master update :: repurpose, repaint, repair

i've been sloooowly chipping away at our master

bedroom for some time now.

i started here, then did this and this.

then stalled out.

because we have virtually no budget for this re-do

i have had to repupose, repaint, and repair

things we already have.

i do enjoy a decorating challenge.

(the wall planks have been the one expense so far

but i sold furniture to get the funds for those!)

headboard . . .

i knew i wanted it to be rustic and it had to be cheap.

finally i decided to use an old barndoor

that we hauled from nc last year.

so, i brought it in from the shed and set to work

giving it some legs.

i used some scrap wood, cut it to length, and

used the nail gun to secure it.

it's a heavy door so i bulked up the legs a good bit.

i knew they wouldn't be seen so wasn't too concerned

with how they looked.

and here she stands.

i'm really liking it.

with all the straight lines - wall planks and

headboard - i wanted something with some softer edges

on and over the bed.

the pillows also bring in the bright pops of color i wanted.

the mirror over the bed was a clearance

item from tjmaxx. it's cheap, cheap but i knew

i would paint it.

it's rustoleum's leaf green.

this old quilt was handed down from pastor j's side of the family

and has so many fun colors. it's a bit tattered so

i just drape it across the bed.

i'm still chipping away at the room as a whole but have done a few things

here and there. i still have a number of things to do

before it all comes together. some of that involves

spending so once the kids are back in school i'm

going to work on some furniture to sell and try to get this room done!

in the meantime,

here are a few sneak peeks of other little projects going on in the room.



hoping to finish it up and share the reveal by the end of september.

like i said, i'm moving slow! :)




linking up with the shabby nest today for frugal friday.