Today I’m excited to kick off the next project at the Hacienda Hideaway: our first bedroom design!
There are four bedrooms in the house: the primary (bedroom 1), a smaller en-suite (bedroom 2), a guest room (bedroom 3), and the smallest room we added on (bedroom 4). We’re starting with the guest room, bedroom 3.
The room size is 12’4″ x 13’5″—not tiny but not very large either. It does have 9’4″ + recessed tray ceilings, which helps make it feel more spacious.
The biggest drawback is the single window which was placed far too low, and off-center on the wall. Just one of many design challenges with this house.
The octagonal tray ceiling (repeated in three of the bedrooms) was another head-scratcher. I didn’t love it, but I didn’t know the best way to address it.
Over the past month, I finally sat down and came up with a design plan, while Lucas got started on the renovation. I came across a photo from Love Nida’s Instagram and immediately fell in love:
Those arches, the lime wash walls, the beams, the neutral textiles—this was the vibe.
Here’s the mood board I put together (click on the photo for links to each product!)
As with every makeover, the goal is to create a high-end look on a budget. This meant many hours/weeks sourcing products at the best price point, and researching DIY techniques and tutorials.
Product List
Here’s what I’ve purchased (or plan to purchase):
- Color Atelier Lime Wash in Soft Taupe
- King Platform Wingback bed
- Unfinished wood night stands
- Woven plug-in sconces
- Oil Rubbed Bronze ceiling fan
- Loloi rug (exact style still TBD)
- Custom pinch pleat curtains (color/fabric still TBD)
- Cordless bamboo roman shades
- XL Arched mirror
- Wicker and teak bench (or similar bench)
DIY Project List
We’re trying a couple new DIYs that I’m especially excited about!
- DIY Wall Arches
- Skim coating + lime wash walls
- Plank closet/bedroom doors (same technique we used here)
- DIY box ceiling beams
I plan to share a dedicated tutorial for the DIY wall arches, lime wash and box beams—so stay tuned! Our goal is to have this room 100% finished by mid-December. Lucas has made some great progress already… want to see a sneak peak??
The wall arches and skim coating are done—now we’re waiting on a special primer before we can begin lime washing next week. In next week’s post, I’ll recap all of the details on how to create those wall arches, so keep an eye out. I’ll also start sharing the entire process in my Instagram stories this weekend, so make sure you’re following me there!
Tell me, what’s your favorite part?
Allison B says
Do you mind sharing the wall color? Beautiful!!
Jenna Sue says
Hi Allison, you can see the room reveal with all the details here! https://www.jennasuedesign.com/modern-mediterranean-bedroom-reveal/
Jolene Kroeger says
I can’t wait for all the diy details. I am trying to understand the “skim the walls”. Is that because your walls have that sprayed texture on them. We are building a new home in Florida and the builder only does that textured spray look for the walls. When I asked if they could be smooth (like they do up north) I was quoted THOUSANDS of dollars to do it. They said it’s just not a Florida thing.
Jenna Sue says
Yep… builders here are lazy and the general public doesn’t care/notice! Spray texture is a lot easier/faster than a smooth finish and hides imperfections in the drywall. We paid the extra cost to have ours completely smooth in our new build—100% worth it to us.
Julie says
Also, not sure if you are a Costco shopper, but I’ve gotten great deals on bed sets from their website and they are always great quality!
Julie says
I am excited for the wall treatment! Lucas has already made so much progress, I’d love to see how he did the wall arches. And for the sake of the exterior, I hope that odd window placement looks good from there. Also, I love the bedframe in Nida’s inspiration room. What do you call a bedframe that is wrapped all around like that?
Kathleen says
Beautiful
Carly says
Neal Homes- Very large local Florida builder and Taylor Morrison- large national production builder all do the octagon trays here in Florida. I don’t get it at all, so dated looking but people love them according to all the homes currently under construction, people are selecting this type of tray. I think it is somewhat a local Florida look. In the 12 other state we built with all different builders, rarely did I see an octagon. I love that you did the rectangle. Great design, can’t wait to watch it unfold.
Jenna Sue says
Interesting, thanks for sharing! Fortunately the corners were simple to remove, so that will be the plan for each bedroom. Yay for easy solutions!
Amanda says
Did you square off the corners on the tray ceiling??? I’m sure you’ll address is when you do the post about the beams, but I’m so curious. I hate those octagon ceilings! I don’t have them, but we’re house-hunting and see those a lot.
Jenna Sue says
Yep! Fortunately it was quite easy to do.
Chelsea says
So excited for these new tutorials! I want to skim coat my walls to remove the builder grade texture so looking forward to hearing about your experience. Curious if you can also skim coat ceilings?
Jenna Sue says
Yes of course! We did the entire room, including ceilings.
Bridget says
I’d love to hear more about the skim-coating. I hate our textured walls and would love to smooth them out here and there.
Terry says
I love the bed! As a rental just be prepared to clean the upholstery on it very often, cause they it gets nasty real quick ! This I know, sorry but true….The arches are lovely!!
Jenna Sue says
Yeah we have other rentals so I’ve learned this over time! That’s one reason I chose the textured gray fabric, it should hold up well and be easier to clean.
Michele M. says
OOOOhhh I can certainly understand why that Insta grabbed your attention. I love your designs and you seem to always take your inspiration and make it so much better.
Funny the first thing I gasped over loving so much was the actual color of those green drapes…..then looked closely at the “Color TBD” I was slightly crestfallen. I’d take all your decided upon and just change the color to your bed from grey to a very light off-white or beige – because that green is outstanding! Makes one feel as though they are in a rain forest. But whatever you do will be aces. I have just never been a grey lover is all. But it always seems to look nice with other’s designs. 🙂
Amanda says
I have curtains that are a very similar green – they are these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B083XMYT4V?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
That weird texture you see in the pics online doesn’t show up on mine.
Jenna Sue says
I love dark green curtains! Those are a great price.
Margarita says
These ones from IKEA are nice and not expensive, you can
https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/p/sanela-room-darkening-curtains-1-pair-gray-green-30512952/#content