Cozy up your bedroom with these simple refresh ideas.
Hello friends,
Just a quick one today to share some simple bedroom refresh ideas.
A few things I did recently to give our bedroom a cozier feel.
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A couple of months ago I shared a peek at our bedroom.
In the midst of it’s little glow-up or refresh.
I raved about our new linen sheets.
Turns out linen bedding is everything its cracked up to be.
Let’s discuss …
Linen Sheets & Chunky Throw
I don’t know what took me so long to embrace linen bedding. Our new European linen sheet set from Quince is so soft and cozy and I gushed on and on about here. The new sheets pair beautifully with our many years old linen duvet and Euro shams from Ethan Allen. I bought them for our Fidlago Island house and while the duvet gets a lot of wear and tear from our dogs, Pippa and Maggie, they’re in pretty decent shape. Pippa and Maggie sleep on the bed … in their beds on the bed … but they still manage to be pretty hard on the duvet. I launder it constantly and have managed to keep it looking fresh, but one of these days it’s going to give up the ghost. Not to worry, I have its replacement waiting in the wings … this linen duvet in either mist, ivory or sand and matching Euros.
In addition to wearing out duvets, our tiny terrors destroy the inexpensive throw blankets I use to protect the duvet from their antics. I recently bought this very thick and chunky throw and it looks like the girls have met their match … their little paws and nails have done zero damage.
Our bedroom doesn’t get a lot of light so plants don’t thrive here, but it’s nice to bring in a touch nature indoors with some grocery store flowers or clippings from the yard. No vase, no problem … I use a seagrass wrapped drinking glass.
Full Length Floor Mirror
Last year I added a floor mirror with a bone inlay frame. I found it at Anthropology and snapped it up just before it sold out. I love the arched top. What a difference it makes to have a full length mirror in this spot. It reflects light and makes the room feel larger. And it comes in handy for a last glance before I heading out the door. Last week I almost left the house in my slippers (again) but caught it in the mirror and was able to put on proper shoes before I made it out of the house and embarrassed myself.
Big Basket for Blankets or Plants
The mirror seemed lonely next to the dresser/TV armoire (Ethan Allen) so I searched and searched for a large basket to toss extra throw blankets. We go through a lot of them trying to protect upholstered furniture and beds. I found this white rope basket with a rattan frame and handles at Crate & Barrel. I say this a lot … it’s so often the littlest things that have the biggest impact.
Bits & Bobs
- My lazy gal mantra for decorating is pillows, trays and throws. And that’s pretty much what I did here.
- Want to make something look cute and intentional, corral it in a tray … or basket.
- Clear the clutter from nightstands, add a candle, and fill a drinking glass with flowers.
- Toss some cozy throws around.
- Bring a mirror into the room to reflect light.
- Upgrade your bedding, it doesn’t need to cost a fortune.
What You Don’t See
Let’s talk about real life and what you don’t see … because blog-land versus reality. First of all our dog beds (they’re really cat beds, but don’t tell Pippa and Maggie), dog stairs to help the girls get up onto the bench and bed, and the occasional squeaky toy. Of course, our charging cords (oof) and sound machine were removed for pretty photos. I can’t sleep without ambient noise, can you? And end of bed benches are a little like exercise equipment … they attract discarded clothes. Oh and I keep a basket tray under my nightstand that holds current books and magazines.
In addition to the unmentionables mentioned above, you also won’t see any wall art. It was part of my refresh plan, I haven’t found the right pieces and quite honestly the bare walls give off a very peaceful and tranquil vibe that I kind of like. Until the right artwork finds me, I’m embracing the clean, minimal look.
Shop the look by clicking on images ~
Jessica Brydson took the beautiful photos in today’s post
and Alli Bentz was here to correct supervise my feeble styling.
The effortless tossing of throws onto beds is not for amateurs.
A full recap of our bedroom renovation, furnishings, finishes and sources can be found here.
So, there you have it.
My simple bedroom refresh ideas.
I like to call my not-minimal but not-maximal style ‘modern cottage’ or ‘modern traditional.’
Yesterday I came across a podcast talking about #moderncottage as a new trend.
And I thought I made it up.
It’s not often I’m on trend so I’m going to revel in it for a moment.
In other words I’m going to write a blog post about it so stay tuned.
Until next time, cheers from Snowberry!
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