Master bedroom decorating project

Love. Love. Love the room.  Its perfect!  We wanted to create a space for us (me!) that wasn't stressful because the rest of the house is my "work".  We are almost 10 years into marriage and finally have a bedroom. :) 

We asked a good friend of ours who just happens to be a stellar artist and designer to lead us in this adventure. Kim, if you're reading this, consider it a tribute!

The only inspiration she went off of was our existing bedding that we chose recently and both really like, some room measurements, two gray chairs and a little coffee table for a sitting area.  She worked to create ideas on a Pinterest board, tossed around ideas, created a "classic" look compared to a "fun" look (we opted for the fun look), gave suggestions, we provided feedback, and many details set aside and 3 months later, eventually came to an amazing result.  She chose paint colors and a painting technique that required a lot of time and attention that had us sleeping in our guest bedroom for a couple weeks...and we thought painting was easy.  Initially we thought the painting was too difficult and messy-looking but it turned out to be exactly what the room needed.  Yes, trust the designer. 

So we went from a room with boring white walls and a blue stripe that looked like this: ...

and I have to include some of the "work in progress photos":

 whoa! those walls are YELLOW!

and the end result:

The three maps printed on canvases above the bed hold meaning to Dave and I ~ Chicago is on the far left (where Dave is from and also a place where the majority of our long distance dating occurred and our first "official date" when he asked me to date), Alaska is in the middle, which is the location where we got engaged, and the far right is a map of Skopelos, the island in Greece where we went for one of the 2 weeks on our honeymoon.  

Gray curtains (floor to ceiling) were added, my niece's painting of lilies (our wedding flower!), a blue-spray painted table, a rug to ground the area and go with the painted streaks of the room and throw pillow, more throw pillows, and more throw pillows, circular metal art on the wall, new lamps, and a completely new arrangement.

We do plan to hang our wedding photo on the south wall which is not pictured, and maybe some shelves for books.  A new ceiling fan will be the next thing someday.