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In our Master Bedroom, we have two windows behind our bed. They are actually different sizes as one is four inches wider than the other. Why? I have no idea.
Can you see which one is bigger?
In case you are wondering why I am showing you such a snippet of this room, you should know that it is completely covered in sheets and plastic due to
our master bathroom renovation. (
I posted an update yesterday in case you missed it) We sleep in this little plastic cocoon!
I did not really want to put full length curtains on these windows (although I tried that once) because this room is pretty small, and I did not want to move the bed forward to accompany their thickness. Therefore, I knew I wanted shades or something similar, but the problem I was running into was how to better conceal the difference in window size.
My good friend and vintage furniture lover, Kristen, texted me from an estate sale and sent me a photo of these cornice boards. I immediately loved the vintage fabric, and I said "yes, get them!". You know you have a great friend when she loads two huge cornice boards in her car for you. Love you, KD!
The problem is the trim. I think I want something a bit more modern looking.
When I first saw this old phonograph cabinet at an estate sale, I was immediately attracted to the dentil molding and the fretwork. It was in two pieces, the top cabinet portion, and the bottom drawer piece. I paid around $80 for it, and I distinctly remember I needed a good amount of help getting it to the car. It is solid wood and weighed a ton!
I thought I still had the "before" photo on my phone, but when it took a swim in the toilet last year, I lost a bunch of images. But you can get the idea in the photo below. It was a dark wood with black hinges, and it was pretty scratched up.
We needed something in the bedroom to hold my husband's folded items, so I knew it would be perfect in there! The previous owner of this cabinet had the phonograph removed and added four drawers inside the doors. Storage galore! When I took it to my lacquer guy for its shiny new exterior, I decided I wanted the inside to be lacquered also.
I chose a pretty, creamy white for the outside, and a cool aqua blue on the inside.