A couple of weeks ago, I told you of my light-bulb-moment (those are rare, hence why it needed to be blogged). After years of over-looking this kooky little nook that leads to the Master Bedroom, I finally realized it could be highlighted, even, dare I say, revered. After years of putting this baby in a corner, it was time for her to shine.
The nook hadn’t been completely ignored before, but treated as part of the Living Room, with no real style or design intent.
Now it adds so much more personality to the room, and is a fun little surprise peeking around the corner.
Before….
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| Behind that door lies my Gift Wrapping Station |
And now….
Once the paper was hung and the walls painted, it was time for the fun part…properly styling it!
I found the urchin and zebra tray here, and the vase was a super intensive DIY. I kid, it’s actually just gold duck tape. BAM!
My formula for styling coffee tables works the same for small side tables, as well. This one was fun because I could use the back wall to lean art and pictures. The Paris art I originally made for Babygirl’s room using a calendar similar to this, but it got displaced after she decided to transition to a horse theme. I’m crazy for the black and white faux bone frame from here, too. (You can read about my wedding dress shown in that picture here.)
The chest is from a cheap old bedroom set, and is in bad shape….she’ll get a paint job soon.
It’s been a few weeks, and we’ve had drastic temperature changes during that time, but so far my little system for hanging the paper is working like a champ!
It’s no surprise, but this is my favorite view in our house right now! The prints on our bedroom wall are from this book, and here is a similar mirror.
And because they’re fun, how about one more Before….
And After…
And just like that, another one bites the dust off the old To Do List! Are you crossing projects off lists, or focused solely on the holidays now? Do you have a little nook that needs extra attention? Oh, and don’t forget to enter the $400 Visa Gift Card Giveaway (nope, not a typo…400!)…winner will be announced this Friday!
Paint Hall Chest
Add Nailhead to Wingchair
Sand & Stain Secretary
Gold Leaf Back of Secretary
that looks so great Cassie 🙂 It just pops now! xo Kristin
It looks amazing…I LOVE the paper!!
Love it Cassie! Amazing what a difference it made!
Looks so great Cassie – gotta love the gold duck tape!!
Wow! Looks gorgeous girl! I agree, what a difference it makes and love how you styled the space. I bet you smile every time you walk through there!
So fun!! Love that papered wall for some punch, and of course, the styling!
What a difference! I love that pattern! Its always been a favorite of mine!!
I love it! You styled it up perfectly, girl. That mirror is just fabulous!
Oh it looks sooooo good! I love the fun pop of pattern.
It looks wonderful Cassie! You must be very pleased!
Love it! I have little hallways like this…great idea!! I can't believe you used those sticky tab things to hang it!!
It makes me want my own little nook.
OK, this is just perfect! Love those light bulb moments! Great transformation!
I LOVE the wallpaper – it looks so great!!
Wow! That wallpaper makes such a difference. I have a few friends with a similar hallway and it always seems to be a hard spot to decorate. Looks great!
I love it girl. And the vase with the duct tape is genius.
Love it! Fabu as always! ~Joy
This looks SO stinkin' good!! Love it!
Love it!! Such a great pop in that nook!
I love little surprising areas like that. It looks fantastic. And I love the story of your grandmother's dress. How special that you were able to wear it. Beautiful. 🙂
Oh my goodness. I adore everything about this. LOVE LOVE LOVE. obsessed.
wowzah!! love it more now that it is styled♥ i thought at first you painted your vase with gold not until you mentioned gold duct tape, what?…
this looks so good, that wallpaper really makes a BIG difference! xo jillian – cornflake dreams
It really does shine! Love the wallpaper. Really makes that space pop!
Can't wait to see what you do with the nightstand! I have the same one and I've wanted to get rid of the reddish orange color of the wood for forever.
You knocked this one out of the park girlfriend. I have a similar cylinder vase I painted with gold leaf paint. If I remember though, I think you used duck tape…genius!!
Love this! I want a kookie little nook!
Um, STUNNING!! It's amazing how much that fabulous paper really makes it pop! Love your styling, too! Wonderful, wonderful job, Cassie!
~Abby =)
So great – seriously amazing impact for a little nook and some killer wrapping paper!
I can not get over how great that wrapping paper worked out! Such a fabulous little nook! You styled it beautifully! Missing you!
Oh, I love that wallpaper! It really kicks up the design factor. (And I have that same mirror!)
Awesome transformation, Cassie! Perfect spot to add whimsy and wow. 🙂
xo Heidi
I love our open floor plan, but sometimes I wish I had little nooks in the house just for this reason! Adorable.
Oh how lovely! We love this beauty!
xo
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I love how the paper turned out! Its a lovely little nook.
Everything in that space looks great! The wallpaper turned out amazing!
I love it! It looks so fun and chic! Definitely never would have thought to use a fun paper like that!
Lovey! And your styling is spot on my dear. Thanks for sharing the sneak peek with me 🙂 xo
Just beautiful. What a transformation!