Principle Bedroom Plans

I've said it before, but as a result of moving from a <600 square foot condo, to a much more roomy home we've had to work away in furnishing the house room by room. Although some interior designers/decorators say you should finish each room before moving on to the next - I disagree. To live comfortably in a home you need to have a few key pieces to do this.

In a previous post about our dining room/area, I talked about my desire for new dinning room chairs, a new light fixture…etc, etc. Well, we have the core pieces (table and chairs), as well as a few decorative items. Because this room/area is functional and dare I say comfortable I felt the need to move onto more sparse areas - meaning our bedroom.

I would post a picture of it, but it is so embarrassingly barren, that I won't. Our bedroom is minimalism at it's finest. It seriously has a queen sized mattress and box spring floating in the center of the room, flanked by two alarm clocks (on the floor) and a fan that Patrick "must" have to sleep. That's right folks, we have no bed frame, no night tables, no dressers…nothing! But fear not, because a glorious new bed frame is on its way. We ordered, from Costco ;), a lovely queen sized upholstered bed - yay!

Honestly, I haven't really been sleeping overly well since we moved in to our new place - perhaps because the one room that is supposed to feel cozy and safe lacks permanence and personality. Hopefully that will change beginning with the new bed! Yay!

Here's another inspiration board I've been working on that includes the nightstands and dressers we hope to purchase…they're from The Bay - just need to save the funds!



We're trying to avoid things being too matchy/matchy, but we also lack the patience to continually hunt for items that are unique, but also go with the mood/style that we are aiming for.

I'm in LOVE with the round capiz mirror in the inspiration picture above - here's another pic:



My plan was to use it over my dresser (the low one) - I really think it will add a little sparkle or pizzazz to the room - plus a much needed mirror. Compared to the condo we have hardly any mirrors (other then the bathrooms). We're looking for a large round mirror for our entrance way, or a unique large square one…but we need to find a little console table for that space first ;)

There are only two problems with the round capiz mirror. The first is that it is $199 - eep! That's going to be a hard sell to Patrick ;) And the second is that it is from a store I love called West Elm

And West Elm currently doesn't ship to Canada, so I'll have to go to the US to get it. There's a store in Portland…we're hoping to go on a road trip through there next summer…fingers crossed we'll stop in ;)

PS It's my 24th birthday - whoot! lol