I Got Our Bedroom Painted Finally!

I'm so excited I just had to share. Some people love it, some people hate it. My mom thinks I was absolutely insane to do all the work, but I think it was totally worth it! I spent 9 hours straight painting, no break, no eating, just painting and getting high off all the fumes. Man I had a headache! :rolleye2: It makes you kind of dizzy at first when you go in there, we'll see if my mom still likes it when she see's it in person. I'm not terribly talented in measuring.

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And no we don't like to match :D I'm thinking I need to make a new bed spread, that's our winter one-which is suede-that's why it looks funny, and our summer one is black. My little sis says I need to do a solid color that matches one of the colors and make pillow cases that match another color or two. I think that would be pretty neat! I have no clue what to do with that painting though, I'm running out of rooms to put it in!!! And I need to make curtains to match, man I should have just left it white! :rofl:

Oh, and that's Leya our blind kitty-if anyone cares :P She's always in bed, lazy son of a gun she is :rofl:

WoW! That looks awesome. I love the colors you picked. Very Kewl!

Wow It's amazing!

I like it! I agree w/ the solid bed spread... you might also get the horses matted to match the new bedding? A solid color. I think that would compliment the blues in it w/ the blue on your wall... Also... if it was possible, I'd loose the headboard... and paint/stain the remaining wood work to match the chocolate color? Might be a little extreme... but it's just what popped into my noggin'! :D And it's scary in there... ;) Again, great job! :)

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Originally Posted by Christine

WoW! That looks awesome. I love the colors you picked. Very Kewl!

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Thank you! My fiance wasn't thrilled with the colors, but I told him I asked him to help me a million times and he never would so he couldn't complain. Now that it's all done he likes the colors.

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Originally Posted by DarkComeSoon

Wow It's amazing!

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Thank you! I'm glad more than just my mom and sister like it :rofl:

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I like it! I agree w/ the solid bed spread... you might also get the horses matted to match the new bedding? A solid color. I think that would compliment the blues in it w/ the blue on your wall... Also... if it was possible, I'd loose the headboard... and paint/stain the remaining wood work to match the chocolate color? Might be a little extreme... but it's just what popped into my noggin'! :D And it's scary in there... ;) Again, great job! :)

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I definitely need some solids in there!!! That's a great idea about the painting! The matting looks terrible, and I bet putting a solid color in there to match would look so much better!

Oh man, my fiance would kill me if I tore apart the bedroom set and restained it :8: We have oak floors that are just a tad lighter than the bedroom set, I couldn't get a great picture because I had just moved the bed and still had all the painting crap on the other side of the room. We have a HUGE matching dresser, we're talking 6 1/2 feet long, where I was standing also. I hate that thing. I suppose that's what happens when you let a man choose a bedroom set. I wasn't around yet :P I had a nice, small antique bedroom set, and it was all dark wood! :rolleyes: :rofl:

Thanks for the ideas!!!

Now that you've made this post you can take that horse pic down and reveal the Big Gunns poster girl.:D

I love it! Those colors are some of my favorite for painting rooms. I've been watching ALOT of HGTV, I think the color scheme looks straight from something one of the shows would do!

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Originally Posted by Big Gunns

Now that you've made this post you can take that horse pic down and reveal the Big Gunns poster girl.:D

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I think the posters you are looking for are along the other wall, another reason I only took a picture of this corner :P No warnings for me!!! We have a lot of prints and books that I ordered from Germany, from one of my favorite photographers-Stefan May. Pascal Baetens is also a favorite of mine :gj: I love black and white photography.

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I love it! Those colors are some of my favorite for painting rooms. I've been watching ALOT of HGTV, I think the color scheme looks straight from something one of the shows would do!

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Really?! Oh I'm so glad people like the colors! I don't watch HGTV, but my finace does! I'm surprised he didn't like the colors at first since you say HGTV likes these colors.

can i pay u to come and paint my room like that but paint it like a brick wall so i can have sum1 tag a logo on it haha came out great :gj:

Its freaking awesome and i love how the head board stands out its lovely!

I love it! I do think the solid bedspread would help. As for curtians, my mom and aunt helped me with mine, and all we did was get flat sheets from Wal-Mart that matched the colors on my area rug and we nailed them to the wall above the windows in a way that they are bunched in places. I have ribbons that match that I used to tie them back during the day. I think it would have been better to attach them to something other than the wall so they could be taken down to be cleaned (it's not fun the way I have to do it now :P ) but they are really cute, and really simple.

Congrats on the new, fun room! ^_^

Holy wow...that had to take some time. Its amazing...you did such a great job. Make a green comforter...green ...green...green....it will look awesome with the wood of the bed. You can also make the curtains out of the same thing....even if they are heavy...that is the style for curtains right now. Plus it will match the heavy look of the wood. OR.....he he....you can get wood blinds that match the wood on your bed....that would look awesome and stand the test of time. (warning...don't get fake wood...it doesn't last as long and doesn't look as good). The wood blinds will cost more but will last forever if you take care of them.

So I guess I know who to call next time I need help with a paint job. :D

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can i pay u to come and paint my room like that but paint it like a brick wall so i can have sum1 tag a logo on it haha came out great :gj:

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Oh gosh!!! :tears: :rofl:

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Originally Posted by Warocker's Wife

Its freaking awesome and i love how the head board stands out its lovely!

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Thank you!

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Originally Posted by tweets_4611

I love it! I do think the solid bedspread would help. As for curtians, my mom and aunt helped me with mine, and all we did was get flat sheets from Wal-Mart that matched the colors on my area rug and we nailed them to the wall above the windows in a way that they are bunched in places. I have ribbons that match that I used to tie them back during the day. I think it would have been better to attach them to something other than the wall so they could be taken down to be cleaned (it's not fun the way I have to do it now :P ) but they are really cute, and really simple.

Congrats on the new, fun room! ^_^

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Thank you! I made some curtains for the living room, but our dobie has taken up ripping them off the window for me :colbert: I might have to start nailing them to the wall like you do! :rofl:

I agree about needing a solid bedspread!

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Originally Posted by BPelizabeth

Holy wow...that had to take some time. Its amazing...you did such a great job. Make a green comforter...green ...green...green....it will look awesome with the wood of the bed. You can also make the curtains out of the same thing....even if they are heavy...that is the style for curtains right now. Plus it will match the heavy look of the wood. OR.....he he....you can get wood blinds that match the wood on your bed....that would look awesome and stand the test of time. (warning...don't get fake wood...it doesn't last as long and doesn't look as good). The wood blinds will cost more but will last forever if you take care of them.

So I guess I know who to call next time I need help with a paint job. :D

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Oh my gosh you had no idea! 9 hours straight the day I finished it, and 3 hours the day before! A green comforter sounds lovely :D It would look very nice with the wood wouldn't it. Don't worry I'll make heavy curtains! I came home one day and found my 12 pound cat hanging from the top of the living room curtains I made :rolleyes: Luckily they were heavy enough to hold his weight and not tear!!!

I've looked at blinds and my goodness they are expensive! Do you think the wood ones would stand up to cats? None of our kitties are declawed so cloth blinds have always been out of the question. We also can't have the plastic blinds because the cats make "window" in them by breaking the blinds in their favorite spot too look out off. The house had heavy metal blinds when we moved in thank heavens!


Oh no!!!! Everyone wants me to paint for them now! :rolleye2:

I have the same problem with my cats. It may be a good thing my curtains are nailed to the wall... my 20 some odd pound cat likes to lay in the window when the curtains are closed, and he pulls on the curtains pretty hard. My other cat paws at them... lil demons. I can't have the mini-blinds either...the cats break them by forcing their way through all the time... which is why I chose the cheap sheets from Wal-Mart. If they destroy them, it's not too much of a disaster. (I hadn't tried actual curtains before and I wasn't sure how long they would last...)

how the heck did you get it aligned so good? Love it!!!!!! We are doing our house now too...We thought we were wild with the Texas Longhorn orange (HOOKEM HORNS). Im going to show my husband this. I might do a bathroom or kitchen and maybe smaller squares so as not to copy...and def agree with the other posts on a solid bedspread...IMO I wouldnt do any wall hangings, I would do some kind of accents like tall stand alone candle holders with one candle of each color. Or if you did do wall hangings, maybe a simple canvass of solid color and hang it like a diamond to contrast against the squares...but thats just my opinon.....Im sure it will look great whatever you decide

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I have the same problem with my cats. It may be a good thing my curtains are nailed to the wall... my 20 some odd pound cat likes to lay in the window when the curtains are closed, and he pulls on the curtains pretty hard. My other cat paws at them... lil demons. I can't have the mini-blinds either...the cats break them by forcing their way through all the time... which is why I chose the cheap sheets from Wal-Mart. If they destroy them, it's not too much of a disaster. (I hadn't tried actual curtains before and I wasn't sure how long they would last...)

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Lol no kidding about them being little demons!!!

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how the heck did you get it aligned so good? Love it!!!!!! We are doing our house now too...We thought we were wild with the Texas Longhorn orange (HOOKEM HORNS). Im going to show my husband this. I might do a bathroom or kitchen and maybe smaller squares so as not to copy...and def agree with the other posts on a solid bedspread...IMO I wouldnt do any wall hangings, I would do some kind of accents like tall stand alone candle holders with one candle of each color. Or if you did do wall hangings, maybe a simple canvass of solid color and hang it like a diamond to contrast against the squares...but thats just my opinon.....Im sure it will look great whatever you decide

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Oh my gosh, I love the idea about the canvass hung like a diamond!

Thank you very much! You trick is to not look to close, then the squares look perfect :D We have a laser leveler, but the darn thing was too heavy to tape to the wall, even with dutch tape so I had to try my darnedest to make the lines straight by measuring down from the line above and putting pencil marks. The up and down lines were harder, now that I think of it I should have just used something with a 90 degree angle :cool:

I would be flattered if you "copied" me :D It was A LOT of work, but totally worth it! I love going into our bedroom. I've taken up playing on my laptop and watching TV in there!

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I would do some kind of accents like tall stand alone candle holders with one candle of each color. Or if you did do wall hangings, maybe a simple canvass of solid color and hang it like a diamond to contrast against the squares...but thats just my opinon.....Im sure it will look great whatever you decide

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Oh big metal candle holders with maybe big black or dark brown candles...ohhhhh!! OMG...I totally want to shop for you now. lol

As far as the blinds ...I have the dogs and though they don't climb up it...they do stick those noses in them all the time. I would just leave room for the cats at the bottom...(pull them up a bit). We had custom wood blinds put in our house and it has been close to 4 years now. They still look brand new. Make sure if you do get them...that the person measures EACH window. Even though they look the same size...they could be a 1/2 inch off. This way they fit perfect. Also when we have the window open...we lift the blinds so that they are not banging. But they have been really really sturdy. Plus the extra bonus...it doesn't get hair on it. :rolleyes:

Now we did not go with the high end Hunter Douglass stuff....we actually went with a local guy out here that custom makes them himself. It was half the price...but still very nice. Still it does run pretty high. Also you can get a top trim for the blinds and you can go very plain or very intracet...it really finishes them off nicely though ;)

I sooooooooo love decorating stuff....lol