French Country-Inspired Master Bedroom Makeover

Need ideas to update your bedroom? If so, we’re excited to share our French country-inspired master bedroom makeover with you!

Even if that’s not your style, you can use the same steps to achieve a look you love!

We have traditional bedroom furniture but want to add a French Country vibe.

Unfortunately, we can’t afford to buy new furniture, so we’ll paint several pieces to give them a new look!

Come along and see how we blended the old with the new, shopped our house for accessories, and completed several DIY projects!

We’re so pleased with the beautiful results of our master bedroom makeover!

Come on in and take a look at our before and after pictures!

How to begin a Master Bedroom Makeover

As you all know, I am not an interior designer, but I like to pretend that I am!!

I don’t know what steps interior designers use to decorate a room, but I have developed a strategy that works for me!

I have seven easy steps to follow, but first, I’ll answer a few questions about my style!

Speaking of style, Rich loves to do DIY projects, but leaves the design decisions up to me!

So let’s get started!

Answer two questions

Before decorating a room, I ask myself the following two questions.  “Do I have a décor style?” and “Do I have an inspiration piece or color?” 

Do I have a decor style?

I have fallen in love with the French country style!

It’s a mix of rustic and refined decor that invokes an elegant, yet casual feel.

I think I’m drawn to it because it’s beautiful but comfortable!

French country homes have a mix of furniture painted white (or muted colors) and distressed.

You’ll find vintage accessories and upholstered seating and chairs.

Bedrooms typically have soft white bedding with layered pillows of varying sizes and textures.

I’ll incorporate these elements to achieve my French country-inspired bedroom makeover!

Do I have an inspiration piece or color to work with?

When we moved, we did not have an overhead light in the room.

This chandelier was one of the first purchases we made and it’s the inspiration for my French country-inspired bedroom makeover!

I love the white, distressed wood and the elegance of the crystals!

Now I’ll research and look at pictures on Pinterest to help me figure out how to complete my seven-step process for decorating my bedroom!

Seven steps to a Master Bedroom makeover

Now that I know the style of the room, I can begin working on my seven-step strategy!

Let’s address each of the following steps: window treatments, lighting, wall color, floors, furniture, wall art, and last but certainly not least, accessories!

Window treatments

In the picture to the left, we used Command hooks to hold up the old curtains we brought from Kentucky.

The curtains were too short, so I had to purchase new ones.

Technically, the curtains I bought are not French country style, because they have grommets on the top.

However, I wanted blackout curtains to keep the room very dark.

The embroidery on the curtains is a bit glam for French Country, but I like them, and that’s what matters!

In this case, function wins over style.

I love how the silver circles match the paint.

They also mimic the shape of the chandelier and the backs of the chairs!

Lighting

Here is Rich hanging my gorgeous French country light fixture.

The light fixture can make or break a room.

This one adds so much character and beauty to the overall look and feel of the room!

The lamps I originally had on the nightstands were traditional, so I moved them to the guest room.

I purchased these lamps from Hobby Lobby.

I like the casual look of the burlap shade mixed with the chippy, formal, chunky wood stand.

Wall color

The walls in the bedroom (and every other wall in the house) are painted Silverplate by Sherwin Williams.

I’m sticking with the gray for now, and hope to add a wall feature behind the bed sometime in the future.

Floors

There is no money in the budget for wood floors at this time.

We’ll have to keep the carpet for now, even though I don’t like the color.

It’s gray, but sometimes it looks brown, and sometimes it looks a bit pink!

Furniture

Ready for some fun before and after pictures?

See how I painted several pieces to give the room a cohesive feel!

Dresser

I bought this dresser before Rich and I were married, so it’s old, lol!

It’s traditional, so I painted it white, antiqued it with wax, and then distressed it.

I adore the new look!

Did you notice, Rich mounted the TV above the dresser and it looks so much better!

Chest of drawers

Next, I painted the chest of drawers to match the dresser!

Bed

Several years ago, we needed a new mattress and purchased a king instead of a queen.

Therefore, we could no longer use the bed that matched the dresser and chest of drawers.

So we decided to buy a cheap upholstered headboard until we had the funds to purchase a new bedroom suit.

I never really liked the olive drab color and it did not fit with the French country feel.

So, I painted it too!

Nothing is safe from the paintbrush in this house!

I love how it turned out.

Nightstands

We wanted to purchase new nightstands in KY, but never got around to it.

It was a blessing in disguise because this bedroom is wider than our last bedroom.

I knew we needed large nightstands to fill the space on each side of the bed!

Finding large nightstands is easier said than done!

And they are expensive!

Instead of buying nightstands, we purchased two dressers in the kid’s furniture section.

Don’t be afraid to buy furniture and use it for something other than it was intended!!

Bench

The tufted bench is a new purchase!

It fits the space perfectly and helps add to the French country look of the room.

I bought it from the At Home store.

Chairs

Nothing says French country more than Louis-style chairs!

I originally bought the two chairs for the ends of my dining room table.

They were on clearance at World Market, and I couldn’t pass up such a great deal.

Unfortunately, the arms do not fit under the table.

They’re a bit too tall.

So, I moved them to the bedroom.

And guess what, they look fabulous here!

Wall art

I purchased the old tin ceiling tiles many years ago.

They were hanging in the great room at our old Kentucky home, but I decided to put them in the bedroom in this house!

I originally purchased the decorative wood pieces, over the doors, for my foyer.

They did not look good there and had been sitting in my walk-in closet for months.

I decided to try them in the bedroom instead.

Accessories

Bedding

I purchased a soft white flowing bedspread from Wayfair in the Kelly Clarkson Home line.

I made this French pillow from leftover fabric I already had.

Shopped my house

I didn’t have money in my budget for accessories, so I had to shop my house for decorative items.

Here’s what I came up with!

painted old items to update them

Many of my accessories were dark colors, so I painted them to achieve a lighter and brighter look!

Adding a little bit of paint can completely change an item!

Each of the pictures above has one item I painted.

To see how I transformed the items, click here!

I was tired of the gold frame on our wedding picture, so I gave it an update along with the smaller frame and the candlestick holders!

Which way do you like best?

Master Bedroom Makeover complete

Well, what do you think of our beautiful French country-inspired master bedroom makeover? 

In just seven easy steps, I have a whole new room! 

Did I capture the French country feeling??

I hope this inspires you to research and find out what your décor style is! 

Do you have a room you’d like to makeover? 

Let me know in the comments below!

Blessings, Donna and Rich

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