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It literally just dawned on me that my bedroom and bathroom are the only rooms that haven’t had anything done to them yet.

I haven’t exactly gone out of my way to ignore my mother’s advice. When I bought my house in July last year, she recommended that I do whatever I was going to do to my bedroom first so that I always at least had it to run away to. The idea—like most of hers are—was a good one. Time and inspiration, however, conspired against me.

I’ve been rolling around some ideas for the bathroom, but so far they involve mostly structural plans… take out the bathtub and install a large shower instead. I absolutely HATE the toilet that’s in there now. It’s small and will just as soon clog as do anything else. I’d like something a bit longer. The counter top on the vanity needs a good overhaul and I’ve been thinking of trying the cement thing there first—it’s smaller than the kitchen counters, and won’t be as much of a loss if I completely screw up. Basically, all the fixtures and furniture in the bathroom have gotta go.

But the bedroom itself… I don’t have a clue where to start. My original thinking back before I even bought the place was that i wanted an opulent and plush sort of room. I’m not really feeling that anymore, plus, it just wouldn’t fit well with the rest of the place. I’d really like to buy some furniture, but without having a plan, I’m kind of stymied on where to even start. I know I don’t want anything that’s too modern; very modern furniture just seems too cold. The Merlot set from Value City Furniture has a certain appeal. It’s contemporary, but still maintains some very classic lines.

And these two are appealing as well:

I realize the quality isn’t going to be top of the line, but I’m not looking for heirloom quality stuff, you know? The Arts & Craft styling would go with the overall quasi-A/C style I’m trying to adopt.

The last time I started looking at bedroom furniture, I saw sleigh bed that had head and foot boards resembling the leather one from above. I really liked it, but the price where I found it was a lot more than I wanted to spend.

And I’m really clueless on what color I want the room to be. My plan is to carpet the whole house with the same carpeting, so the color will have to work with the red in the living room and the sage in the office. The blue bathroom downstairs doesn’t count… it’s in a wonderful world of its own.

So… any ideas?