Bedroom Inspiration, part one!

This post is dedicated to my {full of potential but currently bland} bedroom.....and the inspiration to get it in shape. Chop chop!

I have focused SO MUCH on the rest of my house in the past 2 years we have lived in it, and I have not yet put effort into decorating my bedroom. I don't think I'm the only one who suffers from this...{now I'm becoming painfully honest}...but maybe I haven't been as motivated as I should be... because I can just simply close the door when we have guests.

I have decided to DROP KICK that mindset!! Shatter it's teeth!!

{Sorry if I just made you cringe...I happen to be a very visual person and it helps to think about it that way.}

The bedroom is one of the most important rooms in a house, in my opinion. While every other room serves each in a unique way, and indeed each is very important, no other room in the house is as special as this one. This is the place that serves not just as a place to sleep {which is how mine feels at the moment}, but a place to shut away all the cares and happenings of the day. It's supposed to be a haven. It should be a retreat; calming, refreshing, inspiring, revitalizing. This is where we start our day, and this is where we end it! I want to start my day feeling inspired by it, and end my day by being drawn into it. That's what I am going to try to achieve. 

On the to-do list of things that need to be accomplished de la chambre...

1. Get rid of unneeded clutter. Enter: Craigslist. {this process has just begun)
2. Take down the cheap-o curtains. We would like to do custom window treatments eventually. 
3. Find our own furniture. We've been using Stephen's sister's dresser, tables and armoire ever since we got married. Her and her husband moved out of their house to evangelize right before we got married and let us use it temporarily. Now that they've settled down in Chicago I think they'll want it back pretty soon!! Which leads me to....
4.  Make a headboard, buy a bed frame. Our mattress and box have been laying on the ground for over 2 years now. We would love to have an upholstered headboard, but they run pretty pricey for king size. I've had zero luck finding what I want on Craigslist, thus the decision to make our own. Plus, I can really customize it.
5. Refinish the (below) beautiful 1950's vintage armoire that that Stephen picked up for....ummm free. I don't even remember where he got it, it was almost 4 years ago. It's a beauty, but it needs a little TLC.

When you open it..it has drawers and shelves to the left, and a rod to hang clothing on the right with additional shelving space above, which would be great for Stephen's extensive hat collection!

What's even more charming is the little labels on each shelf/drawer to organize pajamas, hats, shirts, under garments, sundries (need to find out what that is lol), gloves/scarves, etc.

        

Oh! It has a mirror too, with an awesome little bowl of sorts for "studs"...which I'm predicting will be used for tie clips! (cheap-o curtains I spoke of pictured behind yours truly. a gazillion paint samples, too.)

This is the label on the inside. I have tried to find more information on this brand, and from what I'm getting, this wardrobe must have been quite a find! I can't find one for sale anywhere and it looks like they origionated in the UK?.....I need to do a little more research.

The list above is just the beginning of what needs to be done. All of the decorating and painting comes after that. I do, however have somewhat of a head start- I already have bedding.....my grandmother wanted to buy a gift for both Stephen & I, preferably something for our house, and I chose the below Oragnic Cotton Pintuck duvet, in white, from West Elm.....

I also picked up 2 Hoopla Lamps in Amber from Crate & Barrel a few weeks later....

So now.....I think the most important thing to do would be create several inspiration boards, so that I do not end up buying things and "changing my mind" a few days/weeks later. A game plan needs to be put in place!

So where is a picture of my bedroom in it's current state.....that's not happening....yet. I have not the guts!

This is just the beginning....My mind is overflowing with ideas! So for now I'll just wait until I can condense them all in to a few inspiration boards.

Have a great weekend!!! 'Cuz it's Friday, Friday.... {I don't know where that came from!?!}