The planked ceiling is almost done, but I couldn’t wait until we totally finished to share how amazing it looks..
There’s still a lot of finishing to do…holes to fill, paint to touch up, I need to make a cord cover for the chandelier cord, we’re going to add crown molding (also for a tutorial), and we have about 3 feet of the ceiling left to plank. We ran out of material because someone miscounted the packages of planks we had on the cart. Yeah. It was me and I was bummed when I realized we couldn’t finish and I had more plank-painting in my future, but my shoulders were shaky and we were ready for a rest anyway. What we finished, though, makes me giddy. The chandelier puts it over the top. As I was laying in bed last night, I hoped my eyes would adjust, so I could stare at it before I fell asleep.
I used a plastic medallion to add a little umph around the chandelier canopy.
I ordered the canopy off E-bay, since the chandelier was missing the original one and I found a lot of vintage crystals on Etsy that were exactly what I needed. This chandelier is pieced from five different stores, but it looks like it was meant to be this way.
I love how the planked ceiling and chandelier look with the antique shutters on the wall and my fluffy boxwood wreath…
I’m waiting for some materials to come in to make the curtains and upholster the chair and we need to make a Home Depot run for the rest of the planks, crown molding and some other things, so the bedroom will be on hold. I’ll start working on some Halloween projects next week and the demo of the kitchen (just the counters and a couple of cabinets) will begin. More to come…
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I love the chandelier. I wouldn’t add a thing to the cord. But that’s just me.
It’s looking amazing Marian. That fabric on the wall looks gorgeous and so does the chandelier. The planked ceiling is icing on the cake, love it all!
Gorgeous! Love the ceiling, the chandy, the white linens, all of it! You have such a great eye. I just received your book in the courier and I am so impressed! Your words are very inspiring and of course your photos are gorgeous!
Beautiful Marian! Nothing like having a little bling in your bedroom! I just added a chandelier to my daughters room and she loves it too! I also have one in my bedroom foyer.Wish I had it above my bed too.I am sure it is lovely too look at before setting off to sleep!Your ceiling and fabric wall look amazing too!
xx
Anne
OMG, I am amazed how many things have you managed to do it. This is incredible, I would like to have you at my house 🙂 Our kitchen is still in progress and in the near future, it does not seem to be completed.
A beautiful combination, I like everything in your master bedroom. Crystal chandelier and antique shutters with boxwood wreath. I look forward to more news from renovations.
It all looks so perfect..great job.
AND, did you just say………Halloween?!!!!!!
Ok, lovely texture queen that we all adore—
‘Tis magnificent – truly. You are totes presh with 5 hints of adorbs!!! I won’t to do this to my ceiling – praying it is not too hard…
Hugs, sistah,
Lisa
Oh my gosh!!! I’m speechless….it’s gorgeous!
It looks beautiful!
Marian, the ceiling looks lovely! This is what I plan to do in my own home. I was wondering, do you plan to add any crown moulding? I really love the chandelier as well. It was brilliant to refurbish as you did. Enjoy your new bedroom!
Love this! Enjoying it with you!
Fixing up the Master Bedrm, what a great Valentines plan❤
The room looks absolutely gorgeous-impressive. Love the adding of chandelier- character
Enjoy is right
Your room is AMAZING!!!! Love the ceiling and the chandy and everything. Soon we will not hear from you as you will never want to leave your bedroom!!!
Oh, you really hit it with that ceiling and the chandelier. What marvelous finishing touches!
This room is stunning in a very comfortable room. Thanks for the great inspiration.
You crack me up how you decorate around/under and over the parts that are (almost) done! Love it and love your bedroom so far! Hope you do lot’s of tutorials on the crown moldings and your upcoming kitchen projects as that is exactly what’s next on my list!
~Pendra
It’s totally you, Miss Mustard Seed!
Absolutely LOVE the ceiling! I had hung my parents 50+ year old crystal & bronze
chandelier in our guest bedroom, BUT it just might get moved to our bedroom once OUR ceiling fan can come down! What is the brand of plank ceiling from Home Depot you used? Are they individual planks painted, then installed? Love the look you’ve created and being on your email list.
You’ve done an absolutely beautiful job. Can’t wait for the tutorial on how to put the fabic up on the wall. Just started getting your blog and LOVE it.
Please please please tell me you are gonna show us how to do that ceiling!!! It’s all gorgeous, every bedroom detail!
Gorgeous! I love everything about your room. I recently found your blog and just love it!
Looking great! Very luxury French farmhousey!
I Love that ceiling, so amazing. The chandelier is awesome.
i love the circular trim at the ceiling — such a lovely finishing touch. but i am really blown away at your chandelier! the whole effect is calm and cozy with a lot of sophistication. my son is building me another cabinet and i can’t wait to paint it and faux finish it! thanks for the inspiration, karen
Love it! The room looks brilliant! I have some shutters in my dining room that I was considering putting a wreath over and your picture gave me the visual I needed! I can’t event begin to tell you how much your blog has inspired me! Thank you!
I think all you need is a little Rub ‘N Buff on the white cord and it will recede into the background without a hitch. The chandy looks beautiful with the wood doors and wall paper.
Oh my! Your bedroom looks so great! I’m loving how the chandelier looks and the ceiling is marvelous. Also like the shutters with the boxwood wreath. I am constantly impressed by your talents.
Absolutely breathtaking! My favorite part is the planking on the ceiling but everything has come together so well!
Can you tell us what product you used for the ceiling? It’s all beautiful!
Marian your room looks amazing, what a transformation. Can’t decide which is the stand out piece. Think its the bed. Sandy x
I love the ceiling and the chandelier! So very pretty!
Planks, blings, grain sack, white bedding , lamps are perfect examples of farmhouse glam. The combination comes out beautifully.
Oh Wow!!! I guess I thought you were experimenting with the fabric and thought it was for your drapes but I’m so glad I misunderstood!! It is sooo gorgeous!! So weird but you want to fabric cover the one link of chain and white cord which I could not see til the close up and I’m thinking But I love that link!! It is so different and unique. You’re covering my favoritest link I’ve ever seen? Oh MMS can’t you disguise the white cord which in photo blends with planks so it disappears!!! But alas I leave ALL decor to you!!! You know what will look just absolutely gorgeous. How did you get the fabric on the wall?? Did you put up a board and staple from the backside of fabric? It looks beautiful. Congrats!!
You’ve probably answered this for someone before, and I’ve looked around your website, but I can’t find where you mention where and what the bathroom tiles are? Thanks!
Everything looks super fabulous. Thanks for answering my questions about the end tables and fabric vs. wallpaper. Now I am truly intrigued to watch the tutorial and learn about the adhesive. I love the ceiling and chandelier, never though I would say that about chandeliers. They are growing on me. The plates, the bed, the shutters–all of it comes together beautifully. What an eye!
The chandelier adds so much to the room…it’s perfect. I think the fabric cord cover might detract from the chandelier.
sweet! Love the planked ceiling – reminds me of old New England houses
I so admire you and think you’re darling, but this room makes me want to smack you (in a playful ‘this is so beautiful and I’m jealous’ sort of way). You GO, Mustard Seed! 😉
Forwarding this one to my hubs.
It is all looking wonderful, and so pulled together, even though I know you are not finished. I must agree with one of your other comments to just try some Rub-n-Buff on that white cord. Honestly, I didn’t even see that area until you pointed it out. Of course your ceiling will be somewhere people will be looking at the details, so just go ahead and whip up your little cord cover, and then all of us will be going, “Oohh, Ahwww, Oohh, Ahwww, that Marian is so clever!! You truly are!! Love the wreath on the shutters, and am looking forward to all the upcoming tutorials.
It looks awesome. Everything you have done to your bedroom is what I want to do to mine. When it comes time, I will refer to these photos. Great job.
It is so crazy but I actually have both that chandelier and the one you have over the dining table. They came with our 1902 bungalow here in Seattle. It is so fun to see how they have traveled. It looks fabulous!
Love all your posts. Great- looking bedroom. You are so smart and energetic. Do ou sell the pillows? I love the bolster on your bed.
It looks totally amazing! Love the planking and the chandelier, and that fabric wall takes my breath away! We were planking here too, a bedroom wall. I don’t know why but it cracks me up to be thinking of Halloween right now. I know, the world of magazine deadlines.
lovin it! come to my bedroom ceiling next!
michele
love the whole look, it really has your stamp. Bet you are sleeping better….not thinking of all the things you would like to change….cause they are now close to done….or as done as you get
That is SO pretty. I agree with the other posts about the cord cover. I think that it looks great just the way that it is! I can’t wait to read the tutorial about the fabric install. 🙂
Gorgeous!! Truly!
Halloween???!!! Gotta wrap your mind around that one, huh?
The room looks BEAUTIFUL!!!! Love the chandelier and medallion. LOVE the shutters and the boxwood wreath! LOVE, love, love! I am thinking you have not only great style but you have to have the best job ever! You are getting to redo your home and get paid for it! It is all too good–you are blessed with talent and a great job, which is also your passion! wow!
Hi Marian,
I’ve cut my MDF into a 30″ circle to start making my ottoman. I have leftover drop cloth and all I needed is the foam and batting. So I set out to find foam and ran into trouble. Seems I can’t find foam that is wide enough to cover the MDF. So, I got the 4″ foam and what I’m going to do is cut the circle down a little to fit the 26″ foam pieces. Wow! Foam is outrageous. So here I go! Hope mine turns out as nice as yours.
By the way, a Mom and daughter were at the fabric store and since I was carrying your book with me they wanted to look. So I told them all about your Milk Paint, and your website. I think I sold another book for you. They were so excited to get started on their own projects.
Mary Syron
Mary…………….You can easily glue foam together with additonal foam to make it larger. Do it with spray adhesvie and it works great. I buy mine at an upholstery store in Tulsa Oklahoma, but i am sure there are fabric stores that sell foam that also sell the spray. Give it a try.
Karen Morgan
Mary, Yes, I had to piece together two pieces as well, but once the batting and muslin cover are on, you can’t see the seam. Yes, foam is ridiculous! I used a coupon each time I bought some and that helped.
I love, love, love the planked ceiling and the chandelier. Absolutely gorgeous! The colour of the metal on the chandelier goes so well with your bedframe and night tables. Your bedroom will be a lovely sanctuary when you finish. I’ll bet you can hardly wait for it to be finished.
Beautiful and inspiring. Can’t wait to see the tutorials!! I am really enjoying this series about your bedroom renovation and literally seeing your vision come together piece by piece. I will admit that I could not visualize how it would all come together at the beginning of the series but am definately seeing it now. How I wish I had some of that ability to envision something so beautiful for a space.
It’s beautiful, but them I’m pretty sure all of us out here knew it would be! I’m loving your bedside lamps, too. Any suggestions where I could find some?
Love the room…and really loving the lamps too! Where to find them?
Beautifull!!!!!! Congrats!!!!
Absolutely beautiful….Are you going to add crown molding? I love it all…
Yep, definitely! That’s next.
I love it all! The best part….is that your family is on board. That is such a good feeling. You all get to live in what you create together. What a blessing! Congrats on all of the beauty around you. 🙂 k.
Just gorgeous!
Jeanette
Love it! Love your style and how you share what you do. Thank you for keeping it real!
Inspiring!!! This is so lovely.
Stunning! Your bedroom is a lovely oasis that you may never want to leave!
Oh my – way to go Marion. What a gorgeous room even though it’s not finished. Such an inspiration
I know you didn’t ask, but I’m going to say it anyway…..I LOVE your room…the colors, ceiling, bed, fabric, chandeliers…….BUT I really think you’re doing a disservice to the room by adding the fabric cord covers on your chaneliers. They eye goes right to them and not to the chandelier. The chains look just fine as they are. If it’s the cord that’s bothering you, why don’t you put some antique gold rub and buff on the cord so that it blends in with the chain? Just felt I had to say that! thanks for sharing, I love reading your blog every day ~ Pam
Thanks, Pam! I think they look more “finished” with the covers. I’m just not a fan of the exposed chain. To each her own, right? 🙂
Beautiful room!!!! What product did you use on the celing planks? Many Thanks!!!! Love, Love your site!!!!!!
I’m so inspired by your planked ceiling! I’ve always wanted to try something similar in my home. I already have a fine chandelier, crown molding and a faux plaster medallion, so I think a planked ceiling is the next step!
Amazing transformation! I can’t wait to see the finishing touches! beautiful!
Do you have consulting services available? I have a desk, similar to your “painted desk post 04/30/11” and want to use your milk paint- if you were up for hire-to look at a photo of the room/draperies and provide an opinion on color combos-such as shutter gray and linen? or boxwood and grainsack….just curious-I know you are so busy and I understand if that is not a service you provide. thanks! -cd
Marian, this is already my all time FAVORITE thing you have ever done…and it isn’t’ t even completed yet. Your room is going to inspire many, me included, and I wish that you were working on your second book to put this in, it is absolutely spectacular! Thank you for always being so inspiring, so creative and sharing it all with us, makes my heart sing!!!
Oh it is beautiful..
I can see ya smiling all the way on the other side of the state..
LOL
Have a wonderful day..
Holy Cow Marian!!!! your so gifted…just blow’s me away
Lovely, Marian- everything is just lovely!
Soooooooo BEAUTIFUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!
I .am.so.stinking.happy.for.you!!!!
It looks over the top beautiful – and it is
very important to make your bedroom
as high a priority as your living room.
Mayby even more so.
I loved meeting you in La Porte and
look forward to following all your
projects that call my name all the
way back to Texas.
God’s blessings on your endeavors.
Patti
seriously drooling! gorgeous!
Marian the room is absolutely breathtaking! I can’t wait for the tutorials and finished space. You have such lovely vision 🙂
The ceiling is so peaceful. It’s funny how design hits people different ways…but when I saw it, the feeling was…ahhhh. Great post.
Marian, this is just beautiful on so many levels. I don’t what I can say that hasn’t already been said, but I am in awe of your eye and your ability to visualize things and put a plan together and turn out something that looks like this. You have such a gift and I’m grateful that you are willing to share with people like me that feel so overwhelmed that they don’t even know where to begin. (I’ve been in my home for over 10 years and have failed to complete one room and now I’m tired of everything and want to start over but fear I’ll just make the same mistakes…. it gets to be expensive when you don’t know what you’re doing! But enough about that !) Absolutely stunning room! I don’t know what speaks to me most – every element by itself is beautiful enough, from the fabric, the chandelier (love), the bed, the ceiling – and together – just wow….
I love the room. Everything is looking lovely. I wanted to know if you painted the shutters. They have the look I want for a table I have but I cannot figure out how to achieve the look. Its in my mind but the idea stops there. Thanks
Marian,
Your room is really coming together and looks GORGEOUS! Wow wow wow! I wouldn’t be able to sleep a wink in that room I’d just want to stare at how pretty it is all night. ;0) Just kidding…it looks very comfortable too. 😉 I was wondering, not having any experience with chandeliers myself but LOVE the way they look, do you think they give off enough light for the room or are you finding that you need more lamps too? Also…another question…do you plan to use an outlet fan during the Summer? Maybe you’re not a fan girl, but I think I’d miss some air flow, especially when it gets hot. Just curious…thanks!
Gail
It is beautiful! I love the fabric on the walls. I’ve always wanted to do that in a room.
This may be a dumb question, but do you have to take the chandelier down to put the cord cover on?
absolutely beautiful! its so calming…but also so not boring….perfect for a master bedroom!! I keep wanting white for my master, but I am afraid of it being uninteresting…thanks for the inspiration!
Wow! So beautiful! I’m a newbie to your blog, so I have lots of reading to catch up on, but I love it already!
(I’m getting ready to plank the ceiling in my sunroom. My hubby would love tongue & groove planks–what is the brand name at HD if I may ask?)
It’s come together beautifully and such an inspiration. I’ve been hoarding, I mean collecting some chandelier crystals for some time now and have a very plain, cheap brass chandelier Thanks for the inspiration!
Marian,
Where did you buy your planks? I’ve been wanting to do this forever in my kitchen but we can’t find anything at a reasonable price. HELP!!!! By the way it ALL looks GORGEOUS!!! You are a creative genius. ;o) I love visiting your blog every day!!!
I love the planked ceilings. My husband and I have wanted a beaded board ceiling for years in our kitchen. I have researched many types of ways of doing it along with getting ridiculous quotes to have it done.
Recently we were pricing out planks at Home Depot to DIY it. Could you tell me how wide your planks are? And also did you buy the 12 ft long ones? I also wonder was it super difficult to get the planks together after being painted?
I look forward to learning more….
Liz
Oh my…what a dreamy room! Such sweet slumber & delight!
Simply stunning!
Your new planked ceiling is to die for! Amazing. I love it with the chandelier. I would be staring at my ceiling all night and never sleep. Also, your wallpaper is dreamy with the whimsical platter decorations. Love your look!
I have been scrolling through the comments and It sounds like you bought a box to do the tongue and groove ceiling. I have had my ceiling on the list to do and this is the month for it so before I go to Home Depot and buy what I already thought I was going to use (tongue and groove pine boards) What did you use? For clarification was there a box of preprinted somewhere in the store? Thanks
Sorry..I meant pre painted…..cuz you wrote “miscounted the packages of planks”. Are they in a package? That would save me alot of time – prepainted etc…