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January 12, 2005
Set Tazers to "Overwhelm."
The bedroom has been the problem area of our place since we moved in. We chose a very extreme, daring paint color (Benjamin Moore's Tequila Lime; it's fantastic yet blinding), and although the space is a decent size with natural light and skyline views, it still looks awkward and unfinished.
One of the issues: the room is really busy. It doubles as an office for my boyfriend, so it must serve multiple functions. It's jam-packed with color and clutter and pale wood furniture. In one 14x16 space, we have a huge desk, two dressers, a full size bed, a big bookcase, a blanket chest, a nightstand, and our big laundry hamper.
Whew.
So it's not really a calm haven for rest and reflection, as bedrooms should be. It's more like Grand Central station at rush hour.
I have a few ideas for simplifying and calming the room. I'm adding dark, stable color (chocolate brown! everyone is doing it!) in the form of a $60 Ikea rug, perhaps some custom bedding & paint effects, and a chocolate curtain (cotton & velcro) to cover the front of the bookshelf, which I hope will eliminate some of the appearance of clutter.
The piece de resistance: an upholstered headboard.
For some reason, the retail cost of upholstered headboards is freaking astronomical... Some charge more than $200 for the ugliest, 1980s nightmare versions. Even Target's lovely version is $449. Interestingly enough, the coolest design I could find is made by a company called Zeeboard, and it's also the best deal, but at $159 it's still a little rich for my blood.
So this weekend I will be constructing my very own custom headboard out of plywood, chocolate brown broadcloth, polyester batting, and fabric-covered buttons. For less than $50.
And I'll show you how!
Chocolate actually looks lovely with the lime green, and anchors it well. I hope that I won't feel like I'm "living inside a brownie," to quote the nice woman who sold me the 10 yards of brown fabric.
Photos and drawings to come!
Posted by Lara at January 12, 2005 11:11 AM
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