Recently I did a bedroom make-over "Wildlife Style." My husband left on a week-long elk hunting trip (which he lives for) and I wanted to complete the project while he was gone in order to surprise him.

Planning secretly for months, I selected three rustic color paints. My accent wall was red and I used some recycled cedar shakes from my husband's deceased grandfather's place and accented the lower section of the wall. I removed all the trim from around the room and primed and painted the walls in a outdoorsy, but calm, green. I then had a large picture engraved with my husband's "happy place" on cedar planks which I framed.

I also restripped and repainted a dresser, repainted a used headboard and television stand, and put together a stencil of elk. The pieces all matched nicely using the red accent-color paint and brown. In addition, I taxidermied my husband's first bull elk horns and ordered a special plaque for them, staying within my color theme, plus I also bought an elegant bedding set with matching curtains which I tailored to fit my windows and hung a curtain rod. And, let's not forget the wall heater I removed, patched .