It's about time...

It is so time...

for my bedroom reveal.

Before we start I'll give you a bit of history.

1. This room is an addition.

The house had 3 upstairs bedrooms but no bath.

The kitchen had attic space but not a second story

so 

we took off the kitchen roof
built  walls and put a roof back on

 to create our master bedroom.

2.We only  had  16 x 16 ft  to work with
so we had to be
 creative.

We wanted to include a walk-in closet 
and  
a full bath
 within that space.

I really wanted a claw-foot tub....a 100 year-old farmhouse just would NOT be complete without it.

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We'd had this decorating scheme for about 8 years.  

The wall behind the bed 

is a faux wall created  for a focal point 
and to fill up the corner.
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I was ready for a fresh updated look.

 I did (do) love the cabbage rose wallpaper
 but don't worry ...
I still have it in other rooms...

I'm kinda like that...

when I find something I love 
I get a little overboard
and keep using it.

this was my inspiration 

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elements I wanted to bring in:

chippy white

vintage

romantic, warm layers of lace

wedding ephemera

things that  had significant meaning in our marriage

white furniture

I started with the bed wall.

(Remember the beadboard  from the chicken coop?)

this wall

became the standard 

as I moved around the room and worked on each section.

I would look at each section 
and ask if it was in keeping with the wall?

If  I started  straying from my standard  
then I would start over.

I remember something Cindy  from Cottage Instincts said 
that has really, really stuck with me:

sometimes, to get what you really love 
you have to give up what you  just like.

This kept me on track.

We placed the tub in the bedroom space. 

You can see we still don't have the faucet...
they're rather expensive...so I'll save my pennies.

I'm lovin' it!

My husband is lovin' it

Mainly, I think he's just lovin'
 that I'm finished 
and he can get out of the room at night 
without stubbing his toe.

I love the *warm- romantic--on-purpose* feel to the room.

I love that most  of what I used I already had .
I shopped my barn, my chicken coop, my parlor floor.

I love that I  re-purposed .
I love how I aged what looked too new. 
I love that I found the beadboard.

I love that we are finally using this highboy 
that belonged to my husband's mother.

(We weren't using it b/c of the finish...
we finally said *PAINT it and USE it!)

I love that I tried some new things (that's for another post)

I love that I'm getting better at going outside of the box.

I really am quite a purist.

I was able to use the un-painted cabinet...
to mix it up...and to like it!

Next week, I'll show you close-ups...
all the details 

that I had so much fun with
and 
pulled my hair out with...

I'll be linking to white wednesday at Faded Cottage Charm

 and 

My Romantic Home for Friday Show and Tell.