$155 Weekend Bedroom Makeover

I had to redo our bedroom. It was a mis-matched disaster. My room has been a disaster area since I was like 11 years old, that definately hasn't changed. As an adult, I've been better at keeping things organized.  But the room itself needed help. We were still using a mix of 'bed in a bag' bedding from our high school days, two walls were wood panelling, and the other was a weird brick red color that I was obsessed with 4 years ago when we moved in. I've never had a perfectly matching, organized, lovely bedroom that felt like a real sanctuary.

The before:

Messy. Uninspired. Drab. It was comfortable, but that's about it.

The first step was to do something about the wooden paneling.

So I turned to my trusty Valspar primer.

The cracks were pretty deep, so I had to take an extra day just to fill each line with caulk and use a paint scraper to spread it even. Ulgh.

Finally I was able to start painting.

This color is called 'Crucible' by Valspar.
If you recall the wall of drawers and shelves, the hardware was a brushed nickel finish. Rather than replace them, I just sprayed them with some Valspar primer.

Before all of this could begin though, I needed to find a new bedding set so that I had something to pick my colors from. I found a brand new set on ebay.

The result???

But something was missing....  A headboard.

Appx Cost Breakdown:
Bed Set ~ $70
Paint/Primer ~ $50
Caulk/Gun ~ $10
New nightstands ~ $25

Linking up to:
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Make it for Monday at Cottage Instincts
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Power of Paint at Domestically Speaking