My Room

On we go to the next chapter of our lovely story! After painting walls and exhausting all favors from furniture loving relatives and bringing in all the necessary living items into our new home we move onto the fun part… decorating! For my room I chose to go with a sophisticated, modern vibe with a bit of Hollywood glamour.  After much deliberation and mind changing, my roommate chose a “Romantic Nomad” theme (as she likes to put it) that would take inspiration from eclectic reclaimed items and mix them somehow with internationally inspired accents. The main living area was a mind-boggle because of its original layout but we decided we were up for the challenge of finding a way to mix two seemingly opposing styles and create a space we could both love spending time in; all using hand-me-down furniture.  Thus, the old 1940’s farmhouse began its transformation into a cozy area that mixed modern furniture with an elemental bohemian appeal.  We were lucky that our place had some great features, like a fireplace who’s mantle has since been dressed in various themes every season/ holiday (I know… sounds like a lot to keep up with, but somehow she makes it happen). The heart of the home, the kitchen was a place we knew could stand the test of time and stick with the original farmhouse theme, with some girly accents of course!

 To start the transformation of my room, I convinced about 5 young gentlemen to build my beautiful new armoire, which came in a million pieces. Typical Ikea purchase, a bunch of pieces and a vague instruction guide nobody wants to read through without ripping their hair out. I knew right away there’s no way I had the ability or patience to tackle this build on my own, So I bribed these 5 strapping young men (my other roommate conveniently had them over to help her paint her room) with beer to get the job done. I realized quickly that I probably should have given them the beer AFTER they completed the task, as my lovely armoire began its life in my room backwards. Yes, absolutely backwards, and I could feel myself starting to need a drink myself out of sheer frustration. It was then disassembled and rebuilt properly after putting the fear of god in them, which then started the ball rolling. Next, I proceeded to take off the door to a Hobbit-like closet that barely fit a fraction of my clothes. This freed up much more space for me to fit my queen size leather bedframe and headboard. I glamourized my now door-less closet by finding a nice inexpensive rod and hanging a sand colored ready-made curtain. This tied in the color choice on the walls and my new furniture, which was a deep shade of espresso brown. Then I mounted two floating shelves in the same color to put all my lavish perfumes on display and to rest beneath the wall mounted TV I would eventually purchase.  I had also found a gorgeous glass candleholder with quartz-like gems dripping like a chandelier. Shortly after, I found a TV.  I’m quite the electronic aficionado, so I had to have the latest and greatest new gadget - a Samsung Smart TV!  My last additions to my room to give it a little more personality were my iconic canvas photography of Audrey Hepburn and a custom painting of Marilyn Monroe done by Elise as a Christmas present.



Here's a current picture of the transformation and next week we will discuss Elise's room.