Baby Steps to Clean the Bedroom

I started on my bedroom today. Before I began it was difficult to walk around, but now I can actually enjoy my room. My friend and I painted the walls sage green last week. I love the color, it is so relaxing. I still need to find a new comforter for my bed, I think the red and green look a little too much like Christmas.

Before photos:

After photos:

I am excited that I finally found a place to hang the window pane. It has been sitting behind my couch for a few months now. Since I don’t have a headboard, I thought the window pane would help dress up the wall behind my bed. My dust ruffle really needs to be ironed… ugh!

There are two boxes under my dresser that I still need to sort and store. I think one is baby items from one of my kids, so it will probably end up in their closet. I just love my dressers they are from my mother-in-law. I had been admiring them for years at her house and was excited when she decided she didn’t want them anymore. Can you see the yellow dresser in the background? That is part of my bathroom… can you believe you can fit a dresser in there? Question for my readers… should I paint the bathroom green too, or should I keep it white?

This is my husband’s dresser. Hopefully he will decide to participate in the Conquer the Clutter challenge :).

As I was taking pictures of my room, I realized that almost everything (furniture/ accessories) in the room was either given to us, purchased at a yard sale, or picked out of the trash. I decided I need to be patient while waiting for a new bedspread. I wanted to rush out and purchase a set this weekend, so my room could be perfect (ha ha), but that wouldn’t be frugal. Since I don’t know exactly what I want, I don’t want to make a quick decision and regret it a year from now, if not sooner.

I still need to organize my closet, but I am excited you can actually walk around my bed now! Check back soon for more clutter updates.

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21 Responses to “Baby Steps to Clean the Bedroom”

1. Conquer the Clutter | The Happy Housewife, on June 30th, 2008 at 4:19 pm Said:

   [...] Baby Steps to Clean the Bedroom [...]

2. Joy, on June 30th, 2008 at 4:56 pm Said:

   Why not paint the bathroom green as well, but a lighter/darker shade?

3. Krista, on June 30th, 2008 at 7:50 pm Said:

   I love the new wall color! Green is my all time favorite color.

4. Corrie, on June 30th, 2008 at 11:38 pm Said:

   I love the green in your room - it’s so soothing. Maybe you could put a beadboard in and paint above it green.

5. busymama Karen, on July 1st, 2008 at 4:39 am Said:

   I like the green too. You sure did get a lot done. I need to do the same.

6. The Apron Queen, on July 1st, 2008 at 7:19 am Said:

   Laughed out loud about the Christmas comment. Cleaned my kids’ room this week. I heard several times “Hey! Look what I found. I’ve been looking for that.”

   Come check out my Bucket List giveaway: http://anapronaday.blogspot.com/search/label/bucket%20list

7. happyathome, on July 1st, 2008 at 7:33 am Said:

   Happy Tackle it Tuesday! It looks great, I love your husband’s dresser, what a beautiful piece. Do you know tha age of it?

8. Ohhollyf, on July 1st, 2008 at 7:59 am Said:

   My bdrm is the same sage. i do alot og beige/off white with it. hope Jesus blesses you with a “perfect’ comforter, Holly

9. Angie @ Many Little Blessings, on July 1st, 2008 at 10:12 am Said:

   It looks great! Hope your husband gets on board too!

10. Audra Krell, on July 1st, 2008 at 11:45 am Said:

    I love this beautiful green. I find my husband is so happy when I clean up the mess in our bedroom, because he can function so much better. Then he jumps on the household fixer up wagon and we get a lot done. Hope the same is true for you!

11. Stacy, on July 1st, 2008 at 12:07 pm Said:

    It looks great! My bedroom is in need of some TLC. Every other room in the house is cleaned on the weekend because other people see those rooms. Unfortunately, all I usually do to our room is close the door. Thank you for the motivation to attempt a master bedroom makeover at my house!

12. Veggiemomof2, on July 1st, 2008 at 12:45 pm Said:

    I think I’d leave the bathroom white, but paint the dresser green. That yellow really stands out in there!

    Looks nice & calming.

13. Muthering Heights, on July 1st, 2008 at 1:12 pm Said:

    It looks great! I’m sure it will feel much more like a restful escape now that it’s all tidy!

14. Somebody's Mimi, on July 1st, 2008 at 3:37 pm Said:

    Just take your time in coming up with another color in the bath. Wait till you get your bedding decor (spread/comforter, shams, throw pillows, bedskirt, window treatment, etc) bought, then tackle the bath color and decor. I love the chair in the bedroom! I like the window pane, but I think it needs company… maybe add (scatter) other types of mirrors around the pane?? The antique bedroom set looks terrific with the paint color. Good job.

15. Somebody's Mimi, on July 1st, 2008 at 3:38 pm Said:

    Wait a mintue… what happen to the headboards?

16. AmyG, on July 1st, 2008 at 3:44 pm Said:

    Great job! Love the color of the walls & I don’t think the bedspread looks all that bad. I hope you find something you like, though.

17. Karen, on July 1st, 2008 at 4:55 pm Said:

    I love your wall color. Good luck with your tackle.

18. Sarah, on July 2nd, 2008 at 12:09 am Said:

    Love the wall color you chose!

19. Leslie, on July 3rd, 2008 at 11:30 pm Said:

    I love the color of the walls! For your bathroom . . . maybe grab some painter’s tape and make stripes with the green?

    Here are some explicit directions I Google-Fu’d: http://www.do-it-yourself-help.com/paint_stripes_on_walls.html

20. The Lazy Organizer, on July 6th, 2008 at 7:42 pm Said:

    It looks great! Getting organized is always so satisfying. It’s funny how I never run out of things to organize. My family makes sure of that!

21. Jojo, on July 7th, 2008 at 11:00 pm Said:

    The window frame looks great above the bed! Did you replace the glass with mirror?? My foot still hurts from where I kicked the bed frame but it was worth it after seeing your pics. I’d paint with you anyday friend…

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