Art selection for our future bedroom

As I wrote earlier today I want an art wall in our future bedroom. I couldn't resist starting to work on a selection of pieces. I am surprised about how many frames I still had in the house that I could use for this project.
I have some more things that should come to hang in the bedroom, but I couldn't fit them all in this photo, so you'll have to wait untill the wall is finished to see them ;-)

In the back: a vintage print of Joan of Arc

In the oval IKEA mirror frame: a print by me (available in my etsy shop)

On the right of the oval frame: a watercolour by the famous sculptor Auguste Rodin

In the front: a postcard with a drawing of French artist and cartoonist Honoré Daumier (one of my all time favorit artists)

The large print behind the Rodin: a digital collage by Art and Ghosts I bought on etsy

In the white frame in the front: a postcard I bought in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris 5 years ago showing a painting by Gustave Caillebotte, called "Les raboteurs de parquet"

On the right: a vintage postcard showing a woman in traditional Dutch costume

Bedroom ideas

The plasterer came by last Friday, so now our bedroom is ready to be painted. The walls will be light grey and the wooden floor will be painted black. The ceiling and woodwork (doors and window) will be white.

The bedroom is tiny: 2x3 square meters, with a built in closet inside. This doesn't leave many decorating options. I've been looking around this morning for ideas to make this room a small but attractive and cozy bedroom.

Tine K Home, found via Decor8

Found via Bird in the Hand & Oneblackbird

I want pillows and a blanket in muted purples and pinks, greys and black, in silky and velvety fabrics. I will probably make most of the pillowcases myself. I have lots of crochet lace I inherited from Mr. B's grandmother, I have been wanting to turn into pillows for some time now. Maybe I'll score some pillow cases at IKEA or ZARA HOME as well.

I want a lot of frames on the walls, with artwork I collected over the years, found objects, etc. I still need to collect a lot of frames for this purpose, since I hardly have any. I'll probably buy a lot second hand ones, and maybe some cheap ones from IKEA or HEMA. I'll go for a combination of vintage and modern frames, in natural wood, black or gold colour.

I also have an idea for the bedside tables, but I will tell you about that later!

House doctor :: Slaapkamer | Bedroom

Another part of the work in Mr. B's house: the bedroom.
The walls were covered with layers and layers of old wallpaper, and the plasterwork beneath it was in a horrible state. Wallpaper has been removed, and now the plaster-worker has to come to fix the walls. The mdf pallets on the floor have to be removed, the wooden floor underneath it has to be sanded and painted, the walls painted, etc.

Endless list?

INSPIRING :: places

Into the Office, originally uploaded by twelve22.

A view from twelve22's living room into the office.

http://www.twelve22.org/

I love the frames on the floor.
I love the wallpaper.

Nieuwe woonkamer | New living room

It's been such a long time since I blogged.
There has happened a lot in the mean time.

One thing I have been doing is helping Mr. B. with moving into his new house, and playing interior designer. The house was built in de mid 50's, so we decided the interior should have a subtle mid century feel.

In this post are photo's of a small corner of the living room that is now in a more or less finished state. The floor was already there when Mr. B. moved in. The walls were white, the ceilings and walls were dirty, the mantle was painted in an orangy-red colour which didn't at all fit in this room.



We decided to go for neutral tones. The walls of the sitting space in the living room are now painted in a pinkish brown. The colour was achieved by mixing several leftovers of paint we were given by friends and family. The dining area, which is not in this photo's, will be painted in a much lighter shade of the same colour.

There is still a lot of work to do, and a lot of things need to be added. We are waiting a vintage sofa (chaise longue) to arrive in one or two weeks, the curtains have to be made and hung, the dining area should be painted and furnished, etc...
And that is only the living room, I'm not even talking about the kitchen and the bathroom, and the bedroom and...

I keep telling myself: "We'll get there, ... eventually."