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Romantic Farmhouse Bedroom

Reveal Day is finally here!

 This was our first time participating in the One Room Challenge hosted by Calling it Home and we’ve had so much fun. It was such a great experience and it was so motivating to have the support and encouragement of all of the other talented designers and bloggers taking part. This won’t be our last One Room Challenge!


Here is a quick recap. Linda from Calling it Home challenged bloggers to makeover a room of their choice in just six short weeks. We chose to tackle our bedroom and wanted to create a serene space that had a romantic farmhouse feel. You can catch up here:

 Week One  /  Week Two  /  Week Three  /  Week Four  /  Week Five
 
Today we finally get to show you what we’ve been up to. The biggest transformation we made to our room was creating the paneled wall behind our bed. Sadly we decided to say goodbye to our beloved striped wall and try something new. I really wanted our bedroom to feel bright and airy, so I knew re-painting was a must. As much as I loved our striped wall, I love our new paneled wall just as much. It adds such character and interest to the room (stay tuned for a post on how we created this look).

Next came paint. We painted the panel wall in Albescent by Benjamin Moore (the same colour as our trim throughout our house). The rest of the walls got a coat of Balboa Mist by Benjamin Moore. At first I wasn’t sure I liked it, it looked so different once I put it on the walls. But now I couldn’t love it more. It’s such a pretty neutral and the perfect go-to color if you’re looking for the perfect greige.
 
We added additional curtains to the windows which also helped to brighten the space.
 


I had a lot of fun sourcing some great vintage pieces for our room. We found some great salvaged windows to layer into the space. Their weathered finish help add to that farmhouse feel. And the antique mirror above the fireplace used to be yellow gold, but a few coats of white spray paint turned it into an adorable accent piece.

 

I added vintage books, greenery and a lot of white elements to finish off the room and help brighten the space.

 

I’m still looking for the perfect chair for our room, but in the meantime, I borrowed the grey wing back chair from Zoe’s nursery.
 

A beautifully curated room takes time to complete. It’s important to source pieces you fall in love with and that have meaning to you, mixing new and old. You should take your time filling your home with the things you love, you shouldn’t rush through the process to simply “finish” a room or you’ll end up making purchases you don’t like.  So although our bedroom is feeling pretty near completion, I still have some additional pieces I’d like to add. I want to add a few more pillows to the bed and chair and I’d like to add something to the wall behind our bed, I just need to figure out what that is first!

We hope you like our bedroom transformation as much as we do. Let us know what you think!

 
Romantic Farmhouse Bedroom
Make sure you check out all of the other amazing room transformations completed by some amazing bloggers.
 
http://www.callingithome.com/2015/05/one-room-challenge-spring-2015-week-6.html

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Comments

    • Alicia says

      Thank you Emily! White is my new favourite colour, it just makes everything feel so fresh and clean!

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  5. Kendra Joy says

    Your bedroom is absolutely gorgeous! Love how you styled everything! Wow! (I'm noticing from you pr source list that your Canadian… Soooo exciting! Not often you see Leon's or Canadian Tire in those lists!) would love it if you shared it at our link party on my blog please… Would be a beautiful feature next week! Have a great Mothers Day weekend!
    Kendra @ http://www.joyinourhome.com

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    • Alicia says

      Hi Kendra! Thank you so much for stopping by, we are so happy you like our bedroom transformation. And of course we would love to share our post at your link party (I'll link up today). Thank you for thinking of us. πŸ™‚

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  10. Decor To Adore says

    What an amazing transformation! A true job well done. I adore the color palette you selected. It feels fresh and fun. The six weeks went by so fast. I completed our entry, living and dining areas in a new to us 30 year old house. So, cheers to us! Have a wonderful week.

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  11. Vel Criste says

    Love the charming accents you added to soften all the contemporary furniture in the space! Definitely a room to be proud of!

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    • Alicia says

      Thank you Vel! I'm so happy with how it turned out, I just love having this space to turn into at the end of the day.

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  12. Linda {Calling it Home} says

    What a lovely transformation. This is so pretty. I love the picture of the baby. Great job! Glad to hear you will be back for another ORC.

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  13. Delia Gibbs says

    Hi Alicia. What a lovely room! I love the color of the fireplace wood. I very seldom see anything other than white, but that one is absolutely beautiful. Great job.

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    • Alicia says

      Thank you Delia! The funny thing is we were considering painting the fireplace white! Haha! But I think it really helps balance the space out.

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  14. Jennifer @ Delightfully Noted says

    What a lovely, peaceful space! This is the style I aim for when I finally get around to making over our master. Terrific job!

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    • Alicia says

      Thank you Sherry! I was just how enjoying how peaceful it feels while I was snuggling with our baby this evening. It had the soft glow from the sun setting and it couldn't have felt more perfect.

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