WANTED: Inspiration for Bedroom

Many of my favorite blogs have made the bedroom their focus. After seeing those bedrooms and looking at mine, I offer mine up as a What Not To Have Bedroom Tour.


This is the entrance to the hallway (you are looking into the kids' room from our bedroom)




Here is a lovely shot of our sliding closet doors circa 1974. The one thing I absolutely love in my room is a photo of me and Mr. Querido. The "nightstand" on his side of the bed is a filing cabinet. And yes, there are files in there pertaining to finances. (I know, it is a BIG no-no to do that. Can I just say we were desperate for nightstands?)


Here is a full shot of our bed. The torchiere lamp doesn't even work...so why is it still in there?? I do like the ambience that the tealight candle wall sconce my sister gave me. But in looking at these photos I realize I need something to make it more proportionate to the size of the bed.

Here we have a shot of my side of the bed. In a desperate attempt to make the filing cabinet nightstand look decent, I place a glass hurricane thingy with some decorative rocks and a tea light. The black mark on the wall is the soot from said candle :( The weird thing hanging low on the wall are my necklaces which need a better home.

This is our high and long window which is quite naked. Below this window is baseboard heating which has a mind of its own. We don't want to burn down our house with drapes so we leave the window naked until we can come up with a better solution. I don't like the naked window and I DESPISE mini-blinds.

Over here as you turn right is my husband's dresser which makes the room feel lopsided.

And this is the crowning glory...what my husband affectionately dubbed "the boob light"! Notice the lovely popcorn ceiling which surrounds it. (Now you, like me, will never again be able to see one of these light fixtures without cracking up!)

So ends the tour of WHAT NOT TO HAVE in your bedroom.

And now if any of you creative ladies would like to offer advice, I will gladly accept! Oh did I mention that there is ZERO budget for decorating? That is also the problem, I have champagne tastes on a beer budget (metaphorically speaking of course!).

After looking at my room with a very critical eye, I have come to the conclusion that:
A) I really hate the color of the walls
B) Nothing is proportionate to the bed
C) The bed does not make a statement
D) I REALLY need curtains
E) I need some more photos of me and my hubby
F) I need some colorful artwork
G) I really need to ditch the boob light!
H) I need some new pillows, mine are in such sad shape
I) I want new bedding, I am sick of the chocolate
J) I need a bedroom with decor that can be changed up at whim with minimal effort and expense
K) I get bored with the same stuff too easily