The Golden Room
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by Galashisha on 18 April 2010
Bedroom before:
Uninspiring window treatments
Boring beige wall-to-wall carpet
Old fashioned wallpaper all over
Bedroom after:
Gleaming hardwood floor in Mahogany color.
Crown molding.
Soft Architectural Off-white color + Chair rail 3/4 of the wall up.
Updated wall paper 1/4 of the wall.
... and the final touch - absolutely stunning (as I see it!) window treatment. I think it MADE the room!
The room turned out warm and inviting, as if it basks in the glow of sunshine.You could never tell that it has the Northern exposure. The curtains are lined for better protection from the draft.The pine furniture contrasts well and stands out against the dark wooden floor.( Now I shiver when I think back - I wanted to paint the furniture white! Imagine, to cover all those wonderful wood knots and golden tones with some paint!!!!??? I must have been insane! )
I might add a nice little area rug when I find something irresistible :)))
P.S.:
If you take a closer look at the shot with just the crown molding you will see the problem I had with my wall paper- as I didn't have much experience in hanging the wallpaper, I really made a mess of the top of it where it meets the crown. I was devastated when all of it was in place and not ONE piece was hanging evenly(mind you I did a pretty good job at matching the pattern!). But those guys at Home Depot know their stuff - they told me to get a thin strip of wood to add to my existing crown that would cover all the imperfections in the wall paper, AND at the same time will widen the crown! Who would have thought,eh? I just lo-o-ove the result!
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Dan on 1 May 2010
Great transformation! I love the dark mahogany floor, and using the thin strip of extra wood to hide the uneven wallpaper tops seems to really work well. And you're right, the window treatments do make a big difference, because they really hide the gap between the windows and make them seem connected.
And yes, you would have been crazy to paint over the wood furniture, so I'm glad you didn't! ;)