sluggodo-did you manage to find a long bench at Home Sense or is it closer to 4 feet? They have lots of shortish benches

I bought another set of lamps yesterday. What does everyone think?

My first thought was, I love them. Then, I wondered if they might feel a bit modern for the room. The size looks nice.

Then, as I was about to post a comment, my husband came in and I shut my computer down for a bit to chat with him. When I turned it back on and came back into Houzz, this pic was on the Houzz entry screen and I found myself thinking, that lamp would be beautiful in mom3boyz's bedroom. I think you've found several pretty good options but I do continue to think ceramic might be the best of all and I've been liking the idea of white ceramic recently. But, again, I think a few of the recent options have been pretty good.

Oops, forgot to post the pic.

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I also like the idea of ceramic but have not found anything suitable. These last lamps are my favourite of the latest three. The picture above is so nice and calming.

That bedroom pic is nice, isn't it? It made me think of your room. I do think you could get a similar feel to your room with your wall, bedding and headboard colors. Your furniture is dark but with lamps and drapes similar to that pic, you could definitely create a similar feel. That was kind of your initial idea for drapes, right? They might look great.

Looking again at the pic of your room, if you put a fuller duvet in your cover, made the shams you have planned, then added kind of sheer white drapes, white lamps with bright white shades, and white accent pillows on the bed (maybe with some texture), you really could get that kind of look and it would be beautiful in your space.

Now I'm pretty excited thinking about it. Looking back at the pics of the rest of your room and bathroom and the art on your walls, adding white to the bed side of the room would be just perfect. The only thing that wouldn't go with that theme would be the lamp on the dresser but maybe it could find a new home? Maybe you don't need accent colors, etc. Maybe the best idea is a bunch of white.

I forgot to mention that I found curtains yesterday. Most people were suggesting beigie so that's what I went with. Didn't see any white sheers that I liked. Here is a pic of them just sort of placed by the window. It's getting dark so it's a bit difficult to see.

Consider adding some dramatic wallpaper! Accessories and artwork always goes a long way. You could definitely use more texture/pattern in the room! We've installed wallpaper on the master bedroom ceilings of our clients numerous times and it always adds pizzazz to the room!

I have thought about wallpaper on the wall behind the headboard. I'll keep an eye out for curtains with more texture. I'm also working on the pillow situation.

I have bought three sets of curtains in an attempt to figure out...white or beigie.

This picture shows a beigie colour with a design. The colour is too yellowy but I'm using it as a general reference.

This next picture shows a white sheer.

Thoughts??

Since the other day and the picture that made me think of your room, I'm loving the idea of white drapes, pillows and lamps for your room. These pics reinforce that opinion for me. I love the white - possibly those are a bit too sheer, but they certainly give me a feeling for the look of white and I like it.

I would recommend hanging a few wall accents and/or pictures. Also, try getting a colorful bed set with multiple pillows and add a throw. I would also add a TV.

I like the white too but these do seem too sheer and almost non-existant. I'll try and look for something more solid white if I'm out tomorrow. White curtains also work when I put on my white quilt in the summer.

After seeing these pics, I'm not even sure they need to be sheer at all, just white - like a linen or something. I do think white is the way to go.

I looked at new duvets when I was out today. Yikes, a king sized one is pricey. I'll do some homework and figure out what fill I want and check the sales. I was cold last night but my warm husband was just right!

Just in case you want to reconsider ordering lamps from Lampsplus, here are two more white possibilities from the same color plus collection you found the Anya in. I think one of these is 29.5" and the other is 30" and both are $99.

Sorry the pics are in the middle of the text. I'm still having trouble with the new Houzz changes.

The current lamps we have are 30 inches-up to the top of the finial. I do like the bottom lamp a lot. Not sure what colour the actual base is. What they have listed is not winter white but pure white according to the number.

Have you thought about the Porcelain Blue for your drapes?

Pier1 has some nice bluish drapes. Wasn't sure if they would just blend in too much. Will look at them as well if I can get out today.

Hi mom3boyz,

I love your bedding and I thought this rug from Alexanian Carpet & Flooring would look fantastic. This rug has soft grey/greens and I think it would work beautifully with your existing bedding. The pattern on this rug will make a statement in your room, complimenting the paisley bedding without competing with it.

Good luck with your room!

Wendy Alexanian

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I love the lamps you seem to have settled on...trust me...it's time to settle on them :) They lend substance and romance without heavy visuals.

I liked the first draps you showed in the dark picture...or were they the same ones you showed in the "too yellow" pic?

I agree that my lamp search needs to be over...I have bought too many lamps...the current lamps are staying! On a practical point, the double little pulls are good for on/off because it make it easy to turn off/on in bed.

On to curtains. The first ones I posted was a good match colourwise but lacked texture/interest. I returned them. I also returned the other two above. The sheers disappeared and the others were too yellow.

I bought two more sets today.

Thoughts please??

I like the pattern on the first, but the color still too pink...doesn't work well with other large color swath in the room (headboard)

These are on sale at pottery barn...heavy velvet

Is it possible to center the bed on the wall?

OK, so if the lamps are staying, the need for white drapes is less than if white lamps were in the room. The white drapes from today aren't bad but I love the ones dclostboy posted from Pottery Barn. I'm not liking any of the beige or tan choices.

I am also not liking any of the beige or white options.
Tomorrow I will look at BB&B at the choice that toomanywhitewalls suggested (comes in a white or blue). I will also see about Pier1 as they have several blue/beige combos that looked interesting on-line and I've included them below.
The PB curtains that dclostboy posted are sumptuous looking. Unfortunately PB is too far for me to go to tomorrow. With the price being much higher than other options (I'd have to order them and each panel is $225 with the exchange rate) I'd like to try a few more options before I check out the PB ones. The are very nice though.

Either of those two options from bb&b look promising.

I tried to order the two Pier1 curtains above but they are not shipped to Canada. Bummer.

I went to BB&B and couldn't find the curtains recommended by toomanywhitewalls but came across the one below (Garrison) and have ordered the 96" length which should be shipped in 7-10 days.

My curtains came in and I like them. They are tab top. IMO they are much better suited to the room compared to the beigie or white options I showed before.

While the curtains reflect a color in your duvet, you now need to add a bit more blue to the bed in shams or throw pillows to completely tie together.

The white pillow cases aren't staying. I rec'd the matching sham material last week and will soon make the 3 euro shams to go up against the headboard. I was thinking about a blue with some texture for the king shams and want to keep the green/beigie pillow in the front.

I have the Martha Promenade white panels from JCP in 2 bedrooms. They are beautiful...with a textured linen look and heavier than most sheers. Love them!

http://www.jcpenney.com/windows/marthawindow-promenade-rod-pocket-curtain-panel/prod.jump?ppId=pp5002351370

I'm not crazy about these drapes. I think they're too blue and they aren't working with the duvet cover. Going back and looking at the previous posts, I'm liking solid white drapes the best, but not too sheer.

So far I've had one yay and two nays for the blue curtains above. I really liked them when I put them up on Sunday but as the days have gone on (and with different lighting at night), my love for them has shifted.

Ann suggested solid white but not sheer. I wasn't a fan of the solid white that I posted above since I plan on making the matching euros and thought about blue king shams (although that can change).

I didn't like the beige curtains because it just seemed like another blob of beige along with the headboard and rug.

What about sheer blue?? or other non-sheer bluish drapes?? No blue? Dclostoby posted blue velvet drapes from Pottery Barn but with the exchange rate, shipping etc, they are out of my price range for a bedroom.

Not sure what to look for now. I've been to a bunch of stores, carrying my paint swatch, with little success. Boohoo.

I've been gone a long time, but I LIKE the white sheers. All the rest seem way too heavy for the room. Your first instincts were correct. Also, what happened to those cute, bright green pillows? Make the room for YOU. (although I like the idea of the bright white lights, too). Your paint and spread are light and airy-- the headboard and rug are heavy-- you don't need anything else to anchor the room. Just LIVE in it a while and stay out of the stores for at least a month.

I'm like white too - even sheers would be fine but sheers wouldn't be my first choice. I agree that the rest seem too heavy. Right now the wall color and duvet color are really working well together but I think that started to kind of fall apart with the addition of the blue drapes. So, I'd just let the pretty wall color and pretty duvet color be the blues/greens in the room and go with white drapes, along with some white in pillows too (maybe king shams?). I agree the look of beige curtains was dreary.

The carpet mentioned by Wendy Alexanian would look just lovely - very elegant and as she said, will add interest without competing with other items in the room.

I also think the rug suggestion is very nice but the current rug is only a year old and has to stay!

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Paint the wall in aqua teal color

Replace the head board with more
pattern on it. Replace the bed sheet with the new cotton textured bed sheet. Add
more line pattern green and white cotton pillows and arrange them from
ascending to descending order.

Replace the two uneven height
lamps with the wall scones.

Replace the area rug with the
floral pattern rug

Add round pendant lighting on the ceiling

Make the window little short in length and increase in
height instead

Add green aqua drapery on the window instead blinds

Add more art work

Add ottoman at foot side of the bed

Nice bedroom! I really enjoy the style of your room, however I think you should remove the brown rug and add a cream color to lighten up your bedroom. Also adding window curtains will look lovely.