Bedroom Changes

Our new stripped duvet.
For Christmas my parents gave Steve and me a new duvet cover. This was my favorite Christmas present. I had picked it out last Summer and I could not wait till Christmas to get it on our bed. I used some Christmas money to buy matching curtains.
I just wanted to post these pictures today since I have been talking so much about the changes in Sarah Kate's room. I started thinking that Steve and I have had changes too!
This is the before picture.

My mother was wondering about how the new color furniture looks in Sarah Kate's room with her other decor and furniture. Every time I take a picture of the new blue furniture it looks lighter in pictures than it does in real life. I am thinking I may want to re-paint it a bit darker (the next color on the paint chip). I am also wanting to get some glass knobs to replace the silver ones.
Some of you asked what I did to antique it. I am learning as I go. I have a lot more to learn. I bought some white primer that was oil-based to spray on the black piece. As I began spraying it, the primer and the black paint starting bubbling up and doing VERY weird. I made a trip to the paint store and found out that you can't paint oil-based paint over latex paint. The lady I bought the furniture from had used black latex spray paint. I bought a putty knife and scraped off the goopey mess I had made.
I usually paint the original wood furniture with a primer (spray kind) or I take the time to sand the piece. It really depends on the wood's surface. I always get a can of paint. I don't spray paint anything. I have not mastered spray paint yet.
After I get the color I want (blue) and it is fully dry, I use sand paper or a sanding block and sand off the paint and wood around the edges to make it look old and worn. I also have a friend who takes the paint off while it is still wet with an old sock on her hand. I have never tried this.
I hope this is helpful.