Ready for its close up…

My bedroom! I know, I know, you’ve been waiting in anticipation to see it.   It basically looks exactly the same as it has for last 6 months or more.  Only the euro shams are new as of the last week…I used to have a pair of orange and white ones, but they just didn’t work.  And the only reason I thought they didn’t work was because of those yellowy striped roman shades, which I wanted to keep.  So I had to search for a pattern or color to work with a yellowy off-white, a white, and gray.

Anyway, starting from the beginning…we moved into this room about a year ago.  It used to be Harper’s nursery.  It’s technically smaller than the other room we were in, and has a smaller closet, but it’s more of a square.  The other room is a long rectangle, and when you have a king size bed a square will suit it better.  Plus this room has a tiny half bathroom, and it’s nice to have the room with the bathroom.  So we ordered a new bed online, and when it arrived we moved into the other room, painted, put the bed together and I began decorating little by little.  We also needed another clothes storage idea (hence the dresser and armoire), because we lost half of our closet space, but gained a bathroom.

So back to the Euro shams…they were orange and white tile pattern Pottery Barn shams (which I’m not using, so if you’re interested in seeing or buying them, let me know!). My first thought were for dark gray ones like this (via West Elm).

But I didn’t want it to get too boring with just a solid color and a lot of different textures.  So I consulted my online friend Maggie, and she thought darker was good, but some color would be fun.  She thought the West Elm shams would be good, or suggested I just go crazy with these (via Dwell Studio).  I love them, it’s just a little out of my budget, though!

So I kept searching…and waiting…and checking eBay.  Then I found a pair of West Elm euro shams in similar colors as the peacock set on eBay and decided to bid on them.  I hate bidding, I like to buy it now, so I put in a lowball bid and forgot about it.  And as my Green Bay Packers were winning the Superbowl (woot!) I got an e-mail saying that I won the shams!  So I paid for them and they were on their way, and I crossed my fingers hoping that they’d tie the room together and actually I think that they work quite well!  I am basically forcing it to work as I don’t want to replace the window blinds, but it’s all growing on me.

10 points to you if you know who else has this pattern in their bedroom in the home decor online blogging world.  I really did run across the shams by accident, knew who else had them so I wasn’t sure if they’d work, but I’m loving them now.  And 100 points to my friend Sarah who knew exactly who I’m talking about when I showed her the eBay photo of my shams.  And she did it while we were watching the Superbowl! Yes, I’m talking about the Youngsters at Young House Love (Hi Sherry and John!).

I swear I took a photo from this angle with the blind closed…oops.  Don’t I have a sweet view out there?? Neighbor’s green house…that green roof makes the light in our whole room green sometimes.

And for the rest of the little details…sorry, no time to link to everything…upper paint color is Wildwood by Benjamin Moore.  Lower is Acadia White by BM.  Bedside lights are IKEA,window blinds are from Home Depot, white sheets are from Wal-Mart (Canopy collection – very soft!) and the duvet cover is from the Chic Chenille duvet cover from Linensource. The gray flannel blanket is from the Home Shopping Network.

Frames (below) are IKEA…”L” is a Flickr find that I ordered a print of…Love Poster is from {Oh Brooke.} It used to be in Harper’s room.  Little silhouettes are a $5 for the pair antique store find.

Same for Glenn’s “G” and silhouette.

Our bed is a platform bed with drawers underneath.  We needed to be able to pull them out, so regular side tables wouldn’t work…this is our solution: antique crates screwed to the wall.  They used to hold apples.  Now they hold books and magazines I don’t read…remotes, charging iPods and cell phones.

Glenn’s side…

And just for fun…the opposite sides of the room to get a good layout. The cedar chest was made by Glenn’s great-uncle Glenn, and that dresser needs a paint job.  Apparently the bedroom is a good place to store golf clubs.  And I want a new light…probably a light-less fan, then add some recessed lights around the room.  I know a good electrician.   The door to the bathroom is on the right.

Half-bath…recently painted by my husband (Ashley Gray by Benjamin Moore – the same color we have in our living room). Yay for using leftover paint!  Glenn’s “closet” on the right.  Flat screen on top.

Other corner of the room.  Glenn’s closet (armoire purchased online).  My closet.  I hung curtains instead of bi-pass doors.  Little chair that I just hang clothes on.  Wedding photos (by Kathi Corder) on the walls in here.  The floors are laminate in an oak.  I normally am not a fan of oak but I really like my floors.  The main part of the house is a darker wood laminate.

Let me know if you have any other questions! Thanks for reading.