Music Room Reveal

Since our roommate’s departure at the end of July, I have been working diligently trying to put my stamp on the rooms that use to be J’s sanctuary.  You all recently saw the transformation of the J’s bedroom into our guest room.  The next step was to make what was formerly J’s office/lounge into a music room.  Prior to the redesign, the room definitely had a mod 60’s-70’s feel to it due to J’s awesome velvet futon and hits of bright pop art on the white walls.  While cool as it may be, it wasn’t my particular taste, so when he moved out, he took 95% of his stuff and I started with a blank slate.  Here is what the room looked like when I started earlier this month.  It was a big white box with an electric piano and a leaning book tower (kindly donated by the departing roomie).

I had a few bumps in the road such as:

1) Waiting for months for the chair (aka the Grande Dame) to be upholstered

2) Major issues with blue painter’s tape while painting the wall design

3) Having to find a new seamstress when my friend Nancy had some unexpected surprises

However, I was not deterred….annoyed and irritated definitely, but not deterred.  So I am happy to present the redesigned music room.  It is the first room I have ever thought though completely by myself from top to bottom; buying furniture, picking fabrics and paint colors and selecting artwork.  It is the room that I envisioned and I am very proud of myself.  This room has given me the confidence to tackle other projects in the house and to give advice to friends and family.  So without further ado, here is the room……

View from doorway. Ottomon cubes from West Elm. Rug from Ikea.

Blue explosion. The wall treatment is two different shades of Dutch Boy Paint in Satin (Cravin’ Blue & National Seashore).

Leaning Shelf from Crate & Barrel ala our roomie J.

Russian stacking dolls …given to us by the in-laws. I LOVE these things!

Silver vase (Marshall’s) & Jonathan Adler Whale candleholder (Anthropologie on sale!!)

Close-up of this whale of a cutie…..

The Grande Dame in her rightful corner, keeping watch over the room

View from doorway. Ottomon cubes from West Elm. Rug from Ikea.

Couch converts into a double bed (from Room & Board). Pillows sewn and designed by Ana Zucconi.

Curtains from Ikea. Embellished with navy blue grosgrain ribbon. Trellis pillows and curtains sewn by Ana Zucconi.

Can’t ignore the elephant in this room….elephant candle holder from Jonathan Adler (also on sale from Anthropologie).

Wall Art. Ikea frames and Marrimeko fabric scraps from Crate and Barrel outlet ($0.25 for each scrap!)

I am calling this my “wall quilt” and I loved how it turned out. It only cost $22 total!

Thrift store drawings I found for $1 each at Urban Ore in Ikea Ribba frames.

I recycled the paint idea of creating faux crown moldings from the guest room. Took it a step further and created faux wall moldings on all the walls too.

Curtain rods from West Elm

Frame is actually a black plastic piece from Ikea painted out with Rust-Oleum white spray paint in gloss.

Remember my lamp project? Johnny got a little ribbon treatment and was paired with $2 sheet music I got framed and matted. Frame is from Ikea and my friend Ron K. did the matting for me.

Bookend’s mate holding up some fiction on the next shelf. Not bad for $6.99 from Ross Dress for Less

Small end table from Marshall’s…spray painted Rust-Oleum Heirloom White (it was hot pink in it’s previous life). Holds a cactus left over from the roomie in a $2.99 Ikea pot.

The house is pretty close to where I want it to be at the moment minus some other projects I want to tackle, mainly redesigning the guest bathroom….I think a chevron paint treatment is on the menu for that room.  However, for now, I need to focus on school which starts on Sunday!  Scared and excited!