Let’s face it, our husbands/boyfriends/roommates can’t always climb into our head to see our vision for a completed room. Don’t blame yourself. You are perfectly communicating. No one would ever question your integrity. You are gorgeous and lovely. You are smarter than the average bear. People are very attracted to you. Both inside and out. (This pep talk was brought to you by Mariah’s personal assistant…how else could Mimi think a micro-mini is appropriate in public after the age of…well, birth? WAIT – is that what ‘Always Be My Baby’ is about? Interesting. P.S. Mariah – I love you my sweet butterfly!)
ANYHOO…
Dreamlovers need a little push in the right direction sometimes – they need to SEE the results with their own peepers. That is why I do Photoshop Fun – a little virtual visualization for your room….or Aimee’s. Here’s her sweet note:
“Hi Katie! My name is Aimee and I am from Ohio. I have been reading your blog since my maternity leave in November. I love all of your posts, especially your recent photoshop fun! I was wondering if you would be available to help me. My husband and I recently redid our TINY bedroom. I attached a BEFORE photo and an AFTER. We have no decorating sense, but we do know that we want our bedroom to be simple and “clean”. Enter BOWER POWER. Could those powers help photoshop possibly throw in pillows and/or wall decor? As you can see, we need some help and some inspiration! Thanks, Katie! Keep the great posts coming… 🙂 -Aimee”
When Aimee wrote that they had already started their bedroom makeover, my heart glittered with joy. Just check out the before:
and the after:
Pretty outstanding right? She upgraded to a new bed, got some neutral linens, included matching side table lamps, and was even able to use curtains to hide a wayward window. So now Aimee wanted to finish off the room to create a cozy abode to snuggle that new baby in…so I doctored up some options. These three versions are chock-full of IDEAS for a bedroom with an off-center window, different styles, and different emotions. So buckle your seat belt, here we go.
Option 1 is the easiest option. Basically I added brown to ground the blue walls. The curtains are playing a vital role by covering up a offcenter window (similar to what we did in our master bedroom) and faking out the eye. I would recommend that Aimee take her curtains and raise the bar up REALLY high next to the ceiling so that she doesn’t cut the room in half…but instead create the illusion of a huge headboard. The brown bedding will help break up the lots of white that is going on with the bed linens…and will perfectly accent the brown lamps (which happen to be on sale right now). Our inspiration piece is the pillow which has the slatey gray, brown, white, and black…combining our color scheme into one singular item…and playing up the cozy factor with the other light brown and bolster pillows.
Option 2 is loud girly fun…while still keeping the clean part (maybe I fudged on the simple!). The existing bedding stayed the same…just with a rolled down comforter and a couple euro pillows and a couple standard pillows in matching white linens. Isn’t it amazing what a difference a little turn-back makes?!?! The crowning glory is a faux canopy. Kinda like this but with funner fabric 🙂 And speaking of fabric – the beautiful girly drapes contain our color palette for the rest of the room. The blue pillows play off the hues and add texture. And the round pillow is a mimic of the round modern lamps and the curves that are in our flowered fabric. Funner than Nick Cannon, right!?!
Option 3 is the most masculine…with a very Pottery Barn esque feel. The white bedding stays the same as the fem fatal option2 except now the room is gorgeous for both the male and female that sleep here. The back linens help elongate the room and really play off the color of the walls while not taking over. And the drapes will hide the base of the swing arm lamps that I photoshopped in. Since this is a narrow room, nightstand space is precious real estate…so free some up with wall mounted lighting. The pillow and the throw bring a little rustic feel in but really the room is primed for any combination should Aimee prefer a pillow she spots in the future 🙂
There she blows. Or doesn’t blow. You decide.
What option would you prefer?
A big thanks to everyone who sent me their photoshop requests. Even if I have not responded yet, I am working hard to prepare three options for you! Unfortunately, it takes me a little while to comprehensively compile options for people – and I am STILL SWAMPED with people who asked for a little photoshop magic of their own…so I am temporarily unable to take any additional requests. But no worries – I will make sure to announce in the little sidebar NEWS widget when I can take on your challenge! THANKS A BAZILLION! XO – Katie