My style is ever evolving and no room is ever done, but a year ago I set out to change my bedroom. Let me first begin by saying I’ve never invested in any good furniture pieces for my bedroom…and that includes even now. We had hand-me-downs from family and I bought one-off pieces that I liked when I needed something. We’ve been in our house 10 years and when I first moved in, I painted all the walls taupes and greys…my bedroom included!

I wanted a lighter look but with some color, so I first painted the walls white so that I could layer as much color as I wanted in the room. I started with my bedding and curtains.

I picked out a colorful blue floral and had Smith & Noble make roman shades for the room. Then, I headed to Plush Fabric Home Interiors, who has a great selection of colorful fabrics, for custom pillows for the bed. My grandmother embroidered the throw blanket back in the 80s, and I finally pulled it out of storage to use.

My actual bed frame had an old bronze finish, so I used Annie Sloan Aubusson Blue to give it a new life. I kept my old jute rug from Ballard Designs and layered it with a frazada I found online for a splash of color. When I find special things like this tool box, I buy them and then figure out where it’s going to go. The base of the bed is the perfect spot to keep everything a little off centered and interesting.

Everyone always asks me where I got this dresser or what paint I used on it. I found it at an antique store, but it’s not antique. It’s manufactured to look that way. I bought it because of those cute drawer handles! I wish I knew where to get more of them.

We happen to have a fireplace in our bedroom (which we’ve never used because we live in Texas), but it’s great for displaying decor. I like to play around with it and layer paintings. One is from Minted, another from Wayfair, and the big one in the back is a Carrie Schmitt original.

The room is so large, that I even managed to fit in a work table. All my upholstery work takes place in my workshop in the backyard, but when I need to feel inspired, I move around my home and work in various places…and this is one of them.

This little chair and table are two other “treasures” I’ve found throughout the years and I constantly move them about the house as needed. Right now they are tucked in a corner near my worktable.

Next year I’ll have some things moved around and changed just to keep it interesting. But I can truthfully say that this room evolution has brought me so much joy—I can barely remember the grey!