Here's a before picture of the window.
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Here's the after picture of the same window. We are nearly finished with the "Gallery Glass" stained-glass treatment. It looks remarkably like authentic stained glass. Same appearance, same texture, even soldered joints.
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Here's the bed before. The homemade headboard is mounted to the wall. The bookcase on the far end is open, exposing the shelves. Reading lights are mounted to the wall on both sides of the bed. The wall is basic white with an off-white "tortilla" color ragged on for effect.
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Here's the dramatic "after" picture. The wall was painted a very bold "Scarlet". This brought out the golden color of the headboard and really made the gold framed mirrors really stand out. Thin wooden "beams" were mounted to the ceiling and stained with a rosewood stain.
The stain (brown with the slight red tint) made the beams look naturally aged and consistent with the red wall and gold curtains. A mini chandelier was "swagged" from the room-centered ceiling fixture over to a bed-centered position.
A sliding dimmer switch replaced the standard toggle light switch to provide total control over the brightness... on a moderately low setting the light has an amber/orange glow giving the illusion of candlelight.
Gold/amber curtains (aka tablecloths) were hung from the beams at the corners of the bed. This resulted in a canopy effect without altering the bed or floor.
In the background the "castle blocks" are exposed... the bookcases are now covered with a curtain (attached using a tension rod) and with iron grates.
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At the foot of the bed is a homemade sitting bench. Eva designed and constructed it out of scrap wood left over from the beams. She upholstered it and covered it as well. It looks fantastic!
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The individual wall-mounted reading lamps were replaced by a single, center-mounted light. We really liked the look of this one and it matched the style of the ceiling fixture. However, the light's original orientation had the globes facing down. This would've meant that the harsh light of exposed bulbs would be shining down. What we ended up doing was to simply mount the light "upside-down" (impossible to tell unless someone was told). And since this light was supposed to be controlled by a wall switch, an extension wire and thumb-wheel switch were installed for easy control.
In this picture the ceiling fixture and beams are easier to see. The beams were simply 1x3 pine...inexpensive cheapo pine, not the fancy #1 pine. Here is a perfect example of how "spending less gets you more". The imperfections in this cheap wood were darkened and highlighted by the stain. This resulted in beams that appear to be aged and hand-hewn. Gotta love it when the cheapest solution works best!
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Before the redecorating, most of the mirrors were hung on the wall above the headboard. While there are still 3 mirrors there, the rest were spread throughout the room, adding to the "approachable elegance" of the room.
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One of the dressers was painted in the same scarlet color. The draw pulls were sprayed with gold paint. A gold table runner was placed on top. This dresser looks nothing like it did before.
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Here's a better view of the castle block. It was done by simply tearing rectangles of craft paper (brown bag-type paper) and wallpaper pasting them to the wall. Creating the arch above the closet was tricky, but the results were well-worth the effort.
<p>Hanging on the wall (near the entrance to the bedroom) is a unique (and very heavy) piece. It is cast iron coat-of-arms. It weighs about 30 pounds and is VERY authentic looking. (Can you believe that we only paid $20 at ROSS?!)
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