The Master Suite

Yesterday was the big reveal of my office and today you get to see the master bedroom. These are the only two rooms I've tackled in my redecorating spree, but I assure you the rest of the house needs it just as much and I have it on my list of things to do, but all in good time.

We are fortunate to have an extra large master bedroom. It was an addition the previous owners added to our 1960s brick ranch and I like it because of the size and the fact that it has four windows! The unfortunate part of such a large room is that over the years it has been the catch all room for everything that couldn't find a place elsewhere in the house. When my mother-in-law lived with us it also became a dual bedroom/office. When she left I made a quality decision that our bedroom should become the welcome haven of rest and repose that it's supposed to be.

I only ask that you remain blind to the 1980s gold carpet and the bedroom set from the caveman era. I can't do much about the carpet at present, but I do have plans for the bedroom set. Plan A: Ditch it and get some gorgeous Amish furniture including a four poster bed. Plan B: Paint it to look distressed (because it's sure distressing me!).

This is the view when you enter the room. Did I mention that I left everything au naturale? Didn't bother to fluff pillows, dust, or vacuum. If you want to see how I made that window frame above the bed go to this link. The plaque under the window frame says, "Always kiss me goodnight."

The room has an Americana feel which I didn't plan because I'm not much of an Americana girl, but I actually like it in this room. And it goes well with these lovely Norman Rockwell plates that my mother-in-law found for me at an estate sale.

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When you look to the right after you're fully in the room you see the dresser, which is in need of some color on it, and the ultra small TV space (my choice to keep it small).

Moving on around the room you see one of my favorite spots- the writing desk. This is usually home to the laptop, but it appears the laptop is in a teenager's hands at present. It's also where I write good old-fashioned handwritten notes and letters. This desk was purchased really cheap at a "My wife left me for another woman" sale. Sad, but true.

I had to point out this great manly box that I got for my husband's night stand. He has a tendency to collect all sorts of keys and papers on his night stand so this box was our compromise. The stuff is out of my sight, but he gets to keep it right there close at hand. Box was $7.00 at TJ Maxx.

My bedside table was a $10 yard sale find, but I'm told it's an antique from the 1800s and is worth considerably more than that. Judging by the way it's made and the fact that I encountered another one like it that was genuinely from the 1800s I'm thinking it may be true. The box that says "Simple Pleasures" was on deep discount at a department store and I had to have it. It's where I keep all of my bedside beauty treatments like lotion and liquid tears.

This is a favorite spot for both hubby and me: our reading chair. Another thrifty $35 yard sale find and well worth it for all the pleasure it brings to both of us. Plus, it has a great place behind it to hide all those great Renoir and Monet pictures I've been collecting at yard sales, but haven't found a spot for yet.

Look at this beautiful hope chest sporting our family photo gallery. In the winter it will display some of my son's oil paintings of winter scenes. The chest is solid cedar and was a gift from my parents when I was a teenager. They bought it at an estate sale and refinished it for me. I'm not sure the exact age, but I'd say it's well over 100 years old. I think it might have been that old when they purchased it. Gorgeous and a special treasure for me.

This is a wider view of this area of the room including the ficus tree, a gift from my friend, Tammy, with lights on it year round. I love to sit in here with worship music playing and nothing but the lights on the ficus tree on.

Notice the window mistreatment. Want to see how I made it? Visit this link.

This wall has crosses that were on clearance at Kirkland's for about $5.00. It's supposed to have old fashioned keys hanging there too (something I collect) and a small shadowbox with keys in it. Just as soon as I find the special place I put that shadowbox we'll paint it and fix it up and put it on the wall. But for now, I'm really thinking hard about where it might be.

Our bed faces this bookcase. I have to keep it orderly and regularly purged or I can't stand to look at it because of the cluttered feel. On top are my hubby's awards for coaching and as soon as I find his medal from running a marathon it will hang there too.

What do you do when the closet doors keep breaking? You take them off and replace them with an extremely well made curtain from JCPenney's on clearance for $6. That's what you do.

Now we're back to the door we first entered so that's the end of the tour. Toodle-loo.

P.S. If the spacing on this post comes out really weird it's because blogger is giving me fits with this post and I don't know what to do about it.