Tots100 DIY Challenge - Home Decor

Every room in our home has been decorated at least twice since we moved in here in 2004.
Ant got this house not long after we got together and every room needed decorating.
We picked all the colours together and had a great time making the house into a home.

I moved in the following year and since then we've redecorated the living room once, kitchen twice, bathroom twice, hall, stairs and landing twice and each of the kid's rooms have been done three times in total.
Our bedroom, however, has remained the same since that first wallpaper Ant put up back in 2004.

Luckily, I still love the wallpaper and it's lasted really well, which is one of the reasons why we keep leaving our room when the others have been redone. It's never actually needed redoing until now.
The other reason is money. It's always been more important to spend the money on the communal rooms and the kid's rooms than it has our room.

I know it doesn't look that bad from the photos but when you look up close you see that the top half is in serious need of a fresh coat of paint, as does all the woodwork.
There are holes that need filling from the various things that have been on the walls during the time Ant had his office in the bedroom and that closet (yes, it looks like a dumping ground because that's what it is!) needs some serious organising!

I NEED to change this room! I want to get more storage in there and I want it look nice and new and clean.

I've been shopping with the virtual £2500 and I had a blast choosing new furniture and wallpaper!
I've also been on Pinterest (any excuse to get on Pinterest is a good one for me!) and have created a board just for my bedroom makeover ideas :)

I love this furniture range from B&Q and I know the paper isn't much different from what we have already but I looked and looked and looked at different styles of paper and I keep going back to this traditional, country cottage style.
It suits us as a couple so I decided not to go all modern because I know we'll both be happier with this.

Screenshots taken from diy.com and put together using Picmonkey

I saw this on Pinterest and fell in love with it. I reckon I could make something like this on a smaller scale using a shop bought canvas :)

Screenshot taken from Pinterest

 Again, I've chosen a traditional rose pattern for the throw and curtains.

Screenshot taken from Very.co.uk

I love the idea of the shelf over the bed and I would really enjoy buying lovely things to put on it....

Screenshot taken from Pinterest

but I do keep wondering though, if I'd feel safe having it there or if I'll just keep worrying that it's going to fall down on my head!
I think shelves would definitely feature in the new room but maybe on the large wall on my side of the room rather than above the bed because I really want to do the curtain and lights that you'll see in the next photo :)

Screenshot taken from Pinterest

Just gorgeous. I'd absolutely love going to bed, snuggling up nice and warm with my lovely hubby and being bathed in the soft glow of fairy lights.

Screenshot taken from Pinterest

 My main colour choice for our room is pink but after seeing this, I'm loving the pink as an accent colour and having the walls nice and light.

Screenshot taken from Pinterest

 And this is what I want to do in that dumping ground of a closet!. I'd be in heaven with a custom made closet that would serve as a wrapping station and craft storage area :D

Screenshot taken from Pinterest

I have to say that I really enjoyed planning and 'shopping' for a new bedroom!
Thanks to Tots100 and Rated People for the chance to win this great prize :)