Grandmacore Bedroom Design Plan - Thistlewood Farm

Looking for grandmacore bedroom design ideas? Here’s the design plan (with room mock-ups) for our blue and white bedroom makeover.

Okay friends.

Do you want to come along on a little planning journey?

Ever wonder how I plan out a room?

Where I start?

Where I get my inspiration?

Where it all begins?

Do I ever make mistakes along the way?

I literally laughed out loud when I read that last statement I typed. I am the QUEEN of mistakes. The secret to making mistakes? You don’t let them define you. You don’t let them become anything more than a minor speedbump in the entire design process.

And most importantly? You don’t let them stop you from designing.

Here’s our room. Here’s where we are starting. A couple of things to note about this space.

this rrom is decorated for fall (it’s the last picture I had of this space)
it pretty much looks the same except without the pumpkins
I need to replace this rug (I love it, but it has so many stains that you can’t see)
I’m going with a Grandmacore theme (kind of like cottagecore except with a few more vintage items)
I mocked up the space with different items and I’ll walk you through the entire process

Are you ready?

Let’s DECORATE.

// blue and white trellis rug //

This is the rug that I found that I started with.

Isn’t it pretty? I loved the layers of blues and the diamond trellis pattern is a classic.

You can see the rug here.

Let’s see what it looks like in the room.

One quick note. This room has a super odd layout (it’s shaped in an L). I’ve tried different rug placements and sizes and an 8′ x 10″ works best in this space. The room just looks better with one large rug kind of centered in middle like this. I’ve tried a 9′ x 12′ before, but it took up too much space and looked awkward. This is just to say that sometimes you have to try what’s right for a room.

And then let the room speak to you.

I liked the rug, but I was worried the blue was too soft and there wasn’t enough definition.

So I decided to mock it up with curtains.

// gingham curtains //

I was leaning towards these curtains.

The oversized gingham check would be perfect at the windows, to help balance out the rug.

You can see the curtains here (they come in tons of different colors).

Let’s see what they look like in the space with the rug.

Umm.

Nope.

Just nope.

WAAAAAY too much contrast.

So I tried another curtain option.

// blue and white striped curtains //

A good basic blue and white strip.

The stripe looks like ticking, but it’s bolder, and there’s more white between the stripes.

You can see these curtains here.

Let’s see the new curtain and rug combination.

Better.

But then I decided I didn’t really like the rug now (see what I mean about being wrong).

Sigh.

It was starting to look too much like my bedroom from high school (which is probably now back in style). I wanted a rug with a little gray (to help ground it with the floor) and a little more pattern.

So I found this rug.

// gray and blue rug //

I love this rug.

The details are so pretty and there’s so much definition and pattern.

Plus, I really like a rug with a center pattern like this.

You can see this rug here.

Let’s see what this rug looks like in the space.

Okay.

Now we are getting somewhere.

This is looking more like what I wanted in my brain.

Do you ever have that happen? Where you can see the room, but you just don’t know how to get there?

Come sit by me.

Now I needed artwork and accessories and look what I found.

// blue and white artwork //

Arent’t these so pretty?

They are part of the new My Texas House drop for spring.

You can see this artwork here.

Now let’s see what they look like in the space.

LOVE.

Seriously.

I love how it’s all coming together.

// milk glass lamp //

Then I found the perfect grandmacore accessory—this little milk glass lamp that I’m going to add to a side table, and the room started coming together.

You can see this milk glass lamp here.

I found block print bedding and pillows and hydrangeas.