A Bedroom Makeover

When shopping, it takes me a long time to find something that I really love, but then I don't tire of it easily. I shopped for a long time when we moved into this home looking for a comforter or quilt that I liked for my bed. Since bedding is quite expensive, I must love it before I buy it. It's been three years, and I'm finally growing tired of the old bedding.

I not only wanted to change the bedding, but the color scheme. I've never been a big "blue" fan, but recently I have found so many calming shades of this once avoided color, that I am turning a new leaf. So, I knew the shade that I wanted, but finding bedding to actually fit my bed is an entirely different story.

This desk and chair belonged to my great great Grandma Bickert. The desk was purchased at a department store in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. It still has the shipping tag under the center drawer! The chair was used for as long as my grandma can remember in my great great grandma's laundry room.

The mirror above the dresser has been mine since I was a very little girl.
I don't remember NOT having it.
The long mirror is an antique. The mirror is still crystal clear. This was a gift to me from my parents the Christmas before I was married. My mom and I had been shopping in an antique store, and she saw me admiring this piece. She and my dad went back for it later.

Our mattress is very deep. Yes, I know that they make deep mattress bedding, but I don't know who they think they are kidding. Go ahead, open your JC Penney catalog, look at queen bedding, and find the dimensions. Nothing is standard. At this point, I don't even know what standard is! Each bedding set seems to have different measurements from the next one. It's very frustrating.

After MUCH searching, I found a bed in a bag that I fell in love with. I'm thrilled that the measurements actually worked for our bed. I also bought sheers for the window to match. I couldn't believe it, because I found the bedding and the sheers in two different stores, and they match perfectly!

I replaced the painting above the bed with a wreath of Hydrangeas, and made a few things to hang on the wall. I also replaced the shade from the lamp beside the bed. That completed the makeover! It feels very relaxing now.

Grandma gave me a card for Mother's Day that had this beautiful butterfly on it. The background matched my new bedding perfectly.
I disassembled the card, and made two new pictures out of it. Gram was thrilled.

What do you think?