master bedroom reveal.

In November, I shared with you all a “before” pick of our old master bedroom in Utah.  Today I’m so stoked to (finally) share the finished product with you.  The difference a little paint can make on the feel of a room, seriously blows my mind.  The bottom half of the wall was already a nice neutral color, so it was just the top that needed some serious brightening up.

I was lucky enough to work with Sherwin Williams on the redo, I’ve used their paint for years, since we owned our tiny cracker box first home way back in 2006 and I’m always so happy with the outcome.  Even though we were painting the walls a soft off-white over a dark faux treatment, we only had to do 2 coats.  The paint went on beautifully, nice and even, and the walls looked so fresh and bright when we were done.  “Moderate White” was the perfect creamy white I was looking for, and it created such a nice soft clean light in the room.

I wanted our master bedroom to feel very bright and airy, and since I’m a sucker for all things nautical (someday I will own a sailboat, mark my words)  I decided I wanted a subtle coastal undertone in the room as well.  And by subtle I mean hanging a set of oars over our bed, haha.  I loved the way it turned out.  It was immediately so much easier to keep my bedroom clean and laundry free, and it really became a space I actually liked to be in.  Now if I could only get the motivation to paint our current bedroom.  (the walls are a horrible green color that I despise, and with all the dark Seattle days I’m just craving something light.)  All in good time… ;-)

I’m including as many of the resources from the room as I could find below.  If I couldn’t find the exact item, I tried to link to something super similar.  Pottery Barn is my favorite and has a ton of really great nautical/coastal type pieces, and lots of stripes.  And I love urban outfitters for distinct home pieces.  And of course, TJMaxx Home Goods is basically mecca, but I’m sure you all know this.

Dresser, headboard, nightstands: IKEA

Oars: Pottery Barn.

Duvet: Overstock(I do not recommend, it faded horribly the first time I washed it). similar here, and much higher quality (I love this one too.)

Boat print: picture taken by me. (I love this one.)

Numbered hooks: TJMaxx. (similar here.)

Lamps: Target.

DIY faux zinc letters (from this tutorial) or buy the real ones here.

Alarm clock: thrift store score. (similar here.)

Wire locker basket: TJMaxx. (similar here.)

Similar throw pillows.

Metal jewelry board (DIY)- everything came from Home Depot- this would work nicely or this.  Lots of great jewelry storage options here.

Paint color: (c/o) Sherwin Williams Moderate White (SW6140)

big thanks to Sherwin Williams for our paint, and to Craig for helping me roll it all on, just to move 2 months later… sorry. ;-)