I finally found the time last weekend to repaint and rearrange my bedroom. I had painted this room two years ago when we moved in and I did a horrible job. The previous owners *grrrrr* had painted the walls, ceiling and closet doors mint/key lime green. Anything was an improvement including a bad paint job. I’ve really been thinking about painting my bedroom (or any room actually) black. But since my bedroom really only needed a second coat of the brown and I already had a full can of paint in the basement, that’s what it got and it looks great. The previous owners *grrrr* had used latex paint over oil, so there were large patches of paint peeling and chipping off the walls. So I had to scrape, and zinsser those areas before I painted. I also removed a super ugly emergency doorbell and the big long wire that was attached to it and stapled to the wall. I guess it was a panic button at one time. There’s such a good feeling that comes along with finishing a job and taking the extra time to do it right.
Originally I was planning on hanging two pieces of artwork above the headboard, but I quickly hung the IKEA photograph on Adam’s side of the bed and it looked good. Then I threw together a cheap knock-off of this photo on my side of the bed and I think I’ll leave it like this for a while. The white chair belonged to my grandmother (Mum), I had taken it when she was getting rid of furniture years ago, but it was brown with a needlepoint cushioned seat and I had nowhere for it so I gave it to my mom. She had painted it white and covered the seat, and when she saw my blog post she instantly brought me the chair, she’s sweet like that. Eventually I’ll recover the seat.
As manly as it's gonna get
With red,pink and yellow curtains, white bedding and accent pillows everywhere, I tried to make Adam’s side of the room a little more masculine. I don’t think I captured ‘manly’, but hey, there’s no pink.
Here’s some black wall inspiration;
