Thursday, August 2, 2012

The Master Bedroom

I've been writing this post for a year.  It's true, I have one sitting in draft that's about our cavernous master bedroom.  The delay was motivated mainly by lack of motivation.  How, you say?  Well, the room has been more of a staging ground than anything else.  Guests never see the room since it's the only space upstairs, so why bother?

The motivation came this week, though.  We're having an energy audit performed tomorrow morning, and I couldn't let anyone see the wreck up there.  Anyway, I was tired of boxes everywhere and crashing into things in the middle of the night on my way to the bathroom (About time, lazy!  You've only lived in the house for 14 months.  Hush, you meanie.  Your hair is still permed and you wear a fanny pack without irony! Ouch. You know how to hit a guy where it really hurts).

So here it is:


You can see that is is merely clean. Not well curated, not ready for a magazine shoot. Just ready for a visit from a stranger who will probably tell us that our house is the least efficient home in history.

You can see the room is huge.  The ceiling is only six and a half feet tall, so we can't have a ceiling fan in here (although we need one).  And I know you're crushing on my window treatments, circa 1970.  We keep 'em because they (barely) function, and new ones that I like would cost more money than I have. In fact, all our money is going toward our utility bill, hence the audit.

Aaaanyway, here's more.


A chest of drawers refinished by my loving in-laws.  And no, I don't usually decorate with stuffed animals.  But the master destroyers (named Winslow and Drew) are dying to rip these dolls to shreds, and this place, they can't reach.  You see a photo of me and my brother on his wedding day--he's now back in the U.S. after a few years in Italy.  I couldn't be happier because now I can drop my kids off at his house whenever I'm willing to drive 1000 miles to Augusta, GA.  I'm sure it'll happen all the time.


Our closet.  Yeah, it's the biggest closet in the house. And Ryan and I share it. Thank goodness I have no clothes, and Ryan's wardrobe consists solely of khaki shorts and polo shirts. He could wear the same outfit five days in a row, and no one would notice (well, maybe the smell, they would).


Our bed, resting on an IKEA frame, looks kind of pathetic.  Our denim sheets don't really coordinate well with the wall color (which I love, and will love more when we paint all this gross trim white). But the jersey sheets were on clearance (only $10!) and king-sized (we require a big sheet because one of us is a major sheet-thief.  Guilty as charged).  Upside to the low bed? Makes the ceilings feel higher. At least seven feet tall, right?

You like the calendar hanging at the window?  We found it in a cabinet after we moved in. It's from 1978.  I leave it up in tribute to Ella and Carroll.

There's still work to be done. And I've begun to sound like a broken record saying that about every room in the house.  But if the house were complete, what the hell would I do all day?


12 comments:

  1. I am insanely jealous of all of your space. And, I would never ever have guessed that your ceiling was that low if you didn't mention it. Smart move on the low bedframe.

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  2. I LOVE how big the master bedroom is!

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  3. If you dump your kids in Augusta, GA, I insist that you and Ryan first bring them to my pad to meet my master destroyer and have dinner with us.

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  4. ????? Except for Grandma Jones's dresser, I think ya'll took pictures at someone else's house. Did it lose it's mirror? I hope the energy thing works for you.
    nk

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    1. You can't see it in the photo, but Grandma Jones' dresser is against a wall that's only about 4 feet tall, then it angles in because of the roof. The mirror wouldn't fit, so we took it off and stored it.

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    2. I agree it looks like a different room. You are one of the few mortals who's laid eyes on its former state, which was a travesty.

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  5. I love all the space, and it will look like a totally different room once the trim is painted. Have you thought about a low-profile ceiling fan that drops only a couple of inches from the ceiling? (Dunno how tall you guys are, I'm...well......short.)

    Oooo, and I'm wanting to change my window treatments but lack funds myself, I saw a blog post on using the real cloth drop cloths as funky window treatments. You use the do it yourself grommets along the top, slip it on shower curtain hooks and hang from your curtain rods; no trimming needed unless you just really, really want to.

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    1. I've thought about installing a small fan and then placing a library table underneath it so no one could hit his head. But really, a new window AC unit made for such a large space would solve all our problems.

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  6. wow. where'd all the stuff go? quick, someone look under the bed... oh wait, bed's too low to hide much!

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  7. Holy crap, that's a big room!!! I think it looks great, but if you're planning on making it look better, I can't wait to see pics!!!

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  8. Wow, the room is freaking HUGE!! Your ceiling looks like 'regular height' its very hard to tell its not, its going to look so good and the cool thing is your taking your time so it will be amazing and thought out

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  9. I feel the same way about my house. I got remarried in December and moved into my husband's house - he had been a bachelor for about 4 years before that - and the house could use a woman's touch. I get overwhelmed about where to start - plus money is an issue as well. I do have a great husband where he is willing to take on any challenge and try new things!

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