Decor For the Man in Your Room

Anyone ever heard that famous quote "If Daddy ain't happy then nobody's happy?"

Me neither.

This may come as a surprise, but I make ALL of the home decor decisions around here. My husband usually trusts me in this area, and doesn't question my choices very often. I can always tell, though, when he REALLY likes an idea, because he'll jump in to help so that he can share the CREDIT.

Precisely what happened when we painted our bedroom. I am TOTALLY okay with this, because no one that we know really believes that he had ANYTHING to do with the design process.

I do, however, TRY REALLY HARD to consider his likes and dislikes when I redesign a room. Since this series is about our master bedroom makeover, I'll share my MAN-PLEASIN' ideas for this room.

We've had this denim bedskirt and euroshams for quite awhile. I've kept them through a few room designs, because I think the denim keeps the room from being too feminine. Kind of like when you wear jeans with your frilly blouse. Makes the outfit more down to earth, don't ya think? Since jeans go with everything, I just pretend that this bedskirt goes with everything too.

The chocolate brown quilt is a more masculine color and has a geometric pattern. I've repeated the brown color around the room to keep the room grounded.

That leads me to my newest project.

I've been looking for some artwork to hang on the large empty wall above my husband's dresser. Suddenly it occured to me that what he would love to look at the most is art that means something to him. We have four blessings that mean the WORLD to him. (I think I do too.)

So...

I had some clearance frames that I found at Joann's that were a hideous gold color. I spray painted them dark brown. I had pictures that I had taken of our kids and had them printed by Shutterfly in a sepia tone.

Then I got out the textured, paintable wallpaper that I bought at the Goodwill.

First, I tried antiquing it by dry-brushing on some brown paint. THAT DIDN'T WORK.

I spray painted the wallpaper with Heirloom White, then aged it with an almond color. I used a dry brush with VERY little paint on it to just highlight the details.

MUCH BETTER.

Wallpaper makes a great background/mat for pictures, doesn't it? Of course, it helps to have GORGEOUS children...

Here's a shot of them hanging above hubby's dresser, along with a basket holding the manly clutter that he generates.

Another wall accessorized! I'm still looking for a headboard, and pondering what to do with the area where the TV now sits. Come back next week to check on my progress!

Please check out all of the other Met Monday transformations at Between Naps on the Porch!