nest egg

Twin Winner!

And the TWINNER IS........

#25!! ......Come on DOWN!

Thanks for voting!! I loved seeing everyones' preferences. And, I agree. This bedroom is beautiful.

But quite a doozy to piece together... The one full of antique furniture and inherited collectibles? Sure, let's go to Target. 

Seriously, I tried my best to find an inexpensive alternative for this timeless bedroom. 

Here goes...

Wallpaper

 

on sale for $10/double roll here

then paint a 4" wide stripe in Farrow and Ball's Light Blue 22

Bookcase

Ikea's Billy Bookcase, $59, *paint them the trim color

West Elm's nailhead upholstered headboard, Twin is $329

Bedskirt

Garnet Hill ticking stripe bedskirt- in linen/natural, $48.00 for twin

Bedding

Scalloped matelasse in natural from Linensource, $24.00!

Get the sham to match!-$9.00

and these sheets from Garnet Hill- in Silver Sage/Ivory- $35

and the matching shams- $35

Nate Berkus Bria Crewel decorative pillow on sale for $9.95!

UNLESS you want to splurge on this one:

John Robshaw's Misregistered Pillow from Garnet Hill

Shabby Chic's Cozy Blanket- in aqua- $49 at Target

Other Furniture

Overstock.com's Half-Moon Hall Table at $179

Target writing desk- $269

Artwork

Architecture print from art.com- $49.00

in a Rustic Wood Gallery Frame from Pottery Barn, $39.00

Voila! #25 on a nestegg.

I'd like to state that I do not recommend decorating your room with really cheap furniture. I just wanted to give a new perspective on those stunning magazine pages that seem "impossible." If you were my (real-life) client and you handed me the bedroom picture I would first ask to go shopping in your attic (or your mother's) and then tell you to start reading. In fact, that brings up my last (but least $) item for the room:

Books**

That's your job. I recommend going here.

Oh, and in case you were wondering the very close runner up was: #17!!

Twins

Here's the deal- I have so many pictures (scanned/saved/etc) sitting in folders on my tiny macbook- I mean TONS. It's gotten out of control. I stumbled upon one of my folders titled "twins" with almost 100 pictures of fraternal twins I have found on the internet.

Kidding.

"Twins" meaning rooms with twin beds-- and I haven't shared any of them with you!! I am guilty of hoarding and I apologize.

To mend this problem I will slowly begin to share all of my folders with you. So please enjoy some twenty-eight pictures of twin bedrooms that have appealed to me over the years. I omitted a good bit of them and was going to get rid of more but then I asked myself: Why? This is good for me and for you. (1) Whenever you need a resource for how you want your twin bedroom to look you can come here. And (2) I can finally "relocate" all of my pictures that are slowing down this computer.

So, please cast your votes for your favorite twin bedroom! 

And like this previous post you voted on, I will piece together the winning bedroom on a budget! So make sure you vote. (Even if you have never commented before! I welcome my shy readers--you can put an anonymous name if you wish.)

Warning: You will love so many of these rooms that trying to keep track of which one is your favorite will exhaust you. Just give me your gut fave- or jot some down on a piece of paper as you scroll down.

one.

Designer: Katie Ridder, via Elle Decor

two.

Designer: Jacquelynne P. Lanham, via Southern Accents

three.

via Martha Stewart Living 

four.

Designer: Lucy Allen Gillis, via design sponge

five.

Designer: Steven Gambrel, Domino or House Beautiful? Can't remember.

six.

Designer: Amy Lau, via katy elliot

seven.

Designer: Tom Scheerer

eight.

Designer: John Willey, via House Beautiful

nine. and ten.

(9) Amelia Handegan, via Southern Accents (10) Liz Williams, via Atlanta Home

eleven.

via Elle Decor

twelve.

via Domino mag

thirteen. and fourteen.

(13) Tom Stringer, via House Beautiful (14) via Cottage Living

fifteen.

Designer: Amanda Nisbet, via Blueprint Bliss

sixteen.

Designer Phillip Sides, via Southern Accents

seventeen.

Tom Scheerer, via House Beautiful

eighteen.

via katy elliot

nineteen.

Designer: Jeff Andrews, via cococozy

twenty.

via Domino

twenty one.

Designer: Kristen Buckingham, via Elle Decor

twenty two.

Designer: Brooke Gianetti, via Velvet & Linen

twenty three. and four.

(23) via Domino (24) Designer: Phillip Gorrivan

twenty five.

via Simply Seleta

twenty six.

 via apartment therapy

twenty seven.

Designer: Kay Douglass via Coastal Living

aaaaand twenty eight.

Designer: Suzanne Kasler, via Veranda

I wish I had the time and energy* to point out why I like each room. I saved them all for a reason...but I still have a favorite :) 

Okay, maybe a few.

 I'll vote below- you should too.

I rhyme in my sleep- really, I do.

Bedroom on a Budget

Today you will find me over at Style Blueprint, home of Nashville style!  Liza, one of my super-stylish clients, put me up to a challenge to spruce up my guest bedroom on a budget. 

Here's a preview:

Also, if you live in Nashville (or anywhere else for that matter!) you need to add styleblueprint to one of your daily reads. You know those people that find fabulous deals and then keep them to themselves???? I don't either. I think it has to do with living in the south... but this blog is like a secret (southern) club that shares all sorts of deals and steals!

Liza (and Elizabeth), thank you putting me up to the challenge and allowing me to guest-host on your awesome blog!! 

To all my readers- check it out. You won't regret it!

Click HERE to see the post.

Sit beside me while I sleep...

Please?

 

I'd like to have one of these by my bed...

and sit my glass of water on the pull-out tray. And turn this light off to go to sleep-

I know I'm supposed to be a nestegg conservative but a girl can dream...

Headboard Thoughts

Last year Southern Accents had an article called "One Headboard, Three Looks." I remember this article because I always find it interesting which "look" people prefer. I also remember this article because it contained none other than: My ideal bed.

One of these pictures is what I want my bed to look like. I'll tell you at the end.

But before I tell you which one I covet- I want you to pick your favorite and let me know in the comments section.

One Headboard

(because we can all agree that it's fabulous... and bejeweled!* (with nailhead)

Three Looks

all styled by Birmingham designer Liz Woods

#1 Blanketed in White

#2 Shades of Gray

#3 An Appealing Pattern

Which one do you choose?

Or if you can't see yourself sleeping in these beds you can choose to veto all of them.

Which one do I choose?

You probably could have guessed...

#2. Love at first sight...

So I did what any scatter-brained, magazine inspired, have-to-have-it-NOW, interior designer would do:

I started shopping.

Then I quickly realized that this #2 bed would not only empty my wallet- but it would flat out destroy our nest egg.

For example:

Scroll coverlet (the beige one)- Matteo Bedding, gorgeous but pricey

And the rope blanket.... Oh, the rope blanket. You are killing me with that price tag. Not to mention the name of the color about send me over the edge: Earth.

Although it is gorgeous I knew that my cat and any other future animal would ruin it in a heartbeat. So I began my search for a more affordable version of #2.

For the scroll coverlet and shams:

 Dillards. Much better price and has the same texture to it (you can't see it in the picture so you'll have to trust me on that one)

To replace the rope blanket:

The Diamond Matelasse coverlet in graphite*- from Restoration Hardware

I also found that Eileen Fisher's collection at Garnet Hill has a charcoal/gray color that is similar:

I actually found a very similar look but it is only in throw blankets and pillows:

from west elm! in clay* color

Empire Embroidered sheets in gray.

And as for that gorgeous bolster pillow?  "Taupe Verno bolster" by Archipelago.

I"m at a loss. And I still can't find any info on it- In other words:

Drop it. You can't afford it.

Waste 3 hours of your life looking for something similar online.

Force your blog readers to come up with it.

Be patient. I'll stumble upon it (or something like it) one day.

I have a feeling it might involve some of these fabrics:

John Robshaw fabrics... Maybe this guy from his website can help me-

or just give me one of those bags!!!