This was the "before" photo:
I loved the wallpaper and the drapes but it was time for a change.
Here's how it looks today:
The room looks larger and much brighter now that the ceiling is painted a pale powder blue instead of yellow and the border paper has been removed. I think that taking down the dark brown drapes and the valance also helped to "lighten things up".
The wallpaper is probably my favorite paper of all time! Other than the two week while it came from the U.K., it is AMAZING! Heavily painted paper with raised sections in the design and the fact that the instructions called for pasting the WALL instead of the paper made it a breeze to hang! Truly, it took me about 2 hours to do it by myself. I also bought three old barn window frames from my friend, Diane Passi. I like the way that they act as a frame for sections of the wallpaper!
The white pin dot panels (Rachel Ashwell Simply Shabby Chic) came from Target as did the white throw. The rest of the room was "repurposed" from the guest room and other rooms in my house.
I'll post a few more photos later in the week....this is the corner that I'm still working on:
The cabinet may or may not stay. If it does, it's going to be painted...the chairs will (obviously) need reupholstery. The rest is anyone's guess. I do have a collection of frames to paint and put on the walls but I can't do that until I decide about the cabinet!
xo,
S
