Friday 29 June 2018

Behind door #1 and #2 and #3…


Disclosure: Thank you to Schlage Canada for partnering with me and providing door solutions for our house build.

We still don’t have a completely finished room in our house, but a couple are pretty close to being done. The guest bedroom is near the top of the list of rooms to finish because Brian snores and he needs to be tucked away in a room by himself so he doesn’t keep me awake all night!

I wanted to do something colourful and different in the bedroom. It’s one of the few rooms in the house that has doors, so it can be closed off and doesn’t really have to flow with the colours through the rest of the house. A sunset colour scheme popped into my head one day, and that’s what I decided to go with. Click here to check out some of my colour inspiration.

Here’s the bedroom in all it’s bare glory:


before 1


before 2


before 3


before 4


I chose two Sherwin Williams colours and had them colour-matched in Benjamin Moore paint – Coming Up Roses for the ceiling and Rejuvenate for the walls.


coming up roses sw      rejuvenate sw


First the pink went on the ceiling, and I had some doubts about this crazy colour plan!


pink ceiling



But no turning back now! Next up was the orange…


pink orange


And then Brian installed the wainscoting. It’s strips of 1/2” thick MDF attached to the wall every 16”. The strips are capped with a horizontal strip of the same MDF and a square piece of MDF. It’s all painted PPG Pittsburgh Paints Delicate White colour-matched in Benjamin Moore Advance paint.


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I painted the doors Delicate White as well because I wanted them to tie in with the white wainscoting. And I also didn’t want colour overkill!



all bedroom doors


But each of these white doors has a secret… this is the inside of the closet door:


purple door

And the other side of the door to the bathroom…


turquoise door


And the other side of the door to the living room…


green door


Yep, purple and turquoise and bright green are definitely my favourite colours! They’re the same colours I’ve used elsewhere in the house – BM Peerage, BM Douglas Fir, and PARA Paints Lush Turquoise.

green and purple


green and turquoise


I love these unexpected pops of colour when the bedroom doors are open. And I also love our door hardware. As I mentioned in this post, I knew I wanted black knobs or levers on the doors, so when we ordered the Madison doors from Jeldwen, we requested black hinges.

After checking out the Schlage Style Selector, we decided on the Broadway lever in matte black from Schalge Canada.

lever close up 2



lever close up 1


I really like the simple lines of the Broadway lever. It’s clean and contemporary, and feels smooth and solid when you turn it. And the matte black ties in perfectly with our super-tall black chimney and other dark metal accents in the house.

Of course, Schalge carries door hardware in a wide variety of finishes and styles to suit any decor. Click here to check out the Schalge Style Selector. Coincidentally, Jennifer at Rambling Renovators installed the same matte black Broadway lever on the turquoise door to her craft room :-) Schlage door hardware can match the other finishes in your home to complement your home’s unique style and décor.

For now, I’m using our existing furniture and accessories in the room. The only things I bought new are the ceiling light fixture and the duvet cover, both from HomeSense. I still need to figure out what art to hang and where (it won’t be leaning against the walls forever, I hope!), but here’s the almost-finished guest bedroom.


from corner 2


from corner 3



decorating in progress


Door hardware is used in every room, making it the perfect accessory to help tie the entire home’s look together. And it’s the perfect finishing touch to complement a room’s look. It’s a quick, affordable, and impactful way to express your personal style. We installed Broadway levers on the entry closet and upstairs bathroom doors as well to continue the flow of black accents throughout the house.



closet door



bathroom door 2


For more information on Schalge door solutions, click here to visit the Schlage Canada web site, and click here to find Schalge retailer near you. To see the completed guest bedroom, check back here soon :-)


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3 comments:

  1. You have been busy! Saturated colors need to be used carefully. I think you made some good decisions. The room looks great with the furnishings.

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    1. Always busy! Thanks Evelyn :-) I really need to figure out what artwork to hang and where to hang it so I can get it off the floor and officially finish the room :-)

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    2. LOVE your colour palette, Kelly! Everything is coming together beautifully! Before signing off ... do hope you stay safe and 'batten down the hatches' as just read that Tropical Storm Chris is headed your way. Warm hugs -Brenda-

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