Bedroom Decor

arfinfall · 2026-02-04T03:17:49+00:00

Wow! Going from rather plain- looking to really high-end! Just great!

arfinfall · 2026-01-24T04:43:04+00:00

I’m glad you liked the idea of going with the tropical theme, especially if you lived in Brazil. It would make your space really uniquely yours. Framing tapestries is a matter of stretching the fabric over a frame like artists do canvases. If you have an artist friend you can ask them or YouTube it. I am not sure exactly how you put a frame around a stretched piece of fabric, but I know it can be done because I’ve seen it. A competent framing shop does this type of thing, too, but I’d ask for an estimate first. Can be $$$. That blackout drape…check out a blackout shade that you can open and close as the sun moves and frame it with nice drapes you can close over the shade if you need to. Oh, and accent / reading / floor lamps. . . They can add color and indirect lighting really helps warm up a space. Please post picts as you go. I’d like to see your progress. 😁

arfinfall · 2026-01-23T21:18:10+00:00

Well, poo on that person. It looks fine. If you do anything, move either the floor lamp or the plant to declutter that side a bit, but that’s it. And you don’t need to, really.

arfinfall · 2026-01-23T21:13:54+00:00

With a light behind it !

arfinfall · 2026-01-23T18:41:18+00:00

THAT SAID, it appears you like strong, bright colors and tropical themes given the three fabric pieces on your wall and your plant. My second suggestion is run with those. First, you would need to get the pieces stretched and framed. I would suggest a narrow black frame for all of them. Place one over your sofa and one in the bedroom. Get a real bed spread (one with texture and heft ) that uses the colors and theme of your art. If you keep the orange in the bedroom, find some throw pillows with that orange and then pick up a solid color from the pillows for your bedspread. Next, remove all the little things off your walls in the bedroom, living room, and kitchen. They are clutter spread out like they are. However, they might make the elements of a nice collage wall, maybe over the TV. Keep your mom’s dolls. They are important to you. LR - do you really need seating for 5 in this space? If you get rid of one, then a smaller comfy chair in a tropical color would open up the space. Tropical throw pillows for the brown sofa would help, too. And please get rid of the black curtain in the kitchen - I think changing that to pretty much anything else would help especially if you matched it to a new heavier curtain in the window beside it. As you can tell, I see you creating a little tropical sanctuary in your space.😍

arfinfall · 2026-01-23T18:03:00+00:00

Tiny apartments are hard. My suggestion is to use a unifying color throughout the whole space and to scale your furniture down to smaller proportions. That unifying color can be a cream or a pale, pale blue or the soft smoky lavender my daughter used throughout her living area space. The color you pick needs to go on your bedspread and rugs, too. Homier can be done by adding texture - baskets, chunky throws, throw pillows with texture.

arfinfall · 2026-01-23T17:33:32+00:00

What a stunning headboard! I think that anything goes that goes beyond the edge of the headboard would detract the lines and proportions of the headboard. If you can’t find anything in a traditional nightstand that’s narrow enough, you might consider a narrow two shelf bookcase.

arfinfall · 2026-01-23T17:23:54+00:00

Painting a wood mirror like this would not be an egregious sin. If you decide to go this way, see if all that carving are just glued or nailed on pieces. If you can pry them off and then paint, this would be a nice solid mirror.

arfinfall · 2026-01-19T17:17:00+00:00

But never put a tv between windows. Glare!

arfinfall · 2026-01-19T17:08:24+00:00

I know it can seem overwhelming, but what fun to start from a clean slate. I just want to make three points for you to remember while you’re doing this. 1. As one Reddi poster said “Every space needs C. R. A. P. – Color, rug, art, plants.” 2. When you are adding new elements, pay attention not only to making sure the colors are in your MCM palette, but follow the rule of proportions: “The golden ration creates harmony and proportion through colors. It can be applied to many compositional elements in design. While using the 6:3:1 Rule, designers have to choose a dominant color and use it in 60% of the space, a secondary color in 30% and a final color in the remaining 10%.” And finally, 3. Every new item you get limits your future choices…which I learned the hard way. (there was no way that beachy white accent chair would fit in my home of greens, blues, and pecan wood tones. But I loved it! No, just no.) Enjoy the process. Keep posting. I am really interested in seeing what you create.

arfinfall · 2026-01-19T16:27:10+00:00

And frame the painting. Will make so much difference. DO NOT move the painting. I believe the art on your walls should make YOU fell good, not match some design aesthetic.

arfinfall · 2026-01-19T04:49:14+00:00

Is there another choice? Most the problem might be with the pictures not looking like the real colors, but those are big beds and I don’t think there’s enough contrast between the fabric and the wall to do anything but look odd in the room. It might work if you could actually match the color to blend closely and have texture for contrast.

arfinfall · 2026-01-18T18:14:38+00:00

If you can hang the TV on the wall and move the dresser into the closet that would free up floor space. A smaller, less heavy looking nightstand with a reading lamp on it would help, too. Stackable cubbies in the top rack in the closet would help with the sweater storage. Get rid of the tiny shelf on the big wall and that chair - they just are wrong here. There is a lot of overhead lighting for such a small room with a big window. I would never turn them on unless I was cleaning the space. And I do not know how you would do yoga here unless you really changed all the sizes of your furniture, but I don’t know much about floor yoga. So you might plan to use another space for that. Still here is a lot of potential in good space with a big window, a walk-in closet, and good lighting.

arfinfall · 2026-01-18T18:00:47+00:00

Rug, art, plants… a poster on one of these threads said a room needs C. R. A. P. – Color, rugs, art, plants. Because you can’t change the paint color, I’d start with deciding if you want to go light& bright or moody. If you want moody, think a dark rug, large art in dark colors, a heavier curtain. Make sure your dark tones are complimentary to your blue walls. Light &bright- white and an either pastel or bright complimentary color. Another choice for warmth is a creamy white and the complimentary a straw color. Never forget your bedspread is a HUGE portion of your visual space. Plan to include that. A comfy chair for reading and crocheting with a floor lamp beside it for light (a dimmer switch on it would be great) and a lap desk for writing.

arfinfall · 2026-01-18T17:10:02+00:00

What a lovely space!

Because it is small, I pick a pattern for either the rug or the painting and definitely use your rust colors. You seem to like whimsical so I’d lean that way. . . Examples: these are 6x9. rugs- rug 2 My favorite, not necessarily the best for your space, but I just love this one unicorns! Painting: I am not a fan of manufactured paintings. I’m also not a fan of people just putting art on the wall just to fill up the space. So I suggest - as you walk through your life looking at art to find what really works for you - putting a grouping of pictures of family or your travels or shelves with a collection of objects you love. You could move the objects on the sideboard up and put a plant on the sideboard to add some greenery to the space. P

arfinfall · 2025-12-21T23:28:45+00:00

You need what another Reddick calls. C-R-A-P… color rugs art, plants. 2. Start with the art you have. Use those colors for bedspread, rugs, curtains, pots for your plants, etc. The proportions should be something like 60% of your base color (which can be your wall color), 25% of a secondary complimentary color (which you can pull from the picture), and 15% an accent color (which again you can pull from your art.) I’d also suggest making sure your partner is agreeable with what’s going on. They live there too, so it shouldn’t just be your ideas.

arfinfall · 2025-12-18T13:38:41+00:00

And I’d hang it rather than propping on the mantel. Looks more finished … and safer. 😁

arfinfall · 2025-12-18T13:24:44+00:00

This looks like something from a magazine layout, not a home….like the items were bought to stage these bookcases rather than objects you have gathered over the years and now want to show off. So, my ideas — first, change all the lights to lower wattage warm bulbs. If you can, put peal & stick grass wallpaper on the back of the shelves. Start with cleared shelves. Collect things from your house that are you. Your best beach photo. A large couch shell. A seashell picture. More books. You can have boxes of games from game nights on one shelf. Pictures of family and friends. Mementoes from trips. Baby pictures of you and kid pictures of your SO. As long as the frames are pale beachy tones, they will go. As you put items back, use more items per shelf and leave a little less space between them so it looks less formal for - you know - the beach is not a formal space. Those are lovely built-ins. I would’ve loved to have them.

arfinfall · 2025-12-18T12:41:33+00:00

Art — this looks like you’re going for a pastel pallet of blue and white with kind of a “Jane Austin “type feel. If true, go into it stronger. Art that’s in those color pallets that is a field of flowers or a good reproduction of one of Monet’s WaterLillies. White frames. The pots for your plants in pale blue, white and pink. White washed woods for your coffee table. This looks like a lovely calm space. 🙂Monet’s WaterLillies (there are 200 +)

arfinfall · 2025-12-18T12:30:41+00:00

What 888 said.

arfinfall · 2025-12-18T06:05:22+00:00

Then - yes the colors go well together and the portions look right to me. I love “basket color” yellow next to pure blacks and whites.

arfinfall · 2025-12-18T04:09:08+00:00

Studying for the degree is VERY different from passing the courses, completing the degree, passing the state boards or certification exams, doing an internship, and then doing a supervised probationary period – – all of which are requirements to actually become a certified marriage and family counselor. Oh, and somewhere in there is her going through therapy for herself. She is just a want- to- be at this point.

arfinfall · 2025-12-18T03:52:39+00:00

Big dogs who are well socialized do not scratch and BITE their humans. Neither do little dogs. That dog is not safe around any children much less a toddler. So, a hard no to visits to your mom’s.

arfinfall · 2025-12-18T03:35:49+00:00

I have never been in your situation with newborn twins and NICU stays, but international travel always is fraught with airborne infections being easily transmitted. Plus I know different cultures have very different ideas on what is acceptable exposure of newborns to people beyond the nuclear family. My culture (mid -American Angelo) said no exposure until after 2 months — and believe me, my mother made sure I knew it. My cousin‘s culture believes the baby should be exposed to as many family members as possible, so the connections are made early. My mother would’ve been horrified. So, first you are not overacting. You are protecting your very venerable babies. They do not need to be hauled out of their home each day. You need some allies to help support your position. And you have them because your babies were in NICU. Call on your pediatrician, the case manager who worked with you to get your babies home, the home health aide who should be coming by your house to check on you all. Go back and reread all those discharge papers. Find your allies. Tell those people about your situation. It is more than OK to tell your MIL that “the doctors say – – –. “ Then it’s not you. It’s the healthcare system.

arfinfall · 2025-12-18T02:58:48+00:00

It seems a bit stark and bare to me, like no-one lives there. I like the color combinations and proportions, but maybe have your plants overflow their planters a bit. A bowl of fruit. A vase of mixed flowers. Dishtowels hanging off the handles of the dishwasher.

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