Decor Break: Inspiration For My Bedroom Makeover.

by montreal apartment standards, my bedroom is enormous. it's 12' x 17.5' with an extra nook in the doorway and two closets. for the last two years i've been agonizing over what to do with my room, wanting so badly to paint over the dark, teal walls, spruce up and/or replace furniture and set up my sewing things in a more aesthetically pleasing manner (everything is in cloth-covered boxes, on black shelves, right now). i poured over thousands of online photographs and flipped through decor mags and books at the library, waiting to feel that spark. i knew i wanted a white, cloth headboard and white furniture, with stainless steel accents but beyond that, no matter how many ideas i came up with, i tired of them within days. dusty rose, warm grey, mint, cream... nothing stuck. 

until i fell upon this photo. i've loved it for a few months, now, so i'm good to go.

the wall behind by bed will be this exact blue and i will paint the rest of stark white. i've designed a floor-to-ceiling shelving system that i will get a few friends to help me build, i've decided how i want to repaint my furniture and reupholster the wingback chair i have in there. i will post before and after photos but, now that i've packed away all of my workshop items and labelled the boxes for re-shelving, it's time to pick up some primer and get started on the paint. this week-end is my son's birthday party so i start next week and i'm quite excited! after almost five years of staring at the same walls and having a bedroom that is not, in my opinion, conducive to proper rest, relaxation or sensuality, this is an idea whose time has definitely come and gone and come and gone and...

(photo source: victoriadreste.blogspot.com)

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