I found some fabric that I liked at my favorite fabric outlet in town, an ivory and brown pattern, which would become Euro shams. I knew I also wanted some shade of blue in this space. Back in February, I found some drapery panels on clearance at Target, for $12.98 each, so I bought all 4 panels that were remaining and decided to use those for the windows. Here's a peek of the fabric:
Going off of the fabrics I had chosen, we then moved on to a paint color. This was a tough one! I really wanted a deep blue on the walls. These were the colors we had on the wall for a few weeks before we decided.
We opted for the darker tan because we were trying to think of re-sale; the blue color I love is a lot of blue for this space, especially if someone is going to either rent or buy our home when we move. We're planning to use the blue in the bathroom {a much smaller space} and I think it will look nice in there.
Here is the bedroom before any work was done:
And, here is just one of the finished walls:
Simply putting this color on the walls instantly made our room feel warmer, less sterile. And, that plant you see was on clearance for $4! I've actually been keeping my house plants alive this year {gasp} and really wanted one for our bedroom. This one is perfect and didn't cost too much! Yay!
I"ll be sharing more of how this room is coming together in the next few days and weeks. I'm having a lot of fun just putting together items that we already had, fabrics I had purchased for very little money, and some DIY things that make me feel like I accomplished something in here. It's been a slow process, but when you're trying to make a home 'from scratch', that's what happens :)
