now i lay me down to sleep.
i thought i’d share a little bit more of the new house today, this time my bedroom. i quite love it in here, and find it a really peaceful room to say goodnight each evening, and even to doze or read on a lazy saturday afternoon. the light is really nice, and i feel so lucky to be able to look out my windows into my garden and the trees. quite a luxury for me, living in the big, bad city!
vintage dish re-purposed as jewelry tray from stephie d’s etsy shop; thrifted eiffel towers from alemany flea market.
i love my pretty dwell chinoiserie bedding. photograph taken by kim schoen in prague, 2007.
vintage turquiose bedside lamp from hindsvik; and tord boontje garland lamp inspired by anna at door sixteen, or you might say completely copycatted! thrifted bedside table, and mirror found at urban outfitters’ store fixture sale ($20!).
dresser found on craigslist ($35!) and painted with black lacquer; thrifted mid-century modern chair; and black print flannel blanket via david fussenegger.
thrifted yard sale find chair ($5); thrifted ‘diane-arbus-like‘ photo found at alameda flea market ($2); cowhide rug via ebay.
thrifted bedside lamp found at yard sale; i added a piece of custom-cut glass to the top of this vintage rolling cart found at a sadly, long-gone antique shop (my old coffee table, re-purposed). photograph from the lovely *cinnamon; and oil painting thrifted from goodbyes.
turquoise thrifted mid-century pottery ($1) found at alemany flea market, and used as large candle votive.
looking in from the hallway (above); and looking out towards the kitchen and nook beyond (below).
Oh my! I adore this room. I just bought a cowhide rug this past weekend for my bedroom and I’m in heaven. I love the coat on yours. The lamp is just gorgeous as well.
lovely and fresh…..definitely a lovely place to be on lazy a Sunday morning =)
I love this room. Such a fresh feeling! <3
Wow it looks great! You did a really nice job with it. It must have been fun to have a new room to decorate all over again : )
Such a pretty and happy room — thanks so much for sharing! And great finds, too!
:-)
Wow, Victoria. I love everything about this room.
Love, love love your nightstand and the mirror is so pretty. You must just love your new place. The view from the window looks quite peaceful.
Oh, this is just wonderful. I love the light! This really makes me miss SF!
It is absolutely gorgeous Victoria! No surprise there but, I believe we might be soul sisters in one area and that is how quickly you settle in and make your house a home. I am like that too & am so impressed with how quickly you have put it all together. I love all of the black you are using & I see your light came :) Also, the bench by window with plant gives me a great idea so, thank you! So wonderful, thank you for sharing and with all of the fantastic photos!
xo
Melis
ps LOVE your bedding, it never fails.
Love your bedding! The place looks great!
thanks y’all so much! i’m really finding it peaceful and happy here. it sure is an eclectic mix, but i think i like it (for now!). ;)
oh my Victoria!!! I adore this room, seriously! Can I please move in there with you? just kidding! I love how your bedroom turned out! super great job! xoxo
I adore this room and all the great style and decor you have put together!!
Love the soft color pallete of your bedroom and that comforter with the birdies on it…swoon!!!! :) You are one talented lady and sure can pull a room together well!
You place things in the perfect places. Every shot, angle and corner of your room looks gorgeous. Love that $5 chair!
what a lovely space! i love how you’ve managed to have so much contrast and still to keep things light and airy!
It is beautiful!!
Your space is heavenly! Thanks for sharing.
Your bedroom is so cozy and chic!! I LOVE the dwell bedding, they’re one of my faves. And you even make your jewelry look so nice – whenever mine is out in a bowl like that, it just looks messy!
Lovely.
Especially that open window.
I’m so excited for you – can’t wait to see more!
I need to find out when Urban Outfitters is having a store fixture sale…that mirror is amazing!
LOVE, LOVE it! That bedspread is so wonderful! Everything looks beautiful!
Oh my gosh, Victoria!!! It looks SO spectacular – and not only do we have twin Garland lights/medallions, but we also have matching rugs…and we both have bedding from Dwell. :)
I’m feeling the urge to put a bench in front of my windows suddenly!!
Really, really, lovely.
thank you all so much!! you make me feel so happy! i was thinking maybe it was a weird mix, even though i liked it.
anna – we are separated at birth!! i hope you come visit in person some time! you need to come to SF! :)
It’s perfect! I love it.. so clean and fresh…
oh my Victoria! it looks amazing!! everything about it is wonderful. your bedspread is so beautiful. seriously my dream bedding! I love it. good job!!
That is seriously beautiful light in your bedroom. What a lovely cozy space.
And…..I am tickled to see the print on your nightstand. ;)
Very fresh and serene…I just love the little bench below the window, and your garden view. It would definitely be very difficult for me to leave that room in the morning if I were you…And what a score on that UO mirror!
nicely done!!! your house seems perfect! enjoy!
yay! cindy – i was hoping you would see this! i need to hang it, as i do with a bunch of art! :)
you’ve donesuch a great job and i love your little displays/tabletop vignettes and second had finds.
I have little eiffel towers also! I think I am going to have to copy the idea of putting them near my jewelry! Very pretty! The white makes the rest stand out!
Lovely, of course! Your house is coming together beautifully! I have a question about laquer. How is that different from the regular paint I would buy at Home Depot? Is it just high gloss?
it was rust oleum’s black lacquer spray paint. it was kinda toxic and yucky, to be honest – i wore a mask and did it outside! :)
Crazy jealous. Your new place is beautiful!
charming bedroom! and…I LOVE your bad big city!
It’s beautiful Victoria!
All that light, oh my.
Oh the new place is gorgeous!!
Also, I’m pinning-it-forward today… hope you can sneak a peak : )
oxo
http://www.heyladygrey.com/2010/06/pin-it-forward-what-home-means-to-me.html
so comfort place …….. quite joyful.
what a beautiful cozy space!
what can i add? except, girlfriend, you totally know what you are doing! and on a shoestring! (are you paying attention world???????!…..i’m thinking- yes!)
hi.
i appreciate all the efforts that must be made when moving; your hard work paid off and you have a beautiful haven!
i also appreciate the many photos (including the view from the hallway that shows more of your new home) you shared.
and it’s fun to see how you have re-purposed things from your apartment into this new-to-you home.
may you be very happy there (it sounds like you already are; great)!
thanks for sharing.
Oh Victoria…wow!!
victoria, it is stunning!
thank you again everyone – you are very kind!
hi marianne! and thank you! :)
Really lovely! Adore the jewelry display with the Eiffel towers. Great job!
Very serene and refreshing. Love the bedding, so cute! Great idea with the glass on the old coffee table too.
Linda. :)
what a lovely job you’ve done! its magic. I’ve just found your blog and its great btw
thanks again everyone! i’m so happy to hear you like it.
and welcome, sam! :)
beautlful photos and home! you scored some amazing deals. i am in love with your turquoise lamp!
so beautiful and peaceful!
You did a great job with this room! I love how you decorate your tabletops–the Eiffel tower miniatures with the jewelry tray is an especially nice touch :)
WOWOWOWOW!!!! It is simply gorgeous! I’m in love with everything :)
It’s absolutely gorgeous. Your house must be your favorite place to be. Your hard work to move to this place must have been so worth the efforts. Thanks for sharing the photos of your sweet home!
oh really love this space, and it’s YOURS to boot…
I am always so in awe of talented designers that can be thusly minimal and still have things they love all around them arranged in the most pleasing little vignettes. question about the rug…i’ve been on a serious rug hunt, how did you feel about buying one used on ebay?
thank you candace. it wasn’t used – it’s from a vendor who sells lots of new ones:
http://myworld.ebay.com/rug_beast/
it arrived just as i hoped, and quickly, and the shipping was very inexpensive. :)
I have literally lusted after that dwell set for a while. But I have a kid and I know that beauty will end stained with bodily fluids, cold medicine and crayons…but soooo lovely….
WOW, Vic, it is fabulous!!! LOVE all your great finds, they make your place shine!!! xoxo
very pretty… Really been wanting to own that bedding from dwell…
oh what’s a little bodily fluids when you can wash them?
heej – thank you! i can’t wait for you to visit!
meghan – i love this bedding, and it’s super soft, too! :)
http://www.sfgirlbybay.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/17B.jpg
That’s my favorite shot. Your window & its pretty little bits of sunshine are perfect. I would fill that bench with plants, flowers, and vases.
victoria! your room is loveLee and how sweet that you can look out your window into your garden. truly something out of a magazine article. everything looks amazing.
i also wanted to thank you so much for coming by my blog and reading my pin it forward! i really appreciate you taking your time out in visiting and commenting on all who are participating in this project. you are a wonderful and thoughtful hostess. thanks for getting this together and i am looking foward to your next project once it’s done!
oh wow, what a fabulous room victoria! i love it. especially hte photo on the glass top table, that is so very lovely. really enjoy seeing your new home. jxx
it’s so bright and lovely victoria! and i love that you can feel the thought behind every piece.
alely – oh thank you, for participating! it’s all my pleasure. :)
thank you jules – that photo is from *cinnamon (flickr).
hannah – that’s such a nice way to put it – thank you, i did think a lot about this room – even dreamed about it at night (or had insomnia over it!!). ;)
insomnia paid off in spades and came together all so beautifully. it’s truly a bedroom built for dreaming :)
Love the bold use of turquoise next to your bed. Fabulous.
gorgeous! so loving all of your little treasures
Hmmm, its a little boring, like the turquoise lamp, but as an accent not bedside. Needs some pop, maybe patterned headboard. Looks clean though
That UO mirror was such a find. It’s my favorite part, aside from your photography. You do a wonderful job of documenting.
Thanks for the paint info, Victoria. It sounds like maybe I should stick with high gloss! :-)
I really like how light and airy it feels. It looks like you have some great space and spaces within!
is it creepy that i want to sleep in your bedroom…love it girly! xo t
thank you girls! :)
nah, not from you mrs. french…thank you! xo
Beautiful!! Such a treat to see…
May I ask about your bedframe and headboard; is it Room and Board?
thanks kathleen, the headboard is from west elm and was on sale. :)
so beautiful!
This looks so pretty Victoria, really nice work and you are right, the room has lovely light. I really like the lamp and bench below your window, and also the black dresser, it is so pretty!
thanks quelle!
thanks holly – still a bit of a work in progress, but i’m happy in here. it’s very peaceful. :)
I am so very in love with your bedroom! It looks like a wonderful escape!
LOVE everything, especially that black and white throw!