Updated Mudroom in a Closet

One of our top blog posts of all time (four years to be exact) is our mudroom in a closet. We had a pretty awful dark entry way, and the closet was always a disaster and pocket doors are hard to deal with when kids are around in our house. Four years ago, Rob worked on changing it into a mudroom.

Here is the mudroom after we completed it four years ago. Click here to see the original project.  

Fast forward to after the holidays, and we decided we wanted to update the white and tan coloring. We had recently painted our entire house gray, and so w used leftover Sherwin Williams Repose Gray.  


Rob used pine boards to create the board and batten look.  He caulked and sanded the boards, primed them, and then painted them.

We reused the hooks I originally purchased four years ago.  Then added a new fabric from Jo-Anns to the foam cushion.  I also ordered three new burlap and black pillow  covers from Amazon.  

A small update that makes a big difference with some wood that was approximately $40. The pillow covers were under five dollars on Amazon, and I already had the inserts.  

Master Bedroom in Progress

The most ignored room in our home is our master bedroom. Rob had made an upholstered headboard for the room last year, but that was pretty much the only attention it got. It was a plain beige color that did absolutely nothing for the space. We chose to use Sherwin Williams Anonymous Gray as the main wall color behind our headboard. Then used their Amazing Gray color on the other three walls.

Here is what it looks like now that everything has been freshly painted. Rob even did the ceilings, which we are guessing have not been touched since the house was built.  He has been a real trooper doing so many painting projects while I get to avoid them in my current state.

Here is the same space last year with no personality on the walls. I think it looks so much better with the new paint color.  Next up is finding some new bedding.

I picked up two of these Threshold frames at Target for $30 to hang above the headboard. I plan on sticking some black in white photos in them as soon as I order Wynn's from Snapfish, and then the other can hold a photo of the new additions when they arrive.

I got this mercury glass ball curtain road for our one window. I'm going to use Ikea curtains that I picked up on a recent trip for the room. I had Rob measure out about twenty inches on either side of our only window to make it appear larger. I will be sure to get a picture of that soon. 

Target

This mirror was a Home Goods find that I purchased before I found the frames at Target. I think the metal colors match pretty well, and it will go up on one of the walls shortly. I on the look out for other wall decor ideas since I have two others to think about. It certainly is some progress from our point of view. I am no decorator by any means, but I feel like the paint makes a huge difference already.

Hopefully I will be able to share more progress on this space soon. Thanks for stopping by!

New Paint Color

First of all I'd like to say that my thoughts are with those affected by the storms in Oklahoma. It is such an unthinkable tragedy and my heart is breaking for them all.

 In the midst of our kitchen redo we have taken on yet another project.  We had never painted the guest room in our home because the color the previous owners left worked fine for us. They did paint the ceiling the same color as the walls and with one window it always felt dark in the room. With some tips from Cyndy from The Creativity Exchange we decided to try out Sherwin Williams paint in Repose Gray.  We also grabbed some white ceiling paint to get that done as well.

This 14 x 12 room only required a half of a gallon and it covered perfectly. We had not previously used SW paint, but I see us using it a lot in the future. What a great product!

It is a small change but it really brightens up the space quite a bit.   This room will be seeing some major changes in the coming weeks, so be sure to stay tuned.  Thanks for stopping by!