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norsegirlStill needs some throw cushions in the curtain fabric, the stuffed animal holder thingy needs to be hung and I want to find that picture. And of course I still need to make and hang a mobile or two. Other than that, this room is finished.
Panoramic shot of the room spliced together from other shots.
Good overall shot of what you can see from the doorway. The room is a strange shape, so getting back into corners and photographing it is near impossible.
The curtain and the dresser/change table I refinished. I'm most pleased with the fact that I was able to find green "crystal" handles for it to match everything else.
The crib/change table/door side of the room. As you can see, this side is rather bland compared to the other side. I'm hoping I can spruce it up a bit by hanging that picture if I ever find it, but I'm also avoiding hanging anything directly above the crib (in case it falls, other than a mobile of course which is small and soft) so it won't get too much more interesting than this.
You'll note there's no paint colour on the walls. I'm much more of a decorate by accessorizing kind of girl. I hate painting. And I usually hate the results too, so best not to go there.
One of the things that pleases me most about this room is how organized the drawers are. I got all these little in-drawer box thingies from Ikea and baby stuff is so easy to organize because it's so tiny. I wish my own drawers looked like these do. Maybe later I'll post pics of my fantastically organized drawers.
Okay, running late now, so off to get Jason!
Panoramic shot of the room spliced together from other shots.
Good overall shot of what you can see from the doorway. The room is a strange shape, so getting back into corners and photographing it is near impossible.
The curtain and the dresser/change table I refinished. I'm most pleased with the fact that I was able to find green "crystal" handles for it to match everything else.
The crib/change table/door side of the room. As you can see, this side is rather bland compared to the other side. I'm hoping I can spruce it up a bit by hanging that picture if I ever find it, but I'm also avoiding hanging anything directly above the crib (in case it falls, other than a mobile of course which is small and soft) so it won't get too much more interesting than this.
You'll note there's no paint colour on the walls. I'm much more of a decorate by accessorizing kind of girl. I hate painting. And I usually hate the results too, so best not to go there.
One of the things that pleases me most about this room is how organized the drawers are. I got all these little in-drawer box thingies from Ikea and baby stuff is so easy to organize because it's so tiny. I wish my own drawers looked like these do. Maybe later I'll post pics of my fantastically organized drawers.
Okay, running late now, so off to get Jason!
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Date: 2009-07-30 12:00 am (UTC)I still wonder how you can do all of these things. It looks so organized in your house. Envious.
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Date: 2009-07-30 02:50 am (UTC)Oh don't be. You'll notice if you look at my entries how many rooms of my house I've posted pics of. This room and the guest room. The two rooms that are used the least (or in the case of this one not used at all yet). It's easy to keep them tidy and clean. The rooms we actually live in have never been clean enough in my opinion to make it to the blog. Or rather the few pics that have were taken by the real estate agent before we bought the place and moved our junk into it ;)
I'm hoping in the next few weeks I can get some projects done and clean the whole place before I have the baby so there's less home maintenance for the first bit of our transition to parenthood. High hopes when I've only got 3 weeks left though.
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Date: 2009-07-30 12:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-30 12:18 am (UTC)I can only hope to ever learn how to do that well. In the meantime, I'll have to hire people to guide me.
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Date: 2009-07-30 03:29 am (UTC)For example, here I had the curtain fabric as my inspiration. The day-bed was already in the room, so we've got green, white and black and wrought iron as our foundation elements. Then it's simply a matter of repeating the elements so it looks intentional. The mirror and curtain rod are more black wrought iron. The pillows, blankets, quilt, shelf brackets and baby linens are all bright green. I knew I had to add a dresser, so that had to be repainted white or we're getting too many elements (the dresser was originally wood with a darker wood veneer panel, so that would have been that thing that sticks out). The pulls on the dresser probably should have been black, but the brushed nickel looked better on the white and the closet and bedroom door were brushed nickel so I could get away with it. And since the other wood in the room is white, the crib and toy shelves had to be white too. So you can see how one decision at the beginning (the curtains) shapes every decision that comes after.
Then there's the theme or feel of the room. Mine here is modern and graphic. Nothing frilly or floral or lacy. Instead I've aimed for things with strong, clean lines, sharp graphics and bright colours. That's where you put your personal stamp on it. What style do you like?
Finally, know when to stop. You don't have to cover every surface with nick-nacks and you don't have to fill every inch with furniture. Give each piece in your room space to breathe. Make sure you can still walk through the room and that the furniture isn't absolutely filling it. If you've got stuff that has to be in the room but doesn't match the aesthetic of the room, got a cabinet and put it behind closed doors or in a drawer if you can (I found a chest for my husband's guitar hero plastic guitars so I could stop looking and them and vacuuming around them for example). Less is more. Don't be afraid to throw away anything that isn't working and that you don't absolutely need. Start slow and add pieces gradually. Don't try to fill the whole room in a week, or even a month. I'm pretty sure this room took 4 months to put together. I'd add one piece and live with it for a bit and see if there really was more space or if I needed to stop.
It's also easiest if you start with a room where you aren't already committed to a lot of stuff. That's why I worked on the guest and baby rooms first. I didn't have to live there every day so I could afford to go slow, and there weren't a lot of requirements for what HAD to be in there based on my daily use of the space. After 9 months I'm still wrestling with my dining room, kitchen and family room. I'm close with all of them, but just not quite there yet. The games room is miles from done and I'm not really sure where I'm going with it at all. Part of my problem there is that it is part storage space, and there's a lot of hand-me-down furniture that I can't afford to replace. Also, the smaller the room, the less stuff you can put in it, so the more likely you'll be able to keep it all working together.
Pick one room in your house to "redo", you can even do it on the cheap by stealing things from other rooms (most of the stuff in the baby's room is actually stolen from elsewhere like the dresser, mirror, quilt, throw pillows and curtains, or acquired on the super-cheap, like the $20 worth of shelving) and see if you can't surprise yourself. I'm telling you, it's easier than you think.
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