Open House Bedroom

INSIDE : Check out this modern yellow gray tan bedroom – sure to inspire a new fresh look in your home! A sleek space with bits of warmth is where this fun DIY room is at.

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This post has been updated since it’s original publish date of January 2014.

I’m so excited to share the lovely bedroom of my dear and long time friend, Liliana. We first met through mutual acquaintances over drinks at a Martini Bar (so fancy, I know). We hit it off right away and I found out during that evening that we lived in the same apartment complex.

Fast forward to the VERY next time we hung out and I mentioned that our rent was going up the following year… would she be interested in being roommates? (Looking back, maybe I should have been a bit more judicial about my roommate selection process.) But thankfully, Lili and I became such wonderful friends over the years.

We’ve celebrated engagements, birthday’s, bachelorette parties, wedding showers, we were both bridesmaids in each other’s weddings, baby showers, cocktail parties, Christmas parties, numerous craft night parties, a trip to Mexico that involved roosters, a roommate reunion trip to Scottsdale, Ugly Christmas Sweater parties, dinner clubs and so much of everyday life.

I love this lady and I’m glad to call her my friend. Thank you, Liliana, for opening your home to us.

Neutral Bedroom with pops of yellow

What were some of the DIY projects you did for this master bedroom?

I wanted to add a little more color to our very neutral bedroom, so I painted the table lamps with a yellow spray paint color. Then, I painted a silver stripe at the bottom of each lamp shade.

I also created some backdrops for the lamps using canvas and graphic fabric to cover them up.

A few of the picture frames on my husband’s side of the bed also got a light coat of yellow paint!

What was your least expensive transformation for the biggest wow factor?

I think the canvas with the graphic fabric adds a very unexpected texture to the room. I really wish each of the canvas’ were a little bit bigger – but overall I was really happy with the result.

Where did you gain your inspiration for the color scheme of this room?

I knew I wanted to do something with yellow because I love the cheery feeling it brings in a room.

I also knew that I couldn’t go too crazy with the colors because my husband would have had an opinion about it, so I tried to keep the rest of the color palette neutral – that way both of us were happy with the room.

Dark wood dresser with tan bedroom walls

Are there any remaining projects or purchases for the room?

The room is still a work in progress… I want to add some softness by adding some gray striped curtains. I have not decided yet, but I may make those another DIY project.

I also want to add a graphic rug by the foot of the bed and add a storage bench for our sheets + blankets also by the foot of the bed.

And finally, I want to give my dog’s bed a makeover so it matches the room’s color scheme and she doesn’t feel left out.

I have to ask, with those AMAZING views, do you ever sit on those chairs and gaze at your view?

I love sitting in those chairs with a cup of coffee and admiring the view outside. I think the view is what sold us on the house so we try to enjoy it as much as possible.

When I moved to Indiana for a brief five months, I made a small print for some of my dearest friends I was leaving. It warms my heart she has it sitting on her night stand.

“Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they are always there.”