Under the Big Top

I saw this amazing canopy bed this morning on Pinterest and it got me thinking that maybe canopies can be for grown ups too.  When I was a little girl, my room was all pink and white and I had a canopy.    I think there is something very whimsical about being a little girl and having a canopy, it makes you feel like a Disney princess or a fairy tale character.  But because it's so whimsical, I sometimes think it can feel a like inappropriate after a certain age.  It's very tricky to have a canopy that still feels grown up and sophisticated.  I think the real key is to not do something traditional.  For instance, a lot of height, curtains only or just relegated to over the headboard, can make a canopy more elegant and less girly.  But it's still my favorite choice for a little girl's room too.

This is beyond amazing! Love the height!

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All White

So I have a thing for all white bedrooms.  I like the neutrality of white and that you can add in absolutely any color as an accent.  I also like how crisp and clean it looks.  Something about an all white room screams "I am neat" which, oftentimes, I am not.  Especially in my bedroom.  I constantly have clothes needing to be steamed or febreezed lying around and my bed is almost never made.  Oh, and shoes, everywhere.  But in my dreams, I have a crisp, clean, perfectly unstained bedroom (because I would inevitably spill all over white bedding, thank goodness my duvet has a pattern but yes, I have spilled soy sauce on it...).

All white bedrooms also make me think of summer beach houses.  A white room instantly seems light and airy, which is perfect for warm summer nights.  Maybe someday I'll have a lake or beach house that I can decorate in all white and natural woods...

Until then I'm coveting of the perfect white bedroom.  Sweet Dreams!

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