You may recall that the sewing room came about when we decided to split our master bedroom in almost half. In the fifties when the home was built the rooms existed separate from each other and even included a hallway (this we know from the lines on the sub-floor). At some point, recently no doubt people got a taste for large master bedrooms and even though you could never build a suite in our house, the previous owners decided to tear down some walls and pretend. Part of the pretending included building a closet in front of a window (!). We knew from the moment we purchased the place that our bedroom was "dumb" but what we could not have ever imagined is how much space we gained by building walls all over again... seems counter-intuitive but it's true. Our bedroom is still large enough for a boat of a bed, and I now have a place to work where before stood a "dumb closet", a mirror and a rug. You can see a few "before" pictures if you follow the links bellow the post.
So far only Thomas is set up with a nightstand. He is not a huge collector but likes to keep a few of his interests on hand and needs a little space to keep it all together. I let him keep his revolting alarm clock, a relic from high school no doubt. I loath that thing but don't have the heart to pry it away from him. On my side there must be compromise, a heating vent needs to stay unobstructed so I chose a round side table that should be here shortly... Looking at this you would think I love decorating when in fact it gives me terrible anxiety. I fear making mistakes that will be stay with us for years, I want things to looks unique but I need to be realistic when it comes to cost. Further more I believe that if at all possible second hand is kinder on the Earth than new... This all leads to much over-thinking. When looking for ideas in magazines, books and deco-blogs it seems like arranging rooms would be the most rewarding and exciting moment a house-wife could dream of, well I would rather peel potatoes than go through much more of this... Strange because I truly love what it all looks like now and sit here grateful for it all, I just didn't enjoy the journey very much.
As is traditional in this sort of post I will give a few of my sources for the items displayed in the pictures:
Teak Bed from Klyn Furniture, KSL Classifieds
Mirrored nightstand from Furniture Row, KSL Classifieds
Bamboo Frame, gilded by me, Goodwill
Luminary, Philippe Deshouliere. A gift
Vase, Deseret industries. Flowers, my garden
Cushions, Ralph Lauren fabric, made and embroidered by me on the B580.
See what I mean by preferring second hand? unfortunately on my side I was unable to source anything good from the usual places... I actually bought a very pretty lamp and a table I haven't seen yet... It felt weird but wanting to be done took over my other instincts.
Sleeping on such a tall bed after years on the MALM from Ikea made me believe that the cats would be moving elsewhere at night. Not at all, even in the daytime they enjoy their new perch.
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It looks beautiful! Does this mean the dining room is done too?
Posted by: Lisa | May 14, 2014 at 09:39 AM