Surely, Adam and I aren’t the only ones out there who have a messy, incomplete, undecorated master bedroom? Our kids’ rooms are almost completely finished – we’ve put a lot of thought into them.
Our little basement hideaway, however, is a different story. It is lacking in light and warmth (literally and figuratively) and that seems to have taken the wind out of our decorating sails.
The new master suite will feature a set of french doors that will open out on to our new deck – letting in lots of light and lots of warm sunlight. It might feel a little bit like this:
Here are some of the ideas we are tossing around:
- About three years ago, we were given two matching waterfall dressers (a gift from our former neighbor) similar in color and shape to this and the dresser labeled ‘4.’ I love their lines, their warm tone, and their brass hardware. I’m excited to incorporate them into this room. I found these particular dressers listed for sale on eBay (here and here).
- Since Adam built Ivy’s house bed (you can check that out on our home tour page), we’ve come to love the vibe; basically, we want a grown-up version of our (almost) two-year old’s big kid bed. A big, four-poster bed like this one might be a DIY project Adam is willing to take on.
- A brass sputnik-esque chandelier has been on our radar for quite a while – putting one in our master bedroom seems like a good way to scratch that itch. This one (pictured above) is nice in scale but we prefer this West Elm model in brass.
- See numero uno.
- Pops of emerald green keep catching my eye. I like the idea of finding a happy, emerald green armchair to live next to one of the french doors. I found this one here (I believe it to be approximately $3,000 outside of our budget – a girl can dream).
- This rug is full of beautiful texture and breezy colors.
We already have the duvet set pictured below; I think it will tie in nicely.
That’s all for now. We will likely leave the walls white until we live in the space for a little while. Boring? Dreamy? You tell me. After sleeping in the basement for a couple years, I’ll take all the light, airy goodness I can get!
-Layne
This basic granny square pattern was new to me – I was intimidated by it. Turns out, it is one of the easiest stitches in all of crochet-dom. 
This blanket’s starburst pattern and scalloped edges were so fun to put together. 
This hexagon pattern was the most challenging blanket I’ve done – I’m glad it was just a little baby sized guy. The tutorial I watched to make the hexagons can be found 
I ended up stitching together these sleeping bags for Ivy’s buddies. She carries around two Doc McStuffins dolls (Big Doc and Tiny) as well as a host of other tiny figurines. She also really enjoys wrapping all of them up in blankets. I thought she would really like this idea; she has shown zero interest in them. Oh well. I liked this project. 
I also wanted to crank out some stockings for our family. “It’ll be easy,” someone said. So easy, I thought, that I wouldn’t need a pattern. Thank goodness I bought more fabric than I needed because I had to start over numerous times; I also became very proficient with my seam ripper.
They turned out alright. 
This felty garland kept catching my eye on Pinterest so I gave it a shot. Cutting out those leaves took me and my tired hands about three hours. Worth it.