Chaos in the Bedroom

hi readers from Kellys Korner!  I had a horrible nesting bug with pregnancy #2 and am now in the middle of redoing our master bedroom.  I think too often people leave this room for last and I was sick of that!  So here it is, and yes it is VERY much in progress, but I love where it's headed!  To see the rest of our progress over the last few months, go to the "our home" tab at the top of the page.

Our bedroom has been lackluster since we moved in.  Not WHAT happens in the bedroom (wink wink totally inappropriate comment appropriate here), but the decor.  The decor was dark and in major need of a makeover.

We figured, if we could make Gloria's nursery look as cute as it does, then surely we needed to give some attention to our room right?

We have ONE big rule for our master bedroom.  Some might think it's weird, but here goes.

The Master Bedroom Rule

NO pictures of children in the bedroom.  Yes think we're weird if you want, but we want the bedroom to be OUR room.  OUR sexy retreat.  It doesn't really put us in the "mood" to see a huge picture of little one smiling on our nightstand if you catch my drift.  There is no putting frames down in our room (40 year old virgin anyone?).  Plus, since when is it wrong to have ONE room that is completely yours?

Other than this two rules, we were set!  To start from the beginning, here's what we had to work with:

Here's our inspiration fabric (something I have been doing with every room now ... choosing a fabric or pillow to inspire the makeover):

First things first, paint ...

We went to Home Depot and brought home three swatches.  They were all uninspired.  We didn't hate any, but didn't love any.  I started looking through blogs and kept seeing a name repeated:

Benjamin Moore's Palladian Blue.

We picked up a sample and were in love.  Palladian Blue it was.  We repainted and already felt such relief.

Next, the furniture dilemma.  Time to paint again!

Evan had to paint since when painting furniture they suggest oil based paints, so we painted the nightstands a calming white and the dresser a darker gray.  Our second dresser was actually Liliana's old dresser and is now in our guest room.  We went to Habitat for Humanity and bought one for $45 and painted it for approximately $20.  A new dresser for $65 (plus handles which we haven't tackled yet)?  Not bad!

This has been a tumultous process though.  We really were starting FRESH, so we are NO where near done.  We have curtains up, new lamps, a new headboard, new bedding and the budget is TIRED.  REALLY tired.  So is the mini-van.

We're taking a break for a few weeks I think.  And I realize that the room looks NO WHERE NEAR done, but man, it's coming out GREAT ... every single day we go inside the room and marvel at the progress!

I still have BIG plans for it.  We need a new rug, a new chair and seat, handles on the dressers (obviously) and then comes the accessories.

But here we are today.  HAPPILY enjoying the bedroom (and yes, I mean that in the appropriate and inappropriate way again. winky winky face repeated a SECOND time! BOOM.)

For a reminder.

BEFORE

IN PROGRESS

Bedding: quilt bought at TJMaxx.  Grey comforter (it's reversible) and shams purchased at Target.  Curtains and rods purchased at Target.  Lamps (both on nightstand and the floor lamp) purchased at TJMaxx.

Bed skirt: obviously still old.  Driving me crazy.  Will buy another soon.

Pillow on floor: the inspiration pillow that will sit on a chair sometime.  Bought from etsy.

Headboard: bought on sale at Pier1 imports.

Decorative pillows: all purchased at TJMaxx.

New nightstands: Benjamin Moore paint.  Will do another post on repainting furniture in the near future.  New knobs purchased 50% off at Hobby Lobby.

I need to show you guys before and afters of these dressers ... the makeover is RIDICULOUS!
Knobs purchased 50% off at Hobby Lobby.  Spray painted the old ones for the bottom drawers and they're on there now, but I think that will change.  It doesn't look quite right.

Dresser bought at Habitat for Humanity for $45.  Should have seen it before.  It will be a complete beauty when we're all done with it.

Where we are today! : )

I Can Be A Parent!

The first of the month is usually a big deal around our house because it usually means Daddy starts a new rotation.  This will change in July when Evan officially starts his Urology years, but during his general surgery year, he switches rotations every month.  This month he is doing Nephrology (kidneys) which is a required month for all Urologists (kidney stones any one?).

Therefore, each month is a new adventure for us.  This month we had no idea what his schedule would be like and then the fellow told him what time they rounded at.  It is MUCH later than when they round on Surgery rotations.  Nephrology isn't a surgical field so they don't have to get people in to the OR. 

Evan sent me a text around 3 pm yesterday saying "I can take Liliana to day care most mornings because I can get to the hospital at 8:30 instead of 5:30!  I can be a parent!!!"

I couldn't help but crack up laughing when I saw that message.  What a great Daddy huh?  Instead of thinking "I get to sleep in to a normal hour for the first time in a year, he thought 'I get to take my daughter to daycare for the first time in a year.'"

I have to admit I was REALLY excited about this development.  I have taken Liliana to daycare every single day without a break and while I don't mind it, the thought of being able to simply drive to work sounded appealing.

And then this morning, I was about to leave to work and ... I didn't like it ONE BIT.  I didn't like the car being that quiet.  I didn't like leaving her at home to spend another 20 minutes with Daddy before they had to leave.  It was, quite honestly, not fun!  I won't take it away from him obviously, because this is the only month in a 5 year span that he'll get this luxury, but it sure does make you realize how much you love certain things and how I was obviously taking that 15 minute car ride foregranted.  Hearing her tell me "this is Liliana's shoe!" and "this is Mommy's car!" and "quiero escuelita! (I love school)" is nice.  The good news is I still get pick up duty ... it's evenly split, so it's rather perfect for now.

So last night, as we marveled at the later start time to his day for the next 4 weeks (have you noticed it's the little things in life that keep you going?), we did something a little ... CRAZY.

Gloria's nursery and the playroom are nearly done (just waiting on a couple projects to be sewed by Evan's aunt) and instead of taking off of decorating responsibilities, we've decided this is optimal time to get working on more rooms in the house since we'll be too busy to do that for a few months after Gloria is born.

We decided that the master bedroom was our next room to tackle and we've known that for a couple weeks but have been LAZY BUMS about getting any of it done.  Evan and I were lying in bed last night cuddling and I told him "you know what would get us started?  If we moved our headboard out of here, transposed it in to the guest room, and had a blank wall!"  I said it mainly as a joke.  Evan didn't think I was joking.

The master bedroom now looks HORRENDOUS and plans to decorate it are underway.  I say plans because the only thing we have so far is the cover to a pillow I ordered on etsy.  This pillow will serve as inspiration to our master bedroom.  Let the planning begin!

This pillow up front is what I ordered from etsy for $20.  We are going to incorporate light blues, light greys, and a couple splashes of that yellow/ green in to the room design.

This pillow is the one that originally caught my eye but it was $70.  The $20 one won ... for obvious $50 savings!