Master Bedroom Plans

I am so excited about this project and am trying not to get carried away...After 2.5 years in our house I am re-decorating our master bedroom. Too soon? I am justifying this because we hardly spent any money on decor in our bedroom. We got the bedding and the mattress as a gift. The bedroom set was passed down to us from my uncle. The lamps came from Pascal's old room. My chevron dresser was free from the trash! Really the only things we bought were the room darkening curtains and the $20 rug to cover up the patched floor.

The room is  functional but not really my style. Which is probably why I have never really finished it or hung pictures on the wall. So I have been saving my money to buy new things. Since this isn't for function, I didn't want to take away from our home renovation projects so I have my own little pot of money now just for the bedroom decor.

I am working with the existing paint color, the curtains, and the chevron dresser. Everything else is changing. I want the room to still be dark and cozy but not so "matching". We are also taking this opportunity to upgrade to a king size bed. Which also means new sheets, mattress pad, pillows, etc...

To help better show my master bedroom plans, I learned how to make a mood board for the very first time. Since I don't have photo shop, I did some googling and found this tutorial from The Weekend Homemaker on how to download Picasa and make a mood board through that program. It was so easy and quick- I can't believe I waited this long to do it.

1. Bed: The Ikea Brimnes bed is only $250 for the king size which sounds great to me. I love the white to lighten up the room some, the huge drawers underneath, and the fact that it has no headboard. This will give me a change to DIY a headboard. 

2. Bedspread: This West Elm Duvet Cover was my first purchase. It was on sale for only $80 for the king size. I looked all over before deciding on this one. I checked out Target, Pottery Barn, Urban Outfitters, Wayfair, etc. I love the color of this one and I think it will go along with the dark and cozy vibe. Pascal was worried it was too dark but I think the white bed frame will help balance it out.  

3. Curtains: I might not get these exact ones, but I like the idea of these white curtains from Ikea . I would like to layer white curtains over our existing brown ones. 

4. Rug: Not definite on this one, but I would like to get a bigger rug to better fit the room. Rugs are so expensive but that is why I have been saving for this for a while now...I am leaning towards this $250 7x10 from Target. It reminds me of these ones on sale for $700 from West Elm and $400 from Rugs USA. They are beautiful but I can't bring myself to spend that much. 

5. Lamps: I actually already bought these but am not 100% sold on them. I need to wait and see them in the room. I bought them on a trip to Target for shampoo because they were only $23 which I thought was amazing for the lamp AND shade.  

6. Sheets: Since I have to buy all new sheets anyways, why not do it in style...I got these Nate Berkus sheets from Target for $60 (darn, they are on sale now). So now I have sheets and a bedspread but no bed. 

7. End Tables: Not these exact end tables, but I plan to have dark wood end tables to contrast with the white bed. I have two mismatched ones right now that I am planning on re-staining so we shall see how that goes.

I can't wait to get started on this project! I think part of the reason I am so excited is I actually have money to spend on this and get to buy brand new grown up things. I love refurbishing old furniture, which I will be doing in this room as well, but it is nice to get new stuff too. And as part of the reusing/recycling, my younger brother is getting our bed, end tables, and dresser. So I feel good that they are not going to waste and I can pass on the gift.