My bedroom is a mess and REALLY needs some tlc. Its kind of rough, sharing a room with a guy, though. He doesn't like floral prints and pretty colors. What's a girl to do?
(My old bed)
Before moving in with my fiancé, I had my bedroom decorated exactly how I wanted it. I kind of went with an ethnic, Moroccan inspired look. Everything was orange, turquoise, pink, and purple. I had bold, colorful pillows layered on the bed, and gauzy pink and orange curtains that had sparkly sequin trim. I LOVED my bedroom.
But then, the man and I moved into our apartment, and we use the spare room as our bedroom. (The master bedroom is used as a craft room.) Its pretty small, gets messy very easily, and the bright colors kind of overwhelmed the small space. The man and I have discussed redecorating the bedroom, because I felt like we needed to make it OUR space, not just mine. We settled on a gray and purple color scheme, but so far no actual work has been done.
I could see something like this working in our bedroom.
I like Bohemian style, and I'm afraid the man likes more contemporary decor. He really played a big role in how our living room is decorated. While I don't HATE it, I don't LOVE it either. It's okay. I just wish he didn't care how things looked, so I could decorate however I wanted. I like a lot of different styles. I can go girlie and light, or dramatic and bold.
In all honesty, I don't see us living in this apartment this time next year. We're looking to rent a house or duplex with a garage and a yard after our current lease is up. So I don't really want to spend a lot of time painting the room and getting it perfect, if we're just going to be leaving.
I really like how people are decorating with unpainted, white walls. That's a trend I can really get into, and I feel is practical in our situation. You can always bring color in through your choice of textiles and art.
(via decor8)
I think the cost of all new bedding and accessories is also playing a big part in why I haven't worked on redecorating the bedroom. I'd like to be able to reuse or recycle something into an awesome bed set and curtains. When the time comes, maybe I'll be heading down to Goodwill to check out their sheet selection.
Do you redecorate often? What are some of your tricks for updating a space without spending a fortune?
