I’m constantly thinking of ways to improve myself and better the things in my life. Let’s just say I like things to be perfect. Granted I don’t always take my own advice. It’s just hard to self critique yourself constructively without being destructive sometimes, isn’t it? Girls, I feel ya.
I tend to throw myself into things whole-heartedly, rightly or wrongly. And so for once, I decided to stop, take a step back and mill over what I was doing. (Proud moment) Trust me guys, not a me thing to do all of the time.
With University life concluding back in July, I found myself at a loss. My life in limbo and more to the point, stuck in the countryside. Well what do you do? Easy. You decide to re-decorate!
If i fancy a change, everything has to change, the world has to stop. I'VE MADE A DECISION, I've made a decision, and I'm Queen of indecisiveness. Of course if there was such a position. Previously what I like, I've got, no matter what it costs. Give or take because money tends not to be the issue for me and not because I'm a money bags, but because I'm frivolous with it and like to treat myself and others.
I had decided now I was back in Devon and spending more time in my room at home and not my Uni room (cry cry) it needed a facelift. An innate girly girl, I liked sparkle, glitter, diamonds and everything pinktastic. I loved it all. So naturally what colour was my bedroom before? Pink? I hear you say. Well naturally darling you were right.
I’ve also always loved vintage and shabby chic furniture however so I already had the perfect white furniture in my eyes. But even that could do with a facelift. My large chest of drawers and wardrobe were from Ikea some years ago and I'd always hated the black knobs that came with it, because well yeah, they were black. I wanted them to be white and subtle like the rest of my furniture or at least pretty. And these were just bland, plain, ordinary, bleurgh bland.
To solve this problem I simply went on ebay with to find what I had in mind. I found hundreds of options for what I was looking for: some clear crystal looking plastic ones, diamond shaped.
This is a picture with the old knobs and a couple of new knobs ones on:
The finished product:
I was thrilled with the results, took less than five minutes to unscrew all the knobs and screw in the new ones. My wardrobe completely transformed to an even chicer and classier piece of white furniture. It added an element of glam to my room and changed the look to a much more expensive one than those dull ones.
Here's what my wardrobe looked like before:
And after:
(Sorry, please do excuse the poor excuse the poor photos. They were taken on my iPhone and my room was messy.)
If you want to achieve this look, just type into google what you're after and you'll find loads on amazon, ebay or my personal fave: easy
How about these?
This gorgeous bunch of mixed colours and patterns are so cute. They will add a hint of colour to your room, and give it more depth without you even realising. My favourite finishing touches are the little details, after all.
If you've gone for white shabby chic but one main colour to accompany it maybe a lilac hue or a duck egg in your feature wall the ones below are the perfect choice to match:
Varying the pattern but keeping the same colour is such a cute and simple idea but so effective. This is what shabby chic is all about.
The next phase of my room-over was a drastic colour change. Something more grown up and neutral. Considering how small my room is white was the smartest option. A cleaner, fresher, bigger feel to my room was exactly what it needed. After all white is cool, sassy and on trend. Winter whites are a hot fashion statement at the moment by the way despite the cold weather. Embrace it! I have, in my decor and my outfits.
Here are a couple of photos of my room before:
During the painting process:
After:
My bedroom is far from finished and certainly has a long way to go but for the time being, with full time work I think I've done a good job of redecorating my room within a weekend and successful in creating a totally different feel to my room.
I might do a blog on furniture painting and creating shabby chic furniture soon so keep your eyes peeled.
K x
