Alrighty... I have been to JC Penny's (and a dz other stores) and am having trouble finding the right shade of grey. BUT- I have had no trouble finding blues!!!!! Would it be possible to bring blue into this room with window treatments and maybe a rug? These WT are from JC Penny's... they are not the right length, I just brought them home for color. It's a blue/grey... WDYT? Wide, just so you can see the color. and here they are more "closed" which is how I would hang them. I'm a little concerned they look "random"... like, where did I get the blue from? Thoughts? Also- we got our triple dresser. And *shudder* we got a new TV. We are not a big TV family (in fact, we just went from 1 TV to 2) but I like to watch the news as I get ready.... I know, I know... many of you are cringing. So am I. Until I get to watch the Today Show in the morning... I am feeling much more informed! ;) It's a beast. I also got a cute little (faux) orchid on clearence at Target. WDYT? How else do I decorate this wall (this is opposite the bed.)

Dilly- Actually the dresser is 1948..So pretty close to the 50's! HA... That is really good information on the brass. I have been lugging this thing for years and its been in my basement at four previous homes. When I get time I will take a close look and see what the story is on that. I like the idea of making it more aged (if possible)depending on what I find. Very good ideas and thank you so much for sharing that knowledge with me... Will let you know what I find. I had an entire white french provenial bedroom suite when I was a child. Canopy bed and all. It was a late 60's thing too. This dresser is a lot slimmmer on the sides and has more curves. Just some neat history on stuff..Its funny how time repeats itself. To give you guys an idea of "how bad" this place was when we bought it. I guess the previous owner locked their animals in here for very LONG extended times. Especially in the finished basement. The cat pee would kill a Marine! LOL...You could crack the door and pass out. We had a "forensic" cleaner come out and lessen the smell by 80%. Then we were able to at least go down and start getting the junk out. Once all the junk was out, he came back and did some more and it was 95% better. We purchased a huge dehumidifier and kept it on full blast for two weeks. A family member is in commercial janitorial and she sent me some stuff to finish cleaning the walls and concrete. Now all is well in the basement. Upstairs was ankle deep in dog hair. Every air vent was clogged and the returns were stuffed full. I don't see how they even breathed in here. Cat poop on the counters on the stove in the stove. We were not sure we could even save the refrigerator. I tackled the stove and DH did the refrig. FOUR HOURS... The grease was in multiple layers and once I started disturbing it the rat poop started coming to the surface...OMG....I almost lost my lunch a few times. We were able to save both of them. The Master Shower was soooooo bad it took us three days and lacquer thinner to remove the dirt. The shower doors even after lacquer thinner and everything under the moon including bleach and pressure washer were unable to be saved. DH will end up tiling the entire shower but we were trying to at least get it where we could live here. We have no vanities or linen closets (cabinet man is hard at work as we speak) So we are unpacked except for that. What little sheetrock that is in here is in great need of paint. The biggest shock was it has a HUGE master closet and not one rod or shelf was ever installed in it! People lived here for four years like this. It was a diamond in the rough and it only took us walking in for one second to realize the potential. People tell us we love punishment! HA! We call it sweat equity... I just can't wait for the painter to get here...He is going to start in Master Bath and go to the MIL room. Then we will get through Thanksgiving and start again.... I can't wait to hang some pictures...... You guys will see the finished products, I promise.... I know I am gonna need a little help here and there..... Ohh yeahhh every door in this house was either scratched down to bear metal or wood. DH has been one painting fool!!! He is "Charlie Daniels" of the spray gun...LOL!!! Took us a week and half just to clean the first story so we could move an air mattress in....Lots of fun when you are moving across three states...Ahhhh yeahhh we nuts!!!!!! Lisa

Hey Monica just like you my husband and I rent and we have an odd shaped bedroom too. Our window wall is like yours offset and a pain to work around. One thing you have that I don't is a open wall where you have now moved your dresser. Now being on a budget, I get where you're coming from. Where we live we also have Kijiji besides Craigslist, so if you do, check it out too. Also a good place to go in your community would be second hand shops or flea shops or garage sales, but be picky and if you go to garage sales be prepared to barter the prices down. Most people are happy to work to an agreeable price for both parties, as they get rid of stuff they don't want, and you get what you need. A lot of the time when you go to these places the items may not be perfect, but with a little elbow grease and paint or stain they can be remarkable. The placement of your bed was exactly what I was going to suggest, and it makes the best show of your room. If your landlord will allow you to paint, you can always get paint at a paint store that has already been mixed but in a color someone didn't like after all, and it could be something you might like and you'll get it at a reduced cost. No matter what if you decide to do - paint you can always just paint the wall behind either your bed or behind the dresser as an accent wall or you could get wallpaper and do the same. You can sometimes get wallpaper that is from the year before and is on clearance and also save yourself some money. But if you get wallpaper make sure to make it easy on yourself and don't buy wallpaper that has a pattern you have to match, as it takes more wallpaper, and also makes application harder because you have to match the pattern up (like stripes or plaid, if you get what I'm saying). Also, if you do wallpaper, get the prepasted stuff so all you have to do is put it in a tub to get wet (or use a wallpaper plastic tub - I'm not sure of the name of it it's been a while since I bought mine), book it (which if you've never papered it's folding it a certain way and putting it in a plastic garbage bag for a little bit), then hang. It'll go fast, and if you only do one wall then the job will go fast. Then all you need to do is dress up the window a bit, there's lots of good suggestions here, but with the size of your room I'd go with a swag of fabric or a valance (although they both can look dated if you're not careful). Curtains are timeless and you can match them to your bedspread and pillows. Then all you have to do is get some lamps (I used hanging a pair on the wall that are touch sensitive and plug into the wall, so no having to be put in by an electrician and you can take when you move), they will leave a few holes when you take them down but they save space on your night tables for your alarm clock/radio or whatever. If you have to have storage by the bed, then you could use the same night stands you had before but paint them or stain them to give them more life and just keep the tops with very little on them, ie. your clock and a book(if you read). Now where your dresser is, it needs something above it, so a nice mirror which again you can get at a second hand store/garage sale/craigslist/kijiji. And touch it up with paint on the frame. Depending on the mirror you choose, if you pick one that's quite wide like a rectangle you could even do glass etching on a corner and then a little in the opposite corner (you can do this yourself - there are many ways - and you can pick up supplies at a craft store like I think like maybe JoAnnes'). Then some nice art work (again at the stores I've mentioned) for the other walls. If you still need more storage, then where you have the bit of wall space by the bedroom door, on the now right of your bed, you could put a taller dresser with say 4 or 5 drawers and dress it up to match your other dresser or paint them both. Don't forget accessories on the tops. A jewelry box, a brush/comb set, a little knick knack of somekind like a porcelain bowl and picture(not of people, the kind that holds water) set (if you like country antiques) or actually pictures of family, or a porcelain statue but not a big one just a little thing or fresh flowers or a plant that blooms. The plant will give the room a little more life and make it feel more alive (the pictures of family you could put on your night stands but just one each stand). I could go on, but I think with what we've all said, you have a lot to work with. I'm sure you're feeling a little overwhelmed with all our ideas. I hope your kids are better and you get some rest before tackling anything else. But I would love to see what you do when you get going, or when you feel you're finished. And that's one other thing, whatever you do DON'T over do, as it will take on a cluttered look if you put too much in. Choose wisely and a little will go a long way! Good Luck and have fun with it!!

pretty good. if you can swing a few hundred more, get this console (2nd pic) for beneath your tv. this one pictured is way out of proportion. too small and too high. this one is on sale too https://www.worldmarket.com/product/wood-everett-table.do?sortby=ourPicks&from=fn looks like this. (this is the other color also, get some art for over the sofa. https://www.worldmarket.com/category/wall-decor-mirrors/wall-art.do?sortby=ourPicksAscend&pp=20&page=4 look at some of their wall art they have