A Little Inspiration

Back to the bedroom...

Once school starts back this Thursday, I am hoping for more time to catch up on my list of projects. One of those is the master bedroom.

I have been browsing my magazines as well as blogs trying to find inspiration. One thing is for sure...I am drawn to a light shade of blue / sea-green.

I am a big fan of Erin at House of Turquoise so her blog was the first place I started.

Here are a few of the bedrooms that she has featured from various designers. They are all gorgeous. I'm not sure if I have a favorite; I was just drawn to each of these. I am hoping that by collecting ideas, I'll be able to get a more cohesive idea about how I want our bedroom to be redesigned.

Kathryn Chaplow

Eric Pokesh

Carl Steele

Phillips deVeer Interiors

Red Element Design Studio (there's hope for our ceiling fan)

Stacy Zarin-Goldberg and Sara Tuttle

And out of all of these, I'd say these three are my favorites:

Elizabeth Elsey

Muse Interiors

Ashley Goforth

Friday Find

In my search for decorating ideas, I came across this little gem from One K*ng's Lane...

It can be yours for the discounted price of $4,679!!! Yes, you read that right!

It got me thinking...it looks an awful lot like the piece in our Master Bedroom that I bought on Cr*ig's List for 1/40th of that price.

Please excuse the obnoxious flash...it is too dark in our room for me to take a decent photo in manual mode.

Even the hardware and "feet" appear to be the exact same...

This is the piece that I intend to paint. I have not decided on a room color much less a paint color for this piece of furniture yet. I am excited about the possibilities! I just don't think I could ever fathom paying almost $5k for a piece of furniture like this one though!

In Photographs

For yesterday's post on the Master Bedroom, I had snapped photos from different angles of our room. It's amazing how MUCH MORE you get from looking at a photo than from just walking in the room.

I mean, we have lived with this same room decor for about 4-5 years now. I am so "used to it" that it's hard for me to really evaluate it with an unbiased opinion.

FIVE things instantly came to mind after seeing my own post on the net though.

1. As stated above, I think I can more objectively make decisions about the direction I want our room to go after looking at it in photographs.

2. We have WAY TOO MANY photographs of our children on the walls...SEVEN to be exact. Here's the thing: I really am drawn to professionally decorated bedrooms that have NO photographs on the walls so where the heck do you put these photographs if not in a more personal space??? (Thank you "Anonymous" for pointing this out.)

3. I have GOT to replace that builder-grade ceiling fan. Now, to be completely honest with you, I would not have a fan in our room! However, this room has two exterior walls so it is a little harder to keep it cool in the heat of the summer like we are experiencing now. I think JC would nix the idea of NO fan.

4. I am thinking we need some fabulous crown moulding!

5. Maybe a white bedskirt to match the new duvet I bought would be a good idea to lighten the room closer to the floor as well as hiding the stuff that my eye is "used to seeing"!

OK...keep those ideas coming my way!

Master Bedroom

This summer my brain has been going non-stop about wanting to change our master bedroom decor. The only problem is I'm not too sure which way I want to go.

It's not horrible right now by any stretch of the imagination, but it is a little darker than maybe I'd like. The positive to the darkness is that we are in there to sleep, and I do like complete darkness when trying to fall asleep.

Here are some photos that I snapped last week of our room...I guess you could call these the "Befores", but to be honest, I have not done one thing to transform this room yet.

The view from our bed...

Facing the bed...

From the doorway...

Facing the doorway...

Mismatched furniture ~ a blog post for another day...

The paint color is Agave from Behr. The curtains are a chocolate brown velvet. The nightstands and my dresser with mirror are all from the same set. The other pieces are all different.

I think one thing that I greatly dislike is all the dark furniture.

Ok...I am open to any ideas. My goal is to not spend a fortune. I have already purchased a white duvet cover with shams, and I am going to paint the dresser against the far wall that is already lighter than the other pieces. I am also going to switch out the draperies.

HELP!!!!