Black Shiplap Wall in Modern (and Vintage!) Master Bedroom

This bedroom has a black shiplap wall, cane headboard, and tons of color with vintage decorations. With less than $100, this bedroom got a complete makeover thanks to lots of paint, DIY projects, and second hand finds. This vintage modern master bedroom is proof that it’s possible to decorate on a budget.

Our master bedroom has been a neglected space for many years, but now it’s a modern room with a black shiplap wall, cane headboard, and tons of colorful vintage accessories.

Ever since we started having kids seven years ago, our bedroom was a revolving door of a nursery and then back to a bedroom (and a nursery to a bedroom, a nursery to a bedroom, and one again, a nursery into a bedroom).  But, the fourth (and last!) baby has recently been moved to her nursery, and I am reclaiming the room back!  

If you’ve ever visited here before, you know that I do just about everything on budget, because I firmly believe there’s no sense in buying everything new when it can be found, made, and refinished for far less.  So, I thought there was no better time than now to spend a little money to update the space as part of the $100 Room Challenge.

Erin from Lemons, Lavender, and Laundry is the queen of budget decorating and graciously hosts this challenge two times every year. To learn more about it, you can click here: $100 Room Challenge.

Here’s how our bedroom looked before:

and here’s how it looks now: 

Basically, almost everything in this space was found or bought second hand, or built or made by me! Here’s a run down of all the main projects in this room:

Black Shiplap Wall

I installed bathroom shiplap several years ago, and then I used that same process to install shiplap on my bedroom wall. I think this is the best way to install shiplap because it’s inexpensive but still gives the look of shiplap.

After living with the white shiplap wall for a couple of years, I was extremely bored with it and wanted to give the room a new look. I LOVE the look of the black shiplap, especially with the cane headboard and colorful vintage wall hangings that I made from embroidery hoops and an antique yo-yo quilt top.

Refinished Antique Dresser to Natural Wood

The nightstand dresser was a free roadside find that I updated by stripping it and bringing it back to a natural wood finish. Here’s the post on how to remove old finish on furniture to reveal the natural wood.

Cane Headboard with Black Shiplap Wall

I made our new headboard with leftover wood and a sheet of cane. The cane headboard was a super easy project that you can read the full tutorial on here: How to Make a Cane Headboard.

DIY Chalk Paint Green Dresser

This dresser was my grandpa’s, and I gave it a bold facelift with DIY chalk paint which you can read about here.  I found the vintage chair in the garage of an estate sale a few years back. Lucky for me, it didn’t have a seat, so I got it for a few bucks. After figuring out how to actually make a chair seat, I now have a beautiful chair that cost virtually nothing.

Kids’ Art Wall Display

I think this corner might be my favorite part of the room! Both the elephant and green planter were garage sale finds of my grandpa’s that I’ve kept.  I made the white plant hanger from clothesline cord and I bought the vintage beaded hanger from an estate sale for $2!

My kids love to give me their art masterpieces, but there’s only so much room on the side of our fridge. I created this display area in our bedroom so I can wake up to their little tokens of love, and my kids can feel special giving and displaying something they are proud of.  They love climbing up on that trunk, taking down one piece (which is always a tough decision!) and adding a new piece of art and love.  And, it was a free project since I used scrap wood from the garage, mini clothespins from another project, and some gold wire I bought on clearance a couple Christmas seasons ago.

And this is my little corner of baby goodness! Each of my little girls’ newborn photos hangs in frames that I bought at an estate sale for $0.25 each.

So what did I buy for this room and where did the $100 go?  Here’s a rundown of the budget:

• New curtains – $20
• Paint for the wall – $8
• Paint for the dresser and frames (leftover from other projects) – $0
• Vintage fabric for shams – $2
• New duvet cover – $40
• Caning for inside of headboard – $30
• 4 picture frames – $1
• Vintage plant hanger – $2
• Wood for headboard and art display (leftover from other projects) – $0

I think that brings the grand total to $103, which I think still counts as finishing the room with a $100 budget!