On Set with Accidentally on Purpose

Have you ever watched Accidentally on Purpose. I don't watch much TV since we don't have cable, but whenever I happen to see Jenna Elfman I must stop the channel surfing. Ever since Dharma & Greg, I have loved Jenna Elfman and her awesome hair. Recently I have fallen in love with the awesome set of Accidentally on Purpose. SO COOL! Do you remember loving the set of Friends? I definitely do, well this set reminds me of a modern day friends set. Plus, Jenna Elfman's character always has the cutest outfits. I wish I could live on that show.

I just had to add this photo... purely because I love the large vintage movie posters in the hall... Why else would I add it? (cough cough). ;)

Dreaming in White

I've been on a bedroom kick lately. Since we moved in over a year ago now, there has been very little done to our bedroom. I painted it light blue and immediately hated it. That’s as far as the decorating has gone. Pretty bad I know.  So I've been thinking.... and trying to get some inspiration for the room. I've always wanted pure white bedding. A comfy all white bed reminds me of good times..... In high school my mom always took me on a "school clothes" shopping trip every year. We would drive the 2 hours to Costa Mesa and stay the weekend at the Westin Hotel and shop all day, then eat tiramisu at night. If you've ever been to a Westin Hotel then you know they are known for their "Heavenly Beds". It is the best hotel experience I’ve ever had; you never want to get out of bed. I wanted to re-create the "Heavenly Bed" experience in our room. So after years and years of wanting, I finally made it happen! A heavenly bed is not just any white bed by the way! It includes high thread count, down, and pure comfortableness. In order to make that happen this is what I did....

We've had a tempurpedic topper for a while now, so that helped get us started. Add a down comforter, with 720 thread count duvet and sheet set. At least four pillows is mandatory, and I would still like to add two European Shams and a bolster as well.

I'm tellin’' you.... this bed is A-MAZ-ING. I never want to get out of it! It completely makes up for the rest of the room being a complete disaster.   But I have plans for this room. But like the rest of my plans, it will come to fruition in time... a long time. Here is what my room looks like tonight....

 The Duvet was from Bed Bath and Beyond $80, normally $120.

 Orchid plant I bought today at Target for $19.99.

 Striped sheet set from T.J. Maxx for only $29.99!!! Score for cheapness + high thread count. Gotta love TJ!

 I've been looking at a few inspiration photos like these:

I want to hang a big starburst mirror like this....

Pottery Barn

Above the bed, in front of a wall of curtains like all of these...

 www.megahowto.com

 www.materialgirlsblog.com

www.hgtv.com

And add a long bolster pillow to the bedding, with two matching lamps...

Decorpad.com

And then paint the walls with Benjamin Moore's Rever Peweter paint...

Other imspiration imgages that I Likey:

Heavenly Beds...

www.homefurnishings.com

  www.blog.hgtv.com

Maybe some mis-match side tables, one round like this...

http://caramcbroom.files.wordpress.com

  www.houseandhome.com

Two matching lamps on each side of the bed. Something like these...

 www.chicago.apartmenttherapy.com

I found this one at World Market, for $69, but I'm going to hold out for a cheaper one since I need two.

I would also love to put a chair, side table and tree in the corner of the room. 

A tuffed chair like this...

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A modern accent table like this...

www.cb2.com



And a real potted tree like this...

So who knows if this will happen. By the time I can afford to complete it I will probably have changed my mind. Hopefully not. My plan is to purchase one item at a time, browsing ebay and craigslist first! =)


It is nice to get a start on our bedroom. It makes me feel like an adult to have a "nice bedroom". =)

Lately I've been loving...

 

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 Country Living

Benjamin Moore

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Domino (may you rest in peace)

You may be thinking that some of these images have nothign to do with each other. That may just be true for some of them. These are all images I have saved for inspiration for my home office. I see something wonderful in each photo. I hope you enjoyed the eye candy. Have a great weekend!!

House Tour with some Morning T

Today I wanted to leave you with a cozy feeling for the weekend. So I decided to feature a house that I feel is so very homey, comfortable and beautiful. Its not a cookie cutter, all done in one weekend kind of house. It's a flea market, antique style, loved home. A house you want to open a bottle of wine in and chat with good friends. I came across Morning T Blog last night and got hooked. Lets just say I was up waaaay past my bed time (like 2:30am).  I couldn't tear myself away. I had to look at every single post. I'm such a Peeping Tom, so I  loooooove getting a virtual tour of other peoples homes. I take my dogs on their walk just around dusk, because thats optimal peeping time. Oh my gosh, I sound like a total creeper. I don't want to see people, just their decor, furniture and paint colors! Anways, enough of my freaky stalkerness, lets get to the tour...

 

 

 

  

Last night I copied this idea (above) which I have also seen on here on Finding Fabulous. I made my own (or three) twine wrapped wine bottles and added some pottery barn style letters painted on them. I'll show you soon.