A beautiful DIY cottagecore inspired bedroom transformation.
I gave our dark bedroom a beautiful, cottage decor inspired makeover with a bunch of fun DIY projects!
When I first started working on our bedroom years ago, I kept the dark tray ceiling "mood" we created going and continued the gray down to the walls:
We loved how cozy it was, but I quickly realized the dark gray was hindering my decor choices. I wanted to brighten and neutralize the space, but didn't want to remove the wallpaper in the process.
For one, we still really like the gray grasscloth wallpaper, and two…well it would have been a HUGE project to remove all of that and/or replace it. Nope, not today. 🙂
So I wanted to work with what I had — the wallpaper and chair rail I installed a few years back. I love all of our furniture and the rug, so I knew those would stay.
Almost everything got new DIY/decor touches and oh my…this turned out to be one of my favorite makeovers ever!
I'll share a list of all of the products in this space at the bottom of the post.
Tongue and groove shiplap walls
I started out by covering up the dark color (Westchester Gray by Sherwin-Williams) on the bottom portion of the walls. I used a tongue and groove shiplap, installed vertically:
