bej.kreations: Bedroom

9/23/12

Burlwood

Burl is a tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner. It results from a tree undergoing some form of stress caused by an injury, virus or fungus. It yields a very peculiar and highly figured wood, prized for its beauty and rarity.

I am excited to say we are having a custom bed made from old burl cabinet doors! We recently purchased a king tempura-pedic mattress when our current queen bed started folding up like a taco and burrito'ing us in the middle of the night! We couldn't take the restless and sleepless nights ~~NO MORE~~

Burl can be an amazing adjective and statement to any room if done right and stained correctly. Here are some different burl species from box elder to maple.

Let's just say we're not keeping it natural or traditionally stained!

12/21/11

The "Farmhouse" Master Bedroom

My lovely sister Kim is getting married in the spring; and amongst planning her wedding, she has a hefty To-Do list in the farmhouse her fiance just bought. It is a gorgeous white house with original moldings, early 19th century wallpaper, a front porch stoop with a large picture window & stain glass in the living room. Don't get me wrong, there is plenty of work to do in the house...

Just to name a few: Tear down the ugly ceiling panels, remove three+ layers of aged wallpaper, paint every room, gut the bathrooms, rip up the carpet & of course decorate.

So I am trying to help out the best way possible living on the opposite side of the country...with pictures! They are turning the "Hidden Room" off the upstairs bathroom into their Master Bedroom(Genius) - and her goal is to achieve a country-cottage'esque feeling; with white or cream walls & splashes of color. The entire space is floor-to-ceiling old wood panelling. So here goes; these are currently the ideas & direction we're taking...