2014 Clever Bedroom Makeover from BHG : Before and After

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This bedroom was a real snoozer bland, charmless, and dated. But a budget-smart decorating makeover with paint, fabric, and easy-decorating tricks transforms it into a stylish retreat. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtu7K-8iulG-7ZPbIfvPlZpG_jF7qD49Lu1_rSp7np3q9KFqMx37wrDvUXUv-HjVp3xQ451kRZQppsGcsXvVhwgfEwxHWRdy6x3i7BkV3oGFfC6s-9Sgvqu2sh0wTHBtP3wEt4mM35rRA/s1600/2014-Clever-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-After.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtu7K-8iulG-7ZPbIfvPlZpG_jF7qD49Lu1_rSp7np3q9KFqMx37wrDvUXUv-HjVp3xQ451kRZQppsGcsXvVhwgfEwxHWRdy6x3i7BkV3oGFfC6s-9Sgvqu2sh0wTHBtP3wEt4mM35rRA/s1600/2014-Clever-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-After.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">BEFORE: Bland Bedroom </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lacking personality and style, this bedroom was also uninviting and cold. But a budget-friendly makeover provided a fresh outlook.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZ0lUa3KFOEfCd_QjIdoQTqPjAL56JYjUcwSym8WpoyFA2sVU4_cB-kkXfo_7oq7KnIZnF8cbapfqVP-pjU7S2iBQ6vBD8URUa5GwkDdBVT_ZJ53qgpXDmzBR9vOQiFy_8Cl5pFjlhVpc/s1600/2014-Clever-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-After-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZ0lUa3KFOEfCd_QjIdoQTqPjAL56JYjUcwSym8WpoyFA2sVU4_cB-kkXfo_7oq7KnIZnF8cbapfqVP-pjU7S2iBQ6vBD8URUa5GwkDdBVT_ZJ53qgpXDmzBR9vOQiFy_8Cl5pFjlhVpc/s1600/2014-Clever-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-After-2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">After: Bright and Cozy </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">A palette of cheery yellow, soothing slate blue, and creamy white takes the mood from dreary to dreamy and makes this small bedroom feel light, bright, fresh, and modern.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-GuRWfkOLbSurfopZ1FJeCAEP7YeHmjdJNMay2_7elLpQunI4Bpo1AXHy8-xwgApyg4R1hOeHBuCM5kuzdMabt294V6CMADYmMAatUIoQtHRpqYZgRlgGDmIscmdog8mdZg3XV_O70Sl/s1600/2014-Clever-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-After-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-GuRWfkOLbSurfopZ1FJeCAEP7YeHmjdJNMay2_7elLpQunI4Bpo1AXHy8-xwgApyg4R1hOeHBuCM5kuzdMabt294V6CMADYmMAatUIoQtHRpqYZgRlgGDmIscmdog8mdZg3XV_O70Sl/s1600/2014-Clever-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-After-3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Customize for Less </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stock kitchen cabinets from IKEA work great as bookshelves and create the look of a built-in for less. Leave off the backs so wall paint shows through -- it makes a small room feel bigger. Score a little extra storage: Use closed kitchen cabinets as nightstands. On the bed, one body pillow packs the same impact as throngs of throw pillows, and wall-mount swing arm lamps turn on function without taking up space.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnoCJtTm0Du6w-gNAvOPPq0gZdSqahNSGHjAXcH8t1yHbSfjC5wzuSYsHfBphgV_UtegyPiSKpL4VImFyyXOivYx7HjXWt6rGfFqovViCkPc7rNqzIET9i3FK1Cpzj_EqvLwCDzrsHoDH/s1600/2014-Clever-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-After-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnoCJtTm0Du6w-gNAvOPPq0gZdSqahNSGHjAXcH8t1yHbSfjC5wzuSYsHfBphgV_UtegyPiSKpL4VImFyyXOivYx7HjXWt6rGfFqovViCkPc7rNqzIET9i3FK1Cpzj_EqvLwCDzrsHoDH/s1600/2014-Clever-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-After-4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Pleasant Surprise </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Line drawers with scrapbook paper for a sunny surprise every time you reach in.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2clsiL-MCi8yq8hBQz428o5xoHZ3GCGR4nYRLb2AOdA46b2wj8bPQZg4eolVf9dE1mei7bbfmjloB7tYBaNrN5D4adMLp4LVaTJSEhAQjq30ROhll_RHbwV7Nvua6TJ_nSP4s84dPU84i/s1600/2014-Clever-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-After-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2clsiL-MCi8yq8hBQz428o5xoHZ3GCGR4nYRLb2AOdA46b2wj8bPQZg4eolVf9dE1mei7bbfmjloB7tYBaNrN5D4adMLp4LVaTJSEhAQjq30ROhll_RHbwV7Nvua6TJ_nSP4s84dPU84i/s1600/2014-Clever-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-After-5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Store in Style </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">A vintage cabinet goes glam when old glass panels are replaced with mirrors. The cabinet stashes extra linens and provides plenty of display space for decorative extras.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3cea9zbCakFjDq9Hjsw76xHeYBi0LGSFiO5oUObVmP52jWeSY0WXSuzJxTKsgsGtCZHSI896NYivejJ_ngQXUHF-DHrT2NOSJfQgLtEiQ_C3QViHtfXNGKTfdWya925AYAUwQH4Ln-px/s1600/2014-Clever-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-After-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3cea9zbCakFjDq9Hjsw76xHeYBi0LGSFiO5oUObVmP52jWeSY0WXSuzJxTKsgsGtCZHSI896NYivejJ_ngQXUHF-DHrT2NOSJfQgLtEiQ_C3QViHtfXNGKTfdWya925AYAUwQH4Ln-px/s1600/2014-Clever-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-After-6.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Sunny and Stylish </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">A fresh carpet pattern echoes the vintage window muntins. Mirrors and brass add glimmer to a room that gets little natural light. Creamy white paint on doors and moldings also keeps things bright. Layering curtains over shades gives a luxe look. (We turned the fabric 90 degrees to get a room-stretching horizontal stripe.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYbbiSaFRqz9nY36pSD2xDQ3gQ3XA2wxIhTiHEy8T6EdY0FkjsHTq3-suVzZKkTM9GVlMyRXdY3ryD8wZ3EhWbME4GEgELcPOHC6jS6nn7gOKf51v6oN0jDRWz6UdGw9YOr48m5JoBn85/s1600/2014-Clever-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-After-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYbbiSaFRqz9nY36pSD2xDQ3gQ3XA2wxIhTiHEy8T6EdY0FkjsHTq3-suVzZKkTM9GVlMyRXdY3ryD8wZ3EhWbME4GEgELcPOHC6jS6nn7gOKf51v6oN0jDRWz6UdGw9YOr48m5JoBn85/s1600/2014-Clever-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-After-7.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Crowning Glory </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Curtain rods and rings make a modern connection to hand-forged iron hardware on doors throughout the 1930s home. Curtains are hung right under the crown molding to stretch the room vertically.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMs_N_jJIFTg5VGNbg7N6_72TaJ_j77opkmd-o-W2EmPcCk7rNaDlIKO7s9e7oR4bwJwoqFM3a3EXRJ4snq3wYJ22FPSoR-SHB39HKXqz4zLzLceTs618QaoROW6XGTHXoDAaaMFOcI_ja/s1600/2014-Clever-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-After-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMs_N_jJIFTg5VGNbg7N6_72TaJ_j77opkmd-o-W2EmPcCk7rNaDlIKO7s9e7oR4bwJwoqFM3a3EXRJ4snq3wYJ22FPSoR-SHB39HKXqz4zLzLceTs618QaoROW6XGTHXoDAaaMFOcI_ja/s1600/2014-Clever-Bedroom-Makeover-Before-After-8.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Vanity Flair </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">The sleek but hardworking desk stows home office supplies in one drawer and makeup and jewelry in another. Pullout benches for the dressing table are better than a single chair -- each works as a seat or a table. An eclectic gallery of art arranged around the mirror furthers the vanity area's own unique style blend.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

2014 Clever Bedroom Makeover from BHG : Before and After

This bedroom was a real snoozer bland, charmless, and dated. But a budget-smart decorating makeover with paint, fabric, and easy-decorating ...

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