Did you rent it or did you buy it? In other words: how much are you allowed to change?

Maybe post a floor plan hard to get an idea of the space from pics.

Buy. I'll post the floor plan.

I would leave the bed where it is. You can either keep both nightstands and put the dressers in the closets (with so much going on architecturally, less is better for furniture, and with such huge closets, you don't need all the dressers!). Or, do a night stand on the left (by the closet door) and the short dresser on the wall by the bedroom door (can serve as nightstand for that side of the bed) and put the tall dresser in a closet.

Mount the tv on the wall above the radiator (I'm assuming you want the tv in there).

Curtain rod mounted high and wide, as you said, with floor length curtains. Ivory is fine, or you could do a pattern.

Headboard just depends on your taste, wood, upholstered, whatever.

Thank you for the answers. That helps a lot.

First of all: never put a bed directly under a window or next to the heating if it can be avoided. Very unpleasant to hear every noise and get too cold with every little wind stream passing by. With the heating one (end) is cooked and the other (end) stays 'rare'.

I'm not from the States, but from Europe. That means, that I don't have the same expectations and might have some 'fresh' ideas, coming from a different background.

My first question is: how many walk-in closets do you need??? It seems like the room would be much bigger and thus have a much grander look and feel to it, when you knock out the wall to the biggest walk-in closet. You can still place tons of clothes in the remaining walk-in closet, if it is customized and optimized. You already do have lots of storage room in the drawers of the furniture.

That is: if you want to keep this furniture. For all the pictures you give of things you like, clearly demonstrate your 'new look' for this room, with the different shades of grey, a soft hint of blue and the metallic and silver accents. You do know your style. Just need the guts to depart from the things that don't match with it: your current furniture.

So yeah: go for that style. It all matches wonderfully together and has this quiet fibe you want in a bedroom.

Once the wall is knocked out, you place your bed with the desired headboard in the middle of the wall of the former walk-in closet. Since your room is then big enough, you might even add a bench at the end of the bed, for that enriched feel.

You'll find matching furniture in a jiffy and of course can buy them with an eye on which clothes might need more storage space.

The ideas you have for the curtains are an excellent choice. Trust your own instincts, for you seem to have plenty of them.

The dark floor you now have goes well enough with the greys. But if you knock out a wall, you probably have to redo the flooring as well. The pictures of your wishes all show a much lighter flooring. Which I would defenitely go after, since you only have those three windows.

Because of the limited inflow of light it is wise to keep the walls in the lighter tones of the grey palet. How about some panelling for the bottom third of the room?

Look what happens if you break the rule of "all trimming should be white":

Paint all doors white or grey. The closer their color is to the walls, the more they 'disappear'.

One or two walls with some expensive looking wallpaper in complementing tones might give the room the pazzazz it deserves.

What do you think?

Maria the walls are plaster and from my last visit there to help with some decorating it was a nightmare installing one metal shelf unit in the laundry room for the detergents. It was unbelievable! Knocking walls down and closing off a closet is just too risky. We don't want to "tamper" with the houses' original design. The owners are not going to live there 10 years or a lifetime. The flooring is original to the house but, has been refinished not that long ago. This is a difficult room and in my searching for ideas, it seems that many times the bed is placed under the window as the focal point. It is a queen bed and I don't believe it would be too close to the radiator. I understand compromises must be made. As it stands right now it faces the master bathroom. If moved under the windows it will face the exit door. I just bought him this furniture last week. I got him the end tables about 3 months ago and when he mentioned about a chest of drawers I decided to get both pieces because he isn't going to live there the rest of his life and at that point may need the matching furniture and it may be unavailable.

Please keep the ideas coming. I need color options for the curtains, headboard and furniture placement. I feel if I keep those items "neutral" the light green walls are not a problem. To prevent a "stark" room, a contrasting/complementary color and pattern can be brought in with the comforter. The TV will not be mounted to the wall. Putting anything in these walls has proven to be a nightmare and I am fairly well experienced with a drill in my hand. I had thought about moving the chest of drawers into one of the closets. It is still an option despite the fact it was just delivered last week! In all honesty, despite the challenges of this room, it looks quite odd not to have any furniture in a bedroom despite the fact you have 2 walk in closets. I'm leaning toward putting the bed under the window because that seems to be the only way to accomplish this. If the curtains are right I can see how it could turn out to be a nice focal point. Please help with ideas for shape, color and style for curtains and headboard.

Queen bed:

I have my bed under our windows and have used curtains and sheers on it. I love it. It definitely helps to give you some much needed wall space.

Ideas for inspirations.

ER612 I was thinking about placement like you have in sketch #2. I think I could squeeze in the chest of drawers on the opposite side of the room and put tv on top. I think I prefer the bed up against the windows as opposed to the dresser with the mirror. There isn't anything out this window worth seeing and this house gets full sun in every room throughout the day. Opening and closing the curtains are not really going to be a concern or much interest. I do recognize your point about the grommets which I will most likely use in the living room. How about colors? Headboard? What do you think?

I love my bed under the windows and the drapes framing it. I keep a cool room so I don't have to worry about heating but, when I'm ill, I turn up the heat and no problems at all. I think it's the best place to put the bed and then paint the doors similar to the walls.

Can't paint the doors. I think it is a mistake to tamper with the original architecture of the house, it is a victorian. If they were going to live here a lifetime, maybe but it would probably be best to just replace them. LOL

I think I would put the bed against the windows with the draperies hung just on the sides, with another window treatment used for privacy and light control (shades with remote? plantation shutters?) I always love sleeping under a window. Even when closed during our colder winters (colder than some places) I like the feeling of the little bit of fresh air that seems to leak in above my head.

I didn't think about placing the curtains in that manner but, that is certainly a good idea! I was thinking of crushed vole going across all of them on a rod and heavier curtains flanking the left and right side of the windows. I guess i would bring them down to the floor to create a back drop for the bet.

I see where you only need 4 panels for the grommet curtains. Thanks!!

In both your suggestions what color crushed vole?

Do you have a rug or bedding yet? I'd choose curtains last. I'd wait until you have at least the bedding (and bed if you're going with an upholstered bed) to decide on curtains.

He likes a comforter. I did get him a new one when I visited last. I don't remember what it looks like but, I am sure it has a pattern because they usually do. I do remember there is green in it because of the wall color. Now, I'm looking at the headboard and feeling like the bed is way too low. Look how high the end tables are. I have to do something about that. It is a platform bed. I think he is going to need a box spring without the spring to raise it up 9" or so. I have to get more measurements tonight and boy is he going to love that! It is very hard to put this together being in another state!

I would not have any furniture in that room except a bed and two very small nightstands. You don't need any dressers, what with all those walk in closets. I would avoid putting the bed in front of the window if i could. I think that always makes a room look smaller -- because no one puts a bed in front of a window unless there isn't enough room for any other layout.

I can't really answer you questions, but I love your wall color. It's very similar to my living room; I find it relaxing and refreshing. Grey paint would be so depressing, especially with the brown floors and furniture.

I would move the chest of drawers away from the radiator, maybe into the closet if there is no where else to put it. To me that looks like a spontaneous fire waiting to happen.

I love the room, the floors, the woodwork - everything. It's going to be grand with just a few tweaks. Of course, the bed mattress needs a bed and headboard to get up to the correct height.

With the right curtains/drapes/sheers, whatever, on the windows, I think the bed, with the matching end tables would be wonderful. Of course, if you use grommet curtains, you'll have to pull the bed forward a bit if you plan to close them and expect them to hang properly. You could try a traverse rod, or ring hung curtains.

Caroline94535 I agree that brand new dresser can't stay in front of the radiator! In a perfect world, I would switch out those doors because they add to the aesthetic confusion in the room with so many doors & windows. If the doors were white, it wouldn't help with furniture placement but it wouldn't be such a obstruction.