I just love when Sarah over at Pewter & Sage has her Monday Mood Boards (MMB). For this MMB we were to choose a wallpaper that spoke to you and design a room around it. This is the wall paper I picked (you may have seen it randomly appear as a blogpost a couple of weeks ago):
Since we bought and moved into a new (but still old) home, the "Our" home, I've been overwhelmed with decorating ideas. This wallpaper struck me because it is similar to the wall color in our bedroom. We liked the wall color so much that we did not want to paint it to match our bedding. Thus, the idea of building a bedroom around this wallpaper hit me and I tried to stay true to our budget and the furniture we already had.
Well, that turned out to be No Fun and items that in reality matched our real room did not match this wallpaper, so I scrapped the idea and instead did a fun fru fru room that my husband would NEVER go for. I still used the bed and dresser that we already have. (The dresser is new and we LOVE it -- beats the heck out of Black Lacquer!)
I think I would only use the wallpaper on the focal wall below the bed and paint the walls the blue-green color in the wallpaper. Then to balance out the excessive use of blues (even in the chandelier!) that I have going on (my favorite color don't you think?), I would use gray in curtains and other accessories and the chair. I just couldn't resist a rug in front of the bed in the same scroll work pattern as the wallpaper (and let's just pretend it matches the wallpaper perfectly).
Great job! I love this color for a master bedroom! It's so calming and serene. I also love that you incorporated gray in the room's design. It works really well! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and for leaving such a nice comment. I really appreciate it. :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! The blue and the dark wood are so pretty together.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! The room has such a pretty color. Linking up from the party.
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Vonda, I love how you went all out and scrapped the idea of trying to work with what you already have, who knows, maybe your husband will surprise you and say "let's go for it." Knowing my own husband that would probably not happen at our house, but a girl can dream!
ReplyDeleteYou room is wonderful, I like the combo of the dark woods, grays and the black and white photos.
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Cathy @ Room Rx
Vonda,
ReplyDeleteI love that you went all out even though you think your husband would never go for it...you just never know! A girl can dream anyway...
Love the dark woods and gray with this wallpaper and color story. The black and white photos are unexpected and a great choice. Have you shown your husband?!!
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Cathy
Mood Board Monday was so much fun - I love all of the accessories that you chose for your room. I love the pillows, the candles, and that pretty vase. It's such a pretty color blue to use in bedroom too. Great job!
ReplyDeleteHey, Vonda!! Still laughing that it was no fun to try and stick with your stuff and a real budget, ha!!! Way to get fru fru, girl!! I love using the wallpaper just behind the bed, that's what I did too. I'm a huge fan of blue and gray, so this is right up my ally. Love your bed and that new dresser, so pretty! Thanks so much for participating!!
ReplyDeleteYou've done a fantastic job - I love soft blues for the bedroom. Popping over from the link party as well - glad I found your blog :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for checking out my mood board and leaving such kind comments ladies!
ReplyDeleteLove that bedding! Is the bedding from Urban Outfitters? Pretty bedroom! I like how you use a similar rug and mimic the wallpaper, love the continuity!
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Jessie
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