Happy Friday and Blissful Bedrooms!

I've had a cough for almost 3 weeks now, and better half is coming down with some flu-like symptoms, and nothing puts you on the mend quite as well as SLEEP. Not that I need much to make my somnolent, but there is nothing like a falling down on a beautiful bed in a serene and beautiful bedroom...

Lots of warm neutrals... this space is so comfy and welcoming to me!

stunning bedframe!

Which is your fav?

1. Houzz, 2. House Beautiful Mag, 3. Lonny, 4. -5. BHG

Recipe for a glamorous and elegant bedroom

What is elegant and/or glamorous is undoubtedly subjective, but I think that the desired effect is pretty similar.  I imagine most people's response to elegance  would be opulence, comfort, and luxury.

After living in NYC, I see space and privacy as the ultimate luxury.  Even if your space isn’t huge, create the illusion of it by carefully planning out the room’s layout, make sure furniture is a correct scale, and think about the negative space in the room as much as you do the positive.  Leaving an area empty or sparse can create a feeling of opulence!


Think texture and surface!  Mirrors, furs (only faux for me!), silks, and velvets...all of these are typically classified as elegant because of they don't play it safe...they proudly flaunt their texture, sheen, etc...

via Country Living

via Pinterest via Ambition Bliss

Buy high and low.  I'm sure you've heard it before, and it's because it works!  Even if you buy your bedding, lamps, and chest of drawers from Habitat,  be sure to include something that will stand the test of time, and can be passed down for generations, like this David Gundry sofa.  It's craftsmanship will be apparent, and such pieces often have details that less expensive furnishings wouldn't (like those fab tassels!)

via Houzz

Indulge in a bit of the impractical.  A sumptuously dark room, delicate white, outrageously pink - including a touch of the impractical adds elegance because it says, "hey, I can afford to indulge my whims and I get what I want!" - even if a gallon of navy paint only cost $25, and you bleach your white duvet when you accidentally spill your morning cappuccino!

via Rue Mag

via Houzz

Flaunt what you've got. If you're lucky enough to have a home with gorgeous architectural elements, letting them take the spotlight and keeping other objects and elements sleek and clean will create an elegant space without having to spend a fortune on luxury furnishing and soft goods.

via Pinterest via Designed for Life.tumblr

via Houzz

This post in partnership with Webbs of Crickhowell

Absolutely stunning bedrooms

Maybe most of the time spent in your bedroom is with your eyes closed, but it sure is nice opening them to a beautiful view! The coolest part about the bedrooms below is that they are all from real homes!

I love the chandelier over the bed, I want to know though, how often people actually use them...do they make good bedroom light?

This is so pretty, but I don't think boyfriend would go for the fuchsia...

Which is your fav?

via BHG

A small and recently renovated starter home with loads of chic

Keeping the walls monochrome adds airiness to the home, therefore making the space feel larger.

I love the mix of pattern between the rug and the curtains.

If you look carefully in the picture above, behind the mirror there is a bump in the wall that they couldn't alter during the renovation.  So to distract from it they covered it with an interesting mirror and light fixture.

Two task lights substitute for an oven hood light.  I haven't decided how I feel about this yet.  You?

I think I've shown this bedroom before.  But I absolutely love it!  The yellow coverlet with the gray walls is unexpected but still elegant.

Since the bathroom is small, the owners weren't afraid to go bold and cheery with a lemon yellow wall paint.

via BHG

A chic and stunning Manhattan apartment

It's hard for black and white to not look chic....

One day I will have a huge gorgeous mirror in my entry way like this.

This room is a nice reading refuge from the dark walls used in the master bedroom.

What do you think?

via Rue Magazine

My most recent obsession: beautiful bedrooms!

 you had me at coffee in bed...

 gorgeous color scheme

 I love the above bedroom - it's beautiful and considered, but still so liveable.  Whatever this style is called- I'd say it's mine.

 simple and classic beauty

 beach cottage beauty

 amazing wall treatment

This bedroom started with the headboard and grew around it.

Which is your fav?

1. Pinterest
2. Pinterest
3. Pinterest
4. Pinterest
5. Pinterest
6. Pinterest
7. High Gloss
8., 9. Country Living

Unique but beautiful bedrooms

I'm off to Portugal for a long weekend so I won't be back until Tuesday, but I leave you with some great eye candy. Have a great weekend everyone!

Love this headboard and the storage under the bed.
via 4 Hands Home

shaker simplicity
via Ochs Design

vivacious and bright
via Pier One

warm and elegant
via Real Simple Magazine

eclectic and cozy
via Southern Living Magazine


pretty and country
via Ballard Designs

clean and white
via Adore Magazine

Which one would you pick?