Category Archives: master bedroom

out of the boxes

posted on February 19, 2012

The master bedroom closet renovation has challenged me in many ways. That seems insane to write that… as life has some really big challenges… but a closet, that’s pretty silly. It’s true, but it’s mostly my fault. If you’ve read any of my previous posts you know that I’ve been a cry baby one day and totally driven and ready to get it done another day. I’m happy to say that it’s almost there and that I’m finally out of the boxes and officially “moved in”. If you don’t remember what it looked like before… CLICK HERE.

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closet progress

posted on February 7, 2012

Between butterflies, swarms of black birds, thunderstorms, art openings, and learning how to use my camera I managed to get a lot done on the closet this past weekend. I know this project seems like it’s taking forever and well… that’s because IT IS! It’s almost like building another room inside a room. Complete with dry wall, electricity, new light fixtures, custom shelves, trim, and eventually new doors. I do-not-like-doing-closets, Sam I Am. I do not like green eggs and ham! But I will love it when it’s finished.

I sanded all the sheetrock, textured everything, sealed with a coat of ….

Master Bedroom Inspiration

posted on January 29, 2012

While working on the master bedroom this weekend my thoughts repeatedly drift from what I’m working on to how the heck this project is going to come together. I’m bad about getting ahead of myself …. but when I’m finally done, I want to have everything I need.

I’ve known for over a year now that I wanted to use black and green in the room and gray is always a given because of the beams and woodwork. The stained concrete floors are a dark chocolate brown, which I have no intention of changing. The floors were stained during the original ….

Feels like Monday

posted on January 17, 2012

… and it certainly looks like a Monday back at work. YIKES! My desk is exploding with papers. (thank goodness it’s Tuesday… that gives me a short week!)

Sometimes I feel like I can’t escape the messes. Mess at home… mess at work… and my poor little car hasn’t been washed in months. I know, I know, it’s just a time in life that you “get through”. Change is certain and I always tell myself when I feel overwhelmed, “Will this matter in 5 years”. NO! I’m just whining today. ….

master bedroom update

posted on January 3, 2012

Now that the kitchen is done we moved back into the master bedroom. We actually stopped all the work in this room when the kitchen project started to move so fast. Once we found a carpenter everything took off and the bedroom was abandoned. I’m definitely ready to get back to it. So here we go….

We’ll start with a quick “update” and reminder of where we were and what we’ve done.
The dark wood tongue and groove ceilings got cleaned and stained. The nice opaque stain really brightened the space. You may remember this post. >>>> Click Here.

Master Work

posted on August 14, 2011

Since taking the week off from work, Richie and I got a really great start to the master bedroom. I’m happy to finally get to this space, as I haven’t really had a closet to speak of in over 2 years. I’ve just been shoving everything in and sliding a hideous curtain across the front to hide everything. No offense to the previous owners choice… but I couldn’t live with only a curtain to conceal all my crap. Women just have too many damn shoes and way too many clothes… mostly stuff that I could probably get rid of but ….