New Room - part 4 - Beds and Curtains

I was thrilled with the refinishing of the headboards. They took two weeks and a couple trips across town to get, but it was worth it.

I feel like it only takes a few touches to really set a room apart, and I would say for this room, it's the headboards and the pillows. Funny, they were the most reasonably priced elements, too. They just took the most time.

As for the bedding, I knew I wanted white. I ended up buying basic white cotton sheets. I decided to again go with the Shabby Chic collection for the comforter and bed skirt. I think it was a happy mistake that they were out of the twin-sized white dust ruffles. I got the pale pink ones, and I think it turned out even better. The comforter is a very fluffy, ruffly white one with a ruffled sham. I bought body pillows with a turquoise cover for the beds, and Tommy Hilfiger micro fleece blankets for throws. Nothing like a fluffy, white pillow top bed.

I knew all along I wanted monogrammed pillows on the beds, and looked into various places online to order these. I continued to find the cost to be between $30-$100 per pillow. It finally dawned on me that I could take the shams to the local embroidery shop and have it done that way. It was $10 per pillow, and I think it makes the room.

You can see the curtains behind the beds. These are sheers sold individually from the Shabby Chic collection. They have the ability to be bustled using clear rings sewn on the back. It took four panels to cover this large window, two for the valance, and two to hang.

A few hangings for the wall: another unique hook, a drawing of a girl strolling in Paris, and the blue plaque says, "Be your own kind of beautiful".

A small throw rug between the beds for one more touch of color, and that was it. The entire room took only about 2-3 days to throw together, with the exception of the headboards and the monograms. Total cost was about $1500. We did have to buy the two beds and frames ($700), so for decorative items, this entire room was completed for only about $800.

Just for kicks, if I were really going to go all out for a room like this, I would replace the carpet with wood, remove the ceiling fan and replace with an antique white chandelier, paint the walls white, and add picture frame molding from floor to ceiling. Maybe someday.