Help with bedroom decorating!

16 years ago

Hi everyone,

New here, just bought a brand new condo (3 level loft 2 bedroom, loft bedroom is the office) and my husband and I have finished decorating most of the house but still not happy with the bedroom. The bedroom is HUGE and we have divided the space into a reading area with a chaise, and the sleeping area.

There is a low pile beige carpet and one accent wall painted Benjamin Moore Highland Tan. We have wide slat wood blinds on the windows.

I had considered adding drapes or curtains behind the bed and on the window, but I have allergies so with the carpet already being an allergen trap I am reluctant to add more fabric. But right now, we just seem to be hanging pictures in a row around the room and it seems haphazard.

We've already spent most of our decor budget so any finishing touches will have to be under about $500.

Here are photos:

Living room (for reference as to our tastes)

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Kitchen (for reference)

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Bedroom photos

reading/cat area

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view of dresser from beside bed

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BORING bed area

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Any suggestions would be very appreciated!

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Comments (5)

suero
16 years ago
I get a 404 not found message for your links.
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Original Author
16 years ago
Sorry I can't figure out how to edit my original post, so here are the pictures:

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Here is a link that might be useful: picture link
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les917
16 years ago
It is a little hard to tell, but the first thing I wonder about is why you have the bed shoved into a crowded corner when you have all that space in the room?Â

What is the accent wall leading to?
loribee
16 years ago
Congrats on your new home! Love to see the rest of it~

Huge room, lucky you....could you hang the cat pic above your bed and add a few patterned pillows to tie in the colors?
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Original Author
16 years ago
les917, the accent wall leads to a stairway up to the living room/foyer. Open loft floor plans are neat but also have their challenges - there are no interior doors other than on the bathrooms! So we have the bed there to provide a feeling of privacy, even though we don't normally have guests overnight.

Also I was trying to create a sitting/reading area by the window and a sleeping area in the other half of the room. It's so big is does not seem crowded to me, but maybe because in our previous home the bedroom 12'x12' and we could barely walk around the bed!

Also the window overlooks the street (park with trees is across the street) so again it felt wierd having the bed too close to that window.

I added a link to a PDF of the floor plan (lower level is the master bedroom) in case that helps.

Here is a link that might be useful: Floor Plan