Master Bedroom Renovation

I don't typically post home project posts.
I mainly just write about babies and motherhood and stuff, but we LOVE a good project.
And it seems like we are always doing something.
Most of you know we are doing a lot of room changes and renovations right now to finish up before the new baby comes.

Our large old master is becoming the new guest room/playroom.
The empty room downstairs is going to be converted into the new nursery.
The unfinished room downstairs is becoming our new master.

So the first of 3 room renovations is DONE!
Our new Master Bedroom is totally finished!
I am quite pleased with the progress :)

Before I get too far into it...let me remind you what this room looked like.
The previous owners tried to finish it...but...yuck.

We gutted it, and then my dad helped Matt frame in the closet.
Thanks daddy!

Then Matt drywalled and mudded (?) the closet.
Sanded it down.

The only closet in this room before Matt and my dad built one was like 1 foot, by 1 foot.
I have no idea what their intention of it was for, but we decided to make it useful space, so Matt drywalled and finished that up as well.
Then we decided to texture the ceiling...
The people who tried to finish this room before we bought the house didn't do such a good job and you could see a lot of lines and cracks and we didn't think it would look good just painting it flat.
We had no idea what we were doing, but we did a lot of research and we figured it out quickly.
Honestly I think it turned out great! It looks just like the rest of the house.
SO MESSY THOUGH!

Then we started painting.
I really wanted to go with a very very faint purple, but Matt said that was an absolute no-go.
So we compromised on a faint yellow.
We both love it.

Matt built the window frame.
I might be biased, but I think it is the best frame in the house.

Then we got new carpet installed.
Yay!
And then we added the new trim.
And got a new light fixture.
It is amazing what a few upgrades will do to a room!

We were planning to make a new tufted headboard.
There are so many tutorials, and it didn't look so hard, but we are pressed for time before the baby comes. And we still have 2 rooms to finish, so we just decided to buy one. And we really love it.
Reagan approves as well :)

I read a blog somewhere awhile ago that said your bedroom is a reflection on your marriage. Precisely 1 minute after reading that blog I walked into our bedroom and "...." embarrassing.
I kind of took it to heart that our bedroom does always get neglected.
It isn't a room anyone really sees, so if people come over we just tend to close the door.
In this season of babies and chaos, there is a whole lot of mess.
And as most parents know...you can't control it all.
I do my best to stay on top of the laundry and dishes and keeping things picked up.
But in reality by the time I get one room cleaned, Reagan could have completely destroyed another.
It is an impossible game of catch-up.
And while I may feel defeated most of the time in the rest of my house I needed a space that I HAD control over.
A space that was always clean and organized and that made me feel at peace and cozy....not stressed and overwhelmed.
The same for Matt as well.
So I made it my mission to make our new master such a space.

We tried to keep things on a very low budget...and by doing most of the projects ourselves and buying everything else via thrift stores...we did just that!

We were a little concerned with space in this new room, because it is so much smaller than our old room.
We decided to make the closet just for hanging clothes and made two racks.
One for my hubby and one for me.

We also built shelves in the tiny useless closet before, and bought baskets to store things in...which turned out perfect.
Matt was not impressed that I wanted a mirror AND my armoire in that corner, but he obliged...and it makes me happy.
I have had that mirror for about 2 years and this is the first time it is hung up!

And then we also had enough space for a dresser, so we actually ended up having more storage space than our old room...which I am not complaining about!
Eventually there will be a vase for fresh flowers next to that frame...and I love that thing on the dresser that we can leave each other love notes on :)

Our bed before was so big that neither of us ever had nightstands, so we are both SO excited to each have one!
Matt's only request was that he have a cool clock on his and that it not be cluttered.
:) Love him!

I am still planning on hanging a painting and buying some more pillows in fun accent colors, but for now it is done and we love it!

Now if only I could gain the courage to sleep in it and be on a different level than Reagan...