Bed Nooks

I LOVE them - and it's one of the great things about this house ( it just may be the only great thing about this house in all honesty lol )

I have a few of them because of small dormers and such.....................but there's a space in the small guest room I'm working on - while not actually a " nook " per se - could easily be made into one.

Here's some inspiration photos - I've linked them to their original source but  you see a lot more on my Pinterest page HERE

You can also see some great reading nooks I featured HERE - ( while not exactly beds they're beautiful spots to curl up )

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Down the road - 100% - I'll be building a frame and a support to make a proper nook in this spot
( and one other - in my bedroom which was where the original idea of a reading nook took place )
And had I known how easy it is - I would never have bought a bed frame............check out the below
( and think of all the storage you could incorporate into it )  Looks to be simply made out of plywood and very basic in design..................all of those pieces can by purchased at Home Depot where they'll cut them to size for you for a small fee - really - this is do-able that I wish I'd seen it before I went and bought the bed frame.
I HAVE to use it for at least a little while or John will kill me - and there's so many other better reasons he has to do so - best to leave this one alone for now.

DESIGN SPONGE

So for now my bed nook will involve placing an actual bed in the space - I love that there's a small window where the bed will be ( there's another small window on the other side of the room )
The view is pretty dull when you're standing because it faces another house - but when you're laying ( I tried it by crouching backwards - think LIMBO ROCK..................and all you see are tree tops - quite beautiful actually - so I'll have to ask guest to crawl in on they're hands and knees and just plunk themselves on the bed.

And here is the beginning of a bed nook in all it's glory LOL ( this is the footboard - the headboard is much taller - but I almost killed myself getting it in here for the sake of a photo so I wasn't about to change it )
Just one more centimetre and it would never have fit...............almost like it was made to measure, right?

Can you believe how lucky I got with this one?

I found 2 of these wall shelf sconces while shopping in my inventory cupboard - aren't  the scrolls a perfect touch ?
I'll be spray painting them black ( they were purchased at Pier 1 maybe 10 years ago )

 I picked up 2 of these from Ikea - 8.99 each - for reading lamps over the bed - I may be making a little something - something for them to hang from ( or I may not be - you never know - because I never know where I'm going from one minute to the next )

I also found this duvet cover and shams in the linen closet ( just sitting there for 4 years now - an impulsive buy because one day I might have the perfect setting for them - that day has arrived ) black and white which is perfect..................... (  sometimes this OCD shopping of mine really pays off in the end )
They're also from Ikea - and they still have them actually !

I'm working my butt off to finish this room - by hook or by nook.  I gave myself a week - it may take a leeeetle bit longer than that.
I think I'm slowing down in my 50's - 5 years ago this would have been done in no time flat - just another one of those perks about aging that makes me want to shout ( not kick my heels up - just shout )

Here's one more for the road - isn't the bedding  gorgeous?

A SIMPLE LIFE AFLOAT

Have a wonderful day everyone !
I'll be painting................and painting .....................
and painting

Much love,
Me


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Scroll work and a bed frame

Good morning everyone

Last week I mentioned that I had changed my mind about making the second little room into a dressing room - and had decided instead to go with a second guest room. I showed you some options for bed frames I had found online - none of which I was able to get for one reason or another.................but I did find this one.

It's nothing at all of what I had imagined - but it'll do - and I DO happen to like the curves and  scroll work which will tie in ( kind of, sort of, maybe ? )  with this small dresser I'll be using as a night table

The scrolls were transferred on using a transfer from the The Graphics Fairy and later darkened with a sharpie.....................

It served as my end table in our last place and I was thinking of freshening it up and selling it - now it'll be staying with me a little longer since it's the perfect size for a lamp and a few books.

This is how it looked before

You can see the tutorial for the transfer  HERE

Meanwhile I haven't stopped painting in that room for 3 days - and it's only going white
( with one deep grey accent wall which you can't see in this photo )
The first 2 coats barely covered - I'm on the 3rd and it's looking a little cleaner now
And as much as I love the little windows I can't tell you what a pain they are to paint !!!
( much scraping involved - I'll just say that - there's paint on the glass panes that I swear to you has to be 50 years old )

This room's the brighter of the 2 guest rooms because it has a small sash window on the other side of as well.................( where the deep grey will go ) and the bed will be placed in a sort of nook on that side ( made to measure almost )

And that's what I've been working on non stop now.....................before moving on to the offce ( and final upstairs room )

I'm determined that it'll be finished before we hit our first year " anniversary " in this place.

The first guest room was done with particular little princesses in mind

You can see it HERE - but this one's going to be all grown up - not fluffy at all
All white - with black accents ( much like my room now that I think of it )

Before and after my room is HERE

Okay - gotta run before the paint dries on the roller ( AND I change my mind about the whole thing again )

Come, let's scroll  ♪
Scroll across the floor
Come, let's scro oh oh ll  ♪♫
Scroll across the floor
Now turn around baby.......................

Let's scroll once more   ♪♫♪

Have a wonderful day everyone -
Much love
Me

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