now I lay me down to sleep!

I'm finished my bedroom projects for the time being...so I'll take you to their final resting place.

When we moved here three years ago, I co-ordinated the bedding and the paint colour and that it was it for bedroom decor. Some time later I found the two bedside lamps. We had no headboard...but I had a headboard in my mind, and knew it would eventually come to be! It finally happened last spring...and it sure is wonderful to have a padded headboard to lean up against. I had a plywood base cut from 5/8" plywood...4" wider than the bed and about 28" high. I covered the entire thing with 2" foam, cotton quilt batting, and used a soft suede fabric as the 'top coat' (stapled on the back). The head board is attached to the wall with a cleat made of 1x6 (cut diagonally)..it can be removed anytime. I made one in chocolate brown for my daughter-in-law last year as well...it works great!

We have a soaker tub in the bedroom, and the alcove around it was looking pretty bare.

I found this print done by a local artist that fit the bill perfectly...and came in the right colours. Since everything in the room was in creams & golds, I thought I would pick up a little of the seafoam blue/green in the picture and add a few accents.

I found this chair at the thrift store awhile back...it was the perfect size for this corner. I was looking for a low chair, since it would sit in front of a low window. The colour was actually OK in our room, so I haven't been in any hurry to re-cover it. However, it's soon time to garden, so I decided to complete my bedroom projects.


I bought a curtain panel on sale at Fabricland...along with a pattern for making a slipcover. The pattern was of no value, since the slipcover would have fit someone elses chair...but not this one! So I spent a lot of time trying to create a pattern...and then the actual sewing was easy. It turned out fine...pulls off for laundering...and I now have a pattern, so I can make more dresses for this chair if I so desire!

I was hoping to have enough fabric left to cover a stool which sits in our ensuite (also from the thrift store), but my remaining scraps wouldn't stretch to fit...

...so, after another trip to Fabricland, I got the stool covered last night and my projects are done for now. I quite like the new look!

There are no projects on the menu for today...since we are heading out of town for a funeral.

Have a great day!