Hey Guys!
Here is my first DIY post on my blog. I have been inspired a lot lately to keep posting my work that I'm doing, and instead of photos, its actually construction projects. So here are some pictures from my room re-do.
Since I have moved back into my parents house for a while, I figured I should update my old bedroom from the Hot pink- Hot mess it used to be, to a normal functioning space. (I went through a phase when I was 12 where i liked this red-pink color and for some reason my parents let me paint my room that color... bad idea)
Here is a sad sad video of my room, before I started tearing it apart. It was pink, very unorganized, and packed with dark heavy colors.
If you didn't notice from the video, I have pastel pink carpet. Yes, yes I do... I was in the second grade when we built the house and my parents let us pick all the designs for our rooms. I had pink bow wallpaper and pink walls, and pink carpet. I didn't even like pink that much so I have no idea what I was thinking.
But while designing my room I had to work with the pink carpet until my parents put in hardwood floors. So I wanted to do a neutral-ish wall so the pink wouldn't be too over powering.
I decided on a pale gray/blue color.
After I cleared out my entire room I prepped my walls for primer to smother the hideous hot pink. I was so excited.
After primer let the painting begin!
Two coats later. BAZAM!
I bought this comforter like 5 years ago, and at the time was the
most expensive thing I had ever bought. But I LOVED IT. It had all
vintage fabrics on it, and its softer than Angel skin and amazing. So I
thought I would use it as my "inspiration" when I'm putting everything
together.
I saw this awesome obnoxious black and white
floral fabric, and I thought It would be fantastic matching my quilt,
and my black and white Star Trek chair. (see video for Captain Kirk
chair) So i made the fabric into curtains for my windows!
I had re-organized my desk baskets and down sized all them to these tan
square boxes. I wanted to do away with my heavy black shelves, so I
matched the wood stain of my dresser and armoire and stained simple wood
planks above my new desk.
This desk used to be an awful cabinet hutch thing that I had gotten for free, it was bright 1960's orange and had 2 cabinet doors at the bottom with shelves. I decided it could be a new sewing desk, so I ripped out the cabinet and the shelves and sanded it down, re-painted and created this cute little desk.
I switched out the knobs and lined the drawers with old wallpaper. (extra from my thesis show lolz)
With a couple of accessories from my beloved Ikea, my little desk works perfect.
I had so many photos, and framed art pieces with no home, I decided to keep my walls clean and neat by painting all my frames black with white mattes. I don't have a head board (YET!) so the wall above my bed was a perfect place to display everything.
I think with my vintage-y color scheme and my black and white accents my room is definitely more livable and grown up. I think my parents will appriciate the lack of hot-pink when I move back out. :)
It was a lot of fun re-doing and I am so glad I did it.
