Ever since we got married, I have wanted Mr. Querido to have a music room. He plays bass guitar, and I wanted him to have a place for his guitars to be displayed and where he could store all the paraphenelia that goes with said guitars.
When we moved into our current home, I was a bit disappointed because we only had three bedrooms and we already had two boys and a girl on the way. It looked like Mr. Querido's music room was still a distant dream.
After we had Miss Precious, I realized that we weren't utilizing our space very well. We moved the boys into the much bigger master bedroom. Mr. Querido and I took the cozier second bedroom. Miss Precious's crib got squeezed into her brothers' room and now it is just collecting dust because she still sleeps with us...lol! All of this musical chairs methodology made room for what we now call the music/media room (aka: computer room)! I was so excited..finally my hubby would have a place to rock out!
But sadly, my inspiration took a nosedive when I attempted to mix up some old paint colors for a frugal way to cover the turquoise walls. (Yes, the boys' room was turquoise...and yes, WE were the ones that did that...lol!) I ran out of paint and so there has been an uneven turquoise swath about a foot deep all around the top of the room. It just looked awful, but budget constraints prevented me from fixing it.
Last weekend, I found an oops paint at Lowe's for FIVE DOLLARS! It is a lovely chocolate brown and slowly the decorating inspiration started to bubble. I thought about how I wanted the room to feel. Kind of lounge-ish and laid back.
We added a spare bed and turned it into a low couch. Plopped on some pillows and voila! Instant lounge! Something was still missing.
I also wanted some color to pop it. Originally, I considered orange to pair with the chocolate and maybe some lime green accents. (No, we are not afraid of bold color in the FITPH household..lol!) But then, Saturday night I couldn't sleep. I was up reading blogs (probably didn't help the insomnia any) and I just kept seeing the half-finished border out of the corner of my eye. Every time I turned around, there was the cavernous closet stuffed full of odds and ends. Very unpeaceful, very un-laid back. I decided to look through my fabric stash and see if I had ANYTHING that might cover up the cluttered closet. And then I found my inspiration....
My mom had given to me because, although she loved it, she couldn't find a use for it. If I remember what she told me, it is a hand-dyed batik. Oh it is just gorgeous and has the refined funky look I was thinking of. But I too suffered from the inability to find a use for it. Until now...
Stay tuned for my MoRockin' Room update (get it...Moroccan...MoRockin'? I crack myself up sometimes...lol!)
Now, I know that I am not as crafty as some out there in the blogosphere, but I was pretty impressed with the outcome of my dollar project!
