My New Headboard and Master Bedroom Reveal! {DIY Project - Before and After}

We have been without a headboard since our last one broke when I tried to move it myself several years ago. The old one was a great Ikea wood bed frame that honestly lasted much longer than expected considering how many times it had been moved, taken apart, and put back together.

When my husband asked me what I wanted for my birthday back in January, I showed him the plans for the King farmhouse headboard online and he totally came through, as he always does! Of course it took a few more months and some teamwork to actually get it finished, but all the best projects do:)

He got all the materials at our hardware store. Here is a picture of all the wood cut and laid together on my birthday:

I couldn't decide whether to paint or stain it. Or what color. After we put it together and I sanded it, we put it in the bedroom to see how it would look and think about what finish we wanted to give it.

So here is the BEFORE of our bedroom: 

And here is the AFTER!

We LOVE how it turned out. I ended up painting it white and spray painting the lamps black.

At first I was thinking of painting it black because I love contrast and it would look great against the white bedding but he didn't want to hide all of the beautiful wood.
Then I was thinking of staining it but there's nothing that would look good with my wood nighstands or hope chest. And I love my nightstands and hope chest even if they are a little dated. The nightstands are very high quality and solid wood Ethan Allens that belonged to my parents. The hope chest is a Lane cedar chest that I got from my parents for my high school graduation. Yes, even as a youth I wanted furniture for gifts, haha! Interior decor and design has always been my passion from a young age!
I love how our bedroom is full of meaningful pieces that bring me joy. Even the bedding that has been put together over the years and not bought in a bed-in-a-bag type set, makes me happy :) The quilt was a wedding gift from my husbands grandmother and he will never let me replace it, even though I have tried just because I've had to sew a few rips and tears! The king and standard pillows have pillowcases from my favorite super soft and affordable Target Threshold sheet sets. The throw pillows are my favorite color and I love my homemade Pottery Barn napkin accent pillow.
All together it has the perfect look and feel I was going for and is so "us!"

I'm so glad to be finished with this project, and on to the next!

MASTER BEDROOM SOURCE LIST:
(Click on the links below to be directed to the product page)
Ana White Farmhouse King Headboard
Headboard paint color Sherwin Williams Alabaster
White quilt is Laura Ashley from 15 years ago
Threshold Organic Cotton Solid Sheet Set in White
Threshold Printed Flannel Sheet Set in Gray Stripe
H&M Home similar Canvas Pillow Cover and Insert
Pottery Barn Block Print Blue Floral Napkin (can buy in store individually) and Napkin Pillow Cover Tutorial
Threshold Yarn Dye Stripe Ringspun Cotton Blanket Metallic Blue (not pictured)
Vintage Ethan Allen nightstands
Ikea Barometer Lamp (spray painted black)
Hobby Lobby Gray Diamond Patterned Cement Pot
Plants, similiar
Magnolia Art Print Set from here (no longer sold)
Majgull Blackout Curtains
Vintage Lane Cedar Chest

My Welcome Fall Home 2017

Welcome to my Early Autumn home! We had a very enjoyable Summer around here and I had a hard time letting go. For most of my adult life Fall has been my favorite season. However, having lived most of my life in California and then moving to a place that has what feels like to me Winter nine months out of the year, Summer has become my new favorite. When I started to feel a nip in the air this past week and realized the calendar says this Friday is the first day of Fall, well, I decided to accept the fact that Summer is over. Embracing this, I slowly got out the Fall decorations and put out some simple touches. I'll add Halloween in October, and then replace those with Thanksgiving in November. For now, this is what is looks like around here ~

Come on up on the front porch. I've had this wreath for ages that I bought from Big Lots when I was first married. The faux mums I bought from Family Dollar a couple years ago in a desperate attempt to have something Fall-ish in my pots since I can't get live ones where I live- only once in 6 years did our hardware store carry them. I bought the door mat for our new home this year from Family Dollar and the black pot I just got at Target on clearance for $3! I've been wanting a big black pot for this spot with an outdoor faux plant- still waiting for the plant. But for now the mums will do. We absolutely love our front porch. The kids love to play out here and we like to sit on "Grandma's Bench" and watch the sunset, the trees blow in the wind, and the kids playing.

In my front room/entry I added my handmade fabric pumpins {click for tutorial } from two years ago, an old Target clearance acorn, and some Aspen branches I bought this year from Michael's on sale- 3 stems for $9 and the simple vase was just $3 off the shelf at Walmart. I love the height and drama the stems bring to this space and I love how it's a little more modern and clean look.

Here's the fireplace room- we don't quite know what to call it. Den? Library? Study? Office? I just added an Autumn berry garland I got at Taipan Trading for $5 clearance. Have you ever been into one of those stores? Holy Stuff, Batman. Extra points if you spy our new kitty, Pumpkin. 

Here's our dining slash "gathering" room. I found the sign from Hobby Lobby for a third of the price of a very similar one I wanted from Magnolia Market. I might paint it black, I can't decide. These are my living room shelves from the last house, now a china hutch of sorts. We bought the farmhouse dining table for this house but everything else we already had. Very simple decor in here.

And lastly, come sit and relax in our family room! We bought this console table when we bought the dining table. It's filled with old finds and my harvest blessings pillow { click for tutorial }. 

I hope you enjoyed my simple Fall tour, as we welcome this season into our home. Let the "pumpkin spice everything" time begin!

~Rebecca

A Peek At Our New Ranch House

I have been MIA from blogging the last couple months- we have been very busy moving and settling in, amongst all the other many Summer activities like traveling, family reunions, beach time, swim lessons, etc! All good things!

Here are just a few pictures of our ranch style house, for those who were wondering:

Master Bedroom

Front Room

Dining Room with our new Farmhouse dining table set

Family Room

Kids' bathroom, freshly painted

Hopefully more pictures to come. We are enjoying the last few weeks of Summer before the kids go back to school. I hope you are enjoying yours as well!

~Rebecca

Updated Little Girls Room

Paint color - Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray 

Quilt - Rachel Ashwell (gifted, old)

Pillow shams - Pottery Barn Kids, Floral Dot (old) and Neon (on clearance here!)

Doll - Pottery Barn Kids (old/Ebay)

Emily & Meritt Plush Cat - Pottery Barn Kids 

Side Table - Family Dollar (old) 

Lamp - Ikea (old, similar here)

Dollhouse Bookcase - Target

Wall Art Prints - Temple and Parade print by Sarah Jane Studios here and here, Heart print by Jones Design Company (old), felt flower frame by Fairly Fabulous shop, pinwheel wreath made by me tutorial here

Our Christmas Home Part 4 {Bedrooms}

Master Bedroom

Big Girls' Room

Little Girl Room

Boys' Room

Our Christmas Home 2016 Part 3 {The Tree}

Our Christmas Home 2016 Part 2 {Living Room}

Sources:
Red Ikat Pillows and Cable Knit Blanket from Pottery Barn
Mirror from Walmart
Magnolia wreath and Home shiplap sign from Magnolia Market
Stockings made by me
O Holy Night watercolor print by me
Nativity set Vintage

Our Christmas Home 2016 Part 1 {Front Porch}

Early Fall in the Dining Room

This is the final post of my three part early Fall home tour. If you missed the last two, check out my previous posts. Have a wonderful week and Happy Fall!

Early Fall Decor in the Living Room

Early Fall on the Front Porch {A Few Simple Touches}

Welcome to the beginning of my 2016 Fall Home Tour!

The last two mornings, our family has awoken to thirty degree weather. While the sun is still {thankfully} shining and it is officially turning to Autumn next week, it just felt right to start adding a few rust-colored touches here and there to our home. Here is the front porch- living room and kitchen are next!

Please be sure to check out my following two posts to see the rest of the Fall Home Tour!

Linking to: http://www.thriftydecorchick.com/2016/10/october-before-and-after-projects-link.html