We've Got the Coolest Bed Ever - MASTER BEDROOM

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Geezzzz....I can't believe the day is better than half over already!   It finally stopped raining & I hardly recognize that big bright round thing up in the sky....I think they're calling it the "sun" or something like that.  Chuck is missing; I'm sure he's "somewhere".......I went to Bible Study this morning and came home and he's no where to be found....hummmm......his wheelchair is here; his truck is here; the dog is still here.....hum.....

Well, thought I'd take you on a tour of the Master Bedroom today.  You are so totally going to love our bed.....

Back years and years ago, Chuck told me about this "vision" he had of what our bed ought to look like.  I've got to admit, I just couldn't visualize what he was describing to me.....but low and behold, once he was finished with it, it was the coolest bed I've ever seen.  His idea was to make a canopy out of our exising 4 poster bed and put a TV in the "roof" of the canopy.  Now, I've got to tell ya, I still don't know what keeps that TV from falling out, but its still in there and we haven't been hurt by falling TV's, so he did something magical to it.

Here's what he did:  He purchased wood and molding to make the canopy, stained it to match the existing bed; made a hole at the foot of the "roof" to hold the TV; had me upholster the canopy part itself and WHALLA.....we had a canopy bed with a TV in it!  Twelve years later, its still the neatest bed I've ever seen....

Here's a couple of inexpensive tricks to give the bedroom a rich look....

1)  Hot glue your monogram to a solid Euro Sham;

2) Make your own curtains (with hot glue, of course, or iron-on hem tape), make them a good 18" longer than you need so they will puddle on the floor and attach them to a curtain rod with clips....simple simple simple.

3) We had a long, blank wall that went from the bedroom to the Master Bath.  It needed something, but I just couldn't figure out what exactly.  One day while drooling around at Kirklands, I saw 3 empty frames back in the green tag "scratch & dent" clearance section for about $15 each.  I had no idea where to use them, but they were such a good price, I had to have them.  Then I saw a metal cone-shaped container......then a flower stem.....hummm......why not put all of these items together?  So headed home with my new treasures.  I first hung the frames (Tip: Always work in odd numbers); then hung the metal cone-shaped container inside the empty frame; put some styrofoam in the container and then put in a couple floral stems. Finished it up with some moss around the edges and had a real unique answer to the blank wall.  It was so easy and inexpensive...I bet I spent less than $70 on the whole thing.  The thing I always have to remind myself is there no rules and nothing says I have to use something for what it was originally intended, such as the frames in this case.

I'm glad you can't see where the cat threw up on the rug last night.........BTW, I found Chuck!  He's not lost anymore.......