MY BEDROOM TOUR - The Kitchy Kitchen

In my fantasy house scenario, I have a master suite. One of those bedrooms people in movies inexplicably have, like huge walk in closets and a spare seating area to enjoy breakfast over the paper, there’s a fireplace. This probably has more to do with fitting a camera and lens into the location than projecting a realistic lifestyle, but still – I spend such a silly amount of time in my bedroom I want it to be my own little world.

You’d think I’d spend most of my time in my kitchen, but honestly, it’s in bed with a laptop open. Cooking only takes up so much time, but writing, editing, post production, all the other stuff – that’s where my days go. So for me, our bedroom was one of the most important parts of the house, because I spend so much time within these four walls. But, like with most people, just because I move doesn’t mean I get to go out and purchase all new furniture. You fill holes where you can, but you mostly have to work with what you’ve got.

So for this bedroom, I reshuffled some pieces – dressers were from the guest bedroom at our old house, the side table was from our old living room – and we luckily got a bunch of fabulous stuff from Craig’s grandma to freshen it up a bit.

I wanted to keep most of the room neutral but add a few moments of color and punch. So, the bed is a simple gray tufted situation from One Kings Lane, and the bedding is crisp white. I have no qualms with mixing metals, as long as you do it purposefully, so I have my older Jonathan Adler wall mirror above the bed but then these chic and simple gold and white lamps from Rejuvenation. I swooped up Craig’s grandma’s bench and two chairs, but had the chairs reupholstered by Leija Designs (dramatic mustard drapes by Leija as well on Lux Hold Ups lucite hardware). I sort of lied and told Craig, “It won’t be pink, pink, I swear” when it came to the chairs, but luckily, he’s easy going and likes the vibe.

I created a little seating area centered around this vintage Italian Gingko Leaf lamp I found online – it’s sort of kooky but I love it. There was also dead space by the door into the room, so I placed an etagere there. I felt like anything more substantial would be blocky and narrow the room, so I love the light and airy effect the open shelving creates. Plus, it gives me another opportunity to add pops of color through indoor plants and large photo books.