Okay, this submit’s title could also be a tad dramatic, however after greater than 4 years since since we bought our historic house, greater than two years since we broke floor on our intestine renovation and greater than a yr since transferring in, I’ve had the time to see the errors I’ve made alongside the way in which.
And whereas I’m definitely a fountain of recommendation about renovations and even design now, one of many greatest issues I’ve realized is what I nonetheless don’t know. What my limits are. Or the place I merely run of out of inventive options. So I believed quite than flounder behind the scenes, making an attempt to drawback remedy my bother spots or right my poor selections all by my lonesome, I should take you backstage!
So welcome to my new collection, How I F-upped My Home! Over the following few months I’m going to be taking you into the areas which have been plaguing me. They’re mainly the explanation you haven’t seen a full earlier than and after home tour to today. And we’re going to start out with….the master suite!
Now, this room definitely doesn’t seem like I’ve actually f*d something up. It’s type onerous for it to look dangerous when I’ve the blessing of 11 foot ceilings, lovely (unique!) crown molding and beautiful flooring (not unique). The bones I’ve to work with in listed here are nice. Once I handle to maintain it clear and make the mattress (obsessive about my basic and stylish Tough Linen bedding) it may well really feel like a stunning retreat. For a day.
However what you may’t see is that the one issues at the moment within the the bed room are this mattress, a lamp and a tragic Ikea dresser. And that’s it. This room has been the poor uncared for stepchild of this previous victorian. This room is the dumping floor for stuff when we’ve company coming over. It’s the place the place my closet explodes. It’s in all probability the room we spend the least period of time in, but as everybody says, your bed room must be your refuge from the stress of your day. Proper now, this room is the reason for my stress!
There are three primary issues I’ve had a very onerous time fixing.
The primary is structure. The bed room is definitely not an enormous house however it is rather difficult to configure. The room has three giant home windows (as you may see). There’s additionally a hearth to the correct of the mattress as you face it (that we’ve but to complete – so proper now it’s only a gaping gap within the wall), and a double-doored closet. All of those obstacles make the room pretty however make furnishings placement an actual problem. I not too long ago moved to the mattress from the south wall to the sit in entrance of the home windows and that has been an enormous enchancment. However I’m undecided that is the greatest mattress to optimize the room. Sigh.
My second wrestle as been deciding on a appear and feel. I can’t appear to determine if I ought to go actually trendy to juxtapose the room’s historic parts or maybe air on the extra conventional aspect. Or possibly go actually eclectic. For some cause (although seemingly simply pure renovation fatigue) I can not land on a glance that I actually actually love.
And eventually I’ve been battling add a wow issue to this room. Whereas I really like minimal areas, I really need my bed room to have a second that takes my breath away each time I step by means of the door. I’m pondering I have to layer extra bedding colours. I’ve spent actually years engaged on what is supposed to be my dream home so I should have my dream main bedroom, don’t you suppose.
Over the following few months I’m going to be working onerous to rework this house. Albeit a very nice room, however I’m prepared for a very grown up main bedroom that each I however actually this home deserves.
Are you excited? Are you prepared to assist me?? I actually hope so. It kinda appears like Apt34 is coming full circle!
present room design: williams-sonoma house mattress (at the moment 20% off) / tough linen bedding / stool, chair, desk lamp by way of huge daddy’s antiques / overstock rug / bel occhio pendant / artwork classic & minted / wall colour white whisp by benjamin moore
For the entire backstory on This Outdated Victorian, CLICK HERE.
images for apartment34 by andrea posadas