Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Black & White Bedroom ~ A Picture Walk

Happy Hump Day everyone! Today, I'm bringing you on a little picture walk of a bedroom in my home. I have posted a pictures before of a few elements, but I've never featured the whole room. So here goes nothing!
The room has a strange shape, almost an L with a small alcove in the center of the room. It was covered in wallpaper, which had been applied directly over the plaster walls. This made removing it a chore I wasn't looking forward to.



My first attempt caused many tears for me. Clearly, I was overtired and emotional over owning my first home and all the work in front of me. But in the end, Dad saved the day and re-plastered over the paper. A long and messy job. Thanks Dad! :)

With that job out of the way, I painted out all the walls and trim white and applied wallpaper behind the headboard.
Here it is the room all finished!



I picked up an old headboard at a used furniture store and painted it black.
I also added some IKEA side tables.

Still love my Audrey Hepburn print. A little girl glam for the room:) Speaking of Audrey, I think Michelle Williams is the blonde Audrey.. how gorgeous was she at the Oscars?


I made the roman shades, using Jenny's how-to with Premier Print's Chipper fabric.
The two light fixtures are from Canadian Tire.

The mirror was a Homesense find.
The piggy bank is from Dollarama. My change from waitressing tips add up pretty quick!
The dresser was one my Dad was getting rid of. I painted it black and added some glass knobs.


Of course, there are things on the to-do list. I need to paint or cover the rad and I want to have the chair in the corner reupholstered, when the budget allows!
So, there you have it! My black and white bedroom. A project that started out with tears and now feels clean and crisp!

24 comments:

Paula said...

Gorgeous bedroom! I love how you put wallpaper pnly behind your bed to accent it. A room with nooks and crannies and a slanted ceiling is way more interesting than a plain old square room if you ask me!

alison said...

looks lovely...your walls and my walls could get together and form a club...love the wallpaper treatment behind the bed...though i am one girl who will never (ever) wallpaper anywhere!

blessings,

alison
stuff and nonsense

Kat said...

Looks great! Love that mirror and Roman shades. Can't go wrong with a little black and white!

LifeBegins@Thirty said...

Your bedroom looks gorgeous! You've done such a great job!

raddesigning said...

Hello! I am new to your blog... just stumbled across it today.. but i love how similar our tastes are! Who knows.. maybe you will be a new add to my daily reads :)

Naomi@DesignManifest said...

LOVE the new paper!

Isn't stripping the worst? I had to scrape a two story stair wall and dubbed in the wall from hell.

All the work certainly paid off!

Kati @ so happy home said...

Tres chic! I love the optical illusion that the pattern behind the headboard creates... you almost can't tell the wall/ceiling is sloped in the straight-on shots. Nice job. That chair is going to be divine reupholstered.

Carmel @ Our Fifth House said...

I love that mirror! Wallpaper removal makes everyone cry - don't feel bad :)

Tamara Nicole said...

Sooo pretty, and I LOVE that black and white mirror! :-)

Aubrey {All Things Bright and Beautiful} said...

Completely smitten with this gorgeous room...the fact that you have Audrey in there is just the icing on the cake! LOVE.

Swirls of Happy said...

It looks so amazing! I love black & white together with just a splash of Pink...awesome. P.S. I am obsessed with Audrey and Michelle Williams has the platinum pixie cut for her role as Marilyn Monroe. She looked amazing ;) Great job on the room!!!!

Swirls of Happy said...

It looks so amazing! I love black & white together with just a splash of Pink...awesome. P.S. I am obsessed with Audrey and Michelle Williams has the platinum pixie cut for her role as Marilyn Monroe. She looked amazing ;) Great job on the room!!!!

Holly Austin said...

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Kayla said...

Love the walls. Take that back. Love everything. Gorgeous room

Ramblings of a Small Town Girl

Kristin @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia said...

The room is gorgeous, love the paper and the chadie hanging!!!!
have a fabulous rest of your week!
XO

Kellie Collis said...

What a lovely bedroom! Loving the pillow with the birds and Audrey Hepburn! Have a fabulous day, Kellie xx

A Delightful Design said...

what a transformation! the mirror and wallpaper are my favorites.
xo,
abby

Jane @ Jane's Junk and Treasures said...

Jane I love it!!!
What a beautiful room!

Michaela said...

Wallpaper on that slant is literally genius. It's amazing. So pretty!

emily said...

It is gorgeous! That wallpaper is great!

Renee Ann said...

Beautiful! I love the pics of your house in the sidebar. Glad I stopped in from Weekend Bloggy Reading to check out your site!

Amanda @ Serenity Now said...

Great makeover, Jane. I love the slanted wall in your room. It adds some interest! I love Audrey too. Very classy!

Thank you so much for joining my Weekend Bloggy Reading party. Have fun finding some new reads, and I hope you'll stop by Serenity Now again soon. :)

Sharon Henning said...

Wow! What a gorgeous bedroom. Very impressive. I wish I could makeover my house but I just don't have the ability. Glad I visited from Serenity Now.

Kim@Chattafabulous said...

I adore that black & white "Chipper" fabric on your window shades. I think I may order this for my kitchen chair seats & a few lampshades. The price is unbelievable at fabric.com, right?

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