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9 years ago
Hello again. I have gotten such great advice on here and I have nothing to lose so here it is. This is our bedroom. We have lived in this house for 2.5 years and it is the door that quickly gets pulled shut if we have company over. The room is pretty big (23'x16' with a 11'x6.5' sitting area). I cannot seem to come up with an idea of how to decorate it. I am having trouble visualizing anything, hence the horrible pleather headboard & ripped paper shades. I think the size of it and the fact that I have nothing that I am really attached to in the room is making this extremely difficult. I do need to keep the dressers, maybe the linen duvet & NEED my king sized bed. Other than that, it is a blank slate. In addition, I want it to flow with the (also unpainted & undecorated) bathroom and the tile in there has a golden tone to it, which I'm not thrilled with but I'm keeping. so, I am wondering if anyone here can use a program to put up some curtains or make this room look presentable so that I can actually visualize some decorations in here. I started a board for it, but it's really not very exciting. I'll put it here anyway so you can see what I had in mind originally. I would love any advice.
http://houzz.com/sr/m=7/u=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG91enouY29tL2lkZWFib29rcy80NDY2MzQxMC90aHVtYnMvbWFzdGVy

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  • 9 years ago

    The bathroom is fine.

    The chair or loveseat in the corner looks like the cast offs from the family room. Let's give this room it's own furniture! How about a set of chairs or a chaise lounge?

    Do you have a TV in here?

    For the bed, I'd go shopping. Stroll through a furniture store and see what they have. It's a big room, so you can really do almost anything.

    Look at sleigh beds, four posters, upholstered.

  • 9 years ago

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  • 9 years ago

    ^^I don't know about the OP, but that Parkwood Road Master bedroom posted by auntthemla is one of my favorite Master suites here on houzz. Hopefully the OP likes it too :)

  • 9 years ago

    Lol auntthelma, came here to post this!

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    OP it looks like this would give you the soothing, calm look of lots of your inspiration pics without being "boring";

  • 9 years ago

    OP, we all agree. Soft greens, built in TV shelf, layered bedding, an upholstered bed and a seating arrangement of two chairs and a soft ottoman.

  • 9 years ago

    And if you go with our unanimous recommendation, you can paint the walls in the bathroom white or very pale green, add a piece of art that brings in the green of the bedroom and beautiful white, fluffy towels that tie into the white bedding.

  • 9 years ago
    Auntthelma, Yes. It's all leftovers from the rest of the house. I've been afraid to buy anything until I know what I'm going to do with the room. I've made the mistake of buying one or two pieces before without a complete idea and then it all doesn't match up in the end. Here is from another angle. Please don't pay any attention to carpet rolls we have sitting over there (long story)! Anyways, there is definitely room for a TV over in that sitting area. Thank you for the input so far!
  • PRO
    9 years ago

    This would be easy to do and would add a lot to the two spaces.

    Wallpaper the bathroom ( I wallpaper all my baths…) and then use a coordinate duvet…Serena and Lily.com

    If you want to keep your linen comforter, just do three Euro shams.

  • 9 years ago

    What mood do you want to create here - soothing, romantic, exotic, traditional? Start an ideabook of bedrooms you like. Then post your 3 favorites and we'll help you tackle one of them for your own room.

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    I did include a link with some of my ideas from other houzz projects, but those were mostly neutrals. I do like the blue suggestion. have some navy, teal and light blue in the rest of my house so that would work. I used comfort gray in another bathroom and it turned out looking baby blue and probably more saturated than I would have preferred. Would sea-salt possibly be a good option for this room? I'm a little bit nervous about the vast amount of wall space and a color so that's why I think I've had neutral in mind. I would say my style is just comfortable and classic/new traditional. I guess just something cozy & definitely not glamour! Here are some other rooms I like but can't decide if it will work...http://dinahollandinteriors.com/vol-4-master-bedroom-its-done/

    https://www.pinterest.com/pin/222154194102050853/

    http://dreamhomesss.com/chic-bedroom/

  • 9 years ago

    lamps on the nightstands! how do you read in bed at night, or turn out the light without getting out from under the covers? eep!

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  • 9 years ago
    celerygirl, wow. It actually looks like a real room. You helped me figure out my blinds & curtain situation in my loft (post from last night) so you know that I have a dark teal/blue wall & I think you know my style. Would you recommend neutrals or do you think a dark grey or light blue would be best?
  • 9 years ago

    If you don't mind, that would be great! I loved what you did with the other room so I know I'll like what you come up with.

  • PRO
    9 years ago

    Here is light blue.

    I think all colors could work. Your walls and carpet are neutral. So you can pic color from your curtains or bedding.

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  • 9 years ago
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  • 9 years ago

    Paint the room SeaSalt by Sherwin Williams....I do not care for blues but this color is downright gorgeous and is a color that everyone is making items for the home that will actually match or blend with the color.

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  • 9 years ago

    what is behind the door by the loveseat? to me it looks like bath and closets are right inside the entry door. is that right? I think you should move the bed to where the taller dresser is between the windows and move that dresser to where the loveseat is now. if that is a closet door it makes that area a perfect dressing area not in direct sight of the entry. that allows you to still see the door from bed but doesn't make the bed the first thing you see when you open the door. your ceiling detail seem centered there. this leaves the area right inside the door as your sitting area. the loveseat where it is now just makes it seem an afterthought. use the low dresser for a tv if you need one in the room but they don't suggest one in the bedroom for the best sleep. floor to ceiling blackout drapes closed at night and open during the day. you can have sheers or blinds for privacy during the day. since it is a large room find some larger night table and lamps both sides of the bed. they don't have to match but should be the same height and color. in a large room I like a bench at the foot of the bed. keep the walls and furniture neutral and you can change the whole look buy changing bedding without having to repaint overtime. pick a color you love and go with it bring in the same colors to the master bath. I like having different coordinating colors for husband and wife. no confusion over who's is who's and it adds more color to the room. I have tried greens in my own bath and the just make you look sick if you want green keep it off the walls.

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  • 9 years ago
    Hi Cheryl, that last picture you posted is my FAVORITE. So pretty! I am thinking I need a white/ivory upholstered headboard. I will grab some paint samples & try out seasalt.
    For the arrangement, the area with the loveseat is a decent sized sitting area. That is a walk in closet next to it but I use that one for storage, crafts, etc. because our house doesn't have a lot of storage space. Plus, there's also another, larger walk in closet on the other side of the bathroom that we use for our clothes. I have simple taste & not a lot of clothes so another dressing area wouldn't be my style. Our kids are still pretty young but I have a vision of that sitting area being a retreat for me & my husband once our kids are older & have friends over & we want to escape.
  • 9 years ago


    I like the monochromatic feeling of your bedroom now with the touches of black in the furniture. I would look for a fully upholstered bed so you eliminate the need for a bed skirt. I actually like your current wall color as it's very soothing. I think that because your room is so large, it can take a taller headboard.

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    I would keep your linen duvet as well. Add drapes in lined light colored fabric to match your walls. You could do something with a black banding to bring in a bit of the black.
    Either of these lamps could bring a little sparkle into the room.
    If any of this works for you, let me know.

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    Assuming you are going for seasalt as a paint color


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  • 9 years ago
    Small update. This is where I am at the moment. Sorry for the lack of light. I have a lot of rooms that I'm working on and a very tight budget so I got some affordable curtains that I think are pretty close to some of the suggestions above and also decided on an accent color which is a beautiful deep midnight blue, mainly because I already had a few pillows in that color and I love it. I found some matching lamp bases too & think they will work since they are the same color as the two pillows I already had. I think very light bluish gray walls might still work, but I'm afraid of a baby blue look & not sure if it is still a top choice since I couldn't find black and white curtains in my price range. Eventually (in the next 2 yrs) I will be getting an off white upholstered bed like suggested above. Right now I am just looking for advice on what wall color would work with what I have and also any suggestions for decor or art above the bed, knowing that it will be an off-white upholstered eventually. Thanks!
  • 9 years ago

    The curtains look good in the room. I like the color of the room as is to be honest. Was there a color you hoped to use?

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    We had discussed sea salt... but I'm not sure. I don't like the current color because it is very thin, cheaply done by the builder & has a yellow undertone (hard to see in this light).


  • 9 years ago
    As for blue, I would suggest Polar Sky by Benjamin Moore. It is soft blue with slight gray undertone. It looks pretty with bright white trim.
    When you do change your bed change to king size. You and your family will be glad and you have plenty of space for it.
  • 9 years ago

    Thank you. I will look into that color. This is a king sized bed!


  • PRO
    9 years ago

    celerygirl what program did you use to make those renderings? Always looking for something to help our clients better visualize.

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    Sea Salt is a pretty color and could work well in your space. Samples are the only way to tell. If you want to stay neutral, take a look at SW Relaxed Khaki.

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    Why not just change the headboard to off white? There's stuff that is not that expensive.

    Headboards at different price points:

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/Better-Homes-and-Gardens-Wingback-Tufted-Upholstered-Headboard-King-Cal-King-Ricepaper/49672092

  • 9 years ago
    shirlpp,
    You are right. I had it in my head that I would finish other projects & then save up for a really nice bed. Knowing how I never prioritize my own bedroom, I'd probably be still hating this same one 5 yrs from now. I can do $200 now & then I can reevaluate things later & upgrade if needed. Thank you for the idea & headboard link. It looks much nicer than I would've expected. It is ordered! I will let you know if it looks as good as the online pics.
  • 9 years ago

    I think a light bluish- gray would be nice but the best way to pick a color is to try a few samples out on your wall and pick what looks nicest....

    You mentioned you are on a budget, look into second hand furniture on craigs list or into ikea for replacements for the loveseat. It doesn't need to cost a fortune to be beautiful!

  • 9 years ago

    following!!

  • PRO
    9 years ago

    Raven! Sorry did notice your question just now. I use Photoshop.