I can’t believe it’s been September since last time I told you about what we’d done in our bedroom!
Wait a minute. On second thought, now that I think about it, we were working on four rooms at once (plus sale commitments), so I guess that’s not too terribly bad.
Let me bring you up-to-date on what we accomplished in our bedroom.
We bought, painted, and installed ceiling tins made with old barn tin.
(We sell these now, by the way. I’ll be listing them on Etsy soon. Yeah, I know, I know. I keep saying that., but I will. I promise.)
We caulked and painted the nail holes in the window trim and baseboards.
We painted an old, brown dresser.
We built a bed using reclaimed porch posts, an old door, and an old sidelight.
We hung curtains we bought at IKEA and an old stained glass window (a gift from my sister and one of my favorite things).
I never tire of looking at it.
And, we decorated.
I think that just about covers it.
So, it’s time for the big reveal.
Remember what our bedroom looked like before, right after we bought our place?
This is what it looks like now:
We adore how the bed turned out. Admittedly, after buying the porch posts, I started to have doubts that the bed would be too feminine looking for my taste, but that’s certainly not how I feel now that it’s all done.
Oops. I see that I forgot to tuck in a sheet. Please ignore.
We used reclaimed tin pieces left over from our office ceiling project for the footboard, which is made using an old sidelight. (Click here if you want to know what a sidelight is.)
We used an old 5-panel door for the headboard.
We hung an old painting that I bought at an auction many years ago above our bed. Thinking back, I can clearly remember the duel with another bidder on that fateful day, but was willing to go as high as necessary (within reason).
I apologize for the quality of this photo, and I almost didn’t use it. It was a cool, rainy day when we shot these photos, and the lighting was really weird.
I have no idea where my old painting came from but I know it’s a copy of a Guido Reni painting. My painting is painted directly on old plywood, and my theory is that it’s an old carnival piece. The plywood was in such bad shape that I had to repair it using glue and clamps.
I love its chippy imperfection.
Here are some detail photos of it.
Here’s another detail shot of one of my floor lamps. I love floor lamps, and must always have one beside my side of the bed.
I bought this old beauty at an antique store in Georgetown. That store closed down many years ago. Although I couldn’t really afford it at the time, I had to have it when I saw the iron work.
Back to some more overall shots.
Here’s a view of the room standing in front of the entryway to our master bathroom.
Here’s another slightly different view.
I love gazing at our antique reclaimed wood mosaic wall or our ceiling while lying in bed. I’m so glad that I’m not staring at blank drywall anymore.
Our bedroom is quite large (15′ x 18′), certainly big enough for a reading nook.
You’ll see that I could not resist buying the little stepback cabinet I drooled over last February.
(I have this thing for stepback cabinets. I own three and used to own four, but one stayed with the house in Austin.)
Oh, and I did get my repaired slipcover back from the seamstress. I will share more details in another post soon.
This is what the room looks like standing beside Mark’s side of the bed, looking towards the dogtrot.
I unpacked my vintage calendars, illustrations, and miniature horses and decided they needed to live on top of my dresser. (This area of our bedroom is not complete yet — we need to frame a few things — and I’ll share photos after the decorating’s done.)
Anyway, you cannot imagine how good it feels to be back in our bedroom, sleeping in a brand new bed. And I love spending time looking at all the ‘eye candy’.
I think our bedroom is now tied with our kitchen as my favorite room in the house!
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Oh my goodness Kim, your bedroom is absolutely amazing and takes me back in time! I am in love with that bed and your walls…everything is just absolutely beautiful! Every little detail!!!
Thanks so much, Melanie!
Kim and Mark……WOW!! I love it!! I can’t wait to come see in person someday…..but until then…..you do such a great job of bringing us the details we are sitting here hoping for! You inspire me to get busy and do things with my cool stuff! Thank you for sharing your life with me/us!
We are planning a dinner party for one day this winter (maybe a potluck), and you and Ray are most definitely on the guest list, Jenny!
Wow! what a beautiful transformation! I love the tiles and the stained glass. Enjoy the new space, Laura
Awesome! Terribly awesome! Love every detail. You’ve put a lot of yourselves in this very personal space and it turned out marvelous! Congratulations!!!
What an amazing makeover!!
Kim,
So glad that you chose to paint the tin ceiling tiles. In the early days, tin ceilings were low cost alternatives to expensive patterned plaster. It was painted white to get that effect in the homes of people with limited means. I am always amazed at those that strip the paint off tiles or buy tiles that look like bare metals; chrome, bronze, silver, gold because they want the “true” look of tin ceilings. You are being true to the early demand for tin ceilings. Great job!
Thanks for the kudos and that bit of history, Dan. I did not know that painted was more true to the period than ‘raw’. You make me want to paint our kitchen ceiling, and we’ll probably do that one day, but I dread all the prep work.
I love it. My bedroom looks like your ‘before’ picture. lol And until I saw your ‘after’ picture I was happy with it; now I’m rethinking it! I love the old wood on the walls; really a great idea. Where do you get your inspiration?
Oh, I’ve been collecting ideas out of magazines for decades … and I surf the web all the time. After a while, I suppose, it sinks in and you develop your own sense of style.
Looks gorgeous!
that was probably the most unexpected after picture ever —- i am IN LOVE (lust). I am putting things aside at my house for a serious makeover after the holidays and this went directly to the cabin in the woods pin board
love it.
WOOO HOOOO. It’s Beautiful! I’m sure we will all see it in some Magizine very soon. This is the best before/after I have ever seen. Thank you so much for sharing.
Here’s hoping that happens. 🙂
Gorgeous! Love every detail, just wonderful!
Blessings,
Cindy
Thanks so much, Cindy. I’ll definitely share on your party.
Absolutely stunning. Beautiful example of taking a large room and making it cozy, warm and homey.
the walls, ceiling, floors, bed, all of it is simply gorgeous, kim! love the horse collection, too:)
Wait! Give me a minute to catch my breath and take a couple of deep breaths to slow my heart down!! Kim this is the most exquisite room I have ever seen…EVER! I keep going back to the photos and taking in all of the details. Beautiful, beautiful job!
Cindy, My apologies. Giving people heart attacks was not the intent. LOL! I love the name of your Etsy store. I totally agree that they do have stories to tell.
Wow! Love it! The bed is amazing! Love the ceiling and the walls. Looks like you live in a very old home..now. Id love it if you linked it up at my weekly party….Mod Mix Monday at Mod Vintage Life.
I don’t know why, but your comment got sent to spam, but I rescued it from oblivion. Our home is indeed very old — it was built in approx. 1853. I’ve shared on your party!
Your bedroom is amazing! You should be so proud of all your hard work.
Your ability to restore and decorate is outstanding!
Thank you so much, Marilynn. I highly appreciate your compliment. 🙂
My jaw hit the floor over this room. It is so unique and inspiring! And the bed, OH that bed! My heart is green with envy. I do have a question though, how do you get such amazing photographs with low light? Do you use a tripod and remote? I do my best to take photos of my home and they always turn out too dark and gritty from the high ISO settings. Your pictures are just so lovely that I had to ask!
Brooke,
Thanks so much! I’m glad you liked it.
To answer your question, we use a tripod and long exposures during low light situations. Also, I get help from my professional photographer husband on the reveal posts, so I cheat a little. 🙂 The rest of the time, I take the photos, and I’m learning, thanks to my husband’s knowledge. I, too, tend to use high ISOs and I make sure I have the ‘best’ light available. Too, Photoshop (which I’m also learning as quickly as I can) is great for color correction.
Kim
Kim, this is fabulous!! I love all the reclaimed and repurposed pieces. I would love to have you share this at Wow Us Wednesdays that starts tonight at 8 pm eastern time.
Kim, thank you! I will definitely do that. 🙂
Wow, that is one heck of a reveal! Love that planking on the wall, but then again, I love it all. Great job!
OMG its perfect….I’m drooling and I had to have my husband look at it with me LOL!
omg !!!! I am in love with this room !!!!!!!!!!!! I truly love everything about it !!!!!!!!! awesome !!!!
Kim, what a transformation, I cannot imagine being in that room and not feel at home – good work! and well worth the time to get the finished look you got.
Wow!! What a beautiful, personal, unique, warm and cozy room. Simply gorgeous!
Wow!!! You completely transformed your room! I’ve thought about using tin ceiling tiles to cover our cracked plaster in the other 2 bedrooms, because repairing plaster overhead is not something I care to do again. Your ceilings and planked walls look amazing! I’m pinning this so when the time comes to work on the next bedroom I can see how you did it all. Wonderful transformation!!
So glad to hear that I inspired you in some way, Vickie.
SWEET DREAMS… this is my last window to close tonight and its been open all day, had to leave a comment before I left the office and head to my laptop computer elsewhere. This Living Vintage bedroom post took my breath away, pretty much all your blog post make me stop in my tracks and reflect on all that is good. Your bedroom is absolutely stunning and so textural, one could lay awake and gaze forever.
Sweet dreams to you as well!
I love your room – what a beautiful place! And that slipcover looks like it turned out great, too 🙂
Thanks so much, Sherri!
Oh my goodness, I would never believe it is the same room. Amazing and that bed is unreal. Wow, I love it all. Thanks tons for linking to Inspire Me. Hugs, marty
You’re so welcome, Marty!
You must wake up feeling like you are on a vacation in some wonderful B&B somewhere. I would never get out of bed. Your room is wonderful.
I had trouble this morning. I can tell you that much. 🙂
Absolutely amazing.
Being out of your bedroom for awhile was worth the wait with what you got in the end.
I don’t think I would leave my bedroom if it looked like yours.
Oh, I am dearly loving it. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Kim, this is an amazing makeover. I saw this on Becky’s blog (I know her personally) and was just so amazed at this room. Great job!
Wat do you do with old lumber and salvage that is chippy? Do you put something on it to keep the lead paint from flaking off? I have a chippy table, and I was wondering how best to handle it. I love the way it looks and want to pres e the choppiness sans the lead.
This room is just adorable. We restored a house years ago that had horizontal board walls and wood ceilings and bead board in the kitchen and bath. It was a tiny Victorian cottage someone was a out to wreck, we stepped in, bought it, and saved it. But amazingly none of the paint as chippy. Our painter washed the walls and sprayed them as I recall. They looked wonderful when he finished. I loved that house. It was a doll house!
xo
Sheila
Sheila,
Thanks for the compliment. I appreciate it!
To answer your question, we always seal old chippy paint with at least one coat of polyurethane to help future paint from chipping off and to prevent exposure to lead-based paint. I have always used oil-based polyurethane, since I never know what type of paint I’m sealing, and water-based paint will not adhere to oil-based paint. Plus, I’ve always chosen a satin finish which gives doesn’t have much of a sheen at all. In the future, I may use a flat finish from time to time, but I can never find flat oil-based polyurethane in our area. (I’ve seen in before and I know it’s sold.)
I absolutely love painted wood over drywall any day. Drywall just looks so plain and boring to me. I especially love old painted wood because you can see the rough saw marks in the old wood, even after its painted.
Your story with your little Victorian sounds like it was heaven sent. I’d love to see photos of it sometime.
Best,
Kim
I just adore what you’ve done and have inspired me even more as we work on our master bedroom. We’re using reclaimed items and same color tones as you did and just love the inspiration!! Great job!! 🙂
I’m happy to know that I’ve inspired you. Thanks, Larissa!
Kim, Your new/old room is beautiful! It is amazing that it is the same room. Thanks for joining the Open House party.
Hugs,
Sherry
You’re very welcome, Sherry! My pleasure.
You really did an amazing job! It looks fabulous!
Thank you so much, Elena.
WOW! This bedroom looks GORGEOUS! LOVE every detail in it!
I’m glad you like it, Monica. Thanks for stopping by!
Your new bedroom is perfect for the vintage-lover! The ceiling, the walls, the bed, all just wonderful. I really love the porch posts you used to make the bed. And the lamp is great. Thanks for sharing this at the We Call It Olde Link-Up. Hope to see you there again! Take care – Dawn @ We Call It Junkin.com
Thanks very much, Dawn! I’ll be back I’m sure. 🙂
Gorgeous, gorgeous, GORGEOUS!!! Your bedroom looks incredible!!!!! So much beauty on every wall. I especially love your bed made of the porch posts! I dug a porch post out of the woods last year that my husband just recently incorporated into our new mantle headboard!! It’s so fun to repurpose! 🙂
I know that salvaging and upcycling are a huge thing now, but even before it was, I just can’t imagine why anyone would want to throw away an old architectural feature. Glad you saved it! I’ll check out your blog when I get a minute. Anything with “vintage” in the title gets my attention.
I can’t imagine throwing architectural pieces away either! The craftsmanship is just amazing. That alone should make it worth preserving! 🙂 I look forward to your visit. Have a great weekend!
That is the most beautiful bedroom transformation ever. I love the wall treatment so much and your very own handcrafted bed frame!!!!!
What a drop dead gorgeous room! From the tin ceiling (I wish we had these in the UK), to the recycled wood wall to your fantastic bed posts. Congratulations you’ve created yourselves a fabulous bedroom☆★☆
Thanks so much, Louise. If you ever decide you just can’t live without them, we would ship to the UK.
WOW…now that is amazing!!
WOW!!! That is one gorgeous bedroom makeover! I literally said “holy crap!” out loud when I saw the before and after! I just cannot believe how different they are! Your bedroom is absolutely stunning!!
LOL! So glad you like it, Allison.
Oh my, this transformation is amazing! I love every little detail. The walls are amazing and that ceiling and bed, oh wow! I love using vintage items and you have turned an ordinary room into a piece of art.
Thanks so much for sharing this with Share Your Cup. I will be featuring you this coming week.
hugs,
Jann
Awesome, Jann! I’m delighted to hear that.
Gorgeous ! I love your bed. I think it all came out beautiful.
Oh my gosh, this room is absolutely beautiful and I could stare at these photos all day! You did an amazing job! Pinned 🙂
Thank you, Katie! I’m delighted you like it.
Wow, so pretty and such great character! You guys did a fantastic job on the bed and all the salvage details. It would be very very difficult for me to pick a favourite part, the walls, doors, bed, floors….just all gorgeous!
Thank you SO much, Elizabeth!
Your new bedroom looks so cozy! Such a great look – especially going into fall and winter!
Kim, this is beyond amazing! what a wonderful transformation, the ceiling, the bed…everything is just beautiful!
Thank you so much, Debra!
Each spot the eye fall is incredible…what can you tell me about your hardwood floors. LOVE the finish!
The floors were stained by the previous owners and never sealed, so we decided to refinish them after we bought our place. The floors are a little darker than “normal” pine floors because the stain soaked deep into the wood so some of it remains. Anyway, we sanded the floor, then applied 3 coats of satin polyurethane. That’s it.
Has to be the best bedroom EVER! You guys are amazing 🙂
Ever? Wow! Thank you so much!
Wow, Kim! I just found you through Marty’s Inspire Me, and you’ve blown me away with this Mast BR reveal! I have to follow you and your ventures – you made me do it! 😉 Can’t wait to dig in and see back posts. Have a great week.
Rita C. at Panoply
I’m thrilled! Thanks, Rita!
What an impressive transformation! I love it! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
You’re very sweet. Thank you, Marci!
I featured your pretty bedroom today on Mod Mix Monday at Mod Vintage Life.
Nita, I greatly admire you and love your blog, so my heart swells knowing that you like my bedroom (and kitchen).
I mean … this is gorgeous!! Thanks so much for sharing at Work it Wednesday! I’m featuring you tomorrow … be sure to grab a button!
Thanks so much, Laura!
Love your master bedroom tour…. So pretty and cozy! Lovely details all around the room. It’s so versatile, perfect backdrop for any decor!
Ella, so glad you like it! Thanks for stopping by.
I LOVE your bedroom makeover. It is awesome. Was wondering what sites on line do you get your ideas from? Absolutely love the transformation…..
Betty, I get inspiration all over the place. You can check out what sites I follow on bloglovin’. Plus, I’ve been tearing ideas out of magazines for years.
Kim this is an awesome bedroom – love every detail. I shared on Facebook! I do appreciate you sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
Kathy
Thank you … and you’re very welcome!
Wow, this room has got some major character now! My favorite part is definitely the bed. It looks amazing!
Looking forward to seeing this in a magazine!!!!!!
Following! Hope you’ll stop by and see my makeovers too 🙂
Amber @junkaholicsunanimous.blogspot.com
Thank you, Amber! I absolutely will do that.
Kim, I admire everything you have done with this bedroom. The transformation is amazing and beautiful. I’m thrilled to feature your bedroom at Shabbilicious Friday tomorrow. Thank you for linking up.
AWESOME! Thank you so much.
What a beautiful bedroom. I love that you made it look old-fashioned and your home is indeed an older home.
Just beautiful!
Sherry
Kim, featuring this today at Home Sweet Home! Thanks for joining me!
Sherry
Thank you so much, Sherry! I’m delighted you appreciate my work.
Absolutely AMAZING – OMG – that bed is out of this world – LOVE your bedroom!
Visiting from the Charm of Home
XOX
Thank you so much, Suzan! Glad you like it.
Simply amazing! I love the walls and that footboard is so awesome! Everything looks great!!!
That is one of the most beautiful bedrooms I have ever seen! Absolutely incredible!
Kim – what a fabulous transformation! Great job! It looks so cozy! 🙂 I am over the moon in love with your horizontal planked walls. Could you tell me more about how you did them and what kind of wood you used?
xoxo laurie
Laurie,
I sincerely apologize for the delay in responding to your comment! Your comment got sent to spam and I have no idea why that happened. It should not happen gain!
Secondly, thanks so much for stopping by and commenting. 🙂 Concerning the walls, we salvage old homes and the old boards (they’re actually old floors with original paint) were salvaged from the old house we salvaged in Crockett. We sell the materials we salvage, and I love showcasing how old materials can be repurposed and reused.
Cheers!
Kim
What a gorgeous gorgeous bedroom! You must love it. I don’t even think I could list all I love about – the ceiling, the reclaimed wood, the bed you made, that beautiful painting. You’re projects are all so gorgeous. Thanks for sharing at Silver Pennies Sundays! x
My pleasure, Danielle!
What a truly amazing make over. Your room is fabulous!!! AND I MEAN FABULOUS!!!!! I am in love with your ceiling tiles. Something about tin ceiling tiles that have been painted white does it for me. Your room is beautiful and you can see the hard work and dedication and the planning that went into it. Thank you for sharing, I so love before and afters and your’s is truly dramatic. Lovely, Beverly
THANK YOU SO MUCH, Beverly! I’m thrilled you like it.
Great job. That room is incredible. It looks like the inside of an antique farmhouse. Beautiful. I can’t wait to poke around your blog some more. I found you through Mary @ A stroll thru life.
Katie,
My apologies for the delay in responding. Your comment got sent to spam and I have no idea why! Anyway, it shouldn’t happen again. Welcome to my blog! I hope you enjoy it.
Kim
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and checking back frequently!
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It must be an incredible experience to wake up to this gorgeous bedroom every morning!
Laurel, I can’t begin to tell you how much I enjoy our bedroom vs. what we had to live with for ~2 years or so. And our new bed is so comfy, it’s hard to get up in the morning sometimes, especially on cold mornings!
Kim, I ADORE your style, and this room turned out so lovely…
Thanks, Revi! Our bedroom is probably my favorite room in our entire house.
I find this idea so unique! You have a one of a kind bedroom. The combination of your wall design, furniture, and decorations made your room look ancient but in a modern way. How fortunate of your family and friends to have a talented person like you in their lives. Excellent work!
Thank you some much! Coming from a designer like yourself, that truly means a lot. 🙂
I love how your bedroom turned out! Amazing!
Where did you get all those ceiling tins? I am looking at re-vamping my bedroom and would love to put those ceiling tins in there.
Thank you so much!
Teryn
We actually sell those ceiling tins. They’re made from old barn tin that is stamped flat, then the design is stamped in. You can hang them showing the old silver and rusty tin, but we elected to paint ours. I can get your pricing if you’ll let me know your city, state, zip code and how many tins you need. One tin will cover 8 square feet.
Your Master bedroom is incredible. I love the concept.
Beautiful! Do you have a posted anywhere how you did the closet?
No I sure don’t. Sorry!