Yellow and Grey Chevron Guest Bedroom

This room is where the most demolition took place.  We had to knock down some closet walls and shelves.  We also had to paint the ceiling.

This room we painted grey.  Once my roommate moved out, I needed to fill it back up! So I went to work! 

Here are a few links to some of this room's projects!

http://createcookteach.blogspot.com/2012/09/diy-headboard.html - Headboard

http://createcookteach.blogspot.com/2012/09/dresser-re-do.html - dresser

http://createcookteach.blogspot.com/2012/09/yellow-grey.html - whole room

http://www.createcookteach.blogspot.com/2012/08/you-are-my-sunshine_29.html - paintings

Duvet Dye Job

After I finished painting my bedroom, I really wanted new bedding. However, bedding is not cheap! I decided that I was going to dye my duvet cover and pillow shams.  I bought 2 bottles of liquid RIT dye in fuchsia.  I had great plans of avoiding the washer and doing it in a Rubbermaid tub and hanging it out to dry outside. However, cold weather, and Morgan convincing that the washer would be OK, I did it in the washer. I'm glad I did, because I could see it being a huge mess!

First, I filled the washer with hot water, enough to cover the fabric.  Next, I added the fabric, and made sure it was all wet.  Then, I added the whole bottle of dye. (The first time, I just did the pillow cases, and attempted the curtains, more on that later.) The first time I also used my hand to mix, without a glove, and my hand turned pink! Then you mix it up making sure that the dye is covering all of the fabric.  Turn the washer on, and let it run, till you hear it start to drain, and reset it.  The fabric should be in the washer for at least 30 minutes.  After 30 minutes in the hot water, you can let the washer run its normal course.  Then run it again, on warm water, with detergent.  Take it out of the washer and dry it. Now your washer... it will be pink! Or what ever color you dyed your material.  So it is time to bleach it! Add 1 cup bleach and detergent, like you would a normal load, and let it run its cycle.

Notes:
The duvet, was not near as dark as the pillow case, so I did it twice. The first time I used 1 whole bottle. The 2nd time, after a run to Hobby Lobby, I did 1 1/2 bottles. I wish I would have done 2! It needs a lot, because there is a lot of fabric!

The curtains, did not turn out dark pink, they are more of a baby pink. I think with that type of fabric you have to add salt or something to them to make it stick! My duvet was cotton, and it worked just fine!

I did notice when I put the duvet, after it had been washed and dried, back in the washer with the hot water, the dye was seeping out, and the water was pink. So when you wash it for normal cleaning, wash it alone!! At least for the first few times.

Pink Gallery Wall

I have painted my room a new grey color and needed some decorations! I started looking on Pinterest and found a few that I liked.  I knew I could replicate them.  I started scrounging around my house, and made a few trips to Hobby Lobby.  I made the ampersand, the She Believed, and used an old Birch Box box to create this arangement.

First I started off with everything I had and started moving them around on my bed.

Then, when I thought I had it, I hung it up. Still needing my gold antlers. 

Here are the final pictures. I LOVE it! 

From Left to right, top to bottom...

1. Crown made of gold fun foam taped on a Birch Box lid

2. Antlers

3. Pink Frame from Hobby Lobby

4. She Believed She Could, So She Did

5. Ampersand

6. My "Chair" senior picture

7. A from Marshalls

8. Black Picture frame - might find a new picture for this one

9. Light switch- still needs a gold frame around it. 

Bedroom Week

Last weekend, my main goal was to paint my bedroom.  We all know how paint turns into projects.  You can't just paint! This week, I will showcase a few of my projects. But first, here are a few before pictures.

Looking at these pictures, this room has gone thru a few make overs, none of which I really LOVED.

This is what it looked like when I moved in. 

I painted it brown. I lived with this for 2 years. 

Then I got new bedding, and decided to paint.

Then I hated my headboard, and made one. (Which later turned into this )

Then I got new furniture. I lived with half grey/half tan for a year and a half.  

So now we are on to a new journey... Of all grey walls!