It has been awhile since I have been inspired to rearrange a room or check out the "oops" paint section just in case there was some amazing color there by accident that would inspire me to completely redo part of the house. But, lately I have seen a little glimmer of hope for my love of interior design. Knocking down some built-ins (if you can call an awkwardly built and placed nook for a projection tv and tower speaks with adjacent oak shelving a "built-in"...anyway), it must have kick started my home decor creativity again. I find myself looking at new artwork and thinking of ways to replicate and personalize pieces to add to our house once again. Maybe it's actually my way of trying to fill the void left by my missing cat. (but who needs a therapist?)
So, I thought it would be fun to share some of the cool rooms, artwork, and furniture that I have come across in the past few weeks and maybe it will inspire someone else to change things up around their house as well. I will eventually post pictures of any changes we actually end up making.
Bedroom Inspiration:
We already have the gray walls, but I'd like to add a "headboard" like this one. We have very high ceilings in the master and I think a large wall piece anchoring the bed would be a great addition to that room and give it a lot of height and dimension. I am also wanting to switch the black and brown frames we have for all gallery matted art with silver/ brushed frames like the ones shown in the first picture.
I also like the idea of adding warmer browns to the room with furniture. We have 5-drawer dresser that has a warmer/redder dark finish that I'd like to keep in the room. I think it can have the same affect that the cabinet in the corner does in picture 2. I also like the use of clear glass in the second photo and would like to find lamps similar to ones pictured. I'm also contemplating making my own lamps using clear or blue glass bottles as the base (the old square hurricane lamp bases would work great!). If I find blue glass I would most likely use white shades. If I find clear glass I would use a gray shade like the one shown.
Keeping in the same color tones for the bedroom (grays, white, blues) check out this awesome vintage luggage chair. If I ever come across the right piece of luggage to do this with, it is definitely going in our room. Right next to our closet so I can enjoy it everyday putting on my favorite shoes :)Dining Room:
We currently have some poster prints of some fairly common french graphic art hanging in out dining room but after seeing a recent painting of a chandelier, I think I might have to get my paint out and work on a new piece for the first time in a couple years. I like the proportion of this abstract piece and also the coloring. Using the abstract as inspiration for a background, I would like to add a sketch of the chandelier painting on top of it. We'll see what it all ends up as...
Other inspirations:
