Time to show you what we've done in our home... and guess what? We've been secretly working on TWO projects over the last six weeks! I'm sharing our master bedroom today and finally revealing our new craft room in partnership with Home Depot Canada next Wednesday so come back for that. Yay for more finished rooms!

But for today, let's take a look at the Master Bedroom. It was dark and disjointed with a poor layout and not calming in the least. With paint, new furniture and accessories, and a six-week deadline, we've transformed it into this:



Grown up master bedroom, where did you come from?! To say we love our new bedroom is an understatement. It feels bright, serene, and makes me want to lie on the bed and take a nap when I look at it.

Can I show you the Befores to remind you how far we've come?



This room is a testament to the power of decorating. Having just moved to this house a year ago, we had already bought a new bed, side tables, rug, and chandelier and all of those furniture pieces remained. As pretty as those pieces were, they were overshadowed by the intense blue walls and odd coved ceiling of the original room.


Now the bed takes center stage. As with all of our rooms, I wanted the look to be classic yet welcoming. Chic table lamps and accessories add a whole layer of sophistication that was missing before. To keep things from feeling too formal, I've dressed the bed in a relaxed striped linen duvet, a graphic floral pillow, and the softest coverlet and shams.



Placing the bed in front of the window was a bit of a gamble but it paid off. It made the room feel so much bigger and created a focal point for the room. To balance the tall headboard, I framed the bed with gorgeous and textured plaid drapes from Tonic Living. The black drapery hardware and fling rods (we're fancy like that!) help ground the airy palette.





I stuck to a neutral palette of grey, cream, white, and warm wood punctuated by hits of black and soft blue greens. Our last bedroom was also a warm white and I love the versatility it offers; just change up your bedding and accessories for a whole new look. Plus, I've found it very calming to fall asleep in a warm white room.



Changing the orientation of the room had a positive effect on how this room functions. Moving the bed opened up this solid wall for display and placement of the dresser and vanity.

The dresser was one major obstacle we had in this project. I had originally bought a beautiful black bamboo dresser but it was defective and didn't function properly so I returned it. I've temporarily stolen this dresser from our guest bedroom and it's convinced me a white dresser will work better in this space so I'm on the lookout for a replacement.


I wanted this long wall to be a focal point, but not too distracting. I imagined waking up and facing this wall... what would I want to look at? The taupe patterned wallpaper, Aranami by Farrow & Ball, combined with the amazing photography by Gray Malin, feels interesting but still restful. I think it's important to balance pattern with white space and give your eye moments of rest.

I'm not one for a lot of clutter so I've accessorized the dresser with a few beautiful and simple pieces. The gingham vase and emerald book ends provide hits of colour while the vases and marble box add texture.


I've tucked my vanity and a fun striped chair into this corner. This is my personalized and pretty corner of the room. I love having art from Minted, little trinket dishes, and treasured photos in chic frames to greet me as I get ready each morning. It starts my day off in a good mood to have an organized spot to call my own.




To the left of the closet, a handsome striped bench from HomePop provides a spot to sit... or let's be honest, a place to dump the clothes I'm too lazy to hang, ha! I've filled the area above with more botanical art. I really love the large scale of these prints and how they once again detract from the weird ceiling angles.


The finishing details really bring this room to life and give it that warm, cozy feeling I was after. I went for a mix of textured and sleek, polished and relaxed, masculine and feminine accents. In the end, we've created a room that delights our senses while we're awake and provides a restful spot when we're ready to fall asleep. I truly couldn't ask for more.


I hope you've enjoyed our master bedroom reveal! A huge thank you to my husband Sean for working tirelessly on this room and not divorcing me in the process.

Thank you to Will Fournier for photographing our home once again.

Thank you to Linda at Calling It Home and Media Partner House Beautiful for giving me the kick in the pants I needed to make this room our own. And to these wonderful sponsors who made this project possible.


And mostly, thank you to all of YOU who have followed along on this six-week journey and cheered us on. We appreciate all of your support!

Now please visit the other featured designers (and the 200+ guest participants tomorrow!). It's like Christmas morning for us design lovers with lots of beautiful rooms beneath the tree.

• Arianna Belle: Sprig Floral pillow
• Bellacor: Beaufort gold grey desk (no longer available), decorative baskets, marble lidded box, white and navy vases, tan and navy tray, wall mirror
• Chairish: Small Lilac Bow print
• Couture Lamps: Geo Bookends, Simeon Table Lamp
• Emtek: Hercules lever in brass with square rosette
• Farrow & Ball: Aranami BP 4602 wallpaper, Wimborne White paint in Estate Emulsion (walls) and Estate Eggshell (trim), Pink Ground in Modern Emulsion
• Gray Malin: The Match (Horizontal) print
• HomePop: Decorative Charcoal Stripe bench, Dove grey stripe dining chair (set of 2) 
• Jill Rosenwald: Canopy herb pot in gingham, Cadet blue
• Metrie: 2 3/4" window casing, 3 1/2" door casing, 5 1/2" baseboard, Masonite Expo Logan Moulded panel door 
• Minted: Hold My Hand, Weathered wall print, Phase wall print, The Figure art print, The Artful Shelf  
• Tonic Living: Custom drapery in Dunning Grey, drapery hardware, ball finial, fling rods in black
• Pom Pom At Home: Huntington Sea Glass coverlet and shams, Jackson white/ocean duvet cover, Dali hand blocked pillow
• Rainsford Company: Pom pom throw, Bone piano picture frames, Cotswold black pot, Oval boxwood in terracotta vase, Sepia toned botanical art #1, #2, #3, #4, Hanlan knot, Scalloped marble tray  
• Universal Furniture Devon bed
• Striped lumbar pillow, faux fiddle leaf fig - HomeSense
• Guest check ceramic tray
• Blue turkish throw
• Raffia tote (no longer available)
• Lily wedge shoes
• Victoria 1 Drawer nightstand
• Crystorama semi-flush six light ceiling fixture
• nuLOOM Vintage Abbey Blossom Grey rug