<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-996649">Liz Marie,</a> an interior design student and blogger from North Carolina, teamed up with her husband to create a headboard that would be the focal point of their master bedroom. They built their<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lizmarieblog.com%2F2012%2F12%2Fmaster-bedroom-reveal%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank"> floor-to-ceiling headboard</a> from rustic boards that make a dramatic contrast against their cream bedroom walls.
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Liz Marie, an interior design student and blogger from North Carolina, teamed up with her husband to create a headboard that would be the focal point of their master bedroom. They built their floor-to-ceiling headboard from rustic boards that make a dramatic contrast against their cream bedroom walls.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-996375">Emily Clark</a> from Charlotte, North Carolina, likes to keep her bedroom simple. Calming yet fresh white walls and sheets allows her to give her busy mind a rest. To see where the room started and it's slow-but-steady progress, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Femilyaclark.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F04%2Fglimpse-at-our-master-bedroom.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">check out her blog</a>.
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Emily Clark from Charlotte, North Carolina, likes to keep her bedroom simple. Calming yet fresh white walls and sheets allows her to give her busy mind a rest. To see where the room started and it's slow-but-steady progress, check out her blog.
emily clark/www.emilyaclark.com
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-997650">Holly Browning,</a> from Midlothian, Virginia, says she automatically feels relaxed and sexy when she lies down in her bed. Her Shabby Chic bedroom that <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdowntoearthstyle.blogspot.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">combines vintage and industrial accents</a> is also focused on texture, especially in the bedding.
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Holly Browning, from Midlothian, Virginia, says she automatically feels relaxed and sexy when she lies down in her bed. Her Shabby Chic bedroom that combines vintage and industrial accents is also focused on texture, especially in the bedding.
holly browning/downtoearthstyle.blogspot.com
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-996361">Bethany Brower,</a> an interior decorator and blogger for <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpowellbrower.com%2F2012%2F08%2Fone-room-challenge-reveal.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">Powell Brower</a> from Northern Virginia likes to sleep. But her husband likes to wake up. The perfect compromise? Airy curtains and a cozy, dark ceiling.
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Bethany Brower, an interior decorator and blogger for Powell Brower from Northern Virginia likes to sleep. But her husband likes to wake up. The perfect compromise? Airy curtains and a cozy, dark ceiling.
dancer burns/bethany brower/www.powellbrower.com
Interior designer <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-996212">Shannon Berrey,</a> who also <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shannonberrey.com" target="_blank" target="_blank">blogs from the mountains</a> of Sylva, North Carolina, created this cozy vacation home bedroom for her clients who loved paint-by-numbers pictures. She located vintage paint-by-numbers artwork that featured mountain scenes, and drew her color scheme for the bedroom from them.
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Interior designer Shannon Berrey, who also blogs from the mountains of Sylva, North Carolina, created this cozy vacation home bedroom for her clients who loved paint-by-numbers pictures. She located vintage paint-by-numbers artwork that featured mountain scenes, and drew her color scheme for the bedroom from them.
shannon berrey/www.shannonberrey.com
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-996853">Elizabeth Baumgartner</a> of St. Louis said her bedroom sat neglected while she worked on decorating the rest of her house. Through smart purchases and repurposed items from the rest of her home, she transformed her bedroom and documented the process <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F05%2Fnow-i-can-lay-down-bedroom-reveal.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">on her blog</a>.
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Elizabeth Baumgartner of St. Louis said her bedroom sat neglected while she worked on decorating the rest of her house. Through smart purchases and repurposed items from the rest of her home, she transformed her bedroom and documented the process on her blog.
elizabeth baumgartner/www.thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com
Our colleague <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-996349">Katie Hawkins-Gaar </a>and her husband turned their Ikea Malm bed into a<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Foakdaleonward.com%2F2012%2F12%2F30%2Fmy-husband-the-carpenter%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank"> one-of-a-kind masterpiece</a> with the wooden headboard they made. It's the star of the show in their bedroom that balances soothing lavender walls with a dark gray duvet cover.
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Our colleague Katie Hawkins-Gaar and her husband turned their Ikea Malm bed into a one-of-a-kind masterpiece with the wooden headboard they made. It's the star of the show in their bedroom that balances soothing lavender walls with a dark gray duvet cover.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-995709">Kelly Marzka</a> of Atlanta built and upholstered this chic bed with her husband. It cost less than $300, she said, and she created a tutorial for the entire project on her blog, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.viewalongtheway.com%2F2013%2F06%2Fhow-to-build-an-upholstered-bed%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">View Along the Way</a>.
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Kelly Marzka of Atlanta built and upholstered this chic bed with her husband. It cost less than $300, she said, and she created a tutorial for the entire project on her blog, View Along the Way.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-996768">Holly Modica</a> from Connecticut decorated her <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-996766">children's bedrooms</a> on a budget, using decorative items from around the house as well as <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhousebyholly.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F04%2Fhow-to-embelish-little-girls-room-for.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">tissue paper, coffee filters, popsicle sticks and tree branches. </a>
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Holly Modica from Connecticut decorated her children's bedrooms on a budget, using decorative items from around the house as well as tissue paper, coffee filters, popsicle sticks and tree branches.
holly modica/housebyholly.blogspot.com
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmilkandhoneyhome.com" target="_blank" target="_blank">Milk and Honey Home</a> decorator <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-997758">Julie Holloway,</a> from Roswell, Georgia, kept her own bedroom light and bright by painting her bed frame white. The blue dresser adds some fun to the calm scheme.
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Milk and Honey Home decorator Julie Holloway, from Roswell, Georgia, kept her own bedroom light and bright by painting her bed frame white. The blue dresser adds some fun to the calm scheme.
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The Milk and Honey Home team from Roswell, Georgia, showed off two of their clients' bedrooms. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-997755">On the left,</a> the clean, crisp wines and warm woods evoke a European experience.<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-997757"> On the right,</a> a mix of rustic and glamorous elements created the perfect retreat for a newlywed couple.
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The Milk and Honey Home team from Roswell, Georgia, showed off two of their clients' bedrooms. On the left, the clean, crisp wines and warm woods evoke a European experience. On the right, a mix of rustic and glamorous elements created the perfect retreat for a newlywed couple.
jennifer kesler/milkandhoneyhome.com
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-996219">Kate Connor</a> from Illinois loves a high-end look but hates the price that comes with it. A designer headboard inspired her to create her own, which she even created a tutorial for on her blog <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F03%2Fhow-to-make-upholstered-headboard.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">Chic on a Shoestring Decorating</a>.
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Kate Connor from Illinois loves a high-end look but hates the price that comes with it. A designer headboard inspired her to create her own, which she even created a tutorial for on her blog Chic on a Shoestring Decorating.
kate connor/chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-996306">Corrie Moore</a>, from Chesterfield, Michigan, spends her days as a laboratory technician but moonlights as a decor blogger at Little House on the Update. She and her husband <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Flittlehouseontheupdate.com%2Four-home%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">built their own tufted headboard</a> out of plywood, upholstery foam, fabric and buttons.
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Corrie Moore, from Chesterfield, Michigan, spends her days as a laboratory technician but moonlights as a decor blogger at Little House on the Update. She and her husband built their own tufted headboard out of plywood, upholstery foam, fabric and buttons.
corrie moore/www.littlehouseontheupdate.com
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Frinanorwooddesign.com" target="_blank" target="_blank">Decorative painter</a> and interior designer <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-997416">Rina Noorwood,</a> from Cornelius, North Carolina, chose pale, chalky shades to create a calm and relaxing bedroom. She juxtaposed the modern, mirrored bedside tables with the very traditional four-poster bed.
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Decorative painter and interior designer Rina Noorwood, from Cornelius, North Carolina, chose pale, chalky shades to create a calm and relaxing bedroom. She juxtaposed the modern, mirrored bedside tables with the very traditional four-poster bed.
micah godsey/rinanorwooddesign.com