  They really are pretty cute.  The little red pillow is tied with creamy grosgrain ribbon.  We sewed that one a little bit differently than the others.  That tutorial will come shortly.  It's shockingly easy.

We initially set out to really, truly mimic the feedsack and have faded stripes but as we got to painting, we decided we wanted a stronger statement so we painted the stripes on pretty heavily.

We used a super easy pillow tutorial from Lemon Tree Creations.  Takes all of 10 minutes.  It would be a great beginner sewer project.

Here is the bed layered up.  There's a creamy white Pottery Barn duvet under there.  The red quilt is Pottery Barn outlet from a few years back.

The bird prints were handed down from the Buchanan's.  The mirror was picked off the trash here in Longmeadow (rather shamelessly by my mother).

This is my side of the bed.  NOT.

So sweet on my grandmothers red chair.  Have I mentioned yet that red is my favorite color?

Tutorials for the pillows to follow soon.  

In the meantime, tell me, what would make your bedroom more inviting to you?