Wow...just wow...that is a very elegant space ! You guys are such hard workers...I have looked at your blog in the past. Amazing. I read that you may move ???? After all this work I hope the house sells quickly so someone that will appreciate all you have done. c

Thanks! My husband is amazing. He is commuting 4 hours a day and coming home to do work on the house in the evening. We are currently trying very hard to figure a way to bring work closer to home so that we can afford to stay here. The more we reno this house, the more we love it.

Orange shag to that? LOL. I love it! Your budget's taken you a lot farther than many others. When you finish, please post a picture taken at night. Give me lamps, books, curtains to draw, DH, and that's a place I could snuggle in.

I love the color and your new flooring. I don't see a before pic - the link leads to a "during" pic with drywall but I want to se the orange shag :)

Oh - I didn't see that one I saw "ready to mud". That wallpaper must have been something along with the orange shag!

oh how lovely!

where did you find the bed? love it!

Incredible, that took courage and it looks amazing.

There should be a DIY prize somewhere for you! What a wonderful change and beautiful bed! You must love sleeping there.

I really like it! I think it looks rich and elegant.

Is that bed by Stanley? I don't remember it being cheap though. It looks like the one I almost bought but decided my room was too small.

So elegant! You and your DH did a fabulous job. Love the bed. The navy color is very rich.

lovely, and the bed fits perfectly doesn't it? Amazing transformation!

Wow! What a transformation. I absolutely love the color. Lovely bed. Great windows and trim. Could I see a photo of that peacock?

Kudos on not only a job well done but to your DH's talent and dedication to this project.

*There is a reason we call my DH the HG (house guest).

I'm blown away!

Brillant transformation!!

Very well done to both you AND your DH too! :)

All of your hard work can certainly paid off in the prize of sleeping in such an elegant room!

Thanks everyone!

I'm not sure what brand the bed is. We bought it from one of those cheap no name warehouse places. It was around $500.

Right now I'm trying to figure out the windows. Hubby really likes the trim and doesn't want to cover it up but I like the coziness of curtains. The other issue is that the bed overlaps the window a bit and there's only a couple of inches between the frame and the wall on the other side.

It's so hot right now that I can't imagine a rug in there but I'll probably end up getting one come winter. I was planning to put lamps on the bed tables but we don't really need them and the chandelier is so obvious that I think two lamps would be overkill.

The rest of the second floor is in the same condition that this room was in pre-reno. Our next project is to put a bathroom upstairs so we can then put the kids bedrooms up there.

Here's the peacock.

what a beautiful room! Amazing job!!!

Really, really pretty! I love deep navy!

Really, really pretty! I love deep navy!

Love your navy! Love your windows and the grids. We chose the same grids (and close to the same navy too)! What brand and color is your paint?

It's Behr's peaceful night. It looks cobaltish in the can but dries nice and dark.

I originally wanted BM Old Navy but it would have cost $50 just for the drive to get it.

Thanks for posting the peacock. He's beautiful!

We had the same concerns about window treatments covering our window moldings and not enough wall to go high enough and wide enough to have them show if we went that route. We ended up mounting curtain rods on the molding itself, but our trim is very different than yours -- we have a crown, so our crown shows above.

If I had your window trim, what I might do is this: hang an inside mount roller shade in each window for privacy and light control and then mount a curtain rod halfway between the trim and the crown molding and add REALLY sheer curtains for softness. The sheerness will still let the beauty of the windows and trim come through.

Love it!!!!! And I really covet the peacock. I am a peacock fan and the size and brillance of the colors make my heart sing. Lucky you.