You Can Do It! Create a Custom Look For Your Bedroom For Less!

There’s nothing like drama in the bedroom, right? Wrong. But you can still create a dramatic, modern and unique look using large wall canvas and a simple platform bed.

We went with the Ikea Malm http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S39849855 a reasonably-priced and slick low-profile platform bed system that didn’t break the bank.

Stretching a roll of canvas over a large 2x4 frame, I then went to work on the custom element, painting a large, impactful piece that defined the room, while accentuating the low, clean lines of the Ikea bed frame. The results are one-of-a-kind, and didn’t cost a whole lot. For the painting, you can even do this yourself, using a roller to block out the raw canvas, then splatter some contrasting color, either in a Jackson-Pollockesque spasm or take a wide brush and add a few simple strokes to create a more minimalist focal point for your room.

It’s modern art, so you don’t really need any true artistic talent, just guts to get the paint on the canvas! Mae it your own and make yourself an artist!