Planning my dream bedroom

The plans for my bedroom redo is finally coming together.  I have a small bedroom with your usual old ceiling fan and mirror sliding closet doors.  My bedroom was the first room I painted white after my ex moved out.  I remembered waking up the next morning and felt the lightness and brightness of the room and also felt the lightness of my heart.  Then I forgot about my bedroom and focused on the rest of the house.  Now it seems like it is time to focus on my own sanctuary.  I want to combine my love of shabby prairie look and my love for gilded French glamour...all in a very small space.  I found some beautiful inspirations on pinterest.  You ready to daydream with me?  Lets start with plank walls.  Love them. Have to have them.  

  

I am thinking about painting a coat of creamy white then a coat of pale pale pink on top.  Sand it down to achieve that perfect distressed and chippy look.  For my birthday, my grandmother got me a beautiful vanity.  This is what it looks like.

The picture is from the flea market's facebook page.  I love all the details and I know I am going to have a lot of fun painting it.  I do have to be careful about my choices of paint colors because of other pieces in the room.  I am thinking about Paris grey and glamorizing the mirror with gilded rose appliques.  Now onto the bed.  Right now I have a white iron bed from IKEA.  I don't love it but it is cute.  I have been looking for those beautiful French beds but why must they be sooo expensive?? So I told myself...one day.  Well that one day was today.  I didn't have the girls today so I skipped along to my favorite flea market not looking for anything in particular.  Guess what I found?  My dream bed.  Yes I did.  Guess how much I paid for. $58.  I mean...really.  It still sitting in the back of my car because I can't carry it in myself.  It has the most gorgeous chippy green paint.  I am struggling because though it is pretty on it own, it won't fit in well with the rest of what I plan to do with the room.  Here are a few inspirations.  My bed doesn't look exactly like these but if I add appliques, it could.

I really love this color combos.  Don't you?  I feel like it is still so beautiful yet not busy.

I am also planning to replace my ceiling fan with a chandelier.  Now, for the most exciting project of my bedroom.  Re imagining my mirror sliding closet doors.  First I thought I will replace them with actual doors then I thought maybe I can build barn doors.  Then I realized, who are you kidding?  You can't build to save your life.  Ok, let think outside the box.  So that is what I did.  Here are my inspirations.  

 

Can you imagine it?  Imagine outdated mirror sliding closet doors to this.  Just in case you haven't noticed yet, I have a typical artist's obsessive personality.  Once I have an idea, I don't stop until it is done.  It is almost unhealthy which is why I had to switch my major from art to journalism.  That is a story for another day. The good thing is I have two little girls who stop me and make me realize there is more to life.  It is hard but I need it.  So one small step at a time.  It is the journey that is important, right?  And I am ready.