Sunday, November 7, 2010

My spin on Canvas Painters Drop Cloth and a New Frame





While we were home in Georgia, I had several bed skirts made for our home.
My boys got simple box pleated ones for their twin beds, and I chose a pleated one for our master bedroom.
Today I thought I'd show you ours for the master bedroom.
I love {love, love, love} this bed skirt!
...so much that I'm sure it'll be my last one to have made...
For some reason, my husband doesn't believe me.

I knew I wanted a material that was durable and neutral, so I went with painters drop cloth.
...this friend calls it: "poor man's linen."
We only have a bed frame, so our king size bed is on risers, which makes the bed sit high off the floor.
{great for storage}
The downside to having your bed on risers is that you usually can't buy a bed skirt that's long enough.
This is the other reason that I went with painters drop cloth...it's affordable.
The other thing that I've added to our room is that fabulous burnt orange frame...
I scored it at TJ Maxx, and it's the best $6 I've spent all weekend.
I think the only thing I'm missing in our room is a huge bolster pillow across the front....
I'm pretty sure I just figured out what I'm doing with my left over painter cloth!

Do you like the artwork above our bed?
If you're interested in them or prints similar to them, you can find them very reasonably at:

The artist is a friend of mine from high school, and he is beyond talented, kind, and generous!
His name is Michael Chad Barrett, and you'll love his work!
I have these butterfly and floral ones above our bed and I also have some of his bird prints in our family room.
His work has been featured in several homes that have been featured in magazines,
so I kind of feel like I know someone famous. 
{smile}
When we connected on facebook a while back he, very generously, sent me all of the prints that I now own!
See...I told you he was kind.

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41 comments:

  1. I love it! I love it! Gorgeous images and decor girl! Keep it up! I love when you show your style! Have a wonderful week! Lulu

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  2. I am so jealous and I just redid my master bedroom. This is so beautiful. I love the artwork, shutters, and the bedskirt is amazing. The person who sewed them should open an etsy shop for the rest of us to buy these beautiful bedskirts too.

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  3. Love them! And I say dido to Janet about the etsy shop.

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  4. love it! and ditto on the risers!
    :)
    ms.edie

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  5. Your room is gorgeous...love the bedskirt (My sis wanted to know who made it for you in Clarkesville and can she get one?!)...and I really (heart) the orange frame :)

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  6. Looks amazing :] Love the new frame!!!

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  7. I love the bedskirt and the entire room is stunning! I love it! Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful room in the DIY Project Parade! ;)

    Have a great week!
    Roeshel

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  8. I really love that! I need to make a new bedskirt for our master bedroom, and this would really go well with my bed. I have a similar spread.

    I would never have thought of it, and it's an inspired idea. We also lifted our bed. It's not on a bed frame, but it was still lover to the ground than I like. Great idea.

    I'm visiting from Met Monday. I'm so glad that I did!

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  9. This is awesome, those painters tarps can be used for everything, I love it!
    XO
    Kristin

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  10. Love the bedskirt and the bedroom is gorgeous!!!

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  11. I love your whole room! The skirt is so nice and full. The bedding is just beautiful. Love the shutters on either side.

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  12. Love love love! The new blog format is looking fab! And I am totally stealing that bedskirt idea - I have needed one for years!

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  13. I love the bedskirt! I love how canvas drapes. The whole room is beautiful!

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  14. What a great idea. I really and truly love it!

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  15. You are so sweet to share you secret bedskirt fabric. I have some sewing projects in mind and a new bedskirt would be just the ticket. Looks wonderful. And wow your friend is famous. Love that art! Looks perfect above your bed.

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  16. What a great idea, I love drop cloth! Never thought of it as a bedskirt and it looks amazing.

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  17. Unbelievable! I love how lush and full the gathers are. I have an extra long skirt, but custom ordered it from Bella Notte many years ago. Wish I had thought of this!!! Just brilliant! Lovely bedroom you have!

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  18. By the way, I love the subheading of your blog. xo...Linsey

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  19. Love the painter's cloth... I must get one sewn up! he one I have now is a brown cottage y floral from QVC and It is great but I would like to change it up. Now I know how!!
    Thanks for the prayers for baby Ollie!

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  20. Oh dear. I want to take a nap in your bedroom in the worst way. It is heavenly! And I LOVE your skirt idea!

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  21. Your bed skirt looks great! I love using drop cloths in my home. I made my bedroom curtains using them and plan to use them for an upholstery project.

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  22. canvas painter drop cloths are the best invention ever!! they look fantastic! Your bedskirt is GORGEOUS!!!!!
    xo,
    LuLu

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  23. Love your bed and the way you have designed the wall behind it. Drop cloths are just the best.

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  24. What a great friend to send you those pretty prints :) I love the bedskirt, I never thought of drop cloth but I like the idea of having a fabric that has more weight to it... and that orange frame is VERY cute :)

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  25. Love the skirt idea, I just bought a drop cloth for another project...but now I may have to try this too!
    Chris

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  26. love it girlie!!!
    looks fantastic :)

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  27. Love it! The bedskirt looks amazing! :)

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  28. Hi Tara, I love what you did with your poor man's fabric, so pretty...and affordable!! and I LOVE the prints behind your bed...I need some new ones in my front room and these might just do, off to check them out! Missed you! xo

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  29. Hi Tara - I spent my morning, sitting in my chair waking up with a cup of tea and catching up on your posts. What a great way to start the day. I hope you don't mind, but I've shared your blog with my readers today. :)

    Have a great weekend!
    Roeshel

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  30. Absolutely gorgeous! Your room looks like it came out of a magazine! Stopping by from DIY showoff : )

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  31. Gorgeous. I've yet to use painter's dropcloths to make anything, but you certainly have me inspired. I can't decide if I like best the pleated ones or the gathered ones you have done - they both are so amazing.

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  32. Who knew something so serviceable could be so versatile and pretty all at the same time?

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  33. This is absolutely lovely. I keep seeing dropcloths at the HD but pass them up. This has me thinking twice!

    Kim

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  34. Stopping by from the beautiful Kristin's My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia. I LOVE your bedskirt, I have one made from a drop cloth too:D Your bedroom is so BEAUTIFUL!! Wishing you a wonderful day ~ Tina

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  35. Beautiful room! We have a 4 poster bed that I don't like anymore and have been looking for a new or old headboard forever. But now I'm thinking we don't have to have one right away...do you have one in this pic? I love the butterflies and the shutters...perfect.

    Londen

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  36. A dropcloth bedskirt! What a novel idea and so pretty too! I would love to know where you got your Matelasse coverlet from. I never seen one with a circle pattern before.

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  37. Oh, I am beyond thrilled that you shared this link! Your bed skirt looks perfect and with just the right amount of gathering. This entire room is gorgeous Tara.

    Happy new year to you!

    -Rene

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  38. Love this bed skirt! Thanks for the inspiration!
    Kim:)

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  39. WOW! I absolutely love how it turned out. I've been debating making one and this might spur me to move forward! LOVE IT!

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  40. I love, love, love your bedroom look and have just featured it on my latest post -
    http://firstadream.blogspot.com/2011/01/re-party-inspired-by.html

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  41. love the bed skirt! it's fantastic, that's my new go to fabric! your room looks beautiful! susan

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