Rising To The Occasion

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August 22, 2013 by Decorum DIYer

So, by now you are familiar with my long, drawn-out mini facelift going on in the master bedroom. (No, well you can check out my baby steps here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and oh here.  Yeah, those should keep you busy.)

First, the old bed (left) and the new bed (right):

The latest?

Well, after finding the bed of my dreams, we hit a snafu:  bed frame not connected to the bed FRAME. (Yes, I’m singing now.)  I’ve since gotten over that issue, as it hasn’t proven itself to be problematic.

Second issue, the mattress sat too low for my liking and for the overall proportion of the room:

Sure, the sleigh bed fits the room better than the four poster bed, but the mattress was lower than the height of the nightstands – HUGE pet peeve for me!

The remedy?

Five, little bed risers.

My mother had some bed risers stored in a closet and was kind enough to give them to me.  (As an aside a package of four costs $5.00 at Big Lots.)  Why five?  Well, the frame that the mattress and box spring rest upon has feet on the four corners, as well as a center support – so five were necessary.

I’d show you the process of my husband and I ‘installing’ the risers (really, no installation, just placing a riser under each foot), but the task of removing the mattress and box spring was quite a laborious chore.  My husband was eager to go to bed for the night (it was 10:00 p.m.), so no photographs of our silliness.

He was getting grumpy.

{I love you, honey! ;)}

And, tada….

Please excuse the poor photography and wrinkled sheet.

Because both the mattress and box spring were hoisted up six inches, the naked box spring was exposed beyond the bed’s wooden side rail.  Easy fix:

(Again, please disregard the wrinkles. I need to steam those out.)

I simply purchased a lovely Moroccan tile sheet set (also from Big Lots).  I only used the fitted sheet to adorn the box spring.  One could use the flat sheet and pillow cases (a mix of cotton and polyester), but we prefer flannel sheets and pillowcases year round.

Raising the bed six inches makes all of the difference to me.  The mattress is at least the same height as the nightstands.

Much better, don’t you think?

Of course, I still need to figure out my bedding.  It is functional, but not visually appealing.  I am keeping the aubergine duvet, flannel bedding, and copper quilt.

I recently purchased the euro sham covers ($12 for both), but I am thinking I need a color and pattern that stand out against the headboard, not disappear into it.

(I’m sure the husband won’t understand that change either.)

If you have any thoughts or suggestions as to dress and style the bed, I’d love to hear them.

Have a great day!

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