Even in my Sleep I see Color......

My friends and I have an inside joke where we give ourselves "The Pat-Pat", which is a pat on the back  for doing an awesome job. I wont give you the back story on the pat-pat but this is one project where I will gladly give myself a pat-pat ;-). The inspiration for My bedroom came from an article I read in Better Homes and Gardens Do it Yourself magazine featuring Angel Roberts who is a designer based in South Carolina. I loved the vibrant  color scheme so much I decided to make it my own. I am such a DIYer that I challenged myself to try and hand make or redo as many pieces in the space as I could. So lets go down the list. I wanted a new head board for my bed and it seemed simple enough to make, and I'll be damned if it didn't take me all of four hours total to do so. Just a few pieces of plywood, some foam, batting, velvet fabric, and a little elbow grease and I had myself a new head board. My mother and I band together to make the pillows. Is there nothing in this world that woman can't do, and do it well. I found a small bench and the computer chair at my local Goodwill store for less than $15.00 for both, I was ecstatic. These pieces were in pretty good condition, not much work there. A little sanding, painting, and reupholstering and they were like new. The wall art is a fun craft that I found over at Styrofoam Brand Foam, they have tons of cool projects for home decor over there. My coat rack is made from recycled dresser drawers, I love them so much at times I don't even want to hang my coats on them. Window covering can be very intimidating, if you are a DIYer don't let them scare you. They are as easy as pie which I found out once I sat down to make my own. This room is definitely a reflection of me and my style, I sleep well at night knowing my personality and hard work flow from wall to wall in my new space.

Images courtesy of: Tj Lacy