Before & After: Chum Bucket, part two

Did you read yesterday’s installment of my beach house transformation? If not, click here to get up to speed on the project.

Today, we’re taking a look at the bedrooms. There really isn’t a whole lot to say about the before photos, except, “Huh“? Maybe, “Egads” or “Eeek“?

We painted the entire house light blue using Sherwin Williams’ satin oil-based paint. Love the art on the easel thing! Fail. Toss.

We bought new blinds from Lowe’s. Cheap! The art in every room is from IKEA.

The house needed a king-sized bed to attract more renters. I chose IKEA’s Hemnes bed. We still need to change out the bedside chests. But I can’t decide whether to paint them or chuck them. Suggestions?

The chairs came from our basement. I had new cushions and pillows made. I know the plant is “eeeew.” But I’m cheap and can’t find any fake plants in my price range. Suggestions?

I love this mirror (from Lowe’s – cheap!). I hate those blinds. I’ll change them out to curtains next year.

See the other bedrooms and bath after the jump.

How did they keep from bumping into things with all that brown? Satin – ooh-la-la. I switched it out to blue using the $7.99 duvets from IKEA and various IKEA duvet covers.

The furniture isn’t so bad. The lamps still need to leave this room. Next year.

This is the smallest bedroom, but it has the cutest furniture. I want to paint it fuschia. Do you think that’s a good idea?

The top is laminate. But if I cover it with glass, maybe it won’t peel off. In fact, maybe all the furniture should be painted. It’s amazing how all these good ideas slip away when the beach is beckoning.

We switched the beds to twins for rental purposes. I found these duvets and pillows on sale at Target. I love the mosquito nets!

I’m not so satisfied with the bathrooms. We installed rubber flooring squares in both baths. It looks great, but I wish I used white. The wallpaper is a terrific pattern. But it was poorly installed, and is beginning to peel off. I may go back this May to take it down, paint and use a stencil for pattern.

Resources

• The Hemnes bed and dresser in the master bedroom are from IKEA. So is the bedding, frames and art.
• The new lamps are from a local lighting shop.
• The blinds were cut to order and are from Lowe’s. I found the mirror there, too.
• The bedroom fabrics are from Robert Allen.
• The wallpaper is by Thibaut.

If you could change one thing in Chum Bucket, what would you do? Paint the bathroom? Change the floor? Paint the furniture? It’s hard to decide what should come first.