Quick Change - White Bedroom - One Afternoon - $0

Yes, I just showed you a reveal of the middle bedroom wearing its winter look on February 10...(to see it, go HERE and HERE.)

It had really been all but finished since November. Now, spring is upon us, and it was time for change.

The pretty dark green velvet shams and patchwork throw do not work for a spring room.

Let me digress just a little bit:  

Have I told you how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE all white and greige rooms?!!! I may have, once or twice.

Changing decor with the seasons is so much fun! 

I must say, though, I have NEVER had so much freedom to change, with so little time and effort before!

A few Saturdays ago, while I was working on changing up the neutral LIVING ROOM for spring, I reached a tipping point.

I walked into the bedroom for some reason (which I KNOW you understand) I decided it was the perfect time to begin taking out the dark green books and decorative items, along with the velvet shams and throw. 

Don't ask me why, in the middle of wrecking the living room and dining room, it seemed like a good time to redo the middle bedroom. It just did.

I packed the dark, wintery decor into a few smallish boxes and tucked them under the bed. 

Since I conveniently had a stash of white things working in the living room, I grabbed some of them and started styling the bedroom; I brought in white books, white flower pots, white plates and white candlesticks. 

I swapped out green artwork in the gallery wall for more neutral items.

It seriously took a little more than an hour to do the bulk of the revision! 

I debated whether to take the two largest art pieces out of the room, but I didn't have anything that worked already, so I left them. 

They are darker, but still quite neutral. 

For a little while, I plan to enjoy this room in its white simplicity... 

...but once summer is near, I will probably bring in aquas or maybe even some pinks and yellows...

For those who enjoy changing things seasonally, a neutral room can be a very good thing.  :) 

Word for the Day:
Isaiah 1:18

“Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.

Possibly Linking With:
Sunday
http://www.twiggstudios.com	Sunday Show-off Link Party
http://www.niftythriftythings.com/	Nifty Thrifty Sunday
Monday
http://betweennapsontheporch.net	Metamorphosis Monday
http://modvintagelife.blogspot.com	Mod Mix Monday
http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/	Masterpiece Monday
http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com	Make it Pretty Monday
Tuesday
http://www.knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/	Vintage Inspiration Tuesday
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/	Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
http://www.cedarhill-ranch.com/	The Scoop
http://www.astrollthrulife.net/	Inspire Me Tuesday
http://cityfarmhouse.com/	Inspiration Exchange Linky Party
Wednesday
http://www.timewashed.com	Blissfully White Wednesday
http://savvysouthernstyle.net/	Wow Us Wednesday
http://www.notjustahousewife.net/	Show Me What Ya Got
http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/	What’s it Wednesday
http://lavendergardencottage.blogspot.com	Cottage Style Party
http://www.thethriftyhome.com/	Penny Pinching Party
Thursday
http://revisionarylife.blogspot.com/	Thrifty Life Thursday
http://www.livingwellspendingless.com/	Thrifty Thursday
http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/	Under $100 Link Party
http://staceyembracingchange.com/	Creative Inspirations
http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/	Thursday Open House Party
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/	Time Travel Thursday
http://www.jannolson.blogspot.com/	Share Your Cup Thursday
Friday
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/	Feathered Nest Friday
http://www.missmustardseed.blogspot.com/	Furniture Feature Friday
http://redoux.blogspot.com/	Friday Redoux Link Party
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/	Frugal Friday
http://www.commonground-do.com/	Vintage Inspiration Friday
http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/	Fabulously Creative Friday
http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/	Flaunt it Friday
http://imnotatrophywife.com/	Friday Favorites
Saturday
http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/	Party Junk
http://too-much-time.com	Get Schooled Saturday
http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/	Show and Tell Saturday

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Sundays at Home

Gallery Wall Evolution - behind the sofa...

Living Room Gallery Wall (Behind the Sofa)

In the Beginning...

Below - Summer 2012

This was the original gallery wall done after I painted the living room greige. 

I used antlers, metallic gold and silver items along with some dark wood framed mirrors, 
and added some eclectic elements like the plaster face, a bronze Eiffel Tower souvenir, a milagro cross, a British coat of arms, and some vintage house numbers.
It made a nice-sized area above the center of the sofa.

Below - Fall 2012

Growth - Thrift store shopping netted more vintage gold frames, 

I painted some small neutral modern art pieces 

and added some industrial metal finds to the mix. 

This allowed expanding the vignette all the way to the ends of the sofa.

Below - Summer 2013

Still growing, using the antlers with more grey, gold, silver and white small mirrors,
 along with empty frames small art pieces and other elements

Fall 2013

This is my favorite so far. Still adding - but focusing on metallics - gold, silver, grays using mostly mirrors, incorporating a mix of both vintage and faux antiqued mirrors 
made using Krylon Looking Glass paint. I will probably do this again in the fall, 
adding any new metallic mirrors to the mix! 

Spring 2014 

I wanted a new, simpler, mostly-white look in the living room for spring. 
To keep things interesting, I used a variety of whites and textures; Italian frames 
that were found gilded, and I painted them white. I used a very crazed vintage 
ironstone platter, added white wall sconces with  white ceramic candlesticks and candles,
and faux antique mirrors. My technique for making faux mirrors and mercury glass 
is improving as I try adding other elements to make the finish richer.

It does take a little work - filling nail holes and touching up paint, but the end result of each change is rewarding. I can change my living room without much expense, time or effort.

Word for the Day:

2 Kings 20:2

Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord...

Possibly Linking With:
Sunday
http://www.twiggstudios.com	Sunday Show-off Link Party
http://www.niftythriftythings.com/	Nifty Thrifty Sunday
Monday
http://betweennapsontheporch.net	Metamorphosis Monday
http://modvintagelife.blogspot.com	Mod Mix Monday
http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/	Masterpiece Monday
http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com	Make it Pretty Monday
Tuesday
http://www.knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/	Vintage Inspiration Tuesday
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/	Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
http://www.cedarhill-ranch.com/	The Scoop
http://www.astrollthrulife.net/	Inspire Me Tuesday
http://cityfarmhouse.com/	Inspiration Exchange Linky Party
Wednesday
http://www.timewashed.com	Blissfully White Wednesday
http://savvysouthernstyle.net/	Wow Us Wednesday
http://www.notjustahousewife.net/	Show Me What Ya Got
http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/	What’s it Wednesday
http://lavendergardencottage.blogspot.com	Cottage Style Party
http://www.thethriftyhome.com/	Penny Pinching Party
Thursday
http://revisionarylife.blogspot.com/	Thrifty Life Thursday
http://www.livingwellspendingless.com/	Thrifty Thursday
http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/	Under $100 Link Party
http://staceyembracingchange.com/	Creative Inspirations
http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/	Thursday Open House Party
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/	Time Travel Thursday
http://www.jannolson.blogspot.com/	Share Your Cup Thursday
Friday
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/	Feathered Nest Friday
http://www.missmustardseed.blogspot.com/	Furniture Feature Friday
http://redoux.blogspot.com/	Friday Redoux Link Party
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/	Frugal Friday
http://www.commonground-do.com/	Vintage Inspiration Friday
http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/	Fabulously Creative Friday
http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/	Flaunt it Friday
http://imnotatrophywife.com/	Friday Favorites
Saturday
http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/	Party Junk
http://too-much-time.com	Get Schooled Saturday
http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/	Show and Tell Saturday