The Bedroom Makeover - Waking Up With Morrissey

Last weekend we revamped our bedroom - and it didn't cost a penny. (Of course, me being me, in a rush to get it done I completely forgot to take a before photo!)

The Morris and Co. wallpaper, although lovely, felt a bit boring so we had a rummage through our collection of pictures and used the wallpaper as a backdrop rather than the main event. 

Jon rescued these Lloyd Loom bedside tables from a skip 15 years ago. We'd originally painted them Antique White to match our rattan wardrobes but they were starting to look really grubby. I remembered that we'd still got some of the metallic paint we'd used on the ceiling when we decorated the middle room last year (HERE) and a couple of hours later they were transformed. The existing bedside lights, although very cool, took up too much space on the top of the cabinets so we moved the vintage brass wall sconces from the spare bedroom, adding some fancy Edison light bulbs bought as a job lot from a charity shop last year.

The 1960s Indian silk brocade bedcover was £10 from a Wolverhampton charity shop back in the summer. It still had the paper label from the crafts emporium in Jaipur attached, from where it was originally purchased.

My beloved Queen is Dead has languished in Jon's study for years but after moving my dress rail to the spare room we created enough wall space to accommodate it. Now I can look at a very young Morrissey and Johnny f*ckin' Marr, when I wake up every morning. 

@vixbrearley I've loved The Smiths forever...I bought this Queen is Dead poster from a tout outside a gig in Birmingham 39 years ago! It's hung on the bedroom wall in all seven of the houses I've lived in since 1986. #vintagestyle #TheSmiths #over50women ♬ The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (2017 Master) - The Smiths

The antique cloakroom hooks were in the house when my grandparents bought it in 1953 and have been in one of the outbuildings for years awaiting a purpose. Looking after a few of my hats seems as good a use as any. The side tablewas previously in the spare bedroom & from the B&M clearance section last year. I spotted the seagrass plant stand with the hairpin legs in a charity shop last week, it was £2.50.

I made the patchwork curtains using scraps from tatty vintage clothes back in 2010, the 1950s Axminster carpet was £10 from Ebay in 2019.

I repotted and divided up a lot of my houseplants earlier this week, I've got more houseplants than a florist! 

This antique Baloch rug is the only new addition to the room. I sold a skirt on Vinted and bought it with some of the proceeds. William spent the night on it, it must be okay!

 

We bought the huge pewter framed mirror from a discount warehouse back in 2005 (I think it was £35). For years it hung over the fireplace in the middle room but was relegated to a corner after we did the room up last year.

Now I can check out my entire outfit before I leave the house, boots and all! 

And take decent photos of my latest Vinted bargains.

I thought the room was finished until I spotted this antique Indian fretwork shelf in Acorns, a local charity shop, for £2 this morning...isn't it gorgeous? 

Attaching it to the wall above the big mirror will be a task for tomorrow. I'll be back soon with more tales of our Greek Odyssey very soon. In the meantime, have a bostin' weekend (I intend to)!