A better bed for the attic room

You may remember from my earlier post about this room (or you may have forgotten because after all it was quite some time ago!) I was never happy with the bed I originally had in here.

 I realised this room was crying out for an iron bed.

 So I played with some wire and beads and exercised some great patience to make a new, old looking bed.

A red velvet chair like this was in a big bag of dollhouse furniture I was lucky enough to find at an op shop!

The style was right but the red velvet and mahogany had to go...

    The chair was transformed with a little paint and fabric.

Finding something tiny enough to use as upholstery nails was a challenge...but you know I enjoy a challenge!

It was my good fortune to find the cutest box of vintage 'Lilliputian' pins at an op shop.

 The bed cover is an exquisite vintage handkerchief. 

I've purposely made the bed look a little lumpy and lived in...it's supposed to be an old bed after all.

Luckily the handkerchief was the perfect size for the bed.

I don't like it when I have to cut vintage handkerchiefs up!

 There's some old paper above the bed.

Time to fill the shelves in this room...

Flowers in the Farmhouse!

One of my followers on Instagram (where I post more often) asked me for another blog post...so here I am!

I've been making a lot of roses lately. 

Not a favourite thing to do (time consuming and very fiddly) but well worth the effort!

And I made a little iron table to go in the Farmhouse lounge. 

The trim on the edge of the table is a metal piece that came off a trinket box I bought years ago. 

I had to turn my craft studio upside down to find it...which led to me having a huge clean out...I can now say there is no need for the crew from 'Hoarders' to visit me any more!

I've been using the rose making tutorial from Lea Frisoni's book. 

Love these colours together!

Paeonies for the dining room.

Roses for the master bedroom.

Woodland themed bouquet! 

The Farmhouse Attic Bedroom

I can finally show you the attic master bedroom!

This wasn't the easiest space to transform. 

The slope of the roof means there's not a lot of useful room. 

I built some wardrobes at the end of the room to give the space a more interesting shape.

I'm not sure if that bed will stay there yet.

I might have to make a new one.

Lots of shelves waiting to be filled. 

Getting the wardrobe doors the right shape was tricky!

Sometimes I look at that bed and love it...other times I'm not so sure!

Actually I think it's when I'm considering making another bed that I decide I love this one...some things (like bed building) just seem like too much trouble!

Although I'm sure someday inspiration will strike and then there'll be no stopping me.

There's built in shelving on either side of the bed to make the best use of the space.

I made the little cabinet years ago. It just happened to fit perfectly in the alcove.

Trying to figure out how the wardrobe doors should open was a challenge.

 I nearly gave up...but I'm not really into giving up...

When I get an idea I usually see it through no matter what! 

And eventually I figured out the best way to make the doors open...one day they'll be filled with tiny clothes!