A new direction

I am trying to go in a new direction for the bedroom, yet keep it as cheap as possible.  It's very maroon and gold heavy b/c we never painted up there, and i had one maroon drapery set.  I thought it wise to buy a second pair, and based the whole room around it in order to bring color to the blah and boring space.  Clearly a good choice.

There is also hideous hideous 80s furniture which belonged to my mother that i hope to get rid of as soon as i can find something of good quality, not too expensive, and fits with the sloped wall. This is quite tough since most tall dressers are taller than 51 inches, the most i can go.  So til then i am doing some smaller fixes so i can at least feel like the room isn't an afterthought and perhaps inspire relaxation. 

This picture from Homegoods is my inspiration and validation that i can make it work.  See that red-we'll call it maroon-around the flowers?  And the gray and blue?  It actually fits in the space of another piece i took down.  I call it fate.  S calls me out about spending more money.

So, this incredibly affordable and framed art is my jumping off point.

Things that will stay the same:

the rug-matched the gold and maroon, but has the gray/blue i am going for in the room now, too.
the maroon chaise-have never seen a slipcover for a chaise, can't make one, will try throwpillows in gray/blue.
the wood storage bench-fine as is.

Things that will be changed:

bedspread color-no more maroon and gold, tho the bedspread was really nice.  will try duvet color for easy season changing and better for the wallet.
artwork-less french, less maroon.
wall color-paint one already!
furniture-not cream laqcuer with gold trim.  and maybe a new mattress that is soft. 
lighting-goodbye, eiffel tower lamp and cream and gold touch lamp.  dude, it matched the 8os furniture perfectly.
overall feel/theme-boring blah to ahhh.  oh yeah, that's good.

The room has a french theme in the artwork which looked good for color on the walls, matching the maroon.  Not good for the whole gray/blue calming direction.  Thanks to the internet, colored pencils, and scrapbooking paper i have new free artwork.

I printed this little birdy at work, so it printed only black and white.  That's where the colored pencils came in. I think i hear it calling me. "cheap cheap".  

Annnnnd...sigh.  Yes, i'm calmer already.  How bout you?

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