Reupholstery

Paint etc.

Nope, I haven’t disappeared again! Things around here are just busy as usual. I’m currently trying to find the perfect paint color for my bedroom and also working on my headboard. First things first…. I made a little trip to Sherwin Williams the other day to look at a few gray paint samples. While I was there I FINALLY got my very own paint chip book! This will make my life soooo much easier! I think the guy at Sherwin Williams was sick of me coming in, grabbing a few paint cards, leaving, and then repeating this three days in a row. Ha.

 I thought I found the “right paint color” for my bedroom but I can’t live with it! The lighting in my bedroom does crazy weird things to my paint colors. For some reason the shade of “white” that I choose is pulling a crazy bright yellow and it’s to dang bright for me!  Here is what I’ve been doing the past week…. starring at paint samples!

Gray can be hard to get right because it pulls blue and purple shades in certain lights. I love all of these colors but the darker ones are too dark for my room and the lighter ones are pulling that blue or purple. You don’t get any of that from this picture but it’s true, promise ;)

I’ve probably spent at least $30 in paint samples… sigh. I gotta get it right this time! After putting a few of the grays next to my wall I decided that they clash really bad. No worries though I think it’s safe to say that I’ve found the right color this time. It’s SW 6035 Gauzy White. It’s the perfect mauvy, whitish, pink lol I know… none of those colors are really the same but depending on the time of day it pulls one of those three colors in my room! It’s lovely :)

 Here is a sneak peak of my headboard. Things didn’t go quite as planned when I started tufting it. I’ve made a compromise but it’s one that I can’t wait to share with you! This headboard is going to ROCK after I’m done tufting all 73 holes. CAN’T WAIT!

Master Bedroom Update

Sorry I’ve been MIA lately. I’m slaving away in my bedroom trying to get it finished.  All of the molding is up and waiting to be painted/touched up. I’m also working on creating a faux brick wall. Its gonna take me a little while but I hope to have it finished soon. This is my inspirational picture and what I hope my wall turns out like!

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I’ve also slightly changed my original plan for my bed. I’ve seen several tutorials on how to build/upholster your own headboard. That was my original plan until I found a great headboard for only $80. It will give me the exact look that I want and I wont have to build it, BONUS! I still plan to reupholster it I just need to decided how.

The New Headboard

Here are my Options:

1. Painted/Stained with a Pintucked Center

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2.Upholstered with Nail Head Trim

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3. Upholstered with Nail Head Trim and Pintucked

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I’m leaning towards option 2 but don’t let that waver your opinion. For now please be patient with me and my lack of posting! I promise it will be worth it :)

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I’m VERY busy working on my Master Bedroom right now. We are slightly hung up with the whole molding thing but I plan to start creating my upholstered headboard soon. I still haven’t decided what shape to use, there are so many options!

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Any votes? Which style do you like the best?

Jacobean Pillows

I have been on a wild goose hunt searching for a knock of fabric to use in my bedroom. Well… I’m sick of searching! I caved and bought two of these awesome Jacobean pillows and I’m in LOVE! I can’t wait for them to get here!

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I paid $45 a piece for my Jacobean pillows. The Shumacher Pillows (below) are between $70 – $90 a piece. The Jacobean’s are more on the bold side but I think they are close enough dontcha think?

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What do ya think? Would you have paid the extra and gone with the Shumacher print?