A Bedroom Suite Dreams Are Made Of
How I brought this principle bedroom suite to life with carefully curated furniture, lighting and home accents.
Now on my third major personal home renovation, I have gotten to know what I love and prefer when it comes to my principle bedroom. I wanted this space in my craftsman style home, built in 1922, to feel like a glamorous hotel room. A quiet and tranquil space to get away from the busyness of life and renovations. Anyone who has an active imagination will empathize with me when I say how challenging it can be to turn off my mind truly experience the rest and relaxation my brain needs at night.
With this in mind, I started my mood boards for my bedroom early in this homes renovation journey.
The first thing I selected was the wall mural I wanted to use in my bedroom. The paper I found called Opulence, became the theme for my entire home. I large scale print, that is measured and custom printed for you exact space is what separates a wall mural from the usual wallpaper. This wallpaper comes in 5 colour ways, and despite my usual inclination for pink, I opted for the more neutral option in marble, knowing this would be a splendid back drop for the rest of my room.
You can see in the photo to the right that the wallpaper frames the dramatic Oak double doors and original trim into my ensuite bathroom perfectly. With such a spectacular wall print, minimal art is needed to fill the space. The marble and gold is echoed elsewhere in the rooms design.
Next I was on to my lighting selections. I’ve partnered with Eurofase on previous projects and have long loved the quality and designs they offer.
I was drawn to the lustrous collection of delicate, gold metal chains in the Bloomfield Chandelier. I had never seen anything like it, and with the extra high ceiling space this home gifted with me post extension, I thought there was no better way to wow my audience than with this transitional piece. The Eurofase website describes this light as a cascading waterfall, and with the lights on I have to agree. It’s a visual stunner!
Matching chandelier and pendent from the Bloomfield collection at Eurofase.
When it came to my bedroom furniture I really lucked out by being able to source the perfect pieces locally! The Atrium in Highfield park Dartmouth Nova Scotia, is a one stop shop for all your furniture needs. With 3 amazing stores all in one location I was able to find the exact bed frame, nightstand, art and benches I needed to complete my bedroom. Everything I needed was in stock and ready to be delivered directly to my home. With furniture delays and shipping challenges I have faced over the last few years, this was such a breath of fresh air. It’s also worth the mention that the Atrium is the largest furniture retailer in Atlantic Canada and a family owned and operated business.
So off i went to the atrium to pick out my bedroom furniture and instantly I fell in love with the upholstered Sawyer King Bed on the floor in Gallery 1. The Stitched flanged slipcover over muslin upholstered footboard/side rails was the perfect anchor for my bedroom room. I love its simplicity, elegance and stature. This is a timeless piece and exactly the comfort one wants when crawling into bed at the end of a long day.
I recommend a trip to Gallery 1 if only to browse their jaw dropping selection of hand picked beautiful decor and furniture.
Sawyer slip cover king bed from Gallery 1 furniture, Abiola Artwork from World Wide Furniture.
Finding the perfect night stand for this room was a slight challenge. I was working with a very specific room dimension and window height. The floor plan of my 100 year old home gave me just the right amount of space to fit a king bed with windows on either side. When I stumbled on the Freslowe nightstand in the Ashley Furniture showroom, I breathed a sigh of relief. It was the exact size and style I was looking for, plus the warm wood tone complimented the slip cover bed perfectly! I also love the unique display shelf with night light feature and the built in plugs in the back. It’s such a great find.
Freslowe Nightstand works perfectly with the Sawyer King Bed.
As a bonus I was able to get the Abiola Wall Art for above the bedframe and the adorable Dakmore bench from World Wide Furniture. Also located in the Atrium. They truly have options for all looks and design aesthetics- traditional, transitional and modern, at all price points. Plus they offer no interest and no payment financing options. Trust me, when you are at the end of your renovation budget like I am, this makes all the difference.
Dakmore bench can work in any space in your home.
Pressed for time and wanting my bedroom to feel complete. I quickly made these no sew valences to cover my inexpensive room darkening roller shades from Kent Building Supplies.
With some white linen from the local fabric store I carefully folded and ironed the pleats into place, using a fabric tape to secure the seams, I slowly ironed the glue into place and then staple gunned the completed valence to the underside of my window trim. Each curtain took me around 40 minutes to fabricate and instal.
The room darkening roller shades were cut to size at Kent Building Supplies and easy to instal myself.
So that wraps up my bedroom blog and the details behind this principle room. What do you think? Do you love this room as much as I do? Leave a comment below with your thoughts and questions on my bedroom design choices.
I hope you were able to catch my segment with CTV Atlantic, but in case you missed it, I am sharing it here!