Ok let me take a stab at this :)

You have some nice pieces and while it does seem that you are trying to do "rustic elegant" :) maybe that's not it...but that's what I see. I like it, but I see some tweeks I'd like to play with...

First of all...ummm how to say this....do you sleep alone? The reason I ask is because you only have one bedstand. The globe is pretty, but I'm not sure first that it ties into the room well except for tone and scale, but also, it's not a good bedside (functional or otherwise) bedside piece. I'd like to see instead a different table.

Now the curtains...they do look lovely with the bedding, but I'd like to see the addition of a color from the bedding in a soft trim addition (perhaps a silk or satin ribbon added). I'd like to see either the green or burgundy added where the satin meets the sheers (this can be done easily by a seamstress or a handy sewer). Let it just lay over the taupe satin. Just a small bit, and then do the same for tiebacks, or add a nice big tieback in the color of the ribbon. I'd then like to see you pull the color to the pile of pillows on the bed just a bit more obviously (I see it in the sheets and trim, but let's add one pillow with burgundy and green color as an accent trim an taupe as the focal color).

THe family photo's are all in modern frames...or mostly. I'd like to see you try to frame them over time in frames closer to the style of the pictures you have added to the room. The modern frames really don't go well with the decor you're shooting for. I'd also like to see some matting on the frames to increase the scale of the pictures and the arrangements. They're a beautiful family...show them off better :)

I'd really like to see ya hide some of those stereo gee gaws. They flow like pudding you your pretty room. Can you tuck a few pieces ito any of the cabinets? (My DH would insist that this ruins the ability of the speakers to preform, blah blah blah....so do this when yours is not present...they still work just fine).

Ok one other thing...any way to nix the trunk? It's very pretty...don't get me wrong, but the room feels too full and I thin some unencumbered space would help.

Ok now for the part where you shoot me....nix the gun as well :) It's a lovely antique piece...but it's not a good bedroom piece (IMHO). Bedrooms should be romantic (yours is) and comfortable...safe and secure in a cozy way, not in an arsenol type of way. Show the piece off in your family or living room instead :) Or ship it to me for my library :OP

I hope not to offend. You do have a lovely space! Just throwing out a few easy ideas you can take or throw right back at me :oP

Thank you so much! I love the advice! First, I will let you know that no, I don't sleep alone, lol. We are actually planning to get a new bedroon set (this was a hand-me-down) and I hope to scale things down a bit so there is room for a second bedside table. However, I AM afraid that if my husband has one he'll just clutter it up! The globe actually opens up. I love the idea with the curtains, pillows and frames! I'll work on it. I'm not sure about the trunk and gun though, my husband sent them both home from Afghanistan while serving and they are both pretty special pieces. In fact our bedroom will always be an arsenol in some way since my husband is a cop and former military! ;-)
You didn't offend in any way and I really appreciate the imput!
Tammy

I'm glad I could help a bit. ANd really, I love both of the pieces (gun and trunk) and understand why they're special :) They're unique, and gorgeous. Heck we would kill for that gun...wait that sounded bad LOL for our library/formal living room. Why I think a gun is ok there but not in a bedroom I can't tell you LOL

When you do go for a new bedroom set, try to keep that scale somewhat. (Maybe not so clunky, but the height on the bed is great!). One thing I hate to see is when people try to put bedding like yours on a very minimal scale bed. You need "weight" to a bed design to carry off that bold color and texture so that it dosen't become too female...which just wouldn't work with that spousal unit of yours! LOL