Bedroom Trilogy

I'd like to start my post today by thanking Abbey from Gild and Grace for introducing me to the Everygirl. It's a site created by two friends, Alaina Kaczmarski and Danielle Moss, to inspire and guide the 'everyday girl' in her life. It covers topics such as career, food, fashion, finance, health, travel, and of course, living.

I particularly love their recent posts about styling a bed, and bedside table, put together by lifestyle blogger and owner of Furbish Studio, Jamie Meares. So, headboard or no headboard? Here are three looks that Jamie created...

A traditional headboard can be a real feature. Make it the focal point and keep your pillows quite simple.

Your bedside table needs to be practical as well as look good, and reflect your personality. Lamps and books are essential for bedtime reading; a clock is handy so you're not late for work; candles are great for ambience; and some personal touches, such as a photo, flowers, or a cute container for your jewels.

Be creative, you can replace a traditional headboard with alternatives, such as this bamboo screen. A drop of wallpaper or fabric can look fabulous too.

If you only have a small bedside table a stack of books always looks great. Not only do you have a range of reading material on hand, it's a mini shelf for displaying a clock or candle, and creates height for added interest. The artwork leaning against the wall also adds depth to this collection, and saves you hammering a nail into the wall.

My personal favourite is using a large piece of art in place of a headboard. Or use pillows as a focal point, layering with large Euro pillows at the back.

Consider having a taller bookshelf in place of a bedside table. They're perfect for additional storage, and give you the chance to showcase your favourite mementos. After all, your bedroom is your sanctuary, and you want it to be filled with things you love.

My pick from these looks would be the painting in place of a headboard, and the gorgeous green bedside tables. Do you have a favourite?

A Little Piece of Scandinavia in Scotland

You would be forgiven for thinking that the home I'm about to show you is in Sweden or Norway. While it most definitely has the feel and aesthetics of a Scandinavian home, it is actually a tenement flat in Glasgow, Scotland. It is the home of Deborah Moir, her husband, and two young sons. Deborah is soon to have her own blog, but you can find her guest posting on A Merry Mishap, and also on Instagram and Pinterest.

Deborah's love for Scandinavian design has taught her to declutter her home and achieve a happy, relaxed family environment through her clean, neutral colour palette. She has so many of my favourite pieces ie: the Karlsson clock, an Eames hang-it-all, that striped Ikea rug, and I love the spots on the bedroom wall.

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The House of Lucy Fenton

One of the simple pleasures in my life is curling up with a really good book, or an inspirational magazine. I'm in between books at the moment (any recommendations welcome),
but I've been lapping up the latest Inside Out magazine, I think it might be my favourite issue. Bianca and Ryan, the artists/designers behind design label Page Thirty Three, take us through their delicious home (because it truly is), and their favourite weekend haunts.

But it was the article on the home of Lucy Fenton and her husband, Josh Markey, that got me really excited. The couple own my favourite shop ever, Fenton & Fenton, and their home is a one bedroom apartment above the store. As you can imagine, stock from the shop often finds it way into their home, which is a rhapsody of colourful textiles and eclectic collections. A-maz-ing!!!

Lucy loves animals, and you'll find them throughout her home, either as taxidermy, artwork, homewares, or Cooper, her very much alive staffy dog.

This rug pulls the room together, and draws your eye over to the amazing cupboard built from Coca-Cola packaging.

Framed tribal necklaces live in harmony with colourful paintings and a rustic, salvaged door.

The Orangina poster was an engagement present, and is the colour-hit hero in the dining room.

Industrial lights, a spotted blind and colourful tins help to create a happy corner in the kitchen.

A rustic dresser and row of hooks are perfect for storage as well as display.

Gorgeous French chairs covered in suzani fabric sit below Lucy's collection of cards & clippings in the office.

In the bedroom colorful bedding, including a sari-covered bedhead, are off-set by a beautiful white French chest of drawers (below).

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