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Please help me complete the master bedroom

7 years ago
I recently made the following updates: changed the doors, installed crown molding, refinished the floor, painted. I am now trying to finish the bedroom with the bed or headboard (bed preferred) , night stands, lamps, curtains. I am so bad with design choices and am lost on how to piece these items all together. There isn’t much natural light in the bedroom. My style is traditional. The rug is optional, it’s a very old Moroccan rug, I prefer to keep it instead of replacing with a cheaper version. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Not a Pro.

    I love your rug and the colors in it. You should use it as your inspiration.

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Not a Pro.

    Some inspiration:


    Madison Park Queen Headboard With Espresso Finish MP116-0098 · More Info



    Hand Woven Poly Nubs Funberry Twin Stripe Pillow, Red, 14"x20" · More Info



    Window Box Art Painted On Canvas · More Info


    Dimond Blue Glass Table Lamp with Crystal Base, Linen Shade, Blue, Crystal · More Info


  • 7 years ago
    Thank you njmomma. Love the lamp!
  • 7 years ago

    Hopefully, you will get more responses and decorating advice to choose from.

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Inspiration photos

    Love your rug. White bedding works well especially since you said you there is not a lot of natural light. Once you determine the bed /headboard you can work on night stands and lamps so there are the correct proportions.












  • 7 years ago

    What do you think about the idea of an upholstered headboard/bed such as these (all houzz links)?


    Emerald Home Interlude Upholstered Bed Set, King, Upholstered · More Info


    Combe Upholstered Bed With Nailhead Trim, King · More Info


    Fleurie Upholstered Bed With Nailhead Trim, Queen · More Info


    Then traditional nightstands on either side, perhaps something like this:


    3 Drawer Night Stand · More Info


    I would then choose simple but elegant white cotton or linen curtains that are lined!


  • 7 years ago

    And your rug is gorgeous!

  • 7 years ago


    Pajarito and Betsy, thank you so much for the inspiration photos!


  • PRO
    7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    It is hard to judge space available from your photos, but I see one small window on opposite sides of the room. Your bed and rug may be perfect cornered. Have you ever considered that? If it would fit properly there are so many things you could do with that arrangement.




  • 7 years ago

    JudyG Designs Thank you! The only issue with moving the bed into the corner is that the door facing that corner is the bathroom door, so I would be essentially facing the bathroom.


  • 7 years ago
    I love your rug and it looks like it works good in the room. I like a darker gray or blue (whatever the color is in your rug) upholstered headboard. No footboard, they tend to make the room feel smaller because it visually stops your eyes before continuing into the room. Colors for bedding, curtains and accessories should be pulled from the rug too. What are all the doors for? Are there 4? I would NEVER put a bed in a corner unless it is a single bed for a child that you worry may fall out. They are a pain to make. If you are married or share the bed it makes no sense to climb over someone to go to sleep. Every bed should have ample room to comfortably walk around it and have 2 night tables with lamps giving each person that uses it equality. The bed should be positioned so each person has the shortest walk into bed from the entry. No door opening into the side of the bed. Your arrangement now seems good if the open door is the entry.
  • 7 years ago

    Love the rug! Bedside table is too short - should arrive level with the mattress top. I would go dramatic and have a custom headboard made in either the rug's red or the color of the blue medallion in the center.



  • 7 years ago

    Hi Marina-

    I love your rug, please keep it.

    Rather than buying a whole new bed, you can keep the one you have and just turn up its appeal with a headboard that you attach, and better bed linens.

    For a headboard that won't be too expensive, look at the recent catalog from Bed Bath and Beyond. They have several in different colors and materials.

    You can get one in white or off white, or get a rich blue.

    https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/category/furniture/bedroom-furniture/headboards/14474/

    Here are just a few of theirs

    It is very difficult to make a bed with a foot board.

    You will also turn up the wow factor if you get an upholstered bench (fabric to match your headboard or leather) to put at the foot of the bed. You can sit on it to put on your shoes or get dressed.

    Some of them are made with storage inside so you can use that for extra shoes and boots, or for linens and extra blankets.


    You definitely need to get a mattress cover for each of the box springs to protect them from dust and dust mites.

    Also, get a dust ruffle to make the bed look "dressed." You can get one that look more tailored or one with a ruffle, which ever is your preference.

    I would get a comforter that is larger. The one you have looks too small for the size bed that you have. You want one that comfortably drapes over the sides of the bed.

    A bed looks luxurious with more pillows, so I suggest you get two European pillows, which are large square pillows, and you want three of them on a king bed, two on a queen. You want the pillow to be 28" on each side so that they plumply fill a 26" sham. These are the pillows that are decorative and stand up against the headboard.

    Don't fiddle a little decorative pillows, they are a hassle to take off when you go to bed and to put back in the morning, and they drive men nuts.

    Just get the European pillows because along with the other pillows, you need them and make the bed look and feel luxurious.

    You also need 4 of the regular pillows that you sleep on, two for each of you.

    If it is a king bed, most people get king pillows, so each pillow will reach halfway across the bed, and you put one pillow on top of each other, either flat, or arranged slightly at an angle.

    The European pillows are arranged vertically against the headboard.

    Some people choose to keep the shams covering the European pillows the same color as the pillow covers, and others choose to use a decorative pattern or color.

    If you want to have all your bed linens in the same color family, you can add more interest there by adding some texture in the pillow shams on the European pillows, and adding a an extra textured coverlet folded at the foot of the bed.

    Ugg makes a wonderful line of textural bed linens and pillow covers that is sold exclusively at Bed Bath and Beyond. It's not cheap, but it's worth a walk into the store to give you some ideas.

    And of course a velvet headboard is just marvelously textured.

    These days we are all so busy, many of us don't bother with the formal bedspread, and just spread out a large comforter over the bed.

    In your room you have the color accent from your marvelous rug, and I do suggest you get some art on the wall with colors that pick up from the rug.

    Also, don't forget a live plant. Coleus is a marvelous indoor plant that doesn't need a lot of light and it has red in it which will work well with your rug.

    Don't buy lamps until you get your bedside tables because you want your lamps to be the right height.


    marinaboehm thanked loobab
  • 7 years ago

    Please post pics as you go along, I would love to see the progress.

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    Here is what we did in a recent design for a client. Perhaps the pictures will help you with your dilemma.

    Sophisticated Master Suite · More Info


    Sophisticated Master Suite · More Info


    Sophisticated Master Suite · More Info


    marinaboehm thanked VRA Interiors, LLC
  • 7 years ago

    Wow, thank you all for the great suggestions.
    loobab, what a detailed explanation. I really appreciate. it.

    VRA Interiors, LLC - love it! So pretty. I am putting together a few ideas and will post.

  • 7 years ago

    Getting closer to choosing the bed. Which one do you like more - the upholstered or wood? I am a bit worried about the durability of the upholstered beds. I don't want to buy something that would age or stain quickly. I maybe leaning on the headboard when reading in bed. I think I like the look of the upholstered better but let me know your thoughts. Thank you!



  • 7 years ago

    The upholstered comes in different materials and colors.