Our Master Bedroom...

The joy that comes with capturing just the look you imagined in your head is a beautiful thing. I often defer to my friend Kate at http://travelmoonblog.blogspot.com/ or my graffic designer sister-in-law when it comes to design ideas and inspirations; however, this time around I can proudly say that I captured just the look I was going for on my own (or mostly). After the canvas of the photo from our honeymoon in Greece (see http://traveltalkteach.blogspot.com/2011/01/tap-into-your-creative-side.html) arrived in the mail I was momentarily disappointed that it was a bit too small for the spot in the living room where I intended it would hang. Within a few minutes I found the perfect home for the canvas right above our bed. Here are some before and after photos of our nearly complete master bedroom. All that is left is a shelf or dresser under the TV and replacing the 3 inch baseboards with 5 inch baseboards.

Before with hideous olive green and red walls:

After with a little paint, window coverings and some furniture :):

(ALL photos via traveltalkteach)

Isn't it amazing what a little paint can do??? The paint is from Dunn Edwards and the darker accent wall behind the bed is "wooded acre" while the rest of the walls are "almond latte". The decor comes from a variety of places including Pottery Barn, World Market, Pier One, Homegood's, Marshall's and Ross. The shutters and woven wood shades were done by the lovely Deb at Blind Love. The canvas was from a wonderful site called canvas pop....check out their website for more sizes and styles... http://www.canvaspop.com/. The zebra stand will be removed once we find a dresser or shelf for under the TV and if you look really closely you will see my OBSESSION (http://traveltalkteach.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-new-best-friend.html) in the corner of the room :)

Happy Hump Day...Wednesday that is!!! :)