We’re already at the halfway point at week 3 of the One Room Challenge (technically, it’s past that since I’m lagging behind due to traveling) and, as anticipated, the weeks are fuh-lying. With all the moving and sorting and organizing officially out of the way now - for real, this time - it’s time to start thinking about what to bring into the room.
We got the mattress set off the wall, where it’s been leaning for over a year, and situated on the floor….less out of actual necessity at this point, and more due to my excitement to see even a glimmer of a real bedroom start taking shape. In fact, I probably just created more work. But it was worth it to see an actual room start to emerge.
We purchased a bed frame next and boosted the mattress up off the floor. Some people get their thrills from sports, or buying a new car or something, you know, actually thrilling. My big thrill is sliding clear, flat bins of stuff under a bed and watching it all disappear. True story. I’m really that boring.
Next, I started on the foundation bedding pieces. This is not the usual order of operations in a typical design project, but with the room needing to be actually habitable very, very soon, I needed to take inventory on what we’ve already got and go from there.
We already have a queen size, down comforter that’s been pulled out of storage and cleaned, but it’s lightweight and intended to be a little bit cooler. Not only is this less than ideal for my naturally freezing-all-the-time mom who will be staying in this room, but I’d like for the duvet cover to have a little more fullness to it instead of looking like the comforter inside is all sad and deflated.
(Tangent alert)
One trick I like to use for addressing both these dilemmas is doubling up two lightweight comforters inside the duvet cover. Retailers will often do this with their bedding displays to make the beds look big and poofy and comfy. It’s also great for practical reasons because you get the warmth of a big, heavier weight comforter and, when the weather warms up, one of the lighter comforters can be removed.
The duvet, now lightweight again, can be folded over at the foot of the bed on top of a lighter coverlet to provide guests with lots of layering options.
(End tangent)
So, off I went shopping. I loaded up on queen bed pillows (the old ones got the boot), a new mattress cover (old one also got the boot), a white coverlet and a second, lightweight comforter. We already had brand new, still-in-the-package queen sheets stored away that I pulled out of the closet, opened and washed.
With that, nearly all the basics seemed to be accounted for and coming together, but I still needed the duvet cover, shams and a headboard.
The style of duvet cover and shams was a no brainer because I knew all along I wanted hotel bedding in white with black embroidery.
Something about how clean and bright it looks, but also bold without being overpowering seems to perfectly suit this room.
I’d also been eyeing an upholstered, arched headboard in linen for some time and decided to finally pull the trigger on it.
Both were ordered online, arrived quickly and I wasted NO time setting these up. After wading through an obstacle course in our "back room" for the past couple years, this room has now turned a major corner and the momentum is going strong.
I’m ready to get started on the decorative elements next! I hope you’ll stick with me for week 4, up next!
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