White on White on White

When we purchased our little gem of a home there was one room that I had no idea what to do with.  It was this very manly cedar room.

Cedar Room of Doom

We took this picture when we did our walk through and I studied it for a long time trying to figure out what to do with it! It was too dark, very dated, and because of its location in the floor plan it became the black hole of our home.  A good friend of mine lives in a home with a room very similar and she painted over the cedar a stormy blue color, genius!  Painting I can do and that idea was much more friendly that my original demolition idea.  After searching around for some ideas on painting cedar I ran across a ton of shabby chic  white on white rooms.  I was sold! The white room would lighten up the room significantly and I have always wanted a white on white room.  Painting cedar paneling was met with resistance by almost everyone on my painting team (my husband, mother, and family friend).  They all cringed when they walked through my painting project.

I started by taping off my ceiling and floors.  Everything had to be painted including the doors and trim.  One thing that I learned very quickly was that covering cedar with white paint was going to be a task...  It took days and a couple gallons of paint to cover the cedar.  After day two of painting the room was deemed the "cedar room of doom."  When it was finally done I loved it!

The Cedar Room of Doom is no more!

 I researched decorating white on white relentlessly.  I love for things to match perfectly, but everything I was reading was suggesting to use different shades and textures of white.  I was hesitant but after making my bedding purchases I was convinced I made the right decision.

If you have an old time pottery in your neighborhood I highly recommend checking out their bedding section for inexpensive pillows.  I really wanted to complete this room on a budget. I searched yard sales and Craiglist for furniture. 

After all of that hard work I finally get to enjoy my white room.  It is my favorite room in the house!  I learned a few lessons from painting cedar and I would not recommend it to those who hate painting with a capital "H" but it was totally worth it to me.