It’s been a year I believe since I
posted a home/interiors update and the last room to be redecorated was our
bedroom. It was a pretty big project, with everything changing – including the
wardrobe – but it was oh-so worth it. Believe it or not, we both agreed on the
soft pink and while I was happy with grey curtains, to make it a little less
feminine, Ash suggested the pink. I do love them though – and they’re velvet.
Grab a cuppa, or a wine, and I’ll show you around!
The wardrobe has always been an
alcove, but when we moved in, it had mirrored sliding doors. We bought one of
those cube storage units from Ikea to begin with, but realised we weren’t fully
utilising the space – the clothes rail came down quite low, not giving us many
options in terms of storage above. Ash decided to gut it out and start again.
He moved the rail higher up and added a shelf along the top. He then built the
square storage unit below, inspired by the Ikea one and we kept a couple of our
storage boxes. Either end on both of our ‘sides’ are a couple of shelves to
rest items such as folded jumpers. We decided against putting the doors back on
and instead installed a light along the top. This definitely utilises the space
a lot better. Oh and btw, the beautiful coat hangers are Laura Ashley, but from
TK Maxx – I bought 100!
Ash bought me my dressing table
for Christmas, our first Christmas in our new home. It came with the mirror and
stool, but he recently added the strip of vanity lights. Those dark mornings
and energy-saving bulbs meant it was a mission to do my makeup in decent
lighting – thankfully those times are now over. But the lights have different ‘colour’
settings and can also be dimmed, or brightened. I keep telling myself that one
day the table will be tidy, but I seem to have far too many products. My
perfume collection seems to be diminishing though.
Even though we share the chest of
drawers (another Ikea purchase), the top seems to be covered in all my stuff. Again, this is the tidiest it is
likely to get. But everything is organised – the baskets/boxes were all gifted
and each contains something different: skincare/haircare, nails and jewellery.
I guess you can call it organised chaos, seeing as I know where everything
is... like I say, I have too much stuff!
I also wanted to quickly mention
the beautiful wedding fund jar from my mum – a bargain from a charity shop in
Shenfield! Oh, and the LOVE framed print, from Ivy Joan. I couldn’t remember
whether I bought it at the Suffolk Blogger Meet several years ago, or bought it
online – but do check out the website, there are some wonderful little finds on
there, perfect for gifting! I do love having prints/frames and candles
everywhere – it just makes a room feel more homely.
I have always longed to have one
of Esther’s origami lampshades in my home, and we were originally considering a
small one for a desk lamp in our study/spare room. But Ash surprised me and
bought a full-sized one in grey. Such a thoughtful gift and it goes beautifully
in the room, especially with the colour scheme. Est even added a mini accordion
in the order as a gift – you may have seen it hanging up on my dressing table.
The star in the doorway was something I made at one of Est’s workshops. Despite
being Christmassy, I think it looks nice all year round, again goes with the
colour scheme and just makes our room unique. Origami decorations are just the
cutest and I’m hoping we can make some bouquets of paper flowers to put in a
vase soon.
It was a quick tour, but like I
say, I hadn’t posted anything home-related for a while. Our current project is
the garden, and Ash is repaving the patio. Now the weather is nicer and we are
stuck in lockdown, it will be great to get it finished to enjoy the back garden
to its full potential. It won’t be long before barbecue season...
What do you think of the room?
Love, Lucy xx
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