searching for a dresser

This coming weekend, I plan on putting the last two coats of paint on our bedroom walls. We have been traveling the past two weekends and I am very much looking forward to a couple of days at home to work around the house. Plus once the walls are painted, I can focus my attention on the fun stuff (furniture, linens, art, accessories)!

As I have mentioned I am on the hunt for my dream bed. I fully anticipate this to be a long and difficult search so I have started to shift my late night Craigslist surfing to a simpler task of finding us a new dresser. We already have a birds' eye maple dresser and with plans for a wood bed, I am thinking something with simpler lines and painted would compliment the room nicely. It also needs to be low and somewhat long. Saint Louis tends to have a fairly good inventory of mid-century dressers so my plan is to find one on the cheap and paint it in a neutral tone. Maybe sort of like these... 

Land of Nod Hampshire 6-Drawer Dresser

I love the simplicity of this piece. It ever so slightly references the mid-century style with the shape of its legs but the pared down knobs and asymmetrical configuration of the drawers make it more current. 

West Elm Nailhead 6-Drawer Dresser

I really like the base on this dresser. Its sleek and sort of reminds me of a campaign style piece. 

Chairish Gray Faux Bamboo Dresser

I am a big fan of faux bamboo pieces refinished. This style might be a little too fussy to blend well with the more primitive elements in the room but I still really like it. 

Chelsea Textiles Mid-Century

I absolutely love love this line of furniture by Chelsea Textiles. Its a reproduction of T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings furniture and the color combined with the style and detailing of handles is perfection for me (see this post). I have thought about trying to recreate these wicker handles before so maybe I could find a vintage piece with super flat long drawers....

10.20.2014

design by Eric Cohler photo by John Granen

bedroom updates and inspiration

For the past two weekends, I have been working on painting our bedroom. Weekend one involved patching holes and edging around trim, windows and doors. Yesterday, I did a second coat of edging and one coat of rolling. The walls were a lime green so its going to probably take three coats of rolling. Its been slow going but if I squint my eyes, I can begin to see it as the calm and cozy room I imagine it to be.

I see the space as being primarily white with lots of texture - serene but still interesting. So far I have selected paint colors - Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee for the walls and BM Simply White for the ceiling and trim. We also have installed bamboo shades and have ordered a modern ceiling fan. In terms of furniture, we have two matching nightstands that I plan on refinishing. A bird's eye maple dresser from my parent's house that I love and definitely want to keep. Another high boy style dresser I would like to replace and I have already blogged about dreaming of a new bed. We also have two vintage white lamps and a cowhide rug. Overall its a good base but there is definitely still room for a few more standout pieces. 

I have been looking at images to help get my head around the overall feel and to also show Jeff what I have in mind. 

via Emily Johnston

With this room its the bed that totally sends me swooning. The general feel is really close to what I am after with have an antique bed and everything else being really neutral.

Megan Mullally's house via Elle Decor

In this image its the art. Its simplistic but impactful. I have a few Kevin Russ photographs I plan on hanging in the space maybe in an arrangement similar to this. 

home of Charlotte Tracy design by John Allee and Hannah Childs vis REMODELISTA

Its the lighting that does it for me in this room. Got to have a little bit of brass to warm up all the white. 

East Hampton home of Tom Scheerer via House Beautiful

Finally, I love the mix of styles and scales in this bedroom. Its unexpected but still cohesive. It also masters the blending of the old with the new which is something I really hope to achieve in our space.