Project Post: Bedroom Wall Paint and Window Treatments

Alice's Room at Mayowood Mansion

Our bedroom was dark and cozy. Too dark. Too cozy. It looked like something might be lurking in there. (And to be honest there usually is - at least one cat is usually hiding somewhere in the room.) I gave up finally and repainted the walls.

I found this lovely green in a room at Mayowood Mansion in Rochester. It's Sherwin Williams' Shagreen. They actually looked it up for me.

I loved the curtains, too. I basically just wanted to live that room. But it turns out after you attend meetings at Mayowood, they make you go home. So I had to recreate Alice's Room at home.

Here's what we ended up with:



I bought the fabric on eBay. The seller nicely sent me a sample so I could check colors before purchasing. It's a printed cotton with a one-way design and an easy repeat to work with.

I bought lining fabric and ivory colored sheers, also on eBay. I already had one curtain rod; I bought a set of double brackets and a second rod for the sheers at Menards. I am not a huge fan of grommet topped curtains, or thought I wasn't, but they seemed to be the ticket here, and I bought grommets and finished these off and actually like them enough that I think I'll try them elsewhere in the house. (They scream "shower curtain" to me but not if done a little differently, I learned; I did not space them evenly, I spaced them in pairs closer together, so that the deeper folds face forward.)

I need to figure out what we'll do with the floor. I'm thinking a paint somewhere in the beigey range, more beige than the trim.