We accidentally started a room makeover. Ahem… I’ve been saying that a lot lately.
This was one of those that fell right into our lap since we really hadn’t planned on starting to decorate our master bedroom until at least the end of this year, if we were lucky.
At the beginning of April, when we moved in, our master bedroom needed a little love…
Before moving a single thing into this space, Robert and I painted the ceilings and trim in Benjamin Moore Simply White, the walls in Benjamin Moore Moonshine, and the doors in Benjamin Moore Wrought Iron. Then we dragged our king-sized mattress in here, and that was our bedroom.
We literally slept on our mattress on the floor for a little over a month. That was totally fine with us though. We figured we would be on a continuous search on Craigslist for the perfect bed and dressers to makeover in the meantime. Since the buyers of our last house decided they wanted to purchase our bed and dresser that was already in our last master bedroom, we were more than happy to get out of moving those ginormous pieces of furniture.
And we figured we could “rough it” for a little while with no furniture in our bedroom since there were other rooms in the house that needed way more attention first. (There are so many people in this world who would consider having even just a mattress on the floor a luxury, so we are fully aware just how truly great we have it with these “first world” problems of ours. Grateful doesn’t begin to describe how we feel in this house.)
Last week though, Robert and I ducked into this cute home decor shop in our area called Shoppes at River’s Edge that we’d been meaning to check out for months now, and (in between chasing Olivia around and telling her “don’t break that” about 50 times) we found the perfect bedroom set on clearance at 60% off.
Destiny, I tell ya!
Don’t mind the orangey-ness of the floors and bed right now. A rug will be there to break it up at some point.
The whole set cost about what it would have been to purchase Craigslist furniture, gas to go pick up the items, and supplies to give each piece a makeover. As much as I love finding the junky pieces to give a facelift, it takes a whole lot of time, and we were pretty excited to store our clothes in actual already-pretty dressers instead of keeping them in sloppy stacks on our floor for a few more months.
With all of the work we’ve been doing in the rest of the house lately, I have to admit, it’s pretty amazing to flop onto an actual bed at the end of every day.
We still have to do a lot more in this space like get a ceiling fan, find the right sized nightstands, and get a rug underneath the bed, but I can already start to envision where this space is heading. I mostly used bedding we already owned from our last house (like these canvas ruffle pillows from HomeGoods), and found this vintage style quilt at TJ Maxx the other day to freshen up our old stuff a little bit.
Even though I love painting furniture, I’ve been on a big keep-it-raw-wood kick lately, so the pickled pine finish is great for combining both.
Robert always likes wood headboards and I like upholstered, so this bed is a great compromise for us. Those nailheads make all of those feminine curves have a bit of a masculine detail too. Win/win all around!
It reminds me so much of this bed that I’ve had an eye on for months, but it was less than 1/2 of the price (no way I can bring myself to spend $1,000+ on a bed… nope, just nope).
This chest of drawers that came in the set looks like an antique piece in person. Isn’t it puuuurty?!
I still have to figure out what to put on top to dress it up more, but I’ll get there. I can’t decide if I need to arrange the dressers a little more too because it looks crowded around our bathroom door to me.
And this dresser needs a mirror on top of it at some point, once I find the perfect one.
My camera lens is severely limited in this tight space right now, so it’s hard for me to really show you this whole room in one photo. I’m thinking we might have too much furniture in here, but as for function, it’s been a huge stress relief to have everything organized in drawers and in our closets.
It will probably be a while until we really get to work in here though since we’re still focused on the spaces that the rest of the world sees when they visit. Currently, we’re still on Operation: Laundry Room, Living Room, and Breakfast Room. Oh, and a powder room that is suddenly on our list (more on that later).
I have so many plans for this space that I have to resist the urge to start right now before we’re really ready to take this room head-on. I have to constantly tell myself that home wasn’t built in a day. I usually share our behind-the-scenes craziness on my Instagram Stories if you want more of a glimpse at what we’re up to with projects around here. It’s not glamorous, but it’s always worth it.
Gorgeous bed! So like your “dream”bed. And a bargain too. Love it.
What a great find!!! Certainly too good to pass up and it’s a beauty. Can’t wait to see the finished room…down the road.
Very cool looking bedroom furniture.
I love your new bedroom furniture! Simply beautiful! I cannot wait to see how you add your decorting touches
Love the new bedroom furniture. You know……I am of the opposite camp when it comes to which rooms get done first. One of the first for me is the master bedroom. Why? Because with all the craziness of reno, painting, building, sourcing, living in a new home….to me it’s a priority to have a room that is an oasis. So bathrooms, laundry rooms, etc are last on my list as long as they are functional. But walking into my room at the end of a long day? Oh yeah, I’m all about having a sanctuary. Funny, isn’t it how we all prioritize? I’m enjoying your design adventure so much. And look forward to your posts!
What a great find. All the pieces are gorgeous and I really like the finish too.
That is a gorgeous set.
Looking forward to the reveal!
I absolutely LOVE this. I have been putting off the master bedroom too since there are so many other areas that need attention right now before our baby is born in August. I have been looking for something just like this set. Do you mind passing along what brand the furniture is? Just curious and want to do some research on it. I also absolutely LOVE the dark doors. Might be the solution in our house to the constant finger prints that my teens leave all over the doors. Thanks so much for sharing! I can’t wait to see what else you do in there!
I just love pickled wood furniture! It has a feel somewhere between farmhouse, shabby chic and vintage; a beautiful cozy feeling somewhere in between. I know how your mind is reeling right now about the furniture arrangement, the accessories, a rug and all of the other necessaries. Remind yourself that you just took a huge step by finding the furniture you love. Trust me, take the rest in small bites at a time. It’s difficult, but if you do too much too fast you will burn yourself out, lose your direction in the way you wanted to go or worse yet, purchase something you don’t like.
When my husband and I bought our second home, it had a giant dining room. When we first moved in, all I could ever see or think about in that house was the HUGE, unfurnished dining room near the front of the house. I had seen some furniture I “kind of” liked in a scandanavian furniture store nearby. I took my husband to see it and he was lukewarm on the whole thing. I persisted and we bought a table, 4 chairs, a bench and a linen chest, It was gorgeous norweigian (sp?) wood and filled the room perfectly. Then, I was STUCK…I could not get a single idea as to how to accessorize the room, accent pieces, wall art, NOTHING. I started avoiding the room. About 6 months after we bought the furniture, I came to despise it, I wanted it out of my house! Fortunately, there was an older couple on our block who had been in our house and seen the furniture and just couldn’t get over how much they LOVED the furniture. On the spur of the moment, I just walked down to their house and asked them if they would be interested in purchasing the furniture. They were overjoyed. We made the sale, lost a fair amount of money on it, but it was GONE! We’ve purchased 2 homes since then and honestly, the home we live in now did not have a piece of furniture (well, a bed and a couch) in our master or the living room for almost a year!!! I’d been stung before, it took me forever to get that stinger out. Take a deep breath, enjoy your new furniture, think about what your room will look like one day and trust. Your home isn’t going to go anywhere and it will be perfect when you get it finished in a year or five years!
Loooooove this bed! Great find!
Hey, I love your bedroom furniture ta gorgeous! Do you know if they supply it, I would like to buy one for myself!
Lauren it is a lovely set. And it looks modern and fresh with the quilted headboard. Love all the pretty white linen on it too. I know that by the time you are finished it will be a stunner. Btw, I hear ya about being grateful for first world problems. <3
Looks absolutely gorgeous! And I love your paint colours. I’ve always used simply white and love it. Very tempted to paint my doors wrought iron! Your doors look amazing!
Love the bedroom set! I love that you are so brave with your choices and you make them work! I think I would have been too hung up matching the wood flooring with the furniture….I need your inspiration to think more out of the box! Yay for you! Question on another subject: what is the font you used on your labels for your card catalog? Thanks!
Gorgeous! I love the color and the mix of fabric and wood for your headboard. Just beautiful! Can’t wait to see what else you do with your master bedroom.
I love all your decorating , as soon as I see that you have posted I can’t wait to see the progress you have made on your home. Can you tell me what size room your bedroom is. Love the new furniture!
Thank you, Jackie! I haven’t even measured our bedroom, actually. I should probably do that. 😉 I’ll measure and share it soon.
Hey Lauren I was wondering if you know if the Shoppes sells this bed or did you buy the only one?
Thanks
This was the only one they had in this particular style but there were other beds there. They have new inventory in there every week usually.
Beautiful! I am having a hard time finding bedding to cover the sides of a king size pillow top bed. Is yours a queen and you purchased a king size coverlet? ..Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Jennifer
HI Lauren –
I’ve just discovered your blog. I’m an upstate New York girl finally saying “Uncle” to the winter climate and bought a 100 year old renovated farmhouse in York, SC. And I don’t have a stick of furniture to go into it LOL – costs way too much to move it all from here to there. Just kept a few heirloom pieces. I love your decorating style, and plan to do the same in my new home. Any suggestions on your favorite places to shop would be a great help. LOVE your style and your blog. Thanks! Dianne
Hi Dianne! Congratulations on the new chapter! So glad you’re enjoying my little blog. 🙂 I would definitely check out Garden Cafe in York. I know it’s a restaurant, but they also have a really cute home decor shop attached to it. Shoppes at River’s Edge in Rock Hill is great to look around in. There’s also the Catawba River Antique Mall in Belmont that has good finds. If you ever feel like going to Charlotte, Sleepy Poet is an adventure. Their antiques are on the pricey side, but sometimes you can catch a good booth sale. The Southern Nest in Indian Land is a fun little shop too. Hoping that helps!
I am in love with this furniture! We are looking for a new bed right now – do you happen to know the brand? Your blog is always so inspiring.
I so WISH I knew the brand! I can’t seem to find any markings that indicate who made it. But here is a similar one, if that helps: http://rstyle.me/n/cpmwfzb5ky7 Unfortunately, not for the price I paid. :-/
So what is the maker of this bedroom furniture ? I love it , especially the bed .
Lauren,
I absolutely adore your style! My master bedroom has almost the identical layout as yours. There is that pesky off-centered window that faces directly across from our bed & it drives me insane — the whole wall is currently empty just like your before picture and I have no where to begin to style it. Any advice or info on how you decorated that blank space?
Thanks so much<3
Thanks, Jordan! We put a tallboy dresser on the wider side of the wall and then floor-to-ceiling curtains hung wide on either side of the window to make it feel more symmetrical. 🙂 If you don’t have room for a dresser though, even just a large vertical piece of art on that wider part of the wall could work.
Love those dressers!!! So bummed you can’t find a brand on them!
Hi, Hayden. I know, BUMMER!! But you may want to try searching pickled pine finished furniture and/or upholstered headboards to find something similar.