Homage

No, this isn’t a post about that!

Instead, you will be treated to some titillating photos of our bedrooms   This is what you see when you enter mine (K):

Here is the view to your left. I purchased the chest at a secondhand store. It used to be a toy chest, but I painted it black and modge-podged scrapbook paper over the line of teddy bears carved into the side. (It felt wrong to cover them up….I pictured a grandfather lovingly carving them years ago….but teddy bears don’t really go with the rest of the decor….)

And then you look to your right. Our bedroom used to be two rooms, but at some point a former owner knocked down the wall. It’ s a good thing they did – our queen sized bed takes up the ENTIRE right half! Mom, if you’re reading this, no I don’t iron our sheets.

I love elaborate throw pillows, much to G’s chagrin.

And I HAD TO HAVE these new lamps from Target. I may or may not have driven to multiple stores to purchase them in time for this photo shoot….

I love all of the quirky details in our old house. For instance, this built in…..

….and our crown molding. My coworker suggested we paint our ceiling a darker shade of grey than our walls, and I’m glad he did. The walls and ceiling were khaki-colored before, so we would have had to paint the ceiling anyway (don’t feel too bad for G).

And there you have it, my bedroom in all of its glory. You should feel privileged – the tour doesn’t stop here very often as it is usually a MESS. I won’t even tell you how long it took me to clean it for these photos. Remember this?

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Now I’m going to show you our master bedroom, but try not to compare it to the beautiful pictures of K’s luxurious pad. We have officially been in our home a little over a year now, and I am still suffeirng from severe lack-of-furniture-and-excess-of-blank-wall syndrome in here.

With no headboard, I hung a couple of my paintings above the bed to balance the height of the wall and vaulted ceiling.

I’m feeling sort of confessional today, so would you like to see the rest of the room? Go ahead and judge me, it’s okay.

This is A’s nightstand (our only nightstand) and the pile of junk and wires that sits next to it. High style.

This is what we look at when we lie in bed:

This is the too-tiny mirror that faces you when you walk in the door:

And this is the too-tiny cage that Murray outgrew. We now pile unmatched socks on it:

That’s the hard, frumpy truth about our master bedroom, folks. Now….help me? Please?

Instead of the tiny mirror, I want this guy:

Pretty, isnt’ it? I think it would do quite nicely. And I think that angle would do good things for my self-esteem. Now…if only it cost less. A lot less. A lot lot less.

And, I would love something like this, maybe for the little nook on my side of the bed by the dresser, or in the corner next to my imaginary standing wall mirror:

What else do you think I could do with this room? I’m open for suggestions! Unfortunately, until my proverbial ship comes in, I might have to just get by with piles of books/socks on cages, but I would love to hear your ideas on how to spend my imaginary money! Hopefully, piece by piece, we can finish this room. It’s an Homage work-in-progress, for sure.

Happy Fantasizing,

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