Today I partook in a seasonal ritual that will probably sound ridiculous to most people but it's just the way I am. I redecorate constantly with the change of seasons. Summer has been such a long time coming but here it is at long last. I took down drapes and hung summerish ones all over the house ..sometimes it's just a rotation of drapes from one room to the other. This year the bedroom drapes went to the dining room.
For my bedroom summer means lots of light and my favorite decor of all--calming neutrals of whites, cream, taupe. A soft palate that is all about the contrast and the texture. And layers, lovely layers.
I scored big time on the window treatments--I made them from tablecloths from William-Sonoma that were marked down ..and then marked down even more which I didn't know until I checked out. Goooooaaaaallll!
And then I mixed-and-matched from my fabulous linen closet to do the bed. Some girls are all about the shoes; me, I'm all about fine linens. I've been collecting them for years. Note the Italian drool-worthy goodness.
I love my new bedroom. Behold the before and after:
The winter Before:
And the summer After:
Very nice, indeed. That bedskirt and dressing table are completely drool-worthy. And yay! for beds in the corner. Placing mine like that opened up the whole room.
Posted by: allison | June 21, 2009 at 08:03 AM