Thanks Loribee, I'd like a mirror, but I also love when people have mirrors behind the bedside tables. I'm wondering if that would look good. It's hard to think of what would go over the bed too. Because the bed is so ornate and big and the ceiling is high. I have such a hard time picking art. Beth P.

Did some research online, and it seems the shutters dont completely block out the light. Was thinking of adding blackout curtain panels on either side of the larger windows to soften the look of the panels. Not sure about the smaller windows, I dont think curtains will look nice there.

I like my first idea best as far as use of space. I know people say not to put toilets on an outside wall. We had one in our last house in Iowa, but we had 2X6 construction. I don't know how high your window is, but I'm guessing the toilet would fit under there. The shower would be 5 feet long or shorter if you want a wider space to get to the toilet. (kind of tight the way I have drawn). You could do a 5 and half foot long shower and do an angled door at the left end to allow room between the shower and toilet. The vanity would be about 7 feet long, unless you do a 60 inch vanity with a linen cabinet at the door. I would reverse entry door swing if you do that.. The second top right could work and you would still have a small closet. The bottom left plan would require waterproofing your front window. Hopefully someone will give you other ideas. The bottom right plan is bigger, but no closet. Each square equals 1 foot.

I'll start with a disclaimer that I'm not a guru there. with this out of the way, I'd say that your moodboard seems great to me, and your plans sound nice as well. Seeing the room itself though-or at least the rough plan-would be really helpful. Dark antique nightstands-I haven't seen them(again, maybe you can attach a photo?), but if you already have them-I'd try to make them part of the overall design, before trying newer furniture, even though OKL is a good site, generally speaking. Your mattress should be very good and you should try it in a store before buying. The frame..I guess one can get lucky with online (and I was, couple times), but the mattress is different. But you might already have the one you use and love. Upholstered pieces like armchair and bench..do you own them already, or you plan to buy them online? These, should be comfortable, and can be hit or miss, because chairs are very personal, if one can say so. Depends on one's height etc-what's great for one person isn't great at all for another. If you still decide to risk it-check a shop's return policy really well..try it right when they deliver, more upscale shops will allow you to return on the spot(or so I heard. lol). Which is of course much easier than to schedule them once again etc. Check also whether they charge restocking fees. Make sure all your dimensions are known, measure everything. With rugs, pay attention not only to colors and patterns, but whether they serve your needs. Low traffic, high traffic? Make sure they're the type that doesn't move much-you don't want tripping hazard in your bedroom, and make sure you buy a good rug pad as well. Your painting is beautiful, and if you have physical space to put it in your bedroom, and would rather enjoy it on your bedroom-I don't see any reason why not. I for one can have strong albeit illogical opinions about where art X or art Y should go, and I stick to them. If my feelings will change down the road-well then I'll act accordingly. (of course one's family sometimes dictates things. Say I have a beloved portrait of a clown, and my daughter expressed very strong desire to never see it in living areas because it freaks her out. I find him being very kind clown, but oh well. I have him next to my bed, all the better for me)) No, one doesn't decorate around the painting, not really, but one can get deeply inspired by it)) It's amazing what simple reframing of whatever we try to say, can do. Especially with your subdued, warmer colors-I don't see any need for you to make particular efforts to decorate around the painting. The painting will do just fine, as I see it. It's great enough to hold its own. Just decide where you want it-more personal space, more public space..maybe you decide you want it be the one and only painting in the room. maybe you decide it'll do fine with companions..look at it as if it was alive(and it is to some degree, to you)..consult it:) Play with it a bit..put it here, there..lean it on the floor first in different places, if you're not deadly sure where it goes. Soon you'll feel where it wants to be and where you want it to be. The dialogue should be between you and your painting, first of all. She speaks to you(she speaks to me too)-she won't stay silent:) It will be just fine. As for the exact placement-again, here we could be more useful if we knew dimensions of your space or see photos of it. But from sheer dimensions of it, narrow wall might be too narrow. Again, we don't know what's narrow. Maybe narrow is wide enough. But it needs not to feel squished. Congratulations on what sounds like a very exciting journey!