Which, as you can see, is a tragedy and often gives me nightmares. But the only way I am going to be able to get the stenciling and the awful fan and the clashy decor we have packed all into this room (simply because we had no place else to put it) out of my subconscious is to move forward and get to work. Chris and I have officially decided that we want this room to be a retreat. Very calm. Very peaceful. That is the main reason we sold our big flatscreen for our bedroom before we moved. We don’t even want a TV in our room! Which means we can definitely get rid of that cable that has been hanging from the ceiling in the corner since before we bought the house:
Our wood grain Shaker cabinet fronts were designed for busy, high-traffic homes like ours. Clad with durable textured thermofoils, this line is compatible with Sektion, Akurum, Godmorgon, and Besta cabinets from IKEA. It's the perfect, practical way to add the warmth of wood to all the rooms of your home.
We have teamed up with Loloi to create a line of rugs that are as affordable as they are beautiful. This collection houses a great mix of traditional and modern rugs, in cottage-y colorways, as well as vintage-inspired beauties that you’ll want to roll out in every room.
We partnered with Stuga on a line of hardwood floors — The Ingrid is really livable, and the color is very neutral. It doesn’t lean warm or cool, it’s that just right in-between. We have really loved putting it everywhere in our house. It’s the best jumping-off point for design, no matter your interior style. In addition to being beautiful, Ingrid is really durable — we have three kids, and we always have a home construction project going on. Ingrid stands up to it all.
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Sounds like I need to get my butt to Ross–stat!
They have that starburst mirror at my Ross for $15.99. I like the room that has the dark brown wall with the walk out door and all the soft light. But adding a walk out door would TOTALLY revamp that room.
Your house is GORGEOUS….but I’d still love to come to stay a week. :)
HAHA!! You’ve totally overloaded me as well!!! I pinned almost everything!!
-Lani
From my book: ‘Habits of Health”…..
Sleep, Nature’s Nurse – Choose a color that soothes you to encourage sleep. Soft pastels such as light blue, green, pink, lavender, yellow, and ivory are calming colors, but so are rich warm, dark colors such as medium to dark green, chocolate brown, or any rich tans.
HAHA!! You’ve totally overloaded me as well!!! I pinned almost everything!!
-Lani
When you get done figuring things out, why don’t you spend a week at my place – I need lots of HELP! I’m not even inspired to get started….
We are definitely going to have an all white bedding/pillow bedroom when we get into our future house. BUT I do really love the calm blues and greys. My parents room is the calm blues and greys and it is just so serene in there. Love it. Keep us posted!