Upstairs Bedroom

I want to show you one of the upstairs bedrooms, but before I do that,  I want to show you some furniture re-dos. 

Last July, while Dave was bike riding, he saw this on the curb for trash pick-up!  He went back the next day with the truck and it was still there!  It did NOT have the green handles.  He was just seeing what they would look like, because he didn't think he'd ever be able to find handles to match the other ones.  And the top was all messed up.  He was going to use it for a workbench in the garage!!!  WHAT!  I said I wanted to use it in the upstairs bedroom and he said it would never fit!  

We really needed to update/paint some of our furniture.  However, you might recall I was  D.O.N.E.  painting.  O V E R  I T!  So, I suggested Dave make friends with Joanna Gaines and Annie Sloan on You Tube.  He did!

I don't have a before picture of this chair, but it was very bright and shiny red with a very modern cushion material.  I picked it up at a garage sale for $15.00. 

And this was under the very modern material...

 

So, I got into my material stash. 

 We have a winner!

TA DA! 

 Next up was this old night stand.  I bought it in the early 1990's and painted it mauve'! 

Do you say MAWWVE or MOOOOOVE.  (long ooooo like mow)

Either way, I love it now.

 This bookshelf, which I KNOW needs styled,  was white with old yellowed varnish.  I was at a friends house in a nearby town and it was sitting outside in the rain.  I said I'd take it and he brought it to our house a few days later!  It's a great memory because he has since passed away. 
Anyway, don't you think Dave did a good job painting!

 And the best.....I got this bed for $10 at an auction a few years ago, knowing we were going to need extra beds.

 So here is one of our upstairs bedrooms, and this happens to be the one everyone loves.  You'll see why...

 Cute little extra window up high to let in more light.  The door leads into the upstairs foyer.

Yep, this room has a balcony/porch!

Funny story...when we first started building this house in 2010, my then seven year old niece was telling her cousins about "their room!"  She said, "you should see it.  It has a balcony.  Do you know what that is?  It means we can go outside, but we won't be touching the grass!" 

The plantation shutters came from Lowes.com

When we first talked about moving to the country, I wanted an old house.  He did not.  We both like old furniture and stuff, but he did not like working on old houses.  He said, "what if we build a new house, but make it look old.  We can give it character."  I thought that was a great idea.  A wonderful compromise.

 

 We have a pond across the road, that has a creek that runs through it, that is surrounded by a woods. It's hard to get the pond all in one picture, so hopefully you get the idea.

I tried to do a panoramic view which never works for me.

You can also see the front of the house which has my herb garden.

 And the basement patio area, which is another post for another time!

 I hope you enjoyed the upstairs bedroom TA DA post!!!

Cindy