I recently posted pictures of our freshly repainted bedroom. The overwhelming consensus among the people who commented (all three of them) was that the curtains suck and they’ve got to go. Which I don’t disagree with. They came with the house and I want something new and not ugly. I just put them back up because I don’t have that something new yet. But it was pointed out that we don’t really need curtains. So here is the room, sans curtains.
Better? Still doesn’t exactly have a finished look, but I have some thoughts. You know, for when we have money to buy all kinds of new furniture.
My first idea is not really furniture at all. I’d like to put some decorative molding above the bed. I was thinking of creating a 3×3 grid of squares made of half round molding, painted either Silver Tradition, or white.
As for curtains, I’m not sure we really need anything on the two small windows, but I thought this might look nice on the big windows. I need to check it out in person to see if the color goes with the accent wall, which is what I was trying to pull from. There are also some coordinating items that I might consider, like a throw or some decorative pillows.
If that isn’t enough Scandinavian decor for you, I’m also thinking about replacing our dressers and nightstands with these (in black-brown). Two next to each other just happens to be about the same length as the space from the side of the bed to each wall. So I think we should each get two. That will give us each six drawers for clothes, which should be plenty of space to replace the two mismatched dressers we have now across the room. Plus they are about the right height for a nightstand, so they will do double duty if we put lamps and our alarm clocks on the top. And speaking of lamps, I thought it might be a good idea to lean a mirror against the wall behind each lamp. I’ve noticed that since we painted the wall dark, the light from the bedside lamps seems to get sucked up and it feels very dark. The mirrors will reflect the light out and make it brighter.
So, since we won’t be needing the two old dressers anymore, what should we do with that space? I’d like to put two comfy chairs (gasp! the comfy chair! can you name that tv show?), a small table, a floor lamp, and an ottoman to create a little sitting area we can use for reading.
Haven’t really thought about art at all, but there is plenty of wall space for that. Maybe a Fathead of the Colorado Avalanche logo? They don’t have one of Patrick Roy. Or not.
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