THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY IKEA STOUGHTON, BUT ALL IDEAS & OPINIONS ARE ENTIRELY MY OWN.

The moody blue bedroom makeover is FINISHED.

Oh you guys, you can’t imagine how good it feels to say that. Redoing this room has been taking up the majority of my brain space for a couple months now. Suddenly, I can think of other things again, from the comfort of my very own ME space. Phew!

Yes, the reveal is late. I totally missed the One Room Challenge finale. But, you can’t rush perfection, right? 😉

I’m not gonna waste a lot of time talking in this one — there are a LOT of pictures and sources to go over for this Scandinavian-inspired bedroom makeover. So just a quick recap: I teamed up with IKEA Stoughton to transform my new rental bedroom into a moody blue sanctuary, as part of the One Room Challenge six-week series.

Over 200 bloggers participated this year, and the room makeovers are epic! Be sure to check them all out right here.

And, follow along with my own room progress from the beginning:

Week One | Week Two | Week Three | Week Four | Week Five | Week Six

 

Before I can show you aaaaaallllll the pretty pictures, let’s check back in on the before, shall we?

This admittedly wasn’t the worst place to start from, but the light sage walls were dingy, the cream trim off-putting, and that fan…yikes. Most importantly, the room just wasn’t “me.”

But now….

Gaaaahhhhh, I love it so much! Ok, an official little tour:

The first thing you see when you come in to the room is the workspace, which I love even more than its original setup now that it has room to spread out.

To the right of the door as you walk in is the new IKEA ELVARLI unit, which I’m using as a dresser, storage shelves, AND a vanity.

Oh did you notice the new fan?? It’s so beautiful and discreet, I just love it!

Amazingly, I managed to convince my landlord to reimburse me for this beauty. It helped that the old one was buzzing, but it just goes to show, it never hurts to ask for an upgrade even when you are a renter.

And now to the left of the door — THE MOODY BLUE WALL.

I never thought it was possible to be in love with a wall, but this wall…it makes me soooooo happy!

Since I’ve started my life over this year (and moved in with roommates!), it was incredibly important to me to make this room really mine. Home is where you go “aaahhhhh” at the end of the day, and now that I’m flying solo, I wanted to pamper myself with a place that really evokes that mood for me from the second I open the door.

Usually, that means all bright white everything, and I clearly stuck with that for part of the room. But I somehow became obsessed with moody blue bedrooms this winter (let’s blame Pinterest). And since starting over is all about change, I dove into painting an accent wall in a lovely, slightly slate, moody blue that I mixed myself.

Oh, and HI BEAUTIFUL BIG WALL HANGING!! This giant, textured “weaving” is actually an IKEA hack that I’m going to show you how to make. Hint: it’s sooooo easy. Stay tuned for the tutorial!

Even Jax is a fan! Though he might be more partial to the bedding.

Phew, that was even more photos than I realized! Let’s move on to sources, so that you can see what you need to recreate your own Scandinavian-inspired moody blue bedroom.

FURNITURE

+ Storage bed frame

+ Green nightstand

+ Nesting nightstands

+ Shelving unit/dresser

+ Folding table (I use it as a craft table!)

+ Hanging desk shelves

+ Chair

TEXTILES

+ Wall hanging — DIY made from a blanket

+ Duvet/pillowcases (similar)

+ Throw blanket

+ Accent pillow (similar)

FIXTURES

+ Black clamp lights

+ Ceiling fan

+ Table lamp

+ Tall mirror

+ Round mirror

+ Blinds

ART AND ACCESSORIES

+ Forest art print

+ Black picture frame

+ Baskets

+ Small fabric boxes

+ Large handled boxes

+ Brown and pink vases

+ Blue vase

+ Candleholders

+ Succulent planter — DIY made from a box (tutorial coming soon!)

+ Copper inspiration board — DIY

+ Blue lady print

+ Botanical print

+ Copper bulldog clips (similar)

+ “I hope we all win” print

+ “Nevertheless” print (custom)

+ Birch wood picture frame

+ Black plant pots (similar)

+ Watering can

+ Paper storage boxes

+ Desktop calendar

+ Round storage box — DIY

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That’s just about enough out of me! I would love to know what you think of how everything turned out. And I really hope you are inspired to make your space your own, even if you are renting or don’t know how long you will be living in your place. It’s so worth it to come home to a true sanctuary.

THIS SERIES WAS GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY IKEA STOUGHTON, BUT ALL OPINIONS ARE REALLY, TRULY MY OWN! THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE BRANDS THAT ALLOW ME TO KEEP CREATING FRESH AND FREE CONTENT FOR YOU!