My BIG Secret!

Holy cr&*, I pulled it off!  I HGTV'd my husband (kinda)!  I mean there were no lights, cameras, Genivieve or Candace but I did pull off a complete Master Bedroom makeover while my husband was away on a business trip!  Yup, I secretly collected items and made plans for weeks leading up to his trip and the moment he left I got to work.  My neighbor came over to help me move furniture (Thanks JD!).  I camped out on an air mattress in our spare and empty room and I worked my tail off to make it happen.  Hehehehe!
Remember this shot from our move-in tour.  "A hotel room" as my husband described it.  And a sad hotel room at that!

Ugh! 

But in 6 days it went from that to this...

Did I mention...I can't even believe I pulled it off!  You may remember my husband and I had selected this room color a few weeks ago.

And since we had already agreed on the color I figured the rest was fair game...right!  So I painted the wall behind our huge and slightly falling apart king bed this total obsession of mine teal (that is a color, right?!?).  Then, in order to lighten up the space and tone down the yellow hue, I painted the other 3 walls and ceiling white.  WOW what a difference!  First let me say, painting white is so fun!  No taping...quick edging...so easy!  And the white did exactly what I was hoping.  It completely lightened up the space.  LOVE IT!

Next came the art work.  I made these canvases last week, super easy.  They went up on the wall surrounding a great frame I picked up at Marshalls.  It goes perfectly with the other metalic accessories I pulled together for the space. 

The Craig's List chair you have heard so much about is my favorite part of the space!  My wonderful Sister-in-Law helped me sew the blue and yellow pillow using the left over fabric from the canvases.  She is a wonderful teacher and walked me through every step of the process.  I even used a sewing machine!  I know!  Don't fall off your chairs! 

The ottoman was another Marshalls purchase I bought weeks ago and hid away from my husband...so sneaky!

In order to bring a little drama to the windows I put together this great fabric combination.  Super simple...one long curtain rod, one patterned curtain panel in the center and two sheers to frame it.  Huge impact!

I wanted to keep the bed simple and clean so I went with this duvet which I found on sale at Target.  Reused some shams, added some new and we now have a crisp, clean, inviting bed.  I can't wait to crawl into it tonight!

A few more accessories and my extreme secret makeover was complete!  (I spent $8 total for all three pieces below at Goodwill!)

Now the room is not totally done.  We need more art on the walls.  I would love to find two nigthstands I can refinish as well as two lamps to go on the nightstands.  I dream of someday trading out our bed for a beautiful upholstered headboard, but ahhh all in due time.  For now I am pretty happy with my 6 day handy work and the surprise on my husbands face when he got home!  But now I need a nap!