I discovered yesterday that it is not terribly easy to capture a large space in a photograph. I guess I am so used to doing still life close up shots, that it hadn't occurred to me. Anyway, it took me the better part of an hour to get these mediocre shots of my bedroom to share with you. With that being said, I hope you can get the feeling of what my new bedroom is like. (Here is a shot of what you see as you enter my bedroom...)
The room continues to be a work in progress, as it has a high ledge around two walls of the room that I am currently debating whether to leave empty or add a few vintage touches up above. If you look, you can just barely see the start of the ledges in a couple of my photos. (What are your thoughts on these kinds of ledges? Fill 'em, or leave 'em?)
The room is spacious and I wanted to keep that feeling, so I haven't added a lot of accessories. (The photos make the room look much smaller than it is, so just take my word for it.) I'm going with my neutral palate of cream, white, mocha and a touch of deep dark brown antiqued brass in my bed frame. Another fun thing about doing my bedroom this time, was that I re-purposed a lot of things I already had. (I guess I do that all the time, now that I think on it...) I moved things that had previously been in other rooms of my home, or were in my thrifted pile for my booth space. The trunk for example had been in my guest room on Norman Drive, and the white cutwork duvet had been in and out of my antique booth more times than I could count. It never sold, and now I know why. It was meant for me.
I love the my bed, filled with feather pillows, a feather bed and a down comforter....it's like sliding into a huge puffy cloud to sleep each night.(the photo below makes the bed look like it is right on top of the fireplace. In actuality, it is much further away, as pictured in the top photo....it's that camera thing.)
There is a nice sized sliding door with a transom window above it, and a sweet balcony (small deck? Whatever you prefer to call it.) with a nice view...I think I'll put a wicker rocker out there this summer for my morning cuppa cocoa with Moose.
I hope these photos helped to give you an idea of the look of my room so far. It's also the only room in the house that is completely unpacked and organized, (even the closet!) and that makes me like it even more.
**edited to add** Since you're asking.....
My bedding- The sheets are from JCPenney online catalog- I got them on sale with free shipping. The duvet, as I said, was a thrifted find my daughter found a long time ago for my booth, the mocha quilt- my other daughter gave it to me when she didn't have a place for it any longer...it is from someplace...I think it was Target. Oh, one more thing: JCPenney online has feather pillows and such for great prices.
