Cozy Bedroom Reveal and a Chalk Painted Pillow

Hi friends!  I was after a new look this Fall for our cozy bedroom.  I am super thrilled with the way a few cozy changes made a big impact.  Chalk paint came to the rescue once again.

A New Duvet Sparked a Whole New Look

A new linen duvet and shams, a giant sign with huge meaning from Krumpet’s Home Decor, 2 ahhhmazing faux leather pillows from Elizabeth Andersen Home, plus a few items I shopped here at home.

AND…. I have a coupon code to share with all of you to use at  Elizabeth Andersen Home a little later in this post.

Growing up I loved decorating my bedroom, and my mom enjoyed helping me.  I remember being so excited the times I would be able to pick out a new comforter set.  She would give me an allowance for the bed linens, and then cozy it up with homemade accessories.  My mom is a rock star by the way… she can sew and create just about anything.  I still rely on her heavily, even though our tastes are different 😉

I do believe I developed my creative side from her.  She wasn’t afraid to try crafting anything, especially if it meant saving money.  When I think back to the homemade Care Bears and Cabbage Patch Dolls, I am awestruck that she went to great lengths in order for us to have those fun toys.

Last fall I had a $20 coupon to a favorite retailer of mine.  I went straight to the pillow section, and ordered what I thought to be a blush pink and camel pillow cover.

I was super disappointed when it arrived.  The blush pink, faux leather triangle was divine.  The background however, was orange… not camel colored.  So I tried it out in a few places and hated it.  It didn’t go with anything!! I even tried getting rid of it on Instagram… no takers.

So, when my new faux leather pillows arrived from Elizabeth Andersen Home, I immediately thought of that pillow, and decided to challenge my creative side and chalk paint it.  I had a vision of painting the background white while leaving the blush pink triangle.  What could it hurt at this point?

Chalk Painted Pillow DIY

Items needed:

1. Towel to protect your surface
2. Masking tape
3. Spritz bottle filled with water
4. Fabric pillow to be painted
5. Annie Sloan Chalk Paint
6. Paint Brush

Process:

1. Lay your fabric pillow on top of a towel to protect your surface.
2. Place something like another towel between the pillow layers.
3. Mask out what you want to paint
4. Spritz the fabric with water.
5. Pour some paint into another container and water it down til it’s quite thin.
6. Paint the fabric, letting it dry between coats. (This took 4 coats)
7. Seal it by either setting it out in the sun, or drying it.

I was thrilled with how it turned out!!  Is it soft? No… but I haven’t washed mine because of the pink faux leather anyway, so I’ll just be using this for looks only 😉

I don’t show this side of our bedroom often, but I did throw in a few subtle touches for Fall.

I found this arrangement I put together last year, and even prettied up our master bathroom 🙂  I still haven’t finished updating our bathroom.  It’s still on the never-ending list.

So are you ready for the code to save 15% on some gorgeous faux leather pillows??  Or, any pillows from her home collection for that matter 😀

CODE:    THANKYOU15

You will LOVE her entire collection.  Tell her Martha sent you 😉  Happy Fall decorating, see you soon!

Author and Photos – Martha Knake

Chief Editor – Emily Schunke