Elise's Room

Now on to my roomies Vintage Travel inspired living quarters. She started the decoration by painting, and then mounting the reclaimed barn-wood headboard- type piece her dad custom built after she handpicked each panel from a store in North York specifically dedicated to salvaged barn-wood called The Barn Wood Store. She doesn’t have an elaborate bedframe so securing the wood directly to the wall allows for more flexibility, stability and options for the future. She then attached curtain rods to the ceiling and hung romantic, white sheer drapes, which give the beautiful effect of a vacation-like spa four-poster. Just like me, She was at a loss for closet space so her storage solution included the large armoire and tall dresser carried over from her parents’ house. She would definitely need all the room she could get, having to share a closet with our 3^rd roomie.  I also forgot to mention this shared closet led into each of their rooms as a sort of secret passage, which in house full of girls … isn’t as enchanting as Narnia. Elise then proceeded to find a few items that would tie in her theme, which included a beautiful rich kimono red colored vintage Asian trunk to contrast the light wall color and accessorize while still be functional as a bedside table.  Above that she hung an antique, old-world style embellished bronze/gold-ish mirror. She stylized it by adding a small coal black classic suitcase along with unique lanterns. I should also mention she is obsessed with candles … I mean don’t get me wrong, I have a hard time walking by Bath and Body Works candles without buying 4 but she definitely out does me. Where was I...Oh yes! Another addition was twinkly lights behind her bed frame for ambience and to illuminate some of the natural variation between and distressing of the barn wood and a beige pillow embroidered with a compass and map that sits amongst white organic bamboo rayon sheets. She added a faux sheepskin rug to incorporate texture and add warmth to our original farmhouse floors for those cold early mornings. Lastly, to finish her Nomad Chic dream room, Elise dragged me on the first (out of many as I would quickly discover) trip to Michael’s for supplies which included turquoise beads, twine, and a large needle-point ring, which in a Crafternoon would be strung together and paired with a large Amethyst heart and smudging feather to create a one-of-a-kind  Dreamcatcher that now rests as her centerpiece above her bed.

Here's her current transformation and next week ill discuss the living area.