I would appreciate your help with this
Hello there, I am desperate to put together another bedroom before Christmas, but as always funds are low and much more needed in other parts of the reno. I have most of the stuff from our other house, and wondered if you would weigh in your opinion on my choices please ?
I have everything in this mood board apart from the two dressing tables, watching both of them on eBay right now. Which one do you think would work best ? then my second question I need help with is the grasscloth wallpaper, which I also have. Is it the wrong vibe for the french bed?
As for all the painted pieces, I am thinking of adding a gray wash on the bedsides units then unifying the bed frame and dressing table. What do you think?
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Monica
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6 years agoMonica
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6 years agoMonica
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoOk so nearly a week in and I am still waiting for these samples :( I wonder where they are coming from? Looking at chair options , first one comes with a footstool which I could use for the dressing table, I love the cane on the second one and I could spruce the colour up and make him look a ton better than that picture, if all else fails a simple Bentwood chair?? What are your thoughts ??
Ro Ro
6 years agoHi Monica! Oh Ho! Ho! Ho! Ahah! So, it is the rush up to Christmas and the season for decking the halls with lots of trees again LOL! Big flashback to great times back in the run up to Christmas 2014!?
Well, I really like the rattan chair and know you will make it perfetto! And I would have gone for the left hand dressing table and would have ignored the grass cloth w/paper! Here in Ireland, only just emerging from two years of on-off renovation / refurbishing... Haven't looked through the various wallpapers that have come up but look forward to seeing the finished article - closer to Christmas!
Best wishes Monica, you are a super person!
Pic of Lillie our new Bichon poochio!
Far too clever must've trained at Bletchley Park!
Monica
6 years agoRo Ro
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Monica
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoMonica
6 years agoWhat do we think of these options? Do you think going as dark as the fabric in the bed would look too depressing? The room faces south west?
Monica
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6 years agoHi Monica. It's a shame about the chambray one :( I like the last one you've mocked up. What undertone does the grey in the bed have? On my screen it looks mole in one photo and olivey in another. Have you looked on John Lewis? They have a few nice ones. The 1st pic is designers guild Kyushu in charcoal. The 2nd looks really nice on screen, it's Osborne &little cordovan in taupe (they also do a pale taupe). Also like Ro's suggestion. I think you could make the cane chair look fab, would just check it's not too low or wide. I do like the chair and stool too but maybe the frame is too similar to the other pieces?
https://www.johnlewis.com/browse/home-garden/diy/wallpaper/plain-textured/_/N-d0eZ1z0ri64Monica thanked minnie101Monica
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoMonica
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoThank you sweet ladies :) Its always the same, agonising over every decision over and over. Then, once its all done it will be like Ahhh. ... The trouble is I wish I didn't leave things till the very last minute but with my crazy job schedule I need to wait for quiet periods and its starting to ease off now.
We rebuilt my studio early this year, and the process nearly finished me off LOL
Well the room is now stripped, coving and ceiling rose going up today, decorator will paint the ceiling for us ( I wanted him to have the whole job but he was booked up until feb next year), I can gloss then the paper WILL hopefully go up. I have been playing with layouts looks a bit snug LOL
I have a couple of options and I have been rethinking the painted bedsides, in the old house we had this bed with a pair of mirrored plain side tables which are now residing in the other spare bedroom. I could shift them back again and re finish the painted ones to go back in 2nd spare room. This will give me a break from the painted overload look, plus the mirror will pick up the sparkle in the chandelier.
I think there's no contest that layout one will win, I prefer to see the full bed as I enter a room but do you think there will be enough room between foot of the bed and table? each square is 10cm room is 3.30 by 3 m.
Ro Ro
6 years agoMonica
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Sorry Ro, no I didn't centralised it, but it shouldn't make make much difference as the gap would would still be same ?? We have about 80 cm gap to get past the table and round the bed.
And you are absolutely correct it is our 4th Christmas, even though we only been in three years in September , my bad sending you in a spin <3
Monica
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoCarolina
6 years agoMonica
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoHi everyone, hope your weekends were good. Makeover on the bargain chair has started and its already looking better. I think I am going to be happy just adding some shading to the joints instead giving it the full makeover I first thought it needed. Needs a few more layers but I love the look already. Rug to distract from the naff fabric. I might just add a smaller piece of sheepskin over it quite like the texture, what do you think ?? bad idea?
Monica
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6 years agoHi ladies, well wallpaper is up on three walks only waiting fir plumber to come so that we can finish off the window wall.
What do you think of this rug? I struggled with colours it’s a lighter gray that tones well with the paper and I like that it picks up on the yellow as well but not sure if the chevron is too modern?
Monica
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoHi everyone I am well aware that I haven’t updated you on this room but as it’s often the case things didn’t go according to plan. Everything was in place and we were ready for the bed to go together, only to found that when the removal guys took our bed apart they broke one of the bolts into the frame. So we had to admit defeat and buy a bed base until we can have someone look at it. I need to tweak it a bit more, change the lamps even but for now its ready for business. Thank you for all your help along the way.
Wishing you all a Happy Christmas and a joy filled time ❤️
Monica
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