Home Tour: A Bedroom Makeover...In Progress

We've been in our house for over 3 years, and I have never LOVED our bedroom. It's been ok, but not my favorite. The hardest part about decorating our bedroom has been finding the right layout. We have 2 windows and 3 doors in this small space, so it really limits what we're able to do. Over the past year, we've arranged and rearranged furniture in every way possible. Poor Andrew has disassembled and assembled our bed on 3 different occasions. Now finally, after 3 years of trying new things, I think we finally have something we can be proud of! Here's a snapshot of the bedroom adventure we've been on for the past 3 years.

Let's start at the very beginning.

This is our bedroom when we first moved in. As you can see, we have all the furniture in here including: a bed (well boxsprings, actually), an armoire, a dresser, and a vanity. It was very cramped.

In year 2 of marriage, we bought a rug and a bed, and swapped the dresser for a smaller blue one. We also rearranged the furniture to be on the opposite wall. This picture is taken from the same angle as the one above. It's close, but no cigar. 

Home Goals 2016

Today, I'm sharing my list of Home Goals for 2016! Every year, instead of resolutions I make a list of home improvements I want to make, and furniture I'd like to purchase. I've found that by prioritizing the items I would really like to purchase, I am less likely to make questionable or compromising decisions.

When it comes to items for your home, you don't want to settle! Unless you really know what you want, you are very likely to end up purchasing something cheap that temporarily serves your needs instead of waiting to purchase something that will last longer. My friend Courtney wrote a post a couple of weeks ago about #Homegoals With A Small #Homebudget. She talked about the difference between improvising and settling, and being willing to save for the nicer item instead of settling for a temporary fix. It's a great read -- go check it out now, I'll wait for you here.

Are you back? Good. I hope you found that enlightening, I surely did! And now without further adieu, I give you....

Home Goals 2016

Bedroom Dreaming

Lately, I've been dreaming of redecorating our bedroom. For reference, our bedroom received a major facelift this past Christmas when we ordered our first real bed and rug. While those two purchases majorly improved the space, I still wasn't so happy with it. So I started looking for inspiration and I had an epiphany! I love neutral bedrooms, but I've created a really overly colorful one. I think it instead of my bedroom having a calm feel, it's overwhelming. I have a few short term solutions, but I think this will take a few more months to solve. Before I show you what I want to do, I think you should see what we are working with.