Please help me complete the master bedroom
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njmomma
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agonjmomma
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoNot a Pro.
Some inspiration:
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Comments (11)I completely agree with lynninnm and les. I hate overhead bedroom light fixtures and any place we have lived I have immediately replaced the ceiling light, if there was one, with a fan (with no lights). We use the fan year-round. Ceiling lights, no matter the wattage, are cold and harsh and you need additional lamps in the room anyway. We have night table lamps which are similar to the size we have on living room end tables and a floor lamp in the sitting area of the MBR. Warm lighting is so much nicer than a cold overhead light, imo, so enjoy sleeping with a fan and scrap the ceiling fixture....See MorePlease help me redecorate my master bedroom!
Comments (6)The most economical solution would be to bite the bullet and paint the desk from your teenage bedroom set that you are using as a vanity. Then ditch the teenage dresser and move the vanity. The shelves in your towers are currently being under utilized and you say you need storage for folded clothes. I would put curtains on the glass with top and bottom rods and use the shelves for the folded clothing. If the only reason the black curtain is there is to hide the cords, I would remove it and fill the area with wicker baskets that have covers. This will hide the cords and offer more storage. Paint the purple shelf black. Since you say you are willing to budget some money for improving the looks and function of the room I think you would be happier if you just got rid of the teenage furniture altogether. Sell it on CL. Then get a second hand secretary desk that looks more grown up and use it for a vanity. Get one that has a hutch to fill the wall space and you can use the cubbies for storage too. One that sits on legs would look light and airy in the room, but if storage is an issue, get one with drawers below. The flip down work surface would stay up most of the time so as not to crowd the room. These secretary pieces can be found on CL for cheap. You will feel more like a princess doing your routine at one of these than at you old teenage desk. If you sell the desk and dresser, and get a secretary the cost might be a wash. If you are planning on painting the secretary black anyway, you can even get a scuffed up one for very little money. Then with a secretary painted black being used as a vanity on the wall, and all the other furniture black, I think you could leave the two towers as they are as the economical option. You don't want everything to be all black do you? You just want to not have a myriad of wood tones and treatments. Your idea to get an entertainment amoire is nice. I think that a TV hidden behind doors is more peaceful for a bedroom and would look better being less cluttery. An amoire would have a smaller footprint in the room and also give that wall some breathing space. They are cuter too and you could find one that looks very feminine. Again, CL to the rescue. Buying a clothing amoire and adding a shelf inside for a TV, will give you style options that are more suited for a bedroom than a rec room. They are usually on feet and a big bulky thing like an amoire in a smaller room needs feet to make it seem lighter. There are some nice entertainment amoires made for LR TVs and they can be found on CL for a song. A nice secretary as a vanity? ===================== An amoire for TV and clothing? Here is a link that might be useful: Secretary Desk...See MoreNeed help with completing the master bedroom
Comments (12)HI -- It should not be too hard to make this a beautiful bedroom. One thing I do not like is all matchy furniture . Get a large rug that fits the room ...something with a soft color ( starting point ) and texture . Measure the room so the floorcovering store can help you with the proper size . I like the wall color so you don't need to change unless you want too or.... pick a new rich color from the rug you choose . Move the bed to the opposite wall . I think you need a much longer rich wood dresser for the other wall . Side tables in the same color tone but they can match or not . Large lamps . Now I think drapes will add so much to the room. Full length pleated or grommet top on Dark chunky rods . Big round fancy mirror above the dresser and also a big lamp or matching pair . In store designer or interior designer or a design student can help you put together everything such as the rug , drapes , and bedding . You could even paint the headboard if needed . Look for inspiration bedrooms on Houzz . Also check out Houseandhome.com and any other sites ....See Moreplease help me style my new construction master bedroom!
Comments (5)These are some pieces I had saved as inspiration, I think this is the look I am going for like a distressed white paint with a natural wood top. I was thinking a wide chest of drawers On the bigger wall leading to the walk-in closet, with the TV on top of that. I hate exposed TVs but idk what other choice I have. (TV is for my spouse). Then in the smaller wall leading to the walk in, I was debating a taller chest of drawers, or perhaps the vanity angled in the corner and a lingerie chest type set of drawers next to it for my make up? I currently am using an IKEA Alex drawer set for my make up and perfume and it’s very functional but I want to replace it with something that matches better. Or, I was thinking of angling the vanity and one of the back corners? Not sure if that would work though. I was picturing nightstands below the window but still on the hunt for these as I want them to look a little different than the rest of the furniture, still matching but not identical. Perhaps a white weathered wood with a mirrored top?...See Moremarinaboehm
5 years agonjmomma
5 years ago
Pajarito
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoInspiration photos
Love your rug. White bedding works well especially since you said you there is not a lot of natural light. Once you determine the bed /headboard you can work on night stands and lamps so there are the correct proportions.
Betsy Cain
5 years agoWhat do you think about the idea of an upholstered headboard/bed such as these (all houzz links)?
Emerald Home Interlude Upholstered Bed Set, King, Upholstered · More Info
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Then traditional nightstands on either side, perhaps something like this:
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I would then choose simple but elegant white cotton or linen curtains that are lined!Betsy Cain
5 years agomarinaboehm
5 years ago
PROJudyG Designs
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoIt is hard to judge space available from your photos, but I see one small window on opposite sides of the room. Your bed and rug may be perfect cornered. Have you ever considered that? If it would fit properly there are so many things you could do with that arrangement.
marinaboehm
5 years ago
Cheryl Smith
5 years ago
decoenthusiaste
5 years agoLove the rug! Bedside table is too short - should arrive level with the mattress top. I would go dramatic and have a custom headboard made in either the rug's red or the color of the blue medallion in the center.
loobab
5 years agoHi Marina-
I love your rug, please keep it.
Rather than buying a whole new bed, you can keep the one you have and just turn up its appeal with a headboard that you attach, and better bed linens.
For a headboard that won't be too expensive, look at the recent catalog from Bed Bath and Beyond. They have several in different colors and materials.
You can get one in white or off white, or get a rich blue.
https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/category/furniture/bedroom-furniture/headboards/14474/
Here are just a few of theirs
It is very difficult to make a bed with a foot board.
You will also turn up the wow factor if you get an upholstered bench (fabric to match your headboard or leather) to put at the foot of the bed. You can sit on it to put on your shoes or get dressed.
Some of them are made with storage inside so you can use that for extra shoes and boots, or for linens and extra blankets.
You definitely need to get a mattress cover for each of the box springs to protect them from dust and dust mites.Also, get a dust ruffle to make the bed look "dressed." You can get one that look more tailored or one with a ruffle, which ever is your preference.
I would get a comforter that is larger. The one you have looks too small for the size bed that you have. You want one that comfortably drapes over the sides of the bed.
A bed looks luxurious with more pillows, so I suggest you get two European pillows, which are large square pillows, and you want three of them on a king bed, two on a queen. You want the pillow to be 28" on each side so that they plumply fill a 26" sham. These are the pillows that are decorative and stand up against the headboard.
Don't fiddle a little decorative pillows, they are a hassle to take off when you go to bed and to put back in the morning, and they drive men nuts.
Just get the European pillows because along with the other pillows, you need them and make the bed look and feel luxurious.
You also need 4 of the regular pillows that you sleep on, two for each of you.
If it is a king bed, most people get king pillows, so each pillow will reach halfway across the bed, and you put one pillow on top of each other, either flat, or arranged slightly at an angle.
The European pillows are arranged vertically against the headboard.
Some people choose to keep the shams covering the European pillows the same color as the pillow covers, and others choose to use a decorative pattern or color.
If you want to have all your bed linens in the same color family, you can add more interest there by adding some texture in the pillow shams on the European pillows, and adding a an extra textured coverlet folded at the foot of the bed.
Ugg makes a wonderful line of textural bed linens and pillow covers that is sold exclusively at Bed Bath and Beyond. It's not cheap, but it's worth a walk into the store to give you some ideas.
And of course a velvet headboard is just marvelously textured.
These days we are all so busy, many of us don't bother with the formal bedspread, and just spread out a large comforter over the bed.
In your room you have the color accent from your marvelous rug, and I do suggest you get some art on the wall with colors that pick up from the rug.
Also, don't forget a live plant. Coleus is a marvelous indoor plant that doesn't need a lot of light and it has red in it which will work well with your rug.
Don't buy lamps until you get your bedside tables because you want your lamps to be the right height.
marinaboehm thanked loobabnjmomma
5 years agomarinaboehm
5 years agomarinaboehm
5 years agoGetting closer to choosing the bed. Which one do you like more - the upholstered or wood? I am a bit worried about the durability of the upholstered beds. I don't want to buy something that would age or stain quickly. I maybe leaning on the headboard when reading in bed. I think I like the look of the upholstered better but let me know your thoughts. Thank you!
marinaboehm
5 years ago
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