Why not use contemporary furnishings with luxurious linens to provide elegance? I've linked a search on houzz.com to give you some inspiration.

Here is a link that might be useful: [Houzz Contemporary Bedrooms[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-bedroom-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_715~s_2103)

My suggestion is to look at some of the designers like Sarah Richardson and Candice Olson. They both are great at mixing and making their rooms transitional. I think you need the mixture for a tranquil master bedroom. Transitional mixes great with modern bathrooms too.

I can see a traditional cherry look for the dressers and night stands, but with more modern hardware. Paired with a tufted clean lined headboard for the bed, it would give you both looks. Your bedding can bring it all together by leaning in either direction.

I am in the same boat. Our kitchen and in-process-of-updating LR are more retro-inspired, but I also like a more traditional BR look. I don't care for most modern look BR groups, platform beds, etc. You could look for a set that's more transitional vs. full-out modern or retro.

I bought a white Lexington BR group that is US made and built like a tank. I paid a decent amount for 10 years ago with the intention I'd have it for a long time, so it's not going anywhere. It's more of a cottagey look, but that's OK.

I figure most people do not see the BR's. They see the kitchen, LR, hall, and hall bath.

Forhgtv - I don't know whether to thank you or curse you (just kidding) as I have literally spent hours today on the houzz website...I keep forgetting it's there though I have visited it in the past.

I think I now understand though why I like the certain styles for certain areas. I like modern for kitchens and bathrooms as it gives me a clean feeling.

For the bedroom though I want a luxurious feeling, something I just don't feel with modern. I'm going to continue to look though for ideas. I'm thinking something sophisticated but simple might be the direction I'm going to want to go. Until then, let the search continue.

It's funny... I wrestle with a very similar issue. I've always had traditional decor, now I'm interested in modern, and I go back and forth on my opinion of both, depending which room I'm in, and I'm beginning to have some "inconsistent" decor from room to room, and wonder if that's weird. (Can one room be really traditional, and the rest modern? Or vice versa?)

In any case, I like the bedroom set we have. My husband actually bought it before he met me. I NEVER would have picked it - it's traditional, but really not the sort of "traditional" which has been my style. But, it does give a luxurious feel to our bedroom, which is a rather large room (14' x 24' or so.) It's a Louis Philippe-style set, similar to the one in the link below, but with a higher headboard. The color is cherry. We have the bed, two nightstands, the tall chest of drawers, and the dresser with mirror. (This link is just a random similar photo I found - he didn't buy it from this "Payless" company.)

I'm not really into all matching furniture, but it is nice to have it in the bedroom - it does give more of a "hotel" feel.

Here is a link that might be useful: Louis Philippe Bedroom

To add - with a very traditional bedroom set, we don't go overboard on fancy bedding. The sleigh bed goes well with a crisp white duvet, and we have rather modern lamps (really kind of arts and crafts style) on the nightstands. We don't have a rug yet but we could go either way with an oriental rug, or a solid rug with, say, a clean dark border... sisal with a black border or something.

Lizzie, it does sound like we are in the same situation. The set your DH picked out has cleaner lines and is definately something I could see myself continuing to use. Our room is smaller then yours and most all of our belongings/clothes are in the closet. We are only planning to get a new bed and two nightstands for the entire room. With so few pieces, I definately want them to match. In fact we wanted to find two small swivel rockers (how traditional/old fashioned can we get) to take in the view - hopefully this will work.

We have awesome views which sort of overtake the room, so I want the bed to make a "statement" and not just take a total backstage to the view.

I think your idea of the accessories being more modern blend the styles together better. I've been looking for lamps already. I'm sure there are others out there that have done the blending of modern and traditional together before.

In my Florida home the furniture in our "public area" is soft contemporary. Love it! Our MBR set is 32 yr old and it is very traditional. I'm not so thrilled with it, but that set looks like new, heavy, completely oak and I wouldn't part with it--too many memories. I've been tempted, though. I just ran a soft beachy color into that room and the furniture looks great!

How funny that, like you, I've always loved antiques (in a rather eclectic mix) but now am starting to gravitate more toward modern--especially in the bedroom. It's morphing slowly over time, too slowly but getting there.

Your bedroom should be whatever you want--period. I actually am having trouble, though, imagining why no "modern" fits into your picture of luxury. Is there some special aspect you're missing in the typical stock for sale right now? A feeling of some enclosure to the bed or height to the head and footboards? More height to the mattress so you can "climb" in? Maybe age or old style is related to luxury for you? For my part, I love the feeling of an additional "dimension" time gives, but a friend only sees...age. Such a personal thing.

To me, though, luxury is actually not related to a specific furniture style at all, but more to tactile experiences, quiet, a feeling of being pampered and sheltered. A room that's luxurious because it lives luxuriously.

My picture of luxury includes a very nicely upholstered headboard, the kind that invites offers support for reading, as opposed to, say, a wood or metal headboard we'd really prefer not to come into contact with. Just lots of cushy upholstery and fabric in general. Wonderful, luscious bed and bedding, of course. A tailored bedskirt because I like nice bedskirts. Simple but rich drapes that close. Chairs sumptuous and worthy of settling into for the evening. Reading lamps. Bedside chests that hold everything we might want to set there. And so on. We already have thick soft wall-to-wall in our bedroom; it never went "out" for us because of the way it feels to stroll across in bare feet and the lovely quiet it helps create, but its elegant simplicity on the floor also contributes nicely to a modern look.

I'm thinking a room with those elements of luxury could be traditional, eclectic, transitional (but scarcely the Pottery Barn look), OR modern in the serenely hedonistic Manhattan high rise look I'm moving toward. You know, Architectural Digest, with the owners' favorite Degas where it can be seen from the bed. :)

My perception of a modern bedroom is a low platform bed of some sorts. The room is usually about the view and not about any particular features.

I've noticed in other parts of the house, I catch myself and guests admiring the view instead of the surroundings. With the large windows, it really draws the outside in. My DB has a penthouse condominium that overlooks the city and when you walk in the guest bedroom, it's really only about the view. The room has wonderful furnishings in it but it's really about the view. I would like to draw the eye a little more away from the view to focus on the ambiance of the actual room. With modern furniture the sleekness and simplicity IMO doesn't draw you to the piece.

Rosie, I think luxury might be the richness of woods and quality linens. Though you can use nice linens for modern, I usually see them pulled taunt across the bed. We DEFINATELY do not want a bed too high, it's way to high now and we've jumped through hoops to get it to a tolerable height we can get in and out of reasonably.

I'm going to see if I can drag my DH out this weekend AGAIN to see what we can find. Furniture looks so different IRL.