Our home is all about using found pieces that we love. We want the unique decor items that we find in our neighborhood to inspire the decor in your home. Our french country bedroom makeover was so much fun to create and continues to evolve in little ways all the time.
THE BED FRAME
First thing I did was to build the bed frame we needed to
match up with the tufted headboard I purchased.
You can see in the photo above, the lumber and bracing I
used. It supports a storage box spring and is built on a
slight angle with the head being a few inches higher. A
storage box spring opens up with hydraulics lifting the top
and the mattress to access storage inside. The legs are 4x4
posts that will slide easily on the wood floor when I need to
move the bed. The space under the frame is one of our most
valuable storage areas in the house. The angle was built in
for our heads to be elevated. The legs were removed from the
headboard and it attaches to the wall. We can turn it which
ever way we want to have it, curve up or down.
NO SEW BED SKIRT
Because of the storage box spring, a conventional bed skirt
wouldn't work. I made my bed skirt from 6 curtain
panels and a staple gun. They were 100% cotton tab top
curtains. I divided the width in half and torn them length
wise. The frayed edge was the look I wanted at the bottom.
The top edge which was the finished edge was gathered and
stapled to my wood bed frame all the way around.
If you were a sewer you could use Velcro.
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I found a king size handmade afghan at a local thrift store.
It was originally trimmed with bright yellow and orange tassels.
I didn't buy it until my second visit a few weeks after I first saw it. The giant orange and yellow rosettes in the center of the blanket had probably scared off several customers. I bravely took it to the cash and in the end it only took me a few evenings while watching TV to remove the bright colors.
And finally I wanted to let you know I found a
spot for the new mirror I showed off last week.
TO SEE MORE OF OUR BEDROOM:
Bedside Tables - https://bit.ly/2K9aInW
Gallery Wall - https://bit.ly/2KpQDWA
Wall Hooks - https://bit.ly/2yFOKUf
Curtains & Chandelier - https://bit.ly/2yS7aBl
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