Beverly's Bedroom

Hi, Christine!

Found you through my friend Nicole. I am sending you some pictures of my master bedroom which I am in the process of redoing. The first set of pictures (to the pic of the bedding) are befores. Those after the pic of the bedding are what I've done so far. The room is about 12x16 (if I remember right). There is not an unbroken wall in the room. We live on a busy street, so the ceiling fan is almost a necessity for noise control. The new paint color is Benjamin Moore Wilmington Tan, which I love. I want the room to have a casually elegant feel. A couple of things I've done but have no picture of: rehung the mirror over the dresser and rehung the window curtains so they are now about 6 inches longer on each side--now the window appears much larger. I can't go higher with them as they're on the floor now. I need a valance or cornice or something. Any suggestions you can give would be much appreciated. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks!Beverly

Hi again, Christine

I sent you several pictures of my master bedroom the other day and meant to send this one as well. My first attempt at using graph paper to rearrange furniture. This is how I was considering placing the furniture.

Thanks.

Dear Beverly,

I would like to focus our efforts on three things:

1. Scale


2. Distractions


3. Focal Point
   

First of all, you have multiple scale issues. Your nightstands are WAY too small. I don't even know why people make night stands that small. They should be three times that size to go with a queen size bed. See the chest I posted at the top of the post. ($285 from Overstock.com) Replace them with something that is not only larger, but has some style. Your lamps are also way too small. Find some that are at least 34 inches in height. Those little lamps are accent lamps that belong on a console table.

Secondly, your room is filled with distractions. We want one common color pallet- one common style to the room- you are all over the map. You should have fewer pieces of furniture in there. Get rid of the trunk, the little floor candle holder and move your hamper. (Lower the mirror above the desk and slip cover the chair while you are at it.) Your burgundy carpet is a big distraction as well. If carpet replacement is not in the budget- get a large area rug that tones it down- like the one above from homedecorator.com.

I also find the bright white closets to be quite a distraction. Paint your closets and trim a darker warmer tone. Use your fabrics in selecting the paint.

You also have distractions in all of your small accessories. Remove them all and then deliberately invite a few back into the room. Don't have things on display simply because you have them. You should have them out because they are the right height, size, color, style, etc.

Your bright white chair does not go with your new bedding at all. Move it to the patio- I included a corner chair at the bottom of this post from Uttermost. You need something more sophisticated and more subdued.

And lastly- you need a focal point. This should be the headboard wall. Find some nice art work for above the bed- like the three piece set above from Uttermost. Should you rearrange your bedroom with the headboard on an angle? No. This is almost never a good solution in a bedroom. Then your focal point is what? A corner? I prefer it to be a wall. Add some greenery. I don't see any.

Sorry if I sounded a little harsh- my husband is in the same room balancing the checkbook and he keeps asking me - "what was this?" "what was that?" So- perhaps I took it out on you... :)

XOXO

Christine