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My Parents’ New Bedroom

Are you ready for a crazy amount of pictures? Welcome to my parents’ new bedroom… You’ve come a long way, baby. The drapes are really the focal point of the room. I love how they turned out. And the yellow Home Goods lamps really pop against them. Someone asked why we didn’t buy vintage lamps…

Are you ready for a crazy amount of pictures?

Welcome to my parents’ new bedroom…

You’ve come a long way, baby.


The drapes are really the focal point of the room. I love how they turned out. And the yellow Home Goods lamps really pop against them.

Someone asked why we didn’t buy vintage lamps and just paint them yellow. The idea crossed my mind at one point, but between the cost of lamps, paint and new shades, I thought it was a better use of our time/resources to just spend the $39 on these. Also, I wanted a ginger jar shape, or something similar, with a smooth surface. Anything with more pattern or texture would have been too much with the drapery fabric.

The nickel alarm clock is from Target. The blue decanters are vintage and the tray is from IKEA.

Here’s the other side of the bed. Do you spy the tins we spray painted from Home Goods? The side tables are painted in RL’s Hopsack and the bed is RL’s Smoked Glass. Many of you asked about painting the furniture here. It’s always a good idea to prime and put a coat of sealer on furniture that gets a lot of use, like bedroom furniture does. Remember that the secret to a smooth and long-lasting paint finish is multiple thin coats with drying time in between!

The small sunburst mirror is from the Home Goods clearance section ($10, I think). The yellow rosette pillow is by Dwell Studio for Target.

The white duvet is from IKEA. It has a lovely pleated detail that makes it look more expensive than IKEA bedding usually looks. The quilted coverlet at the foot of the bed is from Home Goods.

We bought the down Euro shams on clearance at Home Goods and made new covers out of the Robert Allen yellow ticking stripe from Home Fabrics and yellow piping from Joanns. Mom was so sick of sewing that she decided not to put in zippers and just made envelope slips.

The botanical prints series is one of my favorite parts of the room.

If you’d like to purchase the same book we used to make this print series (Wildflowers in America), there are sellers on Amazon basically giving copies away. Some are only a penny, plus shipping. Not bad for 400 botanical prints! There are all sorts of gorgeous, colorful prints in the book. We went with yellow, white and blue flowers for our print series here.

We didn’t finish this project before I left, so my mom just sent me pictures of this little footstool that she reupholstered in the subtle leopard print.

It belonged to my great grandparents years and years ago. I think my mom swiped it from our old family cabin. :)

In case you didn’t notice, my parents’ bed is really high off the ground and this small stool helps the little kids climb into grammy and granddaddy’s bed for morning cartoons.

My Grandpa Russell made my mother’s cedar hope chest, so it has a lot of sentimental value to us. It really needed a paint job though.


And I think the addition of some decorative moulding did just the trick to break things up a little. We also reupholstered the seat cushion with a soft floral. The pale blue bolster is from IKEA.

My parents’ en suite bathroom got a serious make over too.


New paint on the oak cabinets (Zinsser primer first, then two coats of Martha Stewart’s River Mist).

New black marble floors. Bath rugs from Home Goods.

A new shower curtain that my mom sewed using the Lee Jofa Hollyhock from Home Fabrics. I had her sew it extra long (about 85″). We re-installed the rod at the taller height. It’s amazing how that simple change really opened up the room.

Then, of course, there was the mirror project. We hung this IKEA mirror on top of the old boring sheet mirror using 3M picture hanging strips.

It really took things to the next level and I can’t wait to use this idea again in another project.

And lastly, here’s the vanity area. My mom turned a second hand (and broken, I think?) dining table into a console table by cutting off the end and adding a pair of legs to the back. Looks great, right?

It used to be an antiqued white color, but we gave it a fresh coat of Martha’s Magnolia Yellow. The little bench was purchased at a vintage shop for $12. We reupholstered the seat in a pretty damask that mimics the wall color.

Didn’t the circle mirror project turn out pretty? I think it’s sort of like a feminine version of a Captain’s mirror.

The floral wooden appliques were purchased at Michaels and adhered with a little wood glue before painting.

We hung the mirror low enough to be useful while sitting and high enough so that you can see yourself while standing.

The photoless frames (whoops! ran out of time!) are from Home Goods, as are the blue lacquer boxes. The curvy gray box on the end used to be a hideous gold (from Marshalls clearance aisle), and I think it looks great now, painted in Hopsack. The tray is from IKEA and the other accessories are vintage.

Phew! That was a lot of photos! :) Last ones:

Hope you enjoyed this little tour of my parent’s overhauled master bedroom. True that it was a lot of work to accomplish in a week’s time, but we had so much fun doing it together.

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204 thoughts on “My Parents’ New Bedroom

  1. You're amazing! Can't believe you did it in one week. I am so taking the ikea mirror trick and doing it in my master bath! Thanks for a great post.

  2. W.O.W. You have some mad skills, and apparently your family does, too! I love my mom dearly and she's quite skilled at sewing and painting; but if we had to do all this in a week, I think we would throttle each other!

  3. You have done a FABULOUS job on both of these rooms! Love the curtains, the yellow vanity, and all of the little accessories! I really like that you kept your grandfather's chest but painted it to fit the room. Amazing job!

    P.S. Did you make the curtains yourself? If so, where is the fabric from?

  4. OMG!!! Love the bedroom. I have a black bed and was thinking about painting it white but you just changed my mind. I have always loved grey and yellow but didnt know how to incorporate it into my decor without it looking to modern and you have just proved me wrong. Love Love Love the curtains and the yellow table. I am going to have to give the grey and yellow a whirl. Thanks for the inspiration.

  5. Everything is just stunning. I've been looking forward to this post, and it didn't disappoint! It sounds like you have a very talented family, too!

    Oh -and thanks for the link to the book. I just ordered one at an insanely good price! Thanks!

  6. GORGEOUS!! Seems your whole family is talented! Did you happen to sand the cabinets in the bathroom first or just Zinnser?? Curious b/c i have the same horrible cabinets and would love to do this:)

  7. Stunning room!! I cant believe you did all that work in a week!! And you are right, the curtains make the whole place, I love them!

  8. I WISH my parents would let me get ahold of their house for a week! It looks like a beige monster threw up in there! Maybe if I forward this post to my mom…..

  9. Well done! Just lovely – thanks for sharing. Clever use of decorative mirrors on top on builder's sheet mirrors. I should try that with my two bathrooms.

    Teacup Lane (Sandy)

  10. Wow! I especially love the bathroom changes. The mirror was a great idea…. And I love that those gorgeous curtains are reflected in it!

  11. I cannot believe you! I absolutely love the gray, butter, and misty blues… perfect and fresh and comfortable.

    There were so many ideas in these posts that I want to steal! You're an inspiration!

  12. Fantastic! I've been eagerly checking back everyday to see the "after" pics.

    One question… I want to raise my shower curtains as well, but I don't know what to do about a liner. Do you buy a longer one or use something else?

  13. It looks fantastic Jenny!! And so fast and frugal. Thank you so much for sharing all the photos. Sounds like you come from a long line of very talented people. What fun!

  14. I think it looks simply beautiful. LOVE the trick of hanging a mirror on a mirror. Clever!

    And hooray for giving the kiddos a a boost into that lovely bed for morning snuggles. I love that.

    jbhat

  15. Oh I bet Mom and Dad are thrilled it looks wonderful…I love your color choices…I am always in the market for a yellow and I just love the one you used.

    Thanks for a wonderful post….

    I love those mirrors I almost did that, we too have one of those huge mirrors….I framed it instead, came out great !!

    All the best,
    Kathy :)

  16. Looks gorgeous, I love the yellow lamp against the curtains. I wish I could sew so that my curtain dilemna can come to an end.

    And yes, I've also been wanting four of those soap dispensers. One for each bathroom and two for the kitchen.

  17. I love the transformation! You've done so much! I love the mirror idea and the fabrics on the curtains and the stool by the dressing table are gorgeous!
    xx

  18. Ahhhh! I'm dieing! You did SUCH an amazing job. Love the use of colors. So current, fun, and refined. Thanks for yet another inspirational project.

  19. Amazing redo Jenny – way to (again) knock it out of the park ! The fabric adds such modern flair and the pops of yellow I adore ! Amazing what a week of elbow grease combined with impeccable style can do – way to go girl ! I'm sure your mom is delighted. And proud !

  20. Love! It was so great to see how you transformed the room from start to finish. Thanks so much for sharing and you offered up some great tips I will be using in the future!

  21. I'm a new reader yo your blog, and I thank you so much for all the time you spent writing all this out. I am in the process of re-doing my tiny space, and I love this color scheme. It's actually the one I was thinking of using before you changed yours up. So, I have gotten a lot of great ideas from this, and it's fun to see the project all come together. Great work!! Thanks so much for sharing your talents with me!

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