If you remember from last week, I will be working on making over our master bedroom over the next six weeks as a guest participant of the One Room Challenge. This challenge is hosted by Linda from Calling it Home, and there are so many great bloggers who are working on some amazing transformations. This past week I finished working on the master bedroom trim, and making a few other design decisions within the room.
The To-Do List
Finish installing some remaining pieces of trimCaulk, fill nails holes, and do two coats of paint on the trim and doors- Install one last pocket door hardware
- Create an inexpensive accent wall
- Makeover some yard sale bedside tables
- Upholster the bed
- Add some art to the walls
- Develop a better system to reduce clutter
Before Pictures
As a reminder from last week, here is what the room looked like. Nothing really wrong with it, but just…boring.
Week 1: Install and Paint Trim
Over the last week I worked on finishing off the trim in the master bedroom. There were a few pieces of unfinished trim that I finally got installed. Just a quick tip, if you’re installing trim around pocket doors, make sure you use short nails. Or just install the trim with glue. We had problems with these doors for months because when I first installed the trim the nails were too long, they went right through the drywall and kept scratching the doors. So I had to remove the trim, pull out the nails, and then re-install the trim properly so the nails wouldn’t interfere with the sliding doors.
In this room I caulked all the joints, sanded all the nail holes, and did two coats of paint on all the trim and doors. (You can read more about installing trim, caulking trim, and painting trim from my spring ORC)
Paint Colors
The wall paint color in the master bedroom is Benjamin Moore Grey Owl in an eggshell finish, and the trim color is Chantilly Lace in semi-gloss. Painting the trim isn’t a huge change, but I think it makes the room feel polished.
Other Decisions and Inspiration
I’m on a fairly tight budget for the master bedroom, so I hope to use as much as I can from around the house before buying anything. But that doesn’t mean I can’t look to google for some inspiration. Now just so we’re clear, I probably won’t buy many of these items (if any!). But you can kind of get an idea of the colors and feel I’m going for in our bedroom (aff links).
- I did buy some fabric for upholstering the bed. It’s a navy and white herringbone pattern.
- For the bedding I’m going to stick with the light blue coverlet that we already have and maybe get a few pillows to add some different patterns and colors.
- The bedside tables will either be navy blue, persian blue, or lime green, I haven’t quite decided on that yet
That’s about it for this week! Next week I hope to work on re-upholstering our bed.
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thechelseaprojectblog says
October 12, 2017 at 10:19 amBeautiful colors! I’m so totally into jewel tones! Also love your trim. It looks like a pro crew came in and installed and painted. Kudos!!! Looking so forward to seeing your progress each week! XO ~~ Susie from The Chelsea Project
Kristen says
October 12, 2017 at 12:47 pmLooks great – I like how you used semi-gloss on the trim – it takes it up a notch.
jessvanderveen@gmail.com says
October 16, 2017 at 2:27 pmThe semi-gloss really makes the trim pop
Jen@jenron-designs says
October 12, 2017 at 3:52 pmJess, these colors are fantastic, I love the idea of watercolor prints. Your trim turned out really great and really evaluated the rooms over all design. Good job!!!
lidialidiaca says
October 12, 2017 at 9:08 pmOooh as soon as I saw your email I clicked! It’s looking fabulous so far!!!
jessvanderveen@gmail.com says
October 16, 2017 at 2:27 pmThanks!!
Melissa says
October 12, 2017 at 9:29 pmThe trim looks fabulous. It’s such a tedious and boring job to paint trim but gives a huge impact! Can’t wait to see your finished room!
enannylink1 says
October 13, 2017 at 7:29 amThe colors are beautiful 💙
jessvanderveen@gmail.com says
October 16, 2017 at 2:27 pmThanks!
Emy says
October 13, 2017 at 9:02 amTrim is the kind of thing that you notice when it’s wrong, but not when it’s right. Looks great! Love those watercolor prints! And that navy herringbone fabric is one of my faves!
jessvanderveen@gmail.com says
October 16, 2017 at 2:26 pmThanks! I”m a little unsure now of the fabric, but I think I found a way to make it all work
Vel says
October 13, 2017 at 10:39 amI am using semi-gloss too on my trims, loving all the change already!
jessvanderveen@gmail.com says
October 16, 2017 at 2:26 pmThank you!
Jeanie says
October 14, 2017 at 4:02 pmFreshly painted trim makes such a difference!
jessvanderveen@gmail.com says
October 16, 2017 at 2:26 pmIt really does
Lindi Vanderschaaf says
October 17, 2017 at 3:23 pmI love the colours you’re using! Those pillows are beautiful! And fresh trim makes all the difference – looks great!
Lesley Metcalfe says
October 17, 2017 at 9:29 pmLove the colours! This is going to all come together so nicely. The trim looks amazing.
IrisNacole.com says
October 17, 2017 at 10:00 pmOoh, I love the trim! I’ve been daydreaming of ripping out all of our trim around the house and replacing it, but I can’t seem to convince my husband that it’s worth it. LOL! I’m going to keep working on it though, because seeing how nice your room looks with it, makes me want it even more! Can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to this past week!
jessvanderveen@gmail.com says
October 19, 2017 at 8:57 pmThank you! Trim really does make a huge difference
Colette says
October 18, 2017 at 1:11 pmCant wait to see how you upholster the bed! The jewel tone inspirations pics sure are fun!!!
sweetparrishplace1970 says
October 18, 2017 at 10:30 pmThis is going to be gorgeous!
Ariel says
October 19, 2017 at 12:02 amI love all the colour! absolutely love it
jessvanderveen@gmail.com says
October 19, 2017 at 8:56 pmThanks Ariel!