Displaying posts labeled "Bedroom"

Some favourite bedrooms of 2010

Posted on Fri, 31 Dec 2010 by KiM

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!

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Reader request – bedskirt?

Posted on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 by KiM

Today’s reader request comes from Kelley: “We are moving out of a queen size bed and purchasing a king. With this comes an entire slew of new purchases including a bed frame/headboard and bedding. I have always had a bed that needed a bedskirt but thinking maybe no skirt is more modern. Not into platform beds but thinking more along the lines of the Colette bed and Crate and Barrel. Can you share photos of cool beds with and with out skirts. need some visuals to make a decision.” I am not gonna lie – I generally REALLY dislike bedskirts. IMHO if you want to stay as far away from modern as possible, stick a bedskirt on your bed. A super ruffly one. In a floral pattern. With pastel colours. Put a teddy bear against the 8 pillows and you’re all set. (LOL)
For those of you unfamiliar with the Colette bed from C&B, here it is:

It definitively has a comtemporary feel and NOTICE IT IS NOT STYLED WITH A BEDSKIRT. 🙂 With that lovely upholstered frame with the mattress inset a couple inches, I don’t think a bedskirt would really work anyhow. I think having everything tucked in as in the photo works really well or if you’re kind of lazy like I am I would not fuss with tucking so much at the bottom but have a throw that drapes down and covers that area.
To be fair and at the request of Kelley, I did select a small number of photos that showcase beds with bedskirts that I think look…ok. I also pulled a ton of photos with beds without bedskirts, and most of which are similar in style to this bed (after the jump). Hope this helps your decision-making Kelley! (NOOOOO BEDSKIRT!!!!!!!!)

Dana Wolter
Rodolphe Foucher
D Magazine
Hus & Hem


Amanda Nisbet	Laurence Pasquier

Homes & Gardens
Living Etc.
Living Etc.
Todhunter Earle
Stuart McIntyre
SHH
HAND
Sunset
Siskin Valls
The London Magazine


Amanda Nisbet	source unknown

Marie Claire Italy	Alexandra Rowley

Reader request – closets

Posted on Thu, 20 May 2010 by KiM

We recently received this request from reader Judy: “Hi! I’m moving into a new space with my boyfriend after the summer. We realized that the closet space was going to be an interesting dilemma to solve – and was hoping you could post some inspiring photos of other people’s tasteful yet non-boring closet sharing solutions!“. Now, this request was a bit tough as I don’t have many closet photos in my stash, and then many are not exactly in keeping with this request but I figured I’d post whatever I could find as I am going through the exact same scenario at my house. Jeff is moving in this weekend and I have got to get the damn dressing room finished in time for both of us to be able to fit all of our clothes. Luckily I have a tiny bedroom (12′ x 7′) that is basically useless for any other purpose but to be a closet. The plan is to hang 2 rods on one end of the room and wall to wall shelves on the other. I’ll buy some baskets for socks and unmentionables, and the rest can be folded or hung. But enough about my space – here are some closets I found that may or may not be useful non-boring solutions for Judy’s new space. (The first one is my all-time favourite, and I’ve used it a few times already on the blog but I can’t help it. It’s perfect.)

Country Home


Canadian House & Home	Lagerlings

Ulrika Ekblom	Lori Dennis

Family Living	Family Living

Sunset	Better Homes & Gardens

Caitlin Moran	House Beautiful

Country Living	Country Living

Mark Olson	Madeleine Stuart