Here are some ideas for: what do I put above the bed?? How do I decorate the area above the bed in the master?
A restful painting – from Lark & Linen
3 paintings or prints with large white mats – from Collins Interiors in Dallas:
a more modern 3 pictures look from Domino:
A vintage window with a wreath from Our Vintage Nest:
How about layered gallery pictures like this one from Bria Hammell Interiors:
a single mirror – from Phoebe Howard Design:
another single mirror from Thistlewood Farms blog:
If you have a window behind the bed, white is always a good idea! From Alice Lane Home:
What about a shelf above with some favorite gallery pictures? from Taryn Whiteaker:
I hope this gives you some fun ideas to fill the space above your bed!
Finally! I’ve been working on this room on and off for the past couple of years but we got a new mattress (we went with a King!) and that gave me the kick in the pants I needed to finish it up.
Sources:
- Paint Color: BM Revere Pewter & BM White Dove on trim
- Bed – we got the gray (discontinued - this one is similar) -- if it bugs you that the sides don’t go all the way down I wouldn’t order it. We’re fine with it
- Mattress – I thought it was so dumb to spend so much on a mattress but now think it was worth every penny!! I talk about it in my Favorite Things here
- Pillows and throw are from TJMaxx & Tuesday Morning
- Ceiling Fan (we paid $157 when we built the house, these have gone way up! I so love a beautiful chandelier, but we love air flowage even more)
- Mirror over bed – this was so hard to find in stock, I had to drive to a store 45 minutes away
- Nightstands – these are much darker in person than the stock photos online. (see above pics)
- Dresser
- Curtains – we lined these with blackout liner
- Plant (can’t remember what the name is, but it’s real! I’ve had it for 2 years, it’s very low maintenance)
- Pot is from Ross
- Picture frames on the wall are these ones and were just spray painted with Krylon antique bronze ( I adore this color but it only comes in the small cans. I have also seen them at JoAnn Fabric & Hobby Lobby)
- Lamps on nightstands (these were on clearance for $17 at my store so I snatched them up)
And that’s it! If you have any questions, let me know. I shared a video on Instagram if you want to see it that way.
Thanks for stopping by ~
I remember Nate and Oprah talking about this. Why leave your most cherished cards or notes in a box or scrapbook? Frame a couple (or a whole wall full!) so they can bring a smile when you walk past. I told you I would tell the story of the note on my gallery wall in the bedroom.
May 30, 1995: Were were seniors in high school and we were beginning to like each other. I should note that we went to rival high schools. One afternoon in the middle of Mr. Hansen’s government class, the office runner comes in with an armful of lilacs and said, “Melissa Anderson..these are for you.” I could feel my face turning red and my heart racing as my classmates ooooOOOoooooooohhed. I read the note attached. It simply said, “Have a peachy day! Hobbit” (that was his nickname in high school) It completely made my day, my month, my year. That he:
- remembered that I loved lilacs
- came on to enemy territory to pick the lilacs
- wrote a note on a piece of secretary’s scrap paper
- talked her into looking up my room number and having them delivered.
That’s why I love it when lilacs come out every spring and the first note he ever sent me is my favorite. Do you have a favorite note or card or picture hiding away that you could pull out and frame? 
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