Stunning Bedroom Makeover by Eddie Ross

Style expert Eddie Ross shopped the World’s Longest Yardsale and used his stylish and thrifty finds to make over a North Carolina bedroom.

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Eddie to the Rescue

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Third-generation Southern Living reader and avid EddieRoss.com reader, Elizabeth Harris of High Point, North Carolina, contacted Eddie about helping with her bedroom makeover. With the 127 Corridor Sale, better known as the World’s Longest Yardsale, right around the corner, Eddie knew just where to go shopping.

Armed with room measurements, fabric swatches, and paint chips he picked up the famed sale in Union, Kentucky and headed more than 330 miles south to Chattanooga, Tennessee, in search of furniture, lighting, and accessories that he could fix up to create a one-of-a-kind retreat for Elizabeth.

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Boring Bedroom

Worn-out carpet, drab paint, dark furniture, masculine bedding, and fussy drapery hid the good points of Elizabeth’s bedroom and kept it from becoming the respite that she wished for her room.

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Rejuvenated Bedroom

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Eddie transformed the room into a light-filled, colorful room that’s exactly what Elizabeth pictured for herself.

As Eddie worked to revamp his yard sale finds, a talented team of professionals worked to turn the room into a crisp, clean canvas with Benjamin Moore paint for the walls, trim, and ceiling and white Dixie Home carpet for the floor. A new coat of custom lacquered paint by J’s Color Creations freshened up the bedroom set while saving lots of money. Eddie had a woodworker install canopy rails to the four-poster bed and had Calico Corners create custom bed panels and a matching bed skirt. Coordinating pillow shams and new drapery, also by Calico Corners, a painting by Louisiana artist Mallory Page, and upholstered Parsons benches from Lillian August complete the room’s cheery style.

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Stately Secretary

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Wanting her bedroom to be a place to unplug and escape the day’s stresses, Elizabeth got rid of her television and the large armoire that housed it. Eddie created a quiet nook for Elizabeth to sit down and catch up on her correspondence with a new, antique-inspired secretary by Somerset Bay. Artwork from Artaissance’s Biltmore Collection, framed by Larson-Juhl, adds a personal element.

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Chair Change

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Eddie spotted this stylish, faux bamboo chair outside Forbus General Store in Pall Mall, Tennessee. The caning had fallen into disrepair but the seat cushion was in good shape. Eddie had the chair back upholstered in a Jacobean print from Calico Corners and slip-covered the seat with a box-pleat style cover for a softer, more feminine look.

Upholstery: Calico Corners Workroom; calicocorners.com for locations. Chair back fabric: Llyta in Firecracker, and slipcover fabric: Checkmate in Seabreeze; calicocorners.com.

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Fireplace Fix-Up

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Elizabeth wasn’t taking advantage of having a fireplace in her bedroom. Instead of feeling cozy, it looked forlorn with only a few porcelain accessories and a dark print hanging over the mantel.

Using the fireplace as a focal point, Eddie carved out a cheerful space for reading and relaxing with two chairs anchored on a coral patterned rug. He upgraded the fireplace surround with antiqued mirrors tiles. Above, a large peony print from Artaissance’s New York Botanical Garden collection and an arrangement of vintage figurines and accessories draws attention to the upgraded mantel. He also combined two incomplete sets of fireplace tools that he found on his trip, freshening them with cleaning and a little repolishing.

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