Teal and Mustard.

Yes, please!

I love this bedroom of Ben Brougham, seen on The House That Lars Built. (She got it from elsewhere, but you can go to her site if you want all the details).

Oh boy do I love teal and yellow with gold details. How wonderful is that mustard metal bed frame?

Buying a bed.

{A pretty bed from livingetc.}

I will begin by saying that Rudy and I are both over 6 feet tall. Rudy is 6'5'' and I'm 6'1''. We have been sharing a full sized bed since we got married three years ago. I like to tell people that this was the biggest adjustment for me when it came to being married and living with someone. One wouldn't think that sharing a bed would be that hard for a newly married young twenty-something! But it was!

Now that our baby is almost here (September!!) and we are planning on co-sleeping, I've been thinking a lot about biting the bullet and buying a bigger bed. Combine that with finding some money in a forgotten savings account (about enough to buy a quality mattress), and I'm ready to hit the showrooms!

A couple of nights ago I did an online search of how to shop for a mattress. Buying a new bed is such a big investment that I didn't want to go into a store only to be duped by a smooth sales pitch. I can now say that I am very well equipped with know-how on how to find the perfect bed at a great price. It's all about the "Thanks, but I'm just looking" and the "Wow, that price is pretty high" lines. I've never fancied myself to be much of a haggler (or one at all!), but I also feel that the sales people in the stores are taught to use enticing tactics and greasy sales techniques to sell me a bed at a higher price than it is worth; i.e. not being able to price compare because the exact same mattress is sold at different stores under different names.

Anywho, I got to the end of my research about what to look for, (coil count, coil gauge, firmness etc.), and then got lost lost lost in the world of organic mattresses. And why conventional mattresses are harmful for specifically pregnant women and their babies. Because the flame retardant chemical on all normal beds, PBDE, is absorbed into the body and passed on to the baby through blood as well as breast milk. Great. What expectant mother wants to read this at 11:30pm after a long day?

The next logical step was to research organic mattresses, made out of non-chemical soaked foam and naturally flame retardant wool, right? Wrong. Because organic mattresses cost 4 to 5 times more than what we are able to afford. This sent me into a spiral of angst over how I want to be able to do something right for not only our family, but also our environment (PBDE is also found in the blubber of Orca whales and seals because of dumping), but the cost is completely prohibitive. It just seems like you shouldn't have to be rich in order to make a change in how things work. Maybe just by writing this and raising awareness I am making a difference?

I finally came to the conclusion, after more research, that while we absolutely can't buy an organic mattress we can find a happy middle and buy a conventional one and put an organic wool cover on it which will keep the chemicals from reaching our bodies. Yes, we will be putting money into the hands of those making beds by less honorable means, but we can also contribute in a small way to making a change by buying a cover from an environmentally responsible company.

All this to say, YEAH!! WE'RE GETTING A BIGGER BED!

Bedroom in a closet!

This kid's bedroom is in a closet! And it's awesome! I love the colorful styling and simple, ever-so-cute toys.

See more of the details here.

Bed Alcove.

This photo from LoftLife has me ready to move our bed back into the little sleeping nook. Would you look at that lighting fixture and puddling drapery?? Yowzaa!

Can someone turn this room into a dress?

First of all, I'm in love with this bedroom from House to Home.
Secondly, I would love to have a spring dress with the flower print on the top and a flowy bottom from the window treatments.

Two things I've been pining for...and a bedroom.

I've had my eye on the Ikea Stockholm Sofa Table for quite some time now. I would not, however, use it as a sofa table, but as a buffet/sideboard in our dining room. Also, ever since seeing a certain apartment that I will share with you later, I really want to find a great antique chest like the one above for our living room.

And! How pretty is this bedroom? I think I'm in love...

Both of these images came from skona hem, which I cannot read but can certainly drool over all of the beautiful images.

Lastly, who's excited for the Project Runway finale tonight!!! I'm so lucky to have next door neighbors who have a TV and who invite us over for the show every week. Thanks Jason and Jessica!

Hello cozy.

I have loved this room ever since I used it in one of my intro to interior design projects, (dominanant horizontal lines). It was found in Domino magazine and belongs to actor Mark Ruffalo and his wife, Sunshine. Mmm mmm good.

The bedroom.

Today Rudy and I moved our bed out of what we have been calling the "Sleeping Nook" so that I could paint the little alcove in our bedroom. Moving the bed out of there made us think about not putting it back in...
Imagine a walk-in closet in that space with an ottoman and full length mirror. Awesome. I know, right?

Now our bed is in front of the horribly crumbing fireplace. Our headboard covers the cracking tiles perfectly, and because the thing can't even be used, I don't really feel so badly about covering it up.

All this thinking about bedrooms naturally led me to post some more that I love...

Oh boy, do I love this one. This room is a bit more reserved than I usually go for, but it is just so cool and collected. I think it's the lamps that do it for me, I love them so very much.

Some more stripes :) I especially love the headboard.

I really enjoy this dramatic wallpaper paired with multiple different patterns on the bedspread, lampshade and throw pillows. The crisp whites and matching wood pieces balance out the room well.

Hello drawstring shades, I love your look. Where can I get you?

I will post some pictures of our new bedroom configuration once I actually get it configured. I guess that this is the good thing about not having any furniture*, it makes it really easy to rearrange your room. If only in your head.

*The only bedroom furniture we have is our bed. And our rubbermade boxes acting as drawers, if those count.

All images from House To Home.

Stripes behind the bed.

Some inspiration found via Design*Sponge.

Earlier today I was thinking that stripes in different values of gray would be lovely behind our bed. Tomorrow I will be painting our sleeping nook in the same color as the rest of the bedroom, a warm gray called Tea Stain. I figure that this will be a perfect time to try out something new!

A dark bedroom.

Dear bedroom, I love you and your pops of pink. Keep it up.
Love, Chelsea.

From Living Etc.

An explosion above our bed.

An explosion of fantastic that is!Here is a representation of what I want to go above our bed. I love the pompoms that Martha Stewart has showed me how to make. The paper lamp shades are from Ikea.

Some pompom inspiration from Martha Stewart Weddings. I love the sunset colors.

Our sleeping nook as it is now. I will post some pictures when I actually get the lighting fixture above the bed put together.

A little yellow goes a long way...in the bedroom.

Just some more bedroom inspiration from LivingEtc's extensive galleries.
I love that this formal bed has been lightened up and modernized with some white paint and a dose of yellow. Still very classy, but not taking itself too seriously. Brilliant!

Doesn't this room look like it's in a tree house? Be still my beating heart.

Some white...in the bedroom.

Here is a healthy dose of bedroom inspiration from LivingEtc's online galleries. I love the messy styling of the beds.