You may remember Mary from her fantastic, handmade roman shades. Well, turns out those lovely windows used to be Mary's bedroom windows when she shared the space with a roommate. Like many city dwellers making do in a small space, Mary's old bedroom (pictured above) had many functions including living room, office and storage space. After her roommate moved out, Mary decided her bedroom needed a makeover and she began by moving it out of the living room...
Mary says, "The biggest change was really space — less stuff and allowing the room to be just a bedroom instead of bedroom, television room, office, and storage, all in one. More wall space let me edit what to hang on the walls and more closet space let me get rid of the super clutter."
A fresh coat of color on the walls (Benjamin Moore "At Sea"), new bedding (Target), and two new IKEA side tables completed the makeover for about $200. We think the transformation is wonderful — bright, colorful and very personal. Great job, Mary!
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Lovely! Just enough in a small space.
Very nice.
I especially want the kittehs.
Very nice - pretty and serene. I love that you have the bookcase in the bedroom - I thought I was the only one to do that.
I want to live there! The colors are just perfect.
one question -- do the CATS like the makeover?
really nice
What an improvement!
The room is gorgeous and serene! And I want to nom nom the orange tabbies.
is IKEA still selling those night stands because I can't find them on the site
I wish we could click on image and it would get bigger!
(hint, hint)
Such gorgeous detail to be seen...
i have the same bedding! wish i had the same wall color too... (renting-cant paint).
it looks great!
Gorgeous! Love the wall color and the bedding! Target eh? May have to check that out! Thanks for the inspiraton! My orange tabby Sam would love this!
I love the wall color & how well it goes with the bedding!
Pretty!
beeeee-yute-E-ful!!!! really serene and lovely.
Yet another reason why I wish we had Target in Canada. I love that bedding!
I didn't even notice the room. Those fat lumps on your bed are wonderful.
I've always loved the combination of a teal/seafoam blue with red. The white keeps it bright and fresh. Adorable.
The paint is beautiful. Might be nice to see the bookshelf painted the same color, simply to help it blend in a little bit and open up the space even more. It's a big dark spot in the room.
Emily
The colors are beautiful - a huge round of applause for Mary. I love this room. Only things I would change is a little less stuff hung on the wall - it looks a little cluttered. The bookshelf would fit in even better if painted white - though the dark does keep a decent contrast.
What happened to the chicken photos in the before shot?
They looked really cool...
Nice makeover BTW! Great job!!
www.thebitterfoodie.blogspot.com
So pretty, where did you get the patterned lampshade?
CATS!? Those are cats!? And here, I was wondering how you got the ponies into the apartment. No wonder the room looked small...the kitties took up 350 sq. ft. (teasing...love the cats).
Great clean look btw - the blue really makes the bedding pop.
Cheers~
Sheri @ http://www.everlastingdesigns.net
The shears give the room such an ethereal feel... so serene. Thanks for that idea and the paint color, too.
P.S. Those cats are ridiculously cute.
(East Village Amy - the lamp and shade are from Ikea!)
oooohhhhh.....
pretty room! love everything!!
Great color combo! Like how you have different lamps.
I would lower the pictures above the lamps, so they were very closer to the lamps. They seem too disconnected. Otherwise, love the room.
I, too, need info on those bedside tables! I've checked and rechecked Ikea's site with no luck.
Anyone? Please?
I, too, have that bedding and wish I could paint my walls!! Looks just lovely.
I'm pretty sure that those are the Hemnes side tables in white:
http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/90121234
Apologies if I'm incorrect.
it's a great redo and done on a real budget. always like how people can redo a room and make a big impact all on a small budget.
prairie girl, thanks and I wish! But it's not the same table. This one is narrow and deep (crucial for me!) whereas the Hemnes is wider than it is deep. This one has two shelves and a deep drawer; the linked Hemnes has one shelf and a shallow drawer.
Great makeover!
Cute Cute Cute!!
awesome color. beautiful!! love your cats! too adorable :)