Master Suite Before & After

Continuing the celebration of our one year house-iversary...the before and after of our master suite.

One of my favorite rooms in our house is our master suite. I guess it's technically two rooms but there is no door between them. Our bedroom has huge windows overlooking the yard and forest preserve and vaulted ceilings. Our bathroom has the same vaulted ceilings and is open to the bathroom. The toilet is tucked away in its own room which was a huge selling point. I don't know if we can ever go back after having this luxury. I think it's essential for a happy marriage.

We knew the master had a lot of potential when we viewed the home but the color was so dark and the way the furniture was organized blocked a lot of light from the windows. Here's the before with a dark, wine colored paint.

And now for OUR space...light and bright blue paint with an accent wall (Martha Stewart's Peacock mixed at Benjamin Moore), all our bedding we registered for at Macy's finally broken out for our king size bed and rearranged furniture. And a Casablanca ceiling fan (a gift from my parents) which is amazing.

Wedding day photos were printed poster size and inserted into IKEA 20X20 frames.

The woods look amazing in the summer and fall!

Playing with the panorama function on our camera - the entrance to the master bath is the opening on the left.

The master bathroom was brown. So very brown. Brown paint, brown shower curtain, brown floor and light brown cabinets. Oh, brown towels. I guess they liked brown. And lights from the 90s.

Here's our new master bathroom. I painted the cabinets using Rustoleum's Cabinet Transformations Kit in Espresso (big fan!) and we updated the light fixture. We chose to use the same paint color as the bedroom since these rooms flow into each other. Throw in a new shower curtain, rugs and towels and it looks like a totally different room.

Ahhhhhhhhhh!

Art from my Bachelorette Party which matches the bathroom perfectly

 We love it!