Disclaimer:  I’m writing this post without the help of my trusty photographer.  So please excuse the poor photo quality!

There aren’t many times that my husband puts his foot down–he generally puts up with my crazy decorating ideas.  But after painting every room in our previous house (all by himself), the idea of painting walls in our NEW house was enough to make him object.

So, my challenge–how can I add some visual interest to my contractor-beige walls?  My first project in this challenge is our master bedroom.

Enter Etsy.com shop ByrdieGraphics…and the very creative vinyl wall decals they have come up with.  I had some experience with the company Uppercase Living, and love the idea of sticking something semi-permanent on your wall (not to mention it’s cheaper than painting!).

So, I bravely ordered 12 of the irongate wall pattern in a charcoal gray.  When they arrived in the mail (very quickly, I may add), I was a little scared.  But I followed the wonderful directions they provided, and about 2 hours later, I had a beautiful pattern on my walls!  The only difficult part was, I think, measuring the wall and figuring out the placement of each graphic.  I’m no John Nash, nor a (insert most patient person here), so I had my husband help me place and level each graphic.  This took about an hour, and then the actual application process took another hour.

Seriously, if you follow their directions, they are very VERY easy to put on the wall.

So here’s what our master bedroom looked like when we first moved in…BORING:

And here’s what it looks like now:

I’m far from finished in this room, but I think it’s a good start!!  I hope to replace my current side tables with some mirrored night stands, and then add some other finishing touches.

And a big congrats to Shanna for winning last week’s giveaway!  She won 2 hours of design service, and I’m excited to work with her!

Now on to figure out what to do with the rest of the walls in my house…