boudoir transformation....

(I forgot to take a before picture.  Here is the after.)

I don't know why but our master bedroom always seems to be last on the list of priorities.  In eight years, we have never attempted to make it pretty.  We had our mattresses on the frame, some old black night stands that were functional but not attractive, and that was it.  Our room was basically a dumping ground for everything we wanted to hide from the children.  I have focused on most of the other spaces in our home, but not this one.  The ironic part is that I believe that the most important part of a family is a healthy marriage and yet the place where we celebrate that is last on the list.  No more!

I have been looking for a headboard for quite a while but have never found anything that was the style or price that I wanted.  I finally found a bed on craigslist that I thought had potential.  It was painted "shabby chic" emphasis on the shabby but it had solid bones and real, heavy wood.  So, I bought it for a great deal, brought it home, and here's what happened.

I cleaned it thoroughly and then painted it with several coats of Olympic enamel with an satin finish.  The color is "delicate white."  I painted the ironwork in a dark grey of the same brand. 

The ironwork was in rough shape - it was beginning to rust and just needed some TLC.  I think it turned out beautifully. 

Here's the finished project.  I brought some other pieces in from different parts of the house to serve as nightstands.  I didn't want anything 'matchy matchy' so I went fro something more masculine on his side and feminine on mine.  I painted them the same color as the bed. 

I found the old window frames at a thrift store, painted them the same color white and I think they add a cute touch to the room.  I love the light, clean, nautical feel of the space and I should have done this years ago.    If you have the same problem I did and your room is last on the list.  Maybe it's time to change that.  They say that this is where the magic happens - make it magical then!