Before and After: West Coast Master Bedroom

Temporarily downsizing from almost 2500 square feet to 500 square feet was an interesting feat. This gave us the opportunity to cut down on the amount of "stuff" in our closets, something we have been wanting to do for a while. We came with less so we could live minimally, but more on that in another post. 

When it came to designing the bedroom, we wanted to pick stylish pieces we liked rather than being boxed in by having to have end tables with drawers or under bed storage. When our friends over at SAM Design and EQ3 came on board for the bedroom project, we were so excited to have access to the most beautiful products, most of which we had already pinned on our inspiration board on Pinterest.

We started out with that basic, boring, builder beige on the walls. The floors were a nice neutral grey and we had a MASSIVE window which was something the other apartments we considered didn't have. Luckily we were able to get permission to paint the walls Cloud White by Benjamin Moore. As mentioned in our mood board post, we really wanted to try something a little different and take a vacation from all the monochrome-ness that is our NL home. For this room we chose the Winston bed in Jet Leaf to start. We wanted the room to feel really bright and natural with lots of textures and pattern.

End tables: Solid Teak Wood Stool - Round, Lamp: Eetu Floor Lamp, Bed: Winston Bed - Fabric with Low Headboard, Duvet: Cross Duvet, Throw Pillows: Kanteleen Cushion, Throw: Ollie Throw, Rug: Tiller Rug, Pendant Light: Metro Pendant.

EQ3 makes these amazing teak stools out of recycled wood, and they come in a few different shapes. The ones we added to our room were the round teak stools, and we went with the same design for either side of the bed. We paired them with a braided wool rug, graphic Marimekko pillows, a plaid wool blanket and a repeating cross pattern duvet. 

When looking for some art for above the bed, we thought it would be nice to do a little tribute to our road trip, the long ass journey that got us from Newfoundland to Vancouver. I photographed the bison during our stay at Yellowstone National Park. 

We decided to get a little brave by mixing a few different patterns, colours, and textures together. 

Since the end tables have a small surface area we wanted to keep them free of lamps to accomodate for books, phone charging, and plants. For my side of the bed we went with the Eetu floor lamp, and for Chris' side we hacked a Metro pendant into a plug-in light and mounted it to the ceiling with a rental friendly Command™ Outdoor Light Clips. You can see how we did that here.

"How To Stay Alive In The Woods" was part of a graduation present for Chris for passing his exam (along with his beloved drone) and I can't believe how well it matches in the room. He's been talking about wanting to know how to survive in the woods for a while so it was only fitting. It might come in handy for our next project! Now he actually has time to read something other than radiology textbooks.

The closet is A LOT smaller (notice a theme here?) than the room we had dedicated to getting ready back in NL. We managed to fit BOTH of our wardrobes inside (with the exception of a few sweaters that are in a cupboard above the fridge LOL). 

We installed two Joggle hooks on the wall opposite the mirrors to give us a spot to hang our outfits for the day. 

That's it for our bedroom tour! If you want to outfit your space in EQ3, you can pop down to SAM Design for the scratch and save event happening until Sept 5th and save yourself up to 50% off! 

Disclosure: Product of our choice was supplied by SAM Design and EQ3 for this project. By purchasing through our affiliate links, you are directly supporting our blog and the businesses that allow us to make this apartment happen. So thank you!

Disclosure: Product of our choice was supplied by SAM Design for this project. By purchasing through our affiliate links, you are directly supporting our blog and the businesses that allow us to make this apartment happen. So thank you!