The Master Bedroom

Unfortunately we have no photos of our bedroom before its makeover. The listing didn't show it and I never took any because it was so unremarkable - duh, all the more reason to capture it for contrast's sake. The master bedroom, as I like to call it, is the entire top "half" floor of the house. It is a dormer ceiling but high enough for Mike to walk comfortably at six foot two. Right in the center is a low but roomy closet that bisects the room into sleeping area and dressing area (the latter could be used as a nursery someday).

Before, the walls and ceiling were flat white and the wooden floor had been painted a matte brown that was not terribly attractive. I knew immediately that I wanted to paint the floor in a high gloss white urethane paint, and Mike & I agreed on blue walls. The green-blue trim was Mike's creative idea that I think looks very nice. The results:




The bedroom perfectly embodies the peaceful quality that I wanted up there. It feels clean and quiet and soothing. Shown above is the one area rug we've bought so far and that our dog has of course fallen in love with. Hairy black dog, white rug, makes sense, right?

One small oddity: this post at the foot of the bed. The inspector said that it's the exhaust chimney coming up from the furnace. It's a bit weird looking but ergonomically not a huge problem. We still fit our king sized bed easily in the space. This is the first time since buying a king that we've had a frame for it, and wow the difference in comfort is amazing. Who knew (everyone but us). The bed, rug, night tables (not visible) and dressers below are all from Ikea.

Our dressing area on the other side of the closet. Could use another area rug. The dressers are cute and roomy for their size, but mine is all screwed up... the bottom drawers don't slide in and out so well which is kind of an important quality in a dresser.

Russell approves.