Despite all of this- I never really was super interested in interior decorating. To me- this meant bedding that mostly matched with a few paintings thrown on the wall. Then enter Pinterest and Ikea (plus a slightly higher income). Suddenly- I became very interested in decorating.
Currently I live in a beautiful townhome apartment in Beaverton near Tanasbourne. It is a newer clean two story apartment that almost feels like a house. I have two amazing lovely roommates and everything is great. And I live in, what I call, the "Princess Suite". The main attraction in the "Princess Suite" is my Princess Bed.
The Princess Bed was developed in several stages and steps, basically as I purchased the different components.
Stage 1: Initial Set Up
Stage 2: Expand Canopy
Stage 3: Load With Pillows
- Bed-
The bed frame was an old frame I bought on clearance at Ikea. It is a black wooden frame that has since been discontinued. The Hemnes frame is probably the most similar one currently available at Ikea. I don't think I ever set this up in the most stable manner- I woke one night on the floor as my mattress crashed through! Therefore I now have a cheap metal frame underneath with the Ikea frame surrounding it just for decoration
-Bedding-
When I got my first "big girl bed" (queen bed) a couple of years ago my parents bought me my fantastic bedding. I wanted something "classier" and "more grown up" that what I had before (my previous bedding was my college twin bright orange and pink bedding). We went to Macy's, where they have model beds set up, and I picked out the set I wanted and we bought everything on the model bed. They don't make it anymore but I think the most similar bedding set is the CalvinKlein Briar. I have loved this bed set so much. The comforter is fluffy warm down comforter. When I went Europe a few years back I noticed that people sleep without top sheets, just a duvet. This is much more comfortable, your sheets don't get tangled, and making the bed is a breeze. Since then I have slept with just a bottom sheet and the down comforter. I wash the duvet cover when I wash my bottom sheets. I highly recommend this set up.
-Mattress-
Costco Mattress for the win here. A moving gift from my parents.
-Black Mirrors-
The black square mirrors were an Ikea find I got a few years back (Malma Mirror). They are great, except I had to google how to hang them- they had no clear hanging instructions or method (I stapled a string to them and then tacked them up)
-Yellow Mirror-
I bought this simple yellow bedside mirror from Target to help tie the room together. Another Pinterest inspiration
-Canopy-
The canopy is the fun part of this post... and where I got the most creative. I have wanted a canopy bed for some time. Nothing sounds more cozy than an enclosed bed. I kept seeing amazing "fake" canopy beds on pinterest, where people would do things like hang curtain rods from the ceiling and put curtains on them. I tried this- FAIL- I couldn't get them to stay up. My solution- I simply nailed some Cheap Ikea Curtains to the ceiling and called it good. AMAZING
-Window Curtains-
I nailed (yes nailed- apparently hanging curtain rods isn't my skill) these curtains to the wall and tied them back.
-Pillows-
The final step to my bed was loading it with pillows. My bed currently has two large oversized square pillows, 6 normal size pillows, and 5 decorative pillows. And yes, I sleep with them ALL in a bill pile of softness in the middle!!!
And that is my bed. I love it and love sleeping in it. This is the centerpiece of my room. The other rooms in my home are also decorated- My Bathroom is Paris themed, Living Room is Africa Themed. But I still think my bed is my absolute favorite part of my apartment. A comfortable bed is a happy life!
