Jenna from JWK Style submitted today’s room tour. I LOVE her idea of over-dyeing toile prints with a bright color! Such an expensive look for not a lot of money! Thanks for joining us today, Jenna!
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When we moved into our rent house, the master bedroom was incredibly dark and depressing. After we painted I wanted to keep it as bright and fresh as possible. I was hoping for a completely different look than our previous bedroom, but I couldn’t justify buying all new curtain fabric and bedding.
Most of our bedroom furniture was (very graciously) handed down to us but it was a mismatched mess. I wanted everything to coordinate so I painted everything myself to save money. The wicker chest (that doubles as my accessory closet) was a traditional white one that I spray painted. I replaced the wicker knobs with beaded ones from Anthropologie but eventually all the embellished parts popped off.
The gold backs stayed on the dresser and I reused the beaded pieces as lamp finials for our bedside lamps. (They remind me of the ones by Hillary Thomas Designs.)
The antique ginger jar lamps are from one of my favorite stores in San Antonio, Pagoda. The other bedside table used to be dark mahogany and I just painted around the existing handles.
Since our bathroom doesn’t have any counter space or wall outlets, I made a ‘vanity’ for myself between the windows. A mirror, desk, and chair is really all you need!
My makeup is scattered on a tray where I can easily find it since I’m usually running out the door! I keep a notepad on my desk to jot down sewing ideas and notes.
I love this tiny milk glass lamp that was my grandparents. I keep my favorite L’Objet candle and perfume beside it.
Trays are also ideal for easy cleaning and containing clutter. The one on my bedside table forces me to keep it tidy. Otherwise I’d have months of magazines piled up!!
Sources:
Paint color: Benjamin Moore Mayonnaise
Toile fabric: (hand-me-down) Waverly “Country Life”
Roman Shades: Lowe’s
Headboard: Pottery Barn
Throw pillow fabric: Bermingham & Co. thru Brunschwig & Fils
Sheets and duvet: Bed Bath & Beyond
Ginger jar lamps: Pagoda
Vintage tin: The Guild Shop
Mirrored tray: Target
Embroidered coasters: market in San Miguel
Clock: Pottery Barn
Pineapple sconces: Two’s Company
Mini ginger jar: Etsy
Pink dish: Anthropologie
Vintage dishes: The Guild Shop
Rug: Round Top
Coral candle: L’Objet
White porcelain tray: Target
Mirror: hand me down from my mother-in-law
Market tote: flea market in Deauville
Chair fabric: Celerie Kemble for Schumacher
NYC Print: framed Cavallini wrapping paper
Gold framed art: Christmas present
Antique tray: Etsy
Calendar: Jack & Lulu
I love that transformation! Beautiful finials on the lamps – they're really great.
Thank you for sharing!
Jessica
Brilliant! Love how she transformed the curtains. Lovely space.
I love rooms that are real and not overly staged and still extremely beautiful! What a warm and inviting bedroom! Love it!
This post is SO inspiring. I can't believe how amazing the space looks just by doing a few very simple things.
I adore Before and After sorts of photos , you did a Brilliant job here !
I especially like the Lips .. Andy Warhol had competition ! :)
Gorgeous transformation! I've been on the hunt for a desk to refinish similarly (I want to do white with gold trim), but I haven't found the right one yet. Yours is the perfect size! Thanks for sharing :)
Beautiful! The teal toile is great. Very clean and fresh room.
What an amazing before and after! The details are amazing. Love, love, love real life rooms. The little lip print is ADORABLE. I may repeat-although finding a frame like that one is a MUST. Way to go, Jenna! And, thanks for sharing, Jenny.
Oh I just love her desk and the rug beneath and the Betwixt fabric on the chair seat! Thanks for sharing!
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Looks Amazing! Great idea to die the curtains!
Wow Jenna really has some great style, and some neat tricks for keeping her space looking fresh. I love creativity like this. Awesome space.
Tiffany
thedesignerlifestyle.blogspot.com
So so good. Love the attention that has gone into so many details….and on a budget! Inspired.
The dyed toile is crazy genius. They look amazing.
so inspiring! maybe I will now get my rear into gear and update our bedroom …
This room is amazing and so inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing!
I love this!!! It's just the perfect balance of grown-up glam and personal touches, high-end fabric and hand-me-down pieces. It's stylish without being self-consciously so. I love the jewelry on the sconces :) And the bowls of dry cleaning tags, ha ha. And I love, love, love the overdyed toile. I'm going to look for toile now, just for that purpose!
GREAT room!
Wow it looks awesome! I love the dyed fabric and that pillow on the bed! Gorgeous!
What a beautiful room. I'm in love with those sconces!! She did an excellent job.
WOW. I am totally in love with so much of it. I am also LOVING the idea of taking a white wicker dresser and making it chic (instead of shabby chic!) by painting it black and adding brass knobs. I might have to go look for a low wicker dresser now.
Beautiful room – very inspiring. Love the styling and all the attention to detail.
Beautiful room – very inspiring! Love the palette and the attention to detail.
Love it! We have the same odd corner window configuration going on in our bedroom, and I've never known what to do with it. I wish I could see an "After" picture of the adjoining windows…
I love the lip print – very cool!
This was really well done! What a transformation. It gives me so much motivation as I work on a similar update at my sister's new rental. Favorite details include the vanity set up, her lipstick art and her bowls to corral her "piles". I have a similar habit and never considered such a clever solution.
This is so lovely and sophisticated, but still homey. I love the dyed curtains!
I'd love to know the dark paint color used for all the furniture – so chic!
I would love to see a wide angle shot of the new and improved room!
Thank you so much for all the wonderful feedback!!
Sarah, we hung the brackets for the corner window as close to each other as possible and without any finials. Then I treated each wall of windows separately, so the curtains meet in the corner. Hope that helps!
For the furniture, I used a dark primer with 2-3 coats of 'hi-gloss' enamel black paint from the hardware store and a coat of Polyurethane on top.
wow– great room! what a transformation. I especially love the pineapple sconces and the NY map. please come do my house next!
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Great room Jenna, I love all of the DIY painting and dye, you're an inspiration! Question for you (and Jenny!) regarding the painted furniture: I'd like to finally take the leap and paint my light wooden dining chairs to match my espresso colored living room furniture. Any tips on prepping the surfaces, or painting indoors? Any favorite techniques or paint brands? Any tips that make the process easy(ish) are helpful!
What an amazing space.. I'm stunned.
Very nicely done, Jenna! You've curated some great finds, including those fantastic pineapple wall sconces. I think my favorite thing about your room is that you went white on white for your pillow sham monograms. So subdued and classy, and I hadn't thought of it before!
(Thanks for posting, Jenny! Love your new Chesterfield.)
I really adore the traditional-with-a-twist look here. Her styling is great. As was the idea to dye the toile curtains. SO inspired!
Really gorgeous. I love the lamp finials made with the beads and the fabric looks fantastic!
Great job! I was thinking about dyeing some leopard print cotton fabric to make curtains. Love the print but the background color is blah. Was also thinking of over-dyeing some dated floral fabric a bright color to upholster some chairs. The tip of using one bottle of dye per panel was just the info I needed!
I have a question about your curtains. Are they pleated or are they simply gathered with the curtain ring clips? I love how they look! You did a great job ironing! Mine always seem to show some wrinkles even after ironing on the hottest setting. Would starching help?
so pretty!
I love everything about this room, especially the lamps! Great tip on dying already printed fabric. love love love.
wonderful transformation – lovely
I adore every detail in this master bedroom! Thank you for sharing!!!
Incredibly lovely- I adore the pineapple sconces!
Fantastic!
I pleated the curtains with the ring clips-lots of starch!!
I love the salmon rose colored flowers against the teal/blue curtains plus the gold accents, great color combo! I am inspired to paint now!
this room is incredibly inspiring, so many inexpensive DIY touches and looks live-able too! love it
I just love this room – it's beautiful, chic & a full of DIY inspiration! Thanks for sharing :)
Fantastic room!!Love the curtains!It's pretty!
Tibby cried into her soup when it finally came. "I'm scared… ," she told it. The carrots and peas made no reply, but she felt better for having told them.
I love the headboard and we have been looking like one just like it. Is it a full bed? or just headboard? And where did you get it? (if still available)
The whole room looks beautiful too.
It's a queen headboard-the Farmhouse Bed from Pottery Barn, still in stock!
I have been searching for YEARS for pineapple sconces like the ones posted in this room makeover!!!! Where can I get my hands on those? At the bottom of the post you listed Two’s Company but I couldn’t find them on their website. Help!!!!!