This is how I want our bedroom to feel...

image from DesignSponge

Needless to say, it does not feel like this (and won't ever, if the kitties have anything to say about it).

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So remember when I posted that gorgeous duvet cover I loved but thought was way too pricey? Remember? And all y'all were like:
You should buy it! $250 isn't too much to pay for a comforter. It's on sale; it's actually worth a lot more than that. And besides, it's organic - you care about the environment, right? Well then why aren't you buying organic bedding, what kind of person ARE you?!?!?

Or maybe that was me...

In any case, I'm glad I didn't take the advice of whatever crazy person that was, because last week I was wandering down Chestnut Street wondering what to eat for lunch and I walked into West Elm to escape the heat and there it was: Everything the other comforter was but better

• One big bold print instead of a smaller all-over pattern
  
• Organic - Because after all I do care about the environment, and my health
• King size - to eliminate the war of the covers (thanks Lee for the tip!)
• Neutral background (but not white) - because really, who wants to deal with white bedding?
• On sale for $40 - you know, less than a sixth of the price of the other one...

yes, it's wrinkled; if you're interested in popping over to iron my sheets, please, feel free.

Oh, and to the left is Brad's nightstand that I stained and painted. Project details to come later...

My current obsession

Apparently I have way too much time on my hands, which is odd because it's not like there isn't tons of work for me to do around the house and... you know at work. But I digress... In this copious free time I've been obsessing about knobs for my nightstand. I can't seem to commit; anyone care to weigh in? (because, naturally you also also have too much time on your hands and want to squander some of it with me)

It's the little things...

Wall hooks, turned curtain holdbacks for the bedroom, from Urban Outfitters (yes, I said Urban Outfitters - don't you judge me!).

Night Stands

Inspired by this project from PennyPeopleDesigns (not to mention the price of new wooden nightstands, and the underwhelming pickings at our usual 2nd-hand haunts), I decided to re-do 2 Ikea nightstands for our bedroom.
I originally planned to stain Brad's with Ikea's Antique Stain, and make mine sort of like the one in the project. However, the Ikea stain left a lot to be desired and Brad really liked the mahogany stain on mine, so now he's getting the project knockoff - the knobs will be basic stainless steel not ring pulls. Here's an in-progress shot of his:

Mine's currently shedding the ikea stain. It'll be similar but with chocolate brown paint instead of mahogany stain For some reason, painting furniture is harder than painting walls, I have no idea why. But in any case, stay tuned for more.

The lamps we bought for the bedroom.
So.
Psyched.

From Lamps Plus.