Master Bedroom and Bathroom Makeover | French Country Toile
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We recently updated our master bedroom and bathroom with a beautiful French Country look... but we did it on a budget. We put up gorgeous toile wallpaper in the bedroom and added some paint to the bathroom for dramatic results.
Let's look at the before picture of our bedroom.
The walls were painted a light moss color and there was no character in the room. The shutters and view are beautiful, but the space needed some color.
The wallpaper we used is Ashford House Champagne Toile. It is a beautiful traditional toile in French blue that depicts idyllic scenes of 18th century country life. The beautiful blue colors makes us feel like we are in a cloud. It is very romantic and pleasing to the eye.
When I walk into the room, I feel like I'm entering a charming bed and breakfast in the French countryside.
We will eventually put paintings on the walls, but this will take some time. For now, we're enjoying the wonderful change!
The sheets are by American Blossom Linens* (Jennifer20 for 20% off), the silk pillowcases* are by Lilysilk (Daily12 for 12% off), and the linen ruffle bedspread sits at the foot of the bed.
Let's have a look at the bathroom. Here is the before...
Our bathroom was quite dated and had a lot of clashing dark colors that fought with the lavender walls.
Because we could not afford to renovate the bathroom with new floors, countertops, and vanities, we simply had the cabinets painted (Crème by Sherwin Williams), added handles, changed the light fixture, and painted the walls. These small changes made a big impact and the bathroom looks so lovely and serene now. The wall color is Navajo White by Sherwin Williams.
We replaced the old and dated theatre strip lighting with a more modern lighting fixture.
The towel set is a gorgeous basketweave Turkish towel* set by Riverbend Home. The pretty shell bath rugs* are also from Riverbend Home.
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Bend Soap Co.* natural bath products DC10 for 10% off
Cellar Door Candles* Oregon Lavender & White Verbena
My earrings are the Genevieve pearl earrings by SKYE* code Jennifer20 for 20% off
I hope you enjoy today's video.
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