Let's try this again...

Hello friends & family! What's it been, six months?! Yikes!

I didn't have much to report in that six months. It's been work all day, party sleep all night! Dante is finally rated in his job, which means his schedule is now crazy ridiculous, so whenever our schedules meshed, we spent that time together. We've gotten pretty used to it, so we're officially working on the house!

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Remember back in JANUARY when I talked about our plan for our master bedroom? That got thrown out of the window. Hubby expressed a want for something a little less cheery, a little more soothing since he'll have to sleep in their during the day on some shifts. Back to the drawing board I went, but with no hesitation. I had secretly grown tired of it as well, just didn't want to say anything! 

Hubby picked out the paint color. It was pretty random how it happened.

Scene: Chilling, watching tv..

Me: Let's paint our bedroom.

Him: OK, what colors are you thinking? When do you want to do this?

Me: I have no idea & let's do it right NOW!

Ha! So, I grabbed my Sherwin Williams deck & let him at it. I love the color he chose. It's a moody grayish, greeny brown. Fantabulous! So with the new color in mind, I went to work!

Because we are working on a VERY limited budget, I wanted to reuse as much as we possibly could. That

includes our existing furniture, coverlet & recycling the headboard that was previously in the room.

I have two variations of this room, so let’s review:

In version 1:

1. Sherwin Williams Warm Stone SW7032

2. When we recover our headboard, we’re going to use this tutorial by the lovely Janell Beals with 

a toffee-toned faux leather & nail head trim.

3. Here’s the variation. I’ve been coveting this Schumacher fabric for forever. It’s gorgeous and

has the perfect combination of colors to tie in the old & the new in our room. However, it’s

expensive. It would only be for a 14x48” pillow, so I know 1 yard could work, but it ain’t a cheap

yard!

4. This is a beautiful Thom Filicia fabric that will be for throw pillows, I’m thinking three for the

bed.

5. I found this nightstand at JCPenney, which will be the inspiration for what we plan to do on our

current nightstand. If that doesn’t work out, these could be in the budget!

6. This lovely little lamp is from Target, out of their mix-and-match line. I’m still looking for a drum

shade for them, but this one from Shades of Light will stand in for now!

7. Since the color will come through in the headboard & pillows, I’m keeping the bedding pretty

neutral. It just needs to be a backdrop.

8. Same goes for the sheets! These are probably my fave sheets, from the Fieldcrest line at Target.

9. We’ve had this coverlet set since we got married. I love the color!

10. Whenever I think of leather, I think of cozy sweaters & snow & fireplaces. We don’t get snow

here, and there is no need for a fireplace, but I’m bringing in the sweater pillow for some

texture on a chair for our reading space.

In version 2:

Like I said above, the only difference is in #3, the “accent fabric” (man I hate how that sounds!) This is

a slightly more budget friendly option. Also a Schumacher print, Sandoway Vine offers a slightly more

subtle version of the same color palette.

We've completed step one (the painting) as of this past Sunday. I'm so excited to see this plan come to fruition!