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seaglass bedroom makeover

16 years ago

I worked on my bedroom this afternoon, adding a valance to the over the bed panels and swapped prints around.

I think it looks better with the valance maybe...

Do I need anything over the chair in the seating area???

Excuse my crummy pix, batteries are dying...

thanks~~

Comments (18)

  • 16 years ago

    Its a lovely bedroom, very feminine looking. I wouldnt add anything over the chair.

  • 16 years ago

    Wow. I didn't even recognize it from the first before photos. You have done a fantastic job! It looks great.

    I would not put anything over the chair to compete with the nice wall treatment you have there now. I think what is bothering you about the current chair is the low back makes it lost in the corner. I liked the wicker one you had there originally. I think you could still use it with the new room you have now and it would look great, but otherwise the low chair you have now looks fine too.

  • 16 years ago

    Thank you for your kind comments...the pix really are bad-
    maybe I will retake tomorrow. :)

  • 16 years ago

    Lori, it looks so pretty. I love the way you changed the wall behind the bed.

  • 16 years ago

    Hi Lori, That is one lovely room, do you mind me asking what is the color of the curtains you have in the room. I have been thinking of buying new curtains for the mbr and that looks like a color I could use .

    Thanks

    Svava

  • 16 years ago

    What kind of rods are you using? I would get decorative rods in a color to match your picture frames and mirror and add a small pillow to the chair that coordiantes with your accent pillows on your bed..

  • 16 years ago

    I like the new drapery, a much softer effect.

    I would take the two pieces of art that are on either side of the mirror over the dresser, and instead put them on each side of the bed above the nightstands. They are too large by the dresser, and create too many rectangles there.

    Take the two small lamps off the dresser (they are way too small, just lost). Take the two small prints that were by the nightstands and stack them one over the other to the right side of the mirror. Then get a much taller, larger lamp to put on the left side of the dresser - maybe 26-30 inches tall. Something with some black, perhaps a black iron to compliment the bed, to bring some other dark color into the space besides on the head and foot boards.

    And, as I mentioned, I would try the blue throw comforter pulled down over the end of the bed just a bit - it will soften that edge and also make the bed look a bit longer to balance the space that all the pillows take up.

    A lovely, restful room!

  • 16 years ago

    Becky, I thought of you when we put the McCobb chair in the bedroom, just your style!
    SIL was supposed to take this chair but never did...

    Svava, no color mentioned on the package, just cheapo panels from Christmas Tree Shop, a local chain store.
    I think it's a soft blue-green, hence seaglass. :)

    Sandra, I bought a simple white rod that matches the other rods in the room and sewed all the curtains together to fit on one rod.

    Les, thanks so much...
    I did try the big prints above the bedside lamps yest per my daughter's suggestion and thought they looked too big.
    I will show you if DH ever gets out of bed~

    Thanks girls for hanging in there with me! :)

  • 16 years ago

    Looks lovely now Lori...much better than before. What did you do with the window to the right of your bed? Did you treat it in the same manner as the two front windows? Would love to see a whole wall shot. Sooo romantic!

  • 16 years ago

    Bonnie...here's the 3rd window, same as the other two. :)
    thanks~

    Here are the bigger prints over the night stands-
    what do you think?

    Shopping the house for lamps- I have 2 choices:

    or:

    My friend Gael said wouldn't it be fun to fill the large glass lamp with actual seaglass?!?
    Do you think either lamp works here?

    Bless you if you are still with me and not bored to tears, lol!

  • 16 years ago

    Like the blue pillow on the chair - it adds to the corner, imo at least. I liek either lamp. The seaglass in the large glass lamp is a very cool idea; the iron matches the bed.

    The room is very calming, very beautiful, I didn't see the 'before' but I think it's lovely.

    Personally, when funds allowed, I would change out the rods to match the frames and mirror. The current ones are okay, but don't tie into anything in the room.

    I'd raise up the pics over the bed a tad adn lower the one over in the far corner.

    I love the pics by the mirror in your last pictures.

    You've done a really nice job with your room; it's gorgeous!

  • 16 years ago

    Lori, you know me well. I am drooling over your McCobb chair. I would love to have two of them for the Ladies Parlor.
    I love the changes. I thought it looked lovely before you did Les's changes, but this looks lovely also. Love the first lamp. That seems to work the best in my opinion.

  • 16 years ago

    Lori, you know me well. I am so drooling over your McCobb chair. I would love to have two of them for the Ladies Parlor.
    I love these latest changes. I thought it looked lovely before you did Les's changes, but this looks lovely also. Love the first lamp. That seems to work the best in my opinion.

  • 16 years ago

    Very pretty!

  • 16 years ago

    I like the larger pix by the bed much better, but I agree with Sandra that they need to be hung just a bit higher. Perhaps the bottom of the frame would be just above the top of the tiebacks where they attach to the wall.

    The small pix work well, I think, by the mirror, but they feel like they are hung out a bit too far. Find the center point between the right edge of the mirror and the outside edge of the dresser, and make that the center point for hanging the two pix. Move the pillar candle over so it sits partially below the art, a bit to the left side. Go get some wide ribbon in the seaglass color and wrap that around the center of the candle.

    I like the darker lamp of the two, because it picks up the dark iron from the bedframe.

    I see that you moved the blue comforter over the end of the bed - I really like that. But, I think it is still coming up on the bed too far. Try folding it so that it is two rows of quilted boxes narrower. I think you need more white space between the comforter and the pillows.

    Very pretty - the devil is always in the details, but those are what really finish the room. How do YOU feel about how it is turning out?

  • 16 years ago

    All I can think of is:
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep. lol...
    I will work on the room again this week, thanks for hanging in there with me~
    Oh, Hubs asked if we could plse hurry up and finish, he's tired of picking up his socks!

  • 16 years ago

    I agree with les917, the pictures by the bed are a bit too low. Suggest that before you move them up, trying "lifting" the lamps a bit by putting something under them, to the point where the top of shade is level or a bit higher than the post on the headboard, then place your pictures about 5 inches above top of shade.
    On the dresser, try clustering the photo, candle and plant into a vignette under the small pictures (maybe raise the wedding photo on a book or box as well to make it high enough). See how that works.
    The only other thing that my eye picks up are the tie backs above the bed. Any chance you can try a pretty rope & tassel instead?
    Otherwise, my first impression was...how pretty!

  • 16 years ago

    Sooo much to think about with all these great suggestions and Jan's new thread to peruse:
    Pretty Bedrooms -- Inspiration Photos from Blog that I love.
    Thanks so much, girls!
    Love all the great ideas~