Metamorphosis Monday: Our Romantic Master Bedroom

My 2nd Metamorphosis Monday!

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My husband and I enjoy going away for romantic weekends at a B&B in Maine. Inspired by our visits there, I wanted to give our bedroom a similar romantic feel.

The walls in our bedroom were in good shape. They were painted a deep sage green. To soften the color a bit, I applied a lighter glaze over the paint, giving it a marbled effect. A textured border was added to the top of the walls. I applied an umber glaze over it, in an effort to give it the appearance of carved ivory moulding.

One of the things I love about staying at our favorite B&B is the plush beds! For our bedroom, I found this plush Croscill bedding set, embroidered with roses and vines online at Home Decorating Company for 50% off retail. It came with two lush, quilted pillow shams, a comforter and a dust ruffle. I also bought the two matching accent pillows.

In the summer, I replace the bedspread with a lightweight, matelasse coverlet, and then I fold the bedspread at the foot of the bed, as pictured below.

Under the comforter, I fitted the mattress with a cushioned mattress pad and 400 thread count sateen sheets.

A coronet canopy hangs above our bed. I made it using a piece of jigsawed plywood as a mounting board. I found a set of inexpensive silk dupioni drapes and valance on and used Velcro to attach them to the mounting board. That way, they can easily be removed for cleaning.

I found our headboard a local secondhand shop. I wish I had remembered to take a "before" photo, as it didn't look like this originally. However, when I first saw it, I fell in love with its shape. I wanted to give it an antique feel, so I added a wood appliqué and gave it a coat of paint with an aged, crackle finish.
Although we didn't have a fireplace in our bedroom, I just had to have one! The mantel is a true trash-to-treasure project. It was a local auction win for under $50.00. It used to be an ugly green with faux brick, but it had good bones. I refinished it by painting it and applying tile to the surround. I also applied inexpensive corbels and a wooden appliqué to the front. The Dimplex electric fireplace insert was also an find. It truly adds the ambience of a real fire, It turns on with the touch of a button and has a built-in heater. Best of all, there's no messy soot to clean up.

This chandelier was another steal at $25.00. I added some crystal roping and shades. I made the shades using embroidered vine fabric, beaded trim and ribbon rose appliqués I found on .

I wanted a dressing table, so I made one by covering a secondhand end table with fabric. I found this ornate mirror at HomeGoods to hang above it.

Our television is concealed in this French country armoire. I found the armoire at a local unfinished furniture store and gave it an aged finish. The Aubusson needlepoint rug was another find.

We really enjoy our master bedroom retreat. It is a restful place to get away from it all at the end of the day.