raehelen, Congratulations with starting you project! Starting the project means 50% of work is done, just don't forget to multiply estimated time by three! Thank you for the link. Believe me or not, but I prefer old fashion toggle switches, they are more convenient and are easier to handle in the dark. I will replace bathroom switches with the fancy ones anyway but for another reason, I have a z-wave network at my home that allows to control lights, locks and other stuff but old fashion z-wave toggle switches discontinued and only rocker z-wave switches are now available. When you turn lights and fan in the bathroom on, Z-wave controller will automatically turn them off after 20-30 minutes. Very convenient feature. Good luck with your project, have fun!

shee- you are really like an energizer bunny. I wish I had your energy. I don't like the look of the bed in front of the window. The windows with the grills and the style of the headboard seem to make it look busy IYKWIM. You chose a great bed, I wouldn't put it in front of the window. Also, I think you mentioned using some romans or wooden blinds or something with your drapery? I think that is going to be a pain to raise/close the window treatments with the bed right in front of the window. The space seems much tighter with the bed in front of the window as well. Didn't read every post, but have you definitely decided you don't want to move a piece of your "set" out to another place in the house? I think it would be an interesting look to move the tall chest into another area of the house. It would free up some space, allowing the room to look larger and take out the matchy matchy thing. With regard to closet use - I'm getting the impression that you want your DH to have a chest or bureau? I wanted to use my bureau differently, so I did my own custom shelving in my walk in closet. Installed everything DIY. DH didn't like the stuff at HD or Lowe's with the shelves that aren't solid. We purchased the wood & other supplies to put an additional bar (tops/blouses/jackets on top bar, skirts, jeans, shorts in summer, etc. on bottom closet bar). I have one closet bar on the other side of my closet for dresses and suits. We did our own version of California Closets. Actually went to see the set ups IRL and chose pieces that would accommodate all of my clothing. Baskets on shelves for undies, socks, tights, scarves. Everything fits with just a few exceptions. Worked out well as the dresser that came with our BR "suite" while beautiful to look at, was not at all practical to house my clothing. I have always had to store off season clothing, but that's just because I have waaayyy too many clothes. The long bureau is now used for extra bedding, put in drawer organizers for my jewelry, and other things like that. No clothing. Our bedroom "suite" was a wedding gift from my parents. We chose all of the matching pieces. If I had to do it over 25 yrs. later, I would not have purchased a "set". Thankfully, we have evolved over the years, and switched out the matching headboard that came with the suite. Replaced with a pewter finished metal headboard. No footboard - dogs can't jump over, lol. MIL had a friend who is master woodworker design a bench for the end of the bed for me one Xmas. She had stayed at our place to dogsit, and felt the BR needed a place for the decorative pillows/shams, etc. during the nite. It is a great spot to sit and put on shoes, wait for the bath to free up. Really just a nice addition that changed the matchy look to a more layered look. While our BR suite is antique oak, we have the metal headboard, metal bedside table lamps in a pewter finish. Marble topped bedside tables - 2 different styles along with an antique cherry rocker we brought from our FR into our BR when DD was born. Now all very different woods and metals combined for a more mixed/layered look. Love the idea of a bench under the window in your room. The bench posted by roseabby would be a nice addition to your room. You could even add a nice throw to wrap up in if you are cold. A place to add an unexpected color that will work toward that layered feeling in your inspiration pic. The look you are trying to achieve IIRC (inspiration pic - was it a RL pic?) to me, seems to be very layered, and put together with things that are not matchy matchy. I have finally learned that just because I purchased a piece for a certain spot in our home, there may be another place it works or looks better. Must have missed something, what happened to your bedskirt? Prefer the wood chair vs. the skirted chair your BR. If you are staying with the skirted table, I think the skirted chair may be too much skirting? Anyhoo, thanks for sharing your bedroom reno. Definitely gave me some needed motivation to change things up a bit in our MBR for winter. Unfortunately, there is only one place in our 18x22 BR where the bed can be placed due to the huge windows we installed. Can't wait to see your finished MBR!

Would it be that we all aged at ninety plus to this?: Yes....... the wonderful lady, client and now dear friend is one whose apartment at senior living i remodeled, and also " mini re created" her former address. Will be 93 this summer, and she is INCREDIBLE. She doesn't shuffle, has no mobility issues..........however. Note no thresholds, area rugs that can come up. A kitchen with her favorite place to sit -at the counter on a Serena and Lily stool . We should all be so damn lucky. She wishes she had made the move SOONER and is enjoying the heck out of her busy life there. ( she's yapping on the phone second pic.... hard to catch up with her. Swim, bridge, duplicate bridge........"dinner with the WIDOWS" LOL " I have accepted that this will not be MY old age conditions, unless I cease eating and drinking.... and a lot of other stuff too : ) Folks? Go before you need to go. Don't cling to junk. Your kids don't want it. Or want a miniscule fraction of it. Whenever I read one of these "age in place" dilemmas? I think.....yeah.............right. You need friends, community, and spur of the moment help. Or as a doctor said to me: "At a little over eighty, your physiology balances on the head of a straigh PIN." Memorize it.

New Direction -- taking all of your great feedback into consideration, I have decided to move my office to what is currently my living room aka "the room that nobody uses" from the bedroom project for my granddaughter. So here's where I am on bedroom project; see attached "full size" bed find from Restore for Habitat! Unicorn comforter ordered from the Company Store. NEXT - need help with paint suggestions. Currently has "whiskers" on 3 walls. I am fine with using this as a base or repainting the whole room. Obviously being a little girl, If I work with the whiskers, I will need to throw some pink in with. Maybe the bed wall grey & pink horizontal stripes? Since I have the 2 closet doors that take up a whole wall, should I paint doors & associated trim same color as wall so they do not stick out? I threw in pic of dots that can be ordered from pottery barn that look kind of cute. Can't wait to see your ideas!